In this episode of weekend projects, I make a spud gun and teach you how to make one too. In the process, I get hit with a potato, shocked by a stun gun, caught by security, and attempt to obliderate a pumpkin. How can you resist?
This video podcast was inspired by William Gurstelle’s article in Make 03. You can go to this blogpost to download a pdf with all the instructions to make your own “Tazer-Totter.”
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Originally posted to Makezine.
Excellent stuff! Is there a record for a spudzooka? That seems to go really far!
One Minute Make File…
Lately, I’ve been doing a lot of tutorial, documentation and demo crafting at work. Nothing fancy, just screen capture stuff with annotations. I’m an engineer first… Seeing Bre’s weekly Make videos develop has got me wanting to do more and……
Hello Bre!!
This weekend I´ve made the spud gun!!!
It was really fantastic.
I am Portuguese, I am 28 years old, and i played with the spud gun like a 7 years old boy. In fact i´ve got it video taped and take fotos that i like to share with you, because i think my spud gun is a little more stroger that your spud gun. i couldn´t get a taser to do the ignition, but i use other thing that is cheaper, and u can get of a lighter.
Thank you, for the project
P.S. Sorry for my english, and were can i send my fotos and videos?
Lúcio
great video man! ur spudgun looks realy sweet! oh yea, is pvc a must?why? can i use other materials for the barrel and the place where u put the propellant?
Hi
I’m Laurens, I’m 16 years old, I live in Belgium and i really want to make a spud gun too, but i don’t really understand how the ignition-barbecue-thingy fits in the pipe.
am i supposed to drill 2 tiny holes in the bottom and stick the negative and positive pole of the barbecue-ignition-thingy through it?
Laurens
yo nice vid but what about all of the ignitor thingy i dont understand can you maybe send me a email at flyingdagger21@yahoo.com to tell me plz awsome vid tho!!!