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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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Directional Control Valves (3way valves and stuff like that)

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by POLAND_SPUD » Sun Mar 07, 2010 1:12 am
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Directional Control Valves, commonly refereed to as 3,4,5 etc. valves or spool/poppet valves etc., can be very useful for spuders.
They can be used...

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very,useful info for a beginner such as myself.The links are great as well.Thankyou.(you won't believe this but as i was reading,my fridge comp...
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Sprinkler Valve Troubleshooting Guide

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by noname » Sat Jun 16, 2007 12:15 am
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Sprinkler Valve Troubleshooting

This is a guide to sprinkler valve problems. Before creating a new topic to ask questions on why your valve isn't...

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great job everyone
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Piston Valves Explained Visually

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by clide » Mon May 14, 2007 11:21 pm
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I had this posted on Spudtech, but I am reposting it here to hopefully help some people out and allow for discussions/updates.

Well I made this...

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Thanks for sharing this! It might also be useful to mention how friction and maintenance can affect performance over time. Looking forward to more...
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"How Much CO2 do I need?"

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by BC Pneumatics » Sun Apr 01, 2007 9:52 pm
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For all those people out there looking for a rough idea of how much CO2 they will need for a chamber of any given size-
Just multiply the volume of...

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Great piece of software :) I've been kicking numbers round my head for a while now, and wondered if someone here could confirm. I'm filling a 1.5 dia...
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Thu Jul 04, 2013 2:38 pm
Valve Cutaways

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by PCGUY » Sat Feb 26, 2005 9:10 pm

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VALVE CUTAWAY

Provided By - Longshot

These are some pictures of some of the most popular valves used on spud cannons. Only difference is, these...

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Can someone fix the picture links??

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Wed Oct 07, 2009 2:13 pm

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Another sprinkler valve "I'm an idiot" question...

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by crankycowboy » Sun Aug 05, 2012 12:29 pm

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Hey guys. Building my first gun. Nothing special. I purchased an orbit 57101 1 valve. I built my chamber, into the valve (arrows are facing away from...

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Thanks for the suggestions Zorlord and Tallahassee. I can move the valve up to the barrel side. Just out of curiosity, what effectiveness am I...

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Sun Aug 05, 2012 9:39 pm
Spudwiki help!

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by limbeh » Thu Aug 02, 2012 12:08 pm

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Well, my uni told us to go model a spudgun for a project.

I used the rough rule of thumb of calculating Cv as detailed in the Spudwiki -...

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Thanks jimmy101. I'll put that in.

DYI they actually asked for a pretty basic analysis using freshman concepts - pressure*area, work-energy...

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Sun Aug 05, 2012 9:02 pm
1'' Custom Piston Valve CAD

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by Mr.Tallahassee » Sat Aug 04, 2012 10:58 pm

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Hey guys, I haven't had a post up in a while now. I just got Autodesk Inventor 2012 to play around with and came up with this. I really want some...

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I didn't calculate that force because I gave the piston a .01 clearance all the way around and there isn't a front o-ring. I probably should though....

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Sun Aug 05, 2012 2:09 pm
Mrc45 Tribute cannon.

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by 8tonsemi » Sat Jul 28, 2012 7:11 pm
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It isn't finished so I not going to put in in the showcase section yet but when it is I will. I made this to thank Mrcrowley for helping me with most...

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The shots were at 50 psi and one at 10psi.
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Sun Aug 05, 2012 7:54 am
tshirt cannon

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by kb18951452 » Wed Jul 25, 2012 1:00 pm
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New member here. Been commissioned to create 2 Prop Tshirt Cannons. 1 shaped like a Cannon (on a gun carriage, etc.), and another like an oversized...

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If you had to make it like in the diagram and fit the T-shirt in the coaxial barrel the cart would have to be enormous so not really practical. You...
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Sat Aug 04, 2012 11:41 pm
The Light Day Cannon

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by mattyzip77 » Sat Aug 04, 2012 12:18 pm

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I made this cannon this past week out of spare parts and fittings I had laying around. The chamber is 2 inch by 48 inches, barrel is 45 inches 1 1/2...

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Thanks for stealing my name for my cannon ,, couldn't think of your own name :x :x

So....you're saying that Matty stole YOUR name that YOU...

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Sat Aug 04, 2012 10:39 pm
m72 LAW Design questions

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by Zorlord » Sun Jul 22, 2012 1:17 pm
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Hello All,

Fairly new here, although i've been looking through countless threads and pictures looking for help in designing a launcher. I've decided...

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I would make the wooden part out of resin too, then drill holes in it.

Also, your current resin part is far too thick, you can make it half the size...
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Sat Aug 04, 2012 10:54 am
Sitting on a load of cash.......now what should I build?

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by limbeh » Mon Jul 16, 2012 8:40 am
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My uni is building potato cannons as teaching aids and for student projects.

(Note: I'm not in the picture)

Upon hearing this, I stepped up and...

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Well yeah, the rifling wasn't my idea though, it's theirs. Their purpose for building it as to give freshmen a taste of the real world - ie that real...
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Sat Aug 04, 2012 9:50 am
QEV Bolt-action cannon design help

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by Ed » Thu Aug 02, 2012 5:52 pm

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Hi, I'm new here at spudfiles, and this is my first post. I've been looking to make my own spudgun for some time now, and since I'm located in CA,...

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Can you provide a picture of the quick disconnect w/ the schrader adaptor?

If you can use threaded steel, then do it, it'll handle ridiculous...

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Fri Aug 03, 2012 10:28 pm
under the barrel piantball grenade launcher

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by tjrobison11 » Fri Aug 03, 2012 6:29 pm

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i want it to be pretty short , and the highest psi i can go to is 125. i was thinking burst disk was the way to go but if anybody has any suggestions...

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ok thanks i will give i a try, i really want some kind of pre-charged catrige that i could load though. i while also make one for airsoft if that...

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Fri Aug 03, 2012 10:04 pm
Qev "shorty forty" build

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by jonesy42 » Wed Aug 01, 2012 5:29 am

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This is my other project, the semi auto .40 cal shorty forty
From a little wood stock i had lying around.

I need some ideas for a trigger and...

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He's going to use the 3 way valve he mentioned earlier to make it semi-auto.

Nice job. Any chance of bringing the chamber and barrel closer and...

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Fri Aug 03, 2012 11:50 am
Dry ice to pressurise tank

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by shiny455 » Wed Aug 01, 2012 4:01 am
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i have done a bit of searching and research on this although admittedly probably not enough. It has been discussed that dry ice can be used to refill...

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Very good then, I'd got myself set up for a gun owning anti argument, and we're in furious agreement
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Fri Aug 03, 2012 5:07 am
Cannon Design Help

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by doomburger » Thu Aug 02, 2012 9:08 am

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Hey guys! I am designing an aluminum marshmellow spud gun, and I want to make sure my design works before I buy all the things from McMaster.com......

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I am willing to say it probably took longer for you to make your sketch than it took me to do my version. :)

I believe that :) looks great as...

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Thu Aug 02, 2012 9:47 pm
Dark Knight cannon rises

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by jsefcik » Fri Jul 27, 2012 6:06 pm
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I finally get to post this beast, i had wanted this valve , after mattyzip told me about the performance of the dust collector valve and after a...

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Well done Jesse, I'm locking your topic.

Jesse has deomstrated to me in the past that he will lie to try and support his position; I doubt he's been...
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Wed Aug 01, 2012 8:13 pm
full auto help

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by tjrobison11 » Tue Jul 31, 2012 3:15 pm

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i am trying to use a safety valve with a qev to achieve full auto but when the pressure reaches the point to make the safety valve piolet it just...

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The best route is to use the pop-off as a valve directly, as I had done with my various prototypes:

Modified pop-off valve

custom pop-off v1.0...

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Wed Aug 01, 2012 3:55 am
Ball Valve Question!

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by doomburger » Tue Jul 31, 2012 11:36 pm

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Hey guys! I'm buying a 2.5 PVC ball valve (can't find a sprinkler valve anywhere) for my spud gun, and someone has told me that after a while it...

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Ah I see now! you have enlightened me :P Thanks!

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Wed Aug 01, 2012 12:54 am
Project batman, mini build log

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by kydavies » Sun Jul 22, 2012 1:47 am
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My latest project, something inspired by batman :) . A grappling hook launcher that fits in your pocket (or utility belt:). Let's cut to the chase;...

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5000 lb test Expensive, but actually rated for rapelling.

Cheaper, but not rated and weaker.
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Tue Jul 31, 2012 7:44 pm
mpmrla's .36 and .50 cal qev muzzleloader questions

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by jonesy42 » Tue Jul 24, 2012 1:18 pm
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Hi.., has anybody built the above muzzleloader's?,... i have a few questions?
Firstly, i have nearly all the parts that mpmrla has listed in his...

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@JSR , Gippeto , etc... i am going to start a new thread on my build, as
it is morphing into something quite different to mpmrla's. Ive saved this...
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Sun Jul 29, 2012 4:41 am
Spudgun Build Help!!

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by doomburger » Sat Jul 28, 2012 1:51 am

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Hey guys! I am looking to create a pneumatic spud gun. It will be quite small and will shoot tennis balls. I have decided to use ABS plastic so that...

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Ah a ball valve is is the only thing in the online store I'm using, but I will try look around for a sprinkler valve or a dust collector valve....

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Sat Jul 28, 2012 10:37 pm
How did he build this?

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by Live1nce » Mon Jul 23, 2012 11:52 pm

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Just was browsing through the internet, and happened to run into this

Does anyone have any idea how he built this? If you look closely at the...

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I really like that mouse musket design! :)

The issue is, depending on how big of a barrel you want, (diameter), you will have a fairly small...

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Fri Jul 27, 2012 11:28 am
carbon fibre round tubing?

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by jonesy42 » Tue Jul 24, 2012 10:15 pm

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Has anyone used carbon fibre tube for a 9mm barrel or similar size?
Claims to be: lighter than aluminium- stronger than steel)

PS,... I live in...

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I used Carbon fiber as a barrel once, it worked for a while then split, the splinters arent health aswell.

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Thu Jul 26, 2012 8:14 am
Lever HP-pump.. need help with math / O-ring-Question

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by jean » Sun Jul 08, 2012 1:23 pm

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hey guys

i need help

say i have to build a one-stroke-pneumatic, something like the Sharp Innova, with only one stroke to pump it up.

i have...

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like to know the difference between 2ml/600psi and 1ml/1200psi in fps- higher ?!?

Yes, here's the data from a virtual GGDT model I had done to...

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Thu Jul 26, 2012 12:16 am
coaxial piston valve cannon- piston wont return

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by mr.potatohead » Wed Jul 25, 2012 10:49 am

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i created a coaxial piston valve cannon and when i let the air from the pilot out the piston still stays forward.... how can i fix this

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Use the search function.

members have been dealing with these issues on here since the dawn of Spudfiles.

here are a few example threads I found...

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Wed Jul 25, 2012 11:28 am
Paintball Tank Questions

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by sagthegreat » Sun Jul 01, 2012 12:55 pm
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I am using a HPA 3000psi paintball tank that is regulated to 800psi, i figured that i would need to regulate it to about 100-200psi so I could use it...

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I know that the techs at Ninja can calibrate them below 300. Palmers are good and adjustable but if you can get away with just a single stage that...
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Wed Jul 25, 2012 2:35 am
Custom air cannon Sabots

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by Spud Destruction » Mon Jul 23, 2012 6:39 pm

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Well the episode is here were we debut our custom made sabots to use in our air cannon, hope you enjoy the episode and let me know on the feed back...

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More range. Can you get another 25 yards in between the muzzle and target/s? I think the 1st sabot would have survived if it had not hit the beib......

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Tue Jul 24, 2012 4:36 pm

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