I wanted to see if I could make my black powder mortar that I got from Backpowder Cannons work as a shotgun. The first thing I did was take my soda cans and open up the top. The idea was to use the soda can as a sabot to hold the “buckshot” together and […]
Year: 2016
Shooting a Beer Can Mortar into a Mobile Home
Of all the toys I have have had, nothing is as fun as my Beer Can Mortar. I love making up rounds and then experimenting with how different powders impact my range. Since I was tearing down the trailer anyway, I decided to have a little fun. I wanted to see if I could […]
Truck Pulling Down a Trailer Wall
I used the backhoe to tear down most of the trailer, but due to the hillside behind the trailer, I could not get the tractor into position to tear the building completely down. Lucky I had some chain and a receiver hitch shackle like the one pictured. I simply clipped the chain to the shackle […]
5 Self-Defense Moves that Anyone Can Learn
Though we do believe that proper martial arts training is the best way to learn an arsenal of effective self-defense moves, there are some basic moves that you can easily learn without having to spend years of training. On this post, the team at BookMartialArts.com is sharing 5 self-defense moves that anyone can learn and […]
How to Spray Foam in a Conex Box
This is an experiment in using spray foam alone to insulate a conex box. This particular spray foam in a conex box idea did not work. The problem was the box developed condensation inside which caused the spray foam to fall off. If I had supported the spray foam by adding a sheet of foam or other […]