Building beer can mortar - Page 3

**4V50 Gary** · July 30, 2007, 06:35 PM

What a flash Thor & Zeus make! You'd think there were no gun afterwards.

T. O'Heir · July 30, 2007, 07:49 PM

Um, beer can mortars are made out of beer cans. Top and bottom off of two cans, top only off the third. A small hole is poked in the side of the bottom can for a fuse. The cans are jammed together to create the barrel(have the one with a bottom on the bottom). Lighter fluid is put in the bottom can. A tennis ball is loaded from the top. The fuse inserted into the wee hole and lit. Lighter fliud goes WHOOOSH and the tennis ball is launched. Or so I've been told.

Old Dragoon · July 30, 2007, 09:43 PM

FUSE? FUSE? Who used a FUSE?

We just lit it off with our lighter or Old Blue Tip(Kitchen matches). What's a few singed fingers among friends. Only we used pop cans cuz we weren't old enough to buy beer yet.

July 30, 2007, 06:35 PM	#51
4V50 Gary Staff Join Date: November 2, 1998 Location: Colorado Posts: 21,832	What a flash Thor & Zeus make! You'd think there were no gun afterwards. __________________ Vigilantibus et non dormientibus jura subveniunt. *Molon Labe!*

July 30, 2007, 07:49 PM	#52
T. O'Heir Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 12,453	Um, beer can mortars are made out of beer cans. Top and bottom off of two cans, top only off the third. A small hole is poked in the side of the bottom can for a fuse. The cans are jammed together to create the barrel(have the one with a bottom on the bottom). Lighter fluid is put in the bottom can. A tennis ball is loaded from the top. The fuse inserted into the wee hole and lit. Lighter fliud goes WHOOOSH and the tennis ball is launched. Or so I've been told.

July 30, 2007, 09:43 PM	#53
Old Dragoon Senior Member Join Date: October 31, 2005 Location: The Republic of Californi Posts: 581	FUSE? FUSE? Who used a FUSE? We just lit it off with our lighter or Old Blue Tip(Kitchen matches). What's a few singed fingers among friends. Only we used pop cans cuz we weren't old enough to buy beer yet.