+Two Geeks and a GPS Posted November 9, 2004 Share Posted November 9, 2004 Somebody has a marshmallow gun as a sig item. How can I reach this person? I require several of them and would like to know if they are available for purchase. A forum search for sig items turns up way to many entries to go through. Any help? Quote Link to comment
+CompuCash Posted November 9, 2004 Share Posted November 9, 2004 check this link - http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22marshmallow+gun Quote Link to comment
+sept1c_tank Posted November 9, 2004 Share Posted November 9, 2004 ...I require several of them and would like to know if they are available for purchase... Are you organizing some sort of cache militia? Quote Link to comment
+Two Geeks and a GPS Posted November 9, 2004 Author Share Posted November 9, 2004 Are you organizing some sort of cache militia? Just be aware next time you step into the woods looking for a cache! Quote Link to comment
+jeff35080 Posted November 9, 2004 Share Posted November 9, 2004 Are you organizing some sort of cache militia? Both of my children have gotten guns from Joel. Trust me, they often form their own two-person militia and ambush me! Quote Link to comment
+YuccaPatrol Posted November 9, 2004 Share Posted November 9, 2004 I have my genuine joefrog marshmallow gun! Quote Link to comment
+joefrog Posted November 9, 2004 Share Posted November 9, 2004 That would be me! What's up? A sugar-based soft-pellet war brewing? Quote Link to comment
+Marky Posted November 9, 2004 Share Posted November 9, 2004 Around our neighborhood, Touchstone has been known to leave marshmallow guns. At a recent event, he brought a few of them for people to play with: --Marky Quote Link to comment
+sept1c_tank Posted November 9, 2004 Share Posted November 9, 2004 Sig item, huh? I reckon it would take a sizeable cache container to hold one of those. Quote Link to comment
+Midway Cafe Posted November 9, 2004 Share Posted November 9, 2004 (edited) Sig item, huh? I reckon it would take a sizeable cache container to hold one of those. Hey Septic, I believe that the guns come disassembled with instructions for assembly. Someplace in another post there was a picture of the whole kit. Found the link Marshmallow Gun Kit Quite the cool sig item!!! MC Edited to add link. Edited November 10, 2004 by Midway Cafe Quote Link to comment
+joefrog Posted November 10, 2004 Share Posted November 10, 2004 Around our neighborhood, Touchstone has been known to leave marshmallow guns. At a recent event, he brought a few of them for people to play with I've made a "custom" marshmallow gun sheet for lots of people. Offhand, I'd say I've made them for at least 15 or 20 cachers, all across the country. For example, I could modify the m-gun sheet to say "Marky has left you one of Joefrog's Famous Marshmallow Guns!" or something similar. I'd be glad to do it for you, too TwoGeeks! Quote Link to comment
+Sputnik 57 Posted November 10, 2004 Share Posted November 10, 2004 I'm guessing schedule 20 1/2 inch PVC? Or is it sch. 40? How in the world did you come across this, JF? What a fun toy! Does the ammo load at the breach or at the chamber? Quote Link to comment
+joefrog Posted November 10, 2004 Share Posted November 10, 2004 I'm guessing schedule 20 1/2 inch PVC? Or is it sch. 40? How in the world did you come across this, JF? What a fun toy! Does the ammo load at the breach or at the chamber? My dad was a pipefitter for 40 years, LOL. This is among the least dangerous of my toys! It's sched. 40 -- anything else isn't the right "calibre" for the marshmallows! Put the marshmallow in the top, and blow at the top. Pow! Quote Link to comment
+hydee Posted November 11, 2004 Share Posted November 11, 2004 My father makes these for all the kids at our family camping trip...let me tell you it is very dangerous to have thick curly hair and 30 little kids blowing marshmallows around. I'm lucky I don't have to shave my head after those events. Quote Link to comment
+shadowcacher Posted November 11, 2004 Share Posted November 11, 2004 Ok, I'm curious. What keeps the marshmellow from dropping towards the back of the gun? The pipe looks open towards the back or is there something stopping the marshmellow? I checked out the MGK (marshmellow gun kit) and did not see a piece that would prevent that. It looks like lots of fun. Quote Link to comment
+jeff35080 Posted November 11, 2004 Share Posted November 11, 2004 There is nothing keeping it from going backwards... but trust me, as quick as the kids drop in the 'ammo' they are just as quickly shooting 'em Even if a marshmallow happens to fall back, you can quickly disassemble the weapon to correct the malfunction Quote Link to comment
Bill93 Posted November 11, 2004 Share Posted November 11, 2004 I don't care how safe a toy they are, anything that can be called a "gun" does not belong in a cache because of the TERRIBLE public/gov't relations problem that a poorly reported news story could create. As if we didn't already have enough trouble (see bomb squad threads). Quote Link to comment
+New England n00b Posted November 11, 2004 Share Posted November 11, 2004 I don't care how safe a toy they are, anything that can be called a "gun" does not belong in a cache because of the TERRIBLE public/gov't relations problem that a poorly reported news story could create. As if we didn't already have enough trouble (see bomb squad threads). I totally agree. JoeFrog should be ashamed. CLEARLY these are a marshmallow airborne delivery system, used in all the finest kitchens and lauded by famous French chefs everywhere. Advocating any other use is just... just... Woohoo! A gun! note: children should always be taught proper -real firearm-safety- and taught teh difference between toys and the real item. Quote Link to comment
+Marky Posted November 11, 2004 Share Posted November 11, 2004 Okay, these are marshmallow launchers. That PC enough for you? --Marky Quote Link to comment
chemfed Posted November 11, 2004 Share Posted November 11, 2004 LOL. This is among the least dangerous of my toys! Joel, Look out, I found a site where a guy made a PVC flamethrower that uses air from a portable compressor and denatured alcohol. There is a photo of him shooting flames about 20-30 feet! How’s that for an un-PC PVC project! Quote Link to comment
+joefrog Posted November 11, 2004 Share Posted November 11, 2004 There is nothing keeping it from going backwards... but trust me, as quick as the kids drop in the 'ammo' they are just as quickly shooting 'em Even if a marshmallow happens to fall back, you can quickly disassemble the weapon to correct the malfunction Well, that's the major reason you have to use sched. 40 pipe and not the water-line stuff. I found that out the hard way. By having the caps seal all but two openings and using the correct size pipe, the slightest puff of air from you makes it follow the path of least resistance -- towards the open end. And if anything smaller/heavier is inserted -- bb's, rocks, acorns, etc., they simply fall into the "handles" where you can remove it later (none of the pieces are glued, just in place with friction). Oh, and Bill93... just in case someone mistakes my solid white, sometimes wildly-colored plastic toys laying in a bag in pieces for a real gun, I always stick a large, orange haz-mat sticker to the outside of a cache that says "GUN INSIDE!" Quote Link to comment
+clearpath Posted November 11, 2004 Share Posted November 11, 2004 Well, that's the major reason you have to use sched. 40 pipe and not the water-line stuff. I found that out the hard way. By having the caps seal all but two openings and using the correct size pipe, the slightest puff of air from you makes it follow the path of least resistance -- towards the open end. Is there a way to make these guns automatic? So you could spray maybe 25-50 marshmellows a second? That way I could give the single shots guns to my wife and kids, then I could carry the "equalizer". Quote Link to comment
+amytincan Posted November 11, 2004 Share Posted November 11, 2004 Well, that's the major reason you have to use sched. 40 pipe and not the water-line stuff. I found that out the hard way. By having the caps seal all but two openings and using the correct size pipe, the slightest puff of air from you makes it follow the path of least resistance -- towards the open end. Is there a way to make these guns automatic? So you could spray maybe 25-50 marshmellows a second? That way I could give the single shots guns to my wife and kids, then I could carry the "equalizer". maybe you could make it pneumatic. you hook it up to your air compressor and all you have to do is load marshmallows. of course, you could devise a marshmallow hand grenade or a marshmallow catapault. A reaaly good book for ideas is Backyard Ballistics. I got the book for my 13 yo son and decided not to give it to him. LOL, too much fire and explosives in it. LOLOLOL Quote Link to comment
Pto Posted November 11, 2004 Share Posted November 11, 2004 I don't care how safe a toy they are, anything that can be called a "gun" does not belong in a cache because of the TERRIBLE public/gov't relations problem that a poorly reported news story could create. As if we didn't already have enough trouble (see bomb squad threads). ??? That looks alot like the bottle rocket launchers we used to make- Great toy! I printed out the destructions, and think im going to make a few of these for a freinds Kids. They will love them! Quote Link to comment
+joefrog Posted November 11, 2004 Share Posted November 11, 2004 Is there a way to make these guns automatic? So you could spray maybe 25-50 marshmellows a second? That way I could give the single shots guns to my wife and kids, then I could carry the "equalizer". maybe you could make it pneumatic. you hook it up to your air compressor and all you have to do is load marshmallows. of course, you could devise a marshmallow hand grenade or a marshmallow catapault. A reaaly good book for ideas is Backyard Ballistics. I got the book for my 13 yo son and decided not to give it to him. LOL, too much fire and explosives in it. LOLOLOL Well... kinda. Based on a science experiment with the tube, a T and a compressor, you can leave the back end open (air hose goes here), skip the second handle, and only have the one T, with the vertical piece. Start the air to blowing, and it creates a suction at the vertical tube. If the suction is strong enough, you can drop marshmallows into the T one after the other and it'll fire 'em! Quote Link to comment
+sept1c_tank Posted November 12, 2004 Share Posted November 12, 2004 My father makes these for all the kids at our family camping trip...let me tell you it is very dangerous to have thick curly hair and 30 little kids blowing marshmallows around. I'm lucky I don't have to shave my head after those events. Wow! What an image! Now, if we could just add chocolate to this equation... Quote Link to comment
+Kitch Posted November 12, 2004 Share Posted November 12, 2004 That looks alot like the bottle rocket launchers we used to make-Great toy! I printed out the destructions, and think im going to make a few of these for a freinds Kids. They will love them! destructions??? Quote Link to comment
Pto Posted November 12, 2004 Share Posted November 12, 2004 destructions??? an old term we've used for "instructions" Ya know - those things you never even bother to look at until you have everything on upside down, backwards, etc & are scratching yer head. . . . ."Ah, better get the destructions........" Quote Link to comment
+joefrog Posted November 17, 2004 Share Posted November 17, 2004 twogeeks, did you get what you needed on the marshmallow guns? lemme know! Quote Link to comment
+Two Geeks and a GPS Posted November 17, 2004 Author Share Posted November 17, 2004 twogeeks, did you get what you needed on the marshmallow guns? lemme know Yeah Joe, I found a copy of the instructions in a cache near us! I have to build like 15 of them for a Xmas gag gift for the family. Nothing beats a Christmas marshmallow fight! Thanks! Quote Link to comment
+joefrog Posted November 17, 2004 Share Posted November 17, 2004 twogeeks, did you get what you needed on the marshmallow guns? lemme know Yeah Joe, I found a copy of the instructions in a cache near us! I have to build like 15 of them for a Xmas gag gift for the family. Nothing beats a Christmas marshmallow fight! Thanks! And once again the Frog spreads happiness, LOL! Have a "blast!" Quote Link to comment
+Kitch Posted November 17, 2004 Share Posted November 17, 2004 frozen marshmallows wonder if they would slide through Quote Link to comment
Pto Posted November 18, 2004 Share Posted November 18, 2004 I was playing around while putting one of these together when I came across one of my hand pumps for air mattresses - the coffee can sized ones with the "2way pumping" and twisty hose. It has quite a long pump, but should be better for rapid fire...I think? A little engineering and ductape goes a long way! I am very close to coming up with quite the multimarshmellowmachinegunTM... I think the addition of cold or frozen 'mellows is uhm............... exciting! My cat better be good starting Friday Quote Link to comment
+Sputnik 57 Posted December 11, 2004 Share Posted December 11, 2004 With the holidays coming, I thought I would make a few of these so that when the young 'uns are bored, they can go outside and blast away. Thanks for the diagram, JF. Quote Link to comment
+GeoMom Posted December 12, 2004 Share Posted December 12, 2004 One of the Civic groups in town were selling them at a town festival for a fund raiser. When the kids lost all of the marshmellows, they found gumballs, rocks - whatever they could find to shoot off. Needless to say the PD had quite a collection of them late in the afternoon after lots of people complained of getting hurt. The ironic thing about this - guess who was selling them? The Lions Club! (you'll put an eye out with one of those things, Ralphie!) --- for those that don't get this - the Lions Club big thing is raising fund for the blind Quote Link to comment
+joefrog Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 The ironic thing about this - guess who was selling them? The Lions Club!(you'll put an eye out with one of those things, Ralphie!) - Hah! Now, THAT's entertainment! Quote Link to comment
+Defender1 Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 I have one and it Kicks a**, I take it to work and snipe my fellow military cops with it all day long.......Oh fun fun Joy Joy. And when they ask to see it, I put it away so they cant build their own. Today however my boss threw the big marsmellows at me and called them grenades. Quote Link to comment
+JMBella Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 (edited) I don't care how safe a toy they are, anything that can be called a "gun" does not belong in a cache because of the TERRIBLE public/gov't relations problem that a poorly reported news story could create. As if we didn't already have enough trouble (see bomb squad threads). Watch out for those WMDs!!! weapons of marshmellow destruction Edited December 15, 2004 by JMBella Quote Link to comment
M15a4spr Posted December 16, 2004 Share Posted December 16, 2004 I don't care how safe a toy they are, anything that can be called a "gun" does not belong in a cache because of the TERRIBLE public/gov't relations problem that a poorly reported news story could create. As if we didn't already have enough trouble (see bomb squad threads). Someone please tell me this was a joke post. Quote Link to comment
+Sputnik 57 Posted December 17, 2004 Share Posted December 17, 2004 Someone please tell me this was a joke post. "This was a joke post. " (Feel better?) Quote Link to comment
EZ Spinners Posted December 17, 2004 Share Posted December 17, 2004 I don't care how safe a toy they are, anything that can be called a "gun" does not belong in a cache because of the TERRIBLE public/gov't relations problem that a poorly reported news story could create. GEEPS! I guess I'll have to cut off my forefingers and thumbs now since I can use them as a 'gun'. And, not having the opposing thumbs I'll not be able to open any more caches. For sale: one newly purchased Garmin 60C.. goodbye cachin'! LOL Quote Link to comment
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