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Tue Jul 07, 2009 11:13 pm

looked every where but i dont understand how the different cannons work so could some one explain or post a link
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Tue Jul 07, 2009 11:23 pm

feathers wrote:looked every where but i dont understand how the different cannons work so could some one explain or post a link
http://www.spudfiles.com/spud_wiki/index.php/Main_Page
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Tue Jul 07, 2009 11:24 pm

You looked everywhere but google. Seek the Wiki and you shall find. For he who cometh in the name of the Wikith shall have ever reaching knowledgeth.
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Make sure you put your helmet on before doing anything else.
You could fall down and your brain could be damaged or even fall out.
Safety first. :roll:
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Tue Jul 07, 2009 11:29 pm

Hm good job tech..
I will explain briefly...

Combustion cannons... use fuel or propelant such as propane or mapp... or can use hairspray or something w.e is flammable... they work by igniting w.e flammable fuel is in your chamber thus igniting the fuel and this creates pressure in the chamber...then this pressure is applied onto your projectile and it flies out...

Pneumatic cannons... use valves usually piston valves and compressed air... when the valve is opened all the compressed air exits the chamber and the pressure is applied on the projectile... the projectile is shot.. tada

Hybrid cannons.... use both fuel AND compressed air... first the fuel is injected into the chamber (preferably a metal chamber) then compressed air is put in the chamber... then the fuel is ignited creating pressure... the valves used in hybrid cannons are usually burst disc valves... a burst disc is just a simple disc made out of common material that has an specific break point...

ehh.. i kinda got sloppy at the end.. but go read the wiki

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Tue Jul 07, 2009 11:30 pm

The guns work on pure imagination. None of us actually make guns, we make tiny clay models and show them off, jeez I thought you would have noticed by now, its not like this stuff is possible. it would be WAY to complicated.

Here: http://www.utrechtart.com/dsp_view_prod ... 5Qode1NgBg

That place has the best clay we all use.

The guy above you just wants us to seem cool its what we tell everyone, but you're different, I think you have what it takes to make some of the best damn models around,

PS: most of them are like an inch long so it takes alot of skill. if you make it longer than 2 inches you get laughed at.
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Tue Jul 07, 2009 11:35 pm

most of them are like an inch long
erm... i beg to differ :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Hm good job tech..
I will explain briefly...
Anxious eh???
I can see it now:
"what's pressure?"
"why is it called "combustion"?"
"can't I just throw something?"
"What is a "spud"?"
"Why are there brown spots in my shorts sometimes???"
"can I light myself on fire now?"
"I like sippy cups Yea!!!"
:shock: :shock: :shock:
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Tue Jul 07, 2009 11:45 pm

LOL wow thunderlord you get the random award :D
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Tue Jul 07, 2009 11:48 pm

ok well i get all the types but like specifically how do they work is there plans or diagrams
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Tue Jul 07, 2009 11:54 pm

The basic fundamentals are the same for all cannons. That is to use pressurized gas to propel a projectile down range and place rounds on target.
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theBOOM wrote:LOL wow thunderlord you get the random award :D
ok well i get all the types but like specifically how do they work is there plans or diagrams
Yeah, and you get the "I Told you so" award.
Still Random?
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not to get off topic but im a mod on a paintball website and we try to be nice and helpful to people so theyll stay on
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feathers wrote:not to get off topic but im a mod on a paintball website and we try to be nice and helpful to people so theyll stay on
So how do you respond when someone asks, "Do you have any paintball information on this site???"
"What's a paintball" ,"do you have a diagram of one?"
"I don't get it" ,"can't I just throw paint on something"

What paintball site is it?
(I hope to block it permanently).
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