[wcp]

Here's my new prop for this season. Its run with a Picoboo plus controller that starts up a fog machine for a second then activates a pneumatic cylinder that produces a vortex ring out the end. Will upload videos soon.

 

[wcp]

Search You Tube with the following to see video

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[Abunai]

Very cool.
Are you using both outputs of the Picoboo already?
I think the light inside the barrel would be more effective if it wasn't on continuously, but only came on when the cannon fired.

 

[Icepick]

Could always piggy back the internal light to fire with the pneumatic. Very nice regardless.

 

[CreepyCreations]

Pretty good! I like the ropes around the barrel. I built something similar a year or two ago:

 

[wcp]

I'm using three outputs. one for the fog machine, one for the pneumatic cylinder and there's one for a white led light that comes on when the cannon fires out the end. I wanted the red light to stay on to help the cannon seem alive then go to white when it fired. thanks for the comments.

 

[wcp]

Appreciated it. Thanks

 

[wcp]

Yours is defiantly awesome!

 

[mysterymaiden]

Fantastic idea!

 

[Sir Gregor]

I would love to see the internal workings of this. I have been planning on building a Civil War era cannon for a couple years. I originally was going to use an air cannon to push the fog out the barrel, but I like the pneumatic cylinder powered vortex idea.