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SpudFiles Potato Gun Commercial

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by PCGUY » Tue Oct 29, 2013 10:54 pm » in Combustion Cannons
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I've been wanting to get in some spud shooting action this fall before the weather got cold. I know it's been a while since I filmed anything for...

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thank you for creating this website is there anything i can do to help
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Fri Feb 09, 2024 2:38 pm
Mug Shot Pics!!

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by Carlman » Wed Feb 20, 2008 12:14 am
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Hey all,

Saw a good thread on another forum and though id start the same kind of one here as well. Its basically to post your ugly mug on here so...

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Last night at my friends, some alcohol was involved :D
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high power (ish) water rocket

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by FishBoy » Thu Oct 02, 2008 6:49 pm

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This is my idea for a relatively high pressure water rocket that would be made as an out-performing alternative to the classic soda bottle rocket....

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I don't see any real advantage of PVC or copper over a soda bottle.

The PVC pressure rating isn't all that much better than bottle and the PVC pipe...

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Fri Oct 03, 2008 12:27 pm
what is our world coming too?

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by marpat » Tue Sep 30, 2008 3:50 pm
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is it just me or does it seem like the most of the people in my generation are for the most part clueless when it comes to mechanical items and just...

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i think you mean a push start.
Indeed. You kick start a motorbike. Basically when the ignition doesn't work, start kicking at the motor while...
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Thu Oct 02, 2008 8:05 am
calculating thrust/lift help please

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by JDP12 » Wed Oct 01, 2008 8:23 am

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say i had some source of propulsion- whether it be compressed air, CO2, or a rocket engine, how can i calculate out how much weight it will be able...

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If compresseed air or CO2 is your energy source then you should add water as the ejected mass . A Google search should turn up thrust calculators for...

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Wed Oct 01, 2008 2:31 pm
I'm Back!!!

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by STHORNE » Sat Sep 27, 2008 11:03 am

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Hey guys. I am sorry i haven't been on as much as i used to. I would occasionally look at the forums like once or twice a month (not my usual...

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lol, thannks but what do you mean, what about them?

You wrote patients rather than patience . Dammit, these things aren't any fun when the person...

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Mon Sep 29, 2008 8:41 pm
What are your talents?

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by dilweed » Mon Sep 29, 2008 1:48 pm

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Hello, i have met a great deal of interesting, inteligent and inovative people.
Apart from Spud guns im just wondering what else do you excel in and...

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Reminding Spudfiles members that there is a better place for this kind of topic. www.theopia.com . Theopia also happens to be the sister site to...

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Mon Sep 29, 2008 2:42 pm
paintball/bb grenade

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by SpudFarm » Fri Sep 26, 2008 6:47 pm

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so i decided to try to make a shrapnel grenade where the shrapnel is paintballs.

it is going to be a 3 PVC pipe that is cut in four pieces on the...

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Id use a burst disk setup instead of blowing up a pipe.

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Mon Sep 29, 2008 9:47 am
My band plays Freebird!

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by VH_man » Tue Sep 23, 2008 5:51 am

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Well, if this shouldnt be here and belongs exclusively on theopia, so be it, you may delete this, but Id like to share A.N.N.A with spudfiles as...

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yea, my guitar was out of tune. i realized that about yesterday......

we are playing with a drummer live at my school today, ill post the video i...

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Fri Sep 26, 2008 5:29 am
Revolutionary lefties?

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by igpay » Thu Sep 25, 2008 7:33 pm

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Since there are no reasonable Revolutionary war forums that I can find, and I need this info quickly for history, does anyone know what happened to...

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And I looked at the title and though Communists? In the American revolution?!

:roll: :D

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Fri Sep 26, 2008 12:41 am
How far can you shoot

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by grumpy » Thu Sep 25, 2008 4:26 pm
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my best so far is 1,308 ft. see how far you get.

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Sorry but i've locked topics in this section for less.
This belongs at theopia.
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Thu Sep 25, 2008 11:25 pm
My homemade Van De Graaff

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by Insomniac » Mon Sep 22, 2008 6:29 am

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I had seen plans for a simple van de graaff here and finally decided to make my own. It is pretty much the same as the plans, but it has a slightly...

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pretty cool Insomniac:)

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Last post by Antonio
Tue Sep 23, 2008 6:32 am
Pinfire revolver firing mec

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by Sticky_Tape » Sat Sep 20, 2008 3:02 pm
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I want to know how these pinfire revolvers fire it seems that the hammer hits the side of the shell causing the propellant to fire.

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I actually already have that .pdf downloaded! :lol:
I was referring back to it when I was doing my last post!

It would be pretty cool to own one,...
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Mon Sep 22, 2008 8:11 am
Signing on at other PC's

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by FordGtMan » Sun Sep 21, 2008 7:13 pm

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Hello, i have not been signed on spudfiles for God knows how long because i have had a household technology problem. My house got struck by lightning...

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I had a problem way back when my password stopped working, I got PCGUY to try it and it worked for him, so he changed it for me and then it's worked...

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Last post by MrCrowley
Mon Sep 22, 2008 1:37 am
Congrats Jrrdw on 10000 spudbux

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by Davidvaini » Sat Sep 20, 2008 9:36 am

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Congrats jrrdw on 10000 spudbux.

Now give me some :D

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News to me, gonna end this before it gets to long, thanks...... :D

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Sat Sep 20, 2008 2:45 pm
Air rifle stock project

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by Ragnarok » Sun Aug 24, 2008 4:49 pm
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I decided I needed something to do, so a couple of days ago I popped down to big DIY store and bought a length of 4 by 2 for a cheap trial air rifle...

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I decided to make my own rifle stick too
I made one about a year ago but it isn't very nice
the stock will be for my QEV sniper I plan to make
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Last post by sniper hero
Fri Sep 19, 2008 5:04 am
boogieman

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by Mr.Sandman » Wed Sep 17, 2008 7:23 am

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hey everyone i havent been on in a while ive just been cruising the forums. anyways ive been wondering what has happend to boogieman?
has anyone...

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FYI he got married, as soon as that happened (not long after Revolver X) we never saw him again!

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Wed Sep 17, 2008 10:58 am
wearebest.com - Is it legit?

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by ramses » Tue Sep 16, 2008 6:09 pm

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I was looking into the Casio Exilim EX-F1, and google shopping or whatever turned up this site, with the camera for only $675, $705. The next cheaper...

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An online store that you've never heard of with no references anywhere else selling only expensive electronics at prices lower than they would go for...

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Last post by BC Pneumatics
Tue Sep 16, 2008 9:40 pm
My water rocket launcher. Updated with vids

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by Insomniac » Thu Sep 11, 2008 4:53 am

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A few years ago I used to fire water rockets from a hose connecter and a short bit of pipe with a shraeder valve hose clamped into the end. So, I...

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Very nice! Roughly how high does that one go? Is it stable in flight? What sort of parachute system do you use?

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Last post by Insomniac
Tue Sep 16, 2008 6:34 am
Spudfiles on facebook?

Last post by psycix
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by FishBoy » Sun Sep 14, 2008 8:21 am

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anybody up for a spudfiles facebook group?

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*sigh
Whats the use of all that?

There's also a great spudfiles forum CLICK :D

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Last post by psycix
Sun Sep 14, 2008 3:38 pm
Help with school project.

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by grumpy » Sat Sep 13, 2008 6:29 pm

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my niece who is 13 years old is doing a project for school in wich she is supposed to collect as many postcards as she can from around the world . i...

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as long as it does'nt get mutalated it will be ok.

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Last post by grumpy
Sat Sep 13, 2008 11:44 pm
targets

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by SpudFarm » Tue Aug 12, 2008 3:52 pm
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i have seen topics about ammo but i have never dreamed of a topic to get idea for targets.

well, post a target that is possible to find, and if you...

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I can stop a marble with my face...........................once
try old toys, sheet of metal or glass bottles (wrapped in platic foil to keep the...
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Last post by sniper hero
Fri Sep 12, 2008 4:21 pm
CERN

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by spuzi14 » Thu Sep 04, 2008 8:44 pm
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Now I rarely take end of the world threats seriously. I am taking this one seriously.

I am only in high school phyics this year and we're only doing...

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Curse you!!!

Where's my midget slave to do this for me? :P
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Fri Sep 12, 2008 1:49 pm
anyone else from florida?

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by cox_rango1 » Wed Jun 25, 2008 8:09 pm

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if so what part?

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i live in thonotasassa, it is a little east of tampa.

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Last post by grumpy
Fri Sep 12, 2008 11:41 am
liquid propane

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by marpat » Sun Sep 07, 2008 2:31 pm

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so i was sitting out in the garage today screwing in a bottle of propane into a torch. I heard the swishing of a liquid inside and instantly thought...

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I just tried that. Don't worry I didn't exsplode, I'm not in the states. it's pretty cool.

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Last post by Sticky_Tape
Sun Sep 07, 2008 4:47 pm
Interesting 'delayed combustion' in a tin can

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by Insomniac » Fri Sep 05, 2008 3:58 am

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I was fooling around with a tin can and deoderant when I discovered that by making a hole in the top, and another in the side near the bottom of a...

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Yeah I've made a few pulsejets like that (look at my youtube channel). I was thinking more of a WHOOSH.... long delay... WHOOSH...long delay etc. I...

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Last post by Insomniac
Sat Sep 06, 2008 8:19 pm
Mousetrap Cars.....

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by VH_man » Thu Sep 04, 2008 7:35 pm

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Well, im in a grand-old physics class, and i have been assigned to construct a mousetrap car...

its the usual competition... 5 meters in the fastest...

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What i plan to do is use my friend's dad's metal lathe/milling machine and make the thing out of aluminum tube (swis cheesed of course). Ball...

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Fri Sep 05, 2008 9:47 pm

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