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SpudFiles Potato Gun Commercial

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Posted in Combustion Cannons
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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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Sun Sep 22, 2013 8:00 am

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Darn you Jorg!

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by inonickname » Fri Aug 21, 2009 9:28 am
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Well, talk about the invasion of the 'friggen slingshots.. They're everywhere..

So thanks to Jorg (and Boyntonstu to an extent) I'd set out on...

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Yep..It's anylitical grade, and lives next to the 70% HF, sulfuric and HNO3.. Excellent for BP slurry + cleaning during synthesis.

I'm also into...
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Sat Aug 22, 2009 5:25 am
modifying my air compressor

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by FORE!!!! » Wed Aug 19, 2009 2:25 am
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well i was wondering to myself if there is a way of modifying my air compressor so it fills above a missely 100psi which is pethetic considering the...

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I've seen unexploded workshops that look much messier true

Besides, for all I know the lady is saying And once again, Jozef Kowalski is crowned...
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Last post by POLAND_SPUD
Wed Aug 19, 2009 1:52 pm
BigShot Slingshot

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by boyntonstu » Mon Aug 17, 2009 2:08 pm
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Some details:

The temporary trigger is a pair of pliers ground to fit a marble in the pouch.

I had to a length just to full draw a pair of silver...

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I don't use small balls like that, my smallest ones are 9,5 mm (.38) and those weigh 3 Gramms (48 grains).

Thanks for info.
I may consider that...
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Last post by dewey-1
Wed Aug 19, 2009 1:33 pm
old paintball gun

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by twizi » Tue Aug 18, 2009 8:15 pm

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i have an old spyder victor 2005 with about a 400$ worth of up grades new internels and bolt barrel trigger tank barrel etc

but it a spyder and i...

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Piccys?

You could half block it? (i think that is the right term?) where you cut out the rear part of the upper tube of the body?

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Last post by ALIHISGREAT
Wed Aug 19, 2009 8:57 am
Help with CO2 engine

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by skyjive » Mon Aug 17, 2009 3:22 pm
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So recently I have been branching out a bit from just building pneumatic guns and applying the skills and techniques I learned from spudding to other...

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I agree with jack. Just get/make/buy/steal a gearbox or pulleys. on a small system, one could even use a bike's gears.

back on topic, you could rig...
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Last post by ramses
Tue Aug 18, 2009 3:17 pm
A Chronograph Watch Chronograph

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by boyntonstu » Sun Aug 16, 2009 8:10 am

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A Chronograph Watch Chronograph

I was thinking about carrying my laptop outside to utilize its sound card to record shots for fps measurements...

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Audacitry places pips every .0010 seconds.
Actually, I believe it puts a pip at every data point. At 44KHz that's a dot every 0.000023 seconds. If...

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Last post by boyntonstu
Mon Aug 17, 2009 11:55 am
Furniture discussion thread..

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by inonickname » Sat Aug 15, 2009 7:23 am

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I haven't seen much on stocks, grips or custom handles etc on spudguns, seeming they often get left with a plain blowgun or a polymorph grip- very...

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I kept persevering...

And got nowhere. After all of my efforts, I cannot possible seem to integrate the blowgun into the design I want, it's just...

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Last post by inonickname
Mon Aug 17, 2009 4:42 am
Stencils anyone?

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by lukemc » Mon Aug 10, 2009 11:48 am
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Anybody interested in some stenciled art for their cannon maybe? Ive found it a really fun little hobby and if anyones interested I could make a...

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oh im not sure witch one it is. but for words i know that it wont only cut out seperate letters but woth some of the fonts it will link each letter...
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Last post by c11man
Sun Aug 16, 2009 3:07 pm
Model Rocketry

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by queensland spudder » Sat Aug 15, 2009 7:48 pm

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Hey who here is into model rocketry?.

Cause im into it , here is a video of our clubs rockets going off in Jimboomba,Queensland .

My club has a...

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Take this to the hobby section at www.theopia.com. queensland spudder, if your not a member there yet join up, it's Spudfiles sister site, PCGUY owns...

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Last post by jrrdw
Sat Aug 15, 2009 9:41 pm
SlingAirGun with a spoon trigger

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by boyntonstu » Mon Aug 03, 2009 7:52 pm
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Sat Aug 15, 2009 5:16 pm
A basic slingshot question

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by boyntonstu » Sat Aug 15, 2009 12:17 pm

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A basic slingshot question

Question:

Assume that prior to drawing back the pouch, it is 10 from the fork.

You pull it back 20 to 30 from the...

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Would the speed of the projectile be the same if it is released from the pouch at 10 as it would if it was released after it passed the fork?
It...

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Last post by D_Hall
Sat Aug 15, 2009 1:55 pm
Pressure activated switch

Last post by TurboSuper
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by PVC Arsenal 17 » Sat Aug 15, 2009 1:37 am

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A long time ago I recall seeing a pressure activated switch being sold by one of the spud gun stores... possibly BC Arms.

The switch was a small,...

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A little on the expensive side, though.

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Last post by TurboSuper
Sat Aug 15, 2009 8:46 am
Mechanical Accelerator Doubts

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by boyntonstu » Fri Aug 14, 2009 9:52 am

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I did some rpm calculations to see how many rpm are needed to pull a string at 100 fps.

I was thinking of using a tachometer to measure string...

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boyntonstu,

The figures look correct. Traveling at nearly 80mph and making a u turn on a 1 inch radius (2 inch diameter) does involve very high...

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Last post by boyntonstu
Fri Aug 14, 2009 5:04 pm
Pulley Question.

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by boyntonstu » Fri Aug 14, 2009 1:46 pm

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What would be a low friction design to pull a string with a 200 pound tension 120* around an axle/pivot?

A small diameter light weight pulley...

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Try a bell crank. The longer the arms the more leverage etc...

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Last post by jrrdw
Fri Aug 14, 2009 2:04 pm
Virus/Spyware...

Last post by c11man
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by THUNDERLORD » Sun Aug 09, 2009 10:26 pm
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So, unfortunately I didn't use the filter that tech told me about and I was carried away looking at stuff... :lol: :shock:

When i got back, I had a...

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i use free avg and ive never had a problem. but avg is a preventive software so wont help you
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Last post by c11man
Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:35 pm
Apparently I'm a pervert of renoun!

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by D_Hall » Tue Aug 11, 2009 10:24 am

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Some of you may be aware of my other hobby (I run an adult website).

Well, that one has led to an interesting proposition. I've been asked to write...

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you're a pervert. period
:wink:

Now that that's settled...

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Last post by jrrdw
Tue Aug 11, 2009 5:55 pm
building bore scope

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by spudmanb3 » Tue Aug 11, 2009 1:31 pm

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I am need a bore scope or laproscope. capable of fitting into size .17 or smaller. $1,000 dollars is to much to buy a bore scope. need ideas ie what...

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The 0.17 limit is going to be a challenge.

You can get fairly cheap bore scopes at 1/2 D for $139,

1/4 D for $320

Hmm, where can you get a...

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Last post by jimmy101
Tue Aug 11, 2009 2:30 pm
Is it a lathe yet?

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by inonickname » Fri Jul 31, 2009 6:32 am
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No, not quite..

Still have half a ton + of lathe to move around.. :o

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I like... I like a lot. I would love to have that at home but as it stands now I just go to work on a week end or during a lull in work and crank out...
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Last post by acoop101
Mon Aug 10, 2009 12:48 pm
Aussie Spudders

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by jrrdw » Fri Aug 07, 2009 8:16 am

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If you live near this address:

The Pinball Factory Pty Ltd

Unit 3 - 4, 72 - 76 Fenton Street

Huntingdale, Victoria, Australia 3166.

PM me, I...

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I may know a guy, ill ask him and get back to you.

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Last post by Carlman
Mon Aug 10, 2009 10:13 am
H1N1/09, who else has it?

Last post by THUNDERLORD
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by jackssmirkingrevenge » Sun Jul 26, 2009 11:52 am
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Just my luck, 'least I get a week off work :)

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It probably already exists :roll: :D

lol @ the VW, was it a beet...

Dang! it probably will soon if not.
The VW that was on was a newer model.
The...
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Last post by THUNDERLORD
Mon Aug 10, 2009 2:51 am
Chainsaw

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by Mishkan » Sun Aug 09, 2009 9:16 pm

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I forgot about this, old but still funny

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Class :)

Also available in bayonet form ;)

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Last post by jackssmirkingrevenge
Mon Aug 10, 2009 12:42 am
VB6 Month Timer Help

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by john bunsenburner » Sun Aug 09, 2009 5:14 am

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Well, this is pretty much as far from spud guns as can get, but still there are a few members on here that are very familiar with visual basic, and...

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Yay, I'm knowledgeable :D

To be fair Zarno and Los Frijoles probably know more about this stuff than I do, I just get to the threads quicker.

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Last post by TurboSuper
Sun Aug 09, 2009 8:25 pm
Airsoft Sniping Guide

Last post by Mishkan
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by Davidvaini » Tue Aug 04, 2009 8:17 pm
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1. In airsoft, range of a sniper rifle doesnt have enough range difference between other airsoft guns, to constitute a traditional supremacy of...

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Heh, well its the way it is, that's what they're stuck doing for the most part.
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Last post by Mishkan
Sun Aug 09, 2009 2:39 pm
Reducing a 3/4" barrel to 1/4"

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by boyntonstu » Thu Aug 06, 2009 2:23 pm

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Reducing a 3/4 barrel to 1/4

A 1/4 hole in a 2 piece of 3/4 dowel, a groove, an O ring, epoxy.

The 1/4 tube/piston goes into the 3/4 barrel.

A...

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Take two of these for the strength of soldered fittings.

3/4 to 1/2 and 1/2 to 1/4.

Thanks,

I agree, but I am in the testing stage of a...

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Thu Aug 06, 2009 5:21 pm
Blowback

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by longjon76 » Tue Jun 30, 2009 3:52 pm
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Hi. I've been lurking for a bit and I've found most of what I need on the technical side so now I seek some opinions...

My son and I are making a...

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Ever try a solenoid from a power lock?
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Wed Aug 05, 2009 5:26 pm

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