MBGB-20 Viper Heavy Duty Golf Ball Cannon Kit

Below is a picture of the MBGB-20 Viper Heavy Duty Golf Ball Cannon model. It comes with a pneumatic trigger. It has a fixed barrel measuring 36″ x 1.5″. This easy to handle Heavy Duty Golf Ball Cannon can shoot well over 1/2 Mile on every shot with compressed air as the fuel. Cannons Kits are shipped unpainted. No special tools or parts are needed.These Cannons are only available for shipping within Continental USA

MPC-15 Potato/PingPong Ball Cannon

Below is a picture of the MPC-15 Potato/Ping Pong Ball Cannon model. It comes with a pneumatic trigger. It has a detachable barrel measuring 36″ x 1.5″. This easy to handle Potato/Ping Pong Ball Cannon can shoot well over 100 yards on every shot with compressed air as the fuel. It features a sharpened barrel for easy loading of potatoes. It accepts the full line of M Series interchangeable barrels. See the barrel section for more choices. Cannons are shipped Pre Built and unpainted. To avoid possible shipping damage, some easy final assembly is required. No special tools or parts are needed. These Cannons are only available for shipping within Continental USA

MGB-20 Golfball Cannon

Below is a picture of the MGB-20 Golf Ball Cannon model. It comes with a pneumatic trigger ignition system. It has a detachable barrel measuring 36″ x 2.0″. This easy to handle Golf Ball Cannon can shoot well over 1/4 Mile on every shot with compressed air as the fuel. It accepts the full line of M Series interchangeable barrels. See the barrel section for more choices. Cannons are shipped Pre Built and unpainted. To avoid possible shipping damage, some easy final assembly is required. No special tools or parts are needed. These Cannons are only available for shipping within Continental USA

MBPC-15 Black Widow Heavy Duty Potato Cannon

Below is a picture of the MBPC-15 Black Widow Heavy Duty Potato Cannon Cannon model. It comes with a pneumatic trigger. It has a fixed barrel measuring 36″ x 1.5″. This easy to handle Heavy Duty Potato Cannon can shoot well over 400 yards on every shot with compressed air as the fuel. Cannons are shipped Pre Built and unpainted. To avoid possible shipping damage, some easy final assembly is required. No special tools or parts are needed. These Cannons are only available for shipping within Continental USA

MBGB-20 Viper Heavy Duty Golf Ball Cannon

Below is a picture of the MBGB-20 Viper Heavy Duty Golf Ball Cannon model. It comes with a pneumatic trigger. It has a fixed barrel measuring 36″ x 2.5″. This easy to handle Tennis Ball Cannon can shoot well over 1/2 Mile on every shot with compressed air as the fuel. Cannons are shipped Pre Built and unpainted. To avoid possible shipping damage, some easy final assembly is required. No special tools or parts are needed. These Cannons are only available for shipping within Continental USA

MBTB-25 Heavy Duty Tennis Ball Cannon

Below is a picture of the MBTB-25 Heavy Duty Tennis Ball Cannon model. It comes with a pneumatic trigger. It has a fixed barrel measuring 36″ x 2.5″. This easy to handle Tennis Ball Cannon can shoot well over 150 yards on every shot with compressed air as the fuel. Cannons are shipped Pre Built and unpainted. To avoid possible shipping damage, some easy final assembly is required. No special tools or parts are needed. These Cannons are only available for shipping within Continental USA

MBTS-30 Heavy Duty T-Shirt Cannon

Below is a picture of the MBTS-30 T-Shirt Cannon model. It comes with a pneumatic trigger. It has a fixed barrel measuring 36″ x 3.0″. This easy to handle T-Shirt Cannon can shoot your team T-Shirts into the crowd on every shot with compressed air as the fuel. It can be upgraded to offer an on board charging system that can be hooked up to a remote source of compressed air without the chamber being constantly charged. Cannons are shipped Pre Built and unpainted. To avoid possible shipping damage, some easy final assembly is required. No special tools or parts are needed. These Cannons are only available for shipping within Continental USA

How To Build The Perfect Potato Cannon

If you’re looking to make a t-shirt cannon, potato gun, or an air cannon to launch promotional items, then this article will give you some awesome  tips and tricks to help you get started in the right direction. With virtually no trial and error, you can easily create a perfectly awesome air cannon, potato cannon or t-shirt cannon using supplies from your local hardware store. These incredibly simple yet powerful air cannons can launch potatoes, golf balls, t-shirts, and other promotional items great distances. Some as far as a 100 yards or more on a single blast of air.

But First… A Word Of Caution

Although making air cannons and potato guns can be a lot of fun, it can also be dangerous. Always play it safe and make your safety and the safety of others a top priority. If your air cannon or potato cannon doesn’t fire right away, never look down the barrel. You may take out an eye or even worse, possibly cause a fatality.

Second… What Type Of Air Cannon Should You Make?

When you make your first air cannon or potato gun, you’re going to need to decide what type of things you are going to be launching. My air cannons use compressed air instead of a toxic fuels such as propane or an aerosol spray?

With most compressed air cannons, you simply just attach your air cannon to a small air compressor you can purchase from your any local hardware store or Home Depot store. Just hook it directly to your cannon or fill the cannons air chamber in between launches. If you’re going to ignite a fuel, then you’ll need an ignition system that will create a spark inside the ignition chamber to light the fuel. These are messy and not as consistent.

I recommend building a PVC compressed air cannon because they are much more powerful, they fire every time and don’t make any mess.

Whichever method you decide to go with, you’ll want to make sure your spud gun is air tight. This ensures enough pressure will build to propel the potato or golf ball or t-shirt out the barrel and project it hundreds of yards through the air.

Third… What Kind Of Materials Should You Use For Your Air Cannon?

ABS and PVC pipe are the most commonly used materials to make an air cannon. These are both relatively inexpensive and are generally easy to come by. Most building supply stores such as Home Depot or Lowe’s should have everything you need in stock. A potato gun can usually be made for around $35.

To begin with, I would recommend only using PVC Schedule 40 pipe. PVC is pressure rated and much safer to use. If you look, you’ll see a PSI measurement of 300 PSI on each piece of pipe. Schedule 40 PVC pipe is rated at 300 PSI which is much more than you will ever need, so you will be completely safe. I only pressurize my air cannons to 80 PSI and they shoot well over 100 yards.

By using Schedule 40 PVC pipe, you won’t need to worry about your cannon exploding or falling apart when launching your potatos or golf balls .

What Type of Potato Matter Should You Use?

The types of potato you use in your air cannon is an important thing to consider if you want to create maximum distance and have really accurate shots. You will need firm, solid potatoes in order to make them fit snug in the barrel.

I file the edge of my barrel at a 45 degree angle so it makes a sharp edge. This way when you push the potato down the barrel, it conveniently slices off the excess and makes a perfect wedge that you can then stuff down the barrel with a broom stick.

When you push the potato down the barrel of your gun, make sure it’s snug. By shaving the barrel as mentioned before, you will get a perfect fit every time and will insure maximum distance for your potato.

The same holds true for t-shirts and any other objects you want to fire from your air cannon. They should be folded to make a wedge that will fit snug when pushed down the barrel. If the your shirt fits too lose within the barrel, they won’t create enough pressure and the air will just pass right by. Your shirt won’t fly very far and you’ll get poor distance on your shots. It will take some trial and error to get just the right fit.

With a little practice you can make a killer air cannon or potato cannon that will fire without perfectly  for years to come. I still have the first one I built over 8 years ago and it still works perfect every time.

And Finally, it’s time to make your own air cannon: Visit American Air Cannons.com for downloadable plans, kits and parts. We also can pre build a cannon for you that will last for years.

If you really want to make an air cannon that lasts forever and will shoot hundreds of yards, then learn the my secrets behind creating the perfect air cannon, t-shirt cannon, golf ball cannon or potato cannon by visiting: www.AmericanAirCannons.com

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How To Build A Simple Air Cannon

How To Build A Simple Air Cannon

Air Cannons from American Air Cannons produces state of the art, custom built air cannons that will shoot almost everything.  These handmade pneumatic air cannons are custom built for you, for maximum fun and longevity.

American Air Cannons builds several different models of air cannons, including Potato Cannons, Golf Ball Cannons, T-Shirt Cannons, and Tennis Ball Cannons. We offer easy to follow air cannon plans, air cannon kits, and pre built air cannons and Potato Launchers as well.

Compressed Air Cannons Are Best

Our air cannons use only compressed air, so they are cleaner, safer and more reliable than standard fuel or aerosol air cannons. The trigger or release is simple single piece assembly that will last for years without failing. Another choice is a fast open ball valve so no batteries are ever needed.

How Far Will An Air Cannon Shoot

Many people often ask, “How far will these air cannons shoot?” The range varies depending on air pressure, projectile type and barrel diameter size. The smaller air cannons will shoot between 100 – 300 yards. The larger Heavy Duty air cannons will shoot 300 yards to over a half mile depending on your projectile. All of our air cannons are designed to be simple, reliable and very easy to build. Each of our cannons have been tested for reliability and ruggedness.

How To Customize Your Air Cannon

The artist in your family will love being able to add their own custom paint job to your cannon, as they come unpainted. Simply download our easy to follow, step-by-step plans,  glue the parts together and add a little compressed air through an air valve and you are ready to shoot. Simply wedge a potato or tennis ball down the barrel and fire away. Take your air cannon to the desert, open field or family picnic. Surprise your family and friends with endless hours of fun and excitement. The fun with these air cannons never ends.

What Makes An Air Cannon Work

The two main factors that affect the power and range of ANY air cannon is the volume of air stored for shooting and the way it is delivered. The volume of air it delivers is the power behind any air cannon. For example, a long barrel with a large amount of compressed air works really well because you are giving the release air time and distance in the barrel to work. If you want to create a more powerful air cannon, use both size and volume. Make the air chamber twice the size of the barrel and almost as long. For example, for shooting potatoes, you can have a 36″ long 1.5″ diameter barrel and a 16″ 3″ diameter air chamber. This combination only needs about 80 PSI of air to shoot a potato well over 300 yards, depending on wind conditions.

Who Uses Air Cannons

Our air cannons have been used by Sports Teams, Off Road teams, The US Coast Guard, Hollywood, and many corporations for promotional events. Our air cannons have also been used for emergency fast water rescue in Hawaii and Zip line implementation throughout North America. Many Golf Course Designers enjoy our air cannons for testing their fairway designs and distance.