Ball Cannon

This is a canon using black powder it is really fun to make and pretty easy.

Warning do not shoot at any life forms and where safety glasses.

I am not responsible for any injury.

This is what you need to make the canon

Black powder Watch the Instructables video
Cardboard tube (thick) 2 to 6 dollars
Wood circle Get a thick pieces of wood
6 screws Hardware store for about 6$ for 20 screws
Drill Hardware store for about 30 $
Fuse Fire works site for 10$ a roll
1 sheet of paper towel Store for 6$ a roll
Ball Any ball that fit 90% in the tube
Wooden dowel 3$ at a lumber store

For safety where protective glasses and stand back after you lit the fuse.

To Make it is really easy.

1) Cut a circle out in the wood(it must fit perfectly in the tube) then stick it in the tube in the back of the tube and and use drill to screw it in place.

2) Take the drill and put a hole in the tube just in front of the wood.

This is how you load the canon.

1) Put the fuse in the hole you made just in front of the wooden back.
2) Dump the black powder down the barrel of your canon.
3) Use the dowel and ram a piece of paper towel down the barrel and touch the back of the cannon.
4) Put in the ball through the barrel of your cannon.
5) Use the dowel and ram a piece of paper towel down the barrel and touch the back of the cannon.

you will need.
1 milk crate
4 bungee cords


pricing
milk crates you can find at a recycling depot.
bungee cords are like 5$ for 4

this is pretty easy.

1) Put cannon on crate and put 2 bungee cords over it.
2) Now put 2 behing it to stop it from shooting backwards


Now your finished.

Take lighter and light fuse.




Have fun :P