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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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Need design advice. My first pneumatic.

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by Igrekun » Thu Dec 01, 2011 12:33 pm

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Barrel is 1.9 cm by 110 cm. Firing Volume is 1.9cm * 25cm. About 75 cm3 as GGDT predicts.
Is 1.9X25cm enough to shoot at 10bar?
And is there any more...

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Nope, I think the first is inline (rare and I've never seen one used on a gun) and the second and third are not. Check out the Pneumatic showcase to...

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Thu Dec 01, 2011 10:57 pm
Dual (two stage) refrigerator compressor?

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by High-PSI » Fri Nov 25, 2011 1:28 pm
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Hey Guys,

I just watched a video of a guy using a large air tank to feed a precharge of 60psi to a refrigerator compressor. With the precharge, the...

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CO2 fire extinguishers are rated way past what fridge compressors can produce, that can be found in reasonably large sizes too. I've yet to find one...
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Thu Dec 01, 2011 8:50 pm
Pilot valve question

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by sharpshooter11000 » Wed Nov 30, 2011 10:40 am

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Can someone give me advice for a romote activated valve, either by wires, a small pipe or a rod.
eg. wires- a solenoid valve (it's too big)
pipe- a...

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Oh thats great, I'll do that then. Thanks guys :D

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Wed Nov 30, 2011 11:29 am
High power Qtip gun.

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by warhead052 » Sat Nov 26, 2011 10:52 am
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When I say high power, I mean it. I put one through my sheet rock and had to tell my parents I put a tack in the wall to hang a poster instead of...

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When I say high power, I mean it. I put one through my sheet rock and had to tell my parents I put a tack in the wall to hang a poster instead of...
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Tue Nov 29, 2011 8:21 am
Quick connect coupling question

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by sharpshooter11000 » Sun Nov 27, 2011 4:05 pm
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Does anyone know how I could remove the valve inside a quick connect coupling that stops air flow when the coupling is disconnected? Should I just...

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Ah thanks. I might get a handle machined, that would be safer.

If you have that option, go for it!
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Tue Nov 29, 2011 12:45 am
qev and slide valve semi auto?

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by lklaussen » Tue Nov 15, 2011 8:52 am
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Hi, what would be the ideal way to hook up a slide and qev valve for reliable semi auto firing? I'm tryinng to shoot paintballs. What valve size...

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1 - How hot, how long?

Not too hot. Too much heat will cause a metal chamber for example to expand and pull away from the epoxy endcap, it doesn't...
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Tue Nov 29, 2011 12:32 am
Cartridge Powered Air Rifle Ideas

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by DerpWithAGun » Fri Nov 25, 2011 1:58 am
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Hey Guys,

I have decided to make an air rifle that shoots using cartridges. It seems to be efficient enough. So here is a simple drawing of my...

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Do you think I should build the lever action shotgun first or the bolt action? I cant decide lol

Maybe you shouldn't put the carriage before the...
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Mon Nov 28, 2011 10:46 pm
grenading PVC ballistic test

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by jackssmirkingrevenge » Mon Nov 05, 2007 3:14 am
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While the title might suggest results, this is actually an appeal for those who have better facilities than I can afford.

After seeing this failure...

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its not really that complex, its just you added an internal heating element, just pouring boiling water before closing the end caps could do the...
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Mon Nov 28, 2011 3:48 pm
A Question for the Piston Hybrid Owners

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by mark.f » Sun Nov 27, 2011 10:06 am

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This is about a pneumatic cannon.

I'll get right to it...

For those of you who have a piston hybrid with a larger piston and a smaller spool that...

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Thread cleaned...

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Sun Nov 27, 2011 11:44 pm
hi comunity :) help with modding a sprinkler valve

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by AMADEOa7x » Sun Nov 27, 2011 3:10 pm

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hi every one, i have a question, i buy this valve like this one:...

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What school is this? What grade?

CBTIS 237 5SEMESTER

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Sun Nov 27, 2011 10:22 pm
HELP modded sprinkler valve leak!

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by Frost » Sun Nov 27, 2011 4:23 pm

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i blow in one end of the valve and it passes right threw, i used a blow valve trigger .

EDIT: i just stuk my finger and pushed up the plunger an...

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please close the thread zues helped me

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Sun Nov 27, 2011 6:11 pm
solenoid valve to QEV

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by Fexo180 » Fri Nov 25, 2011 9:58 pm

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Curious on how the plumbing is done for a 5 port herion solenoid valve to a Qev or a 3 port push button festo to a Qev..

I have trawled the forums...

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JSR... you god darn legend! got it sussed out with that little piece of info :D

whoop whoop semi auto mini pneumatic :)

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Sat Nov 26, 2011 6:31 am
Air Tank Help

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by DerpWithAGun » Wed Nov 23, 2011 5:30 am
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Hey guys,

I'm in planning stages of a new air rifle I want to make. I'm getting a lathe soon and I want some advice to help build a simple bolt...

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The HTNL link caused the blank posts.
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Fri Nov 25, 2011 10:04 am
Newbie needs to do research before asking for plans

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by slashbasher » Fri Nov 25, 2011 2:08 am

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I'm new here and I want to build me a pneumatic tater gun. I would like to build one that has the piston inside of it if it's not to hard. I would...

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Just to give newbie a slight push in the right direction, something like this is relatively easy to put together with readily available and cheap...

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Fri Nov 25, 2011 7:05 am
Fixing a bad threaded PVC coupling

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by microman171 » Thu Nov 24, 2011 8:05 pm

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Hey Guys,

I recently added a sprinkler valve to pilot my 50mm piston cannon. It made an awesome difference, and I was looking forward to getting...

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Anything's possible. I'd make a groove in the male part for the o-ring. Go for it.

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Thu Nov 24, 2011 10:48 pm
one for JSR!!

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by Brian the brain » Wed Nov 23, 2011 3:30 pm

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Check out this vid and this guy's channel!!

He is like you and me..but combined in a single person... :?
And he has been machining stuff for a bit...

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I'm tempted (and don't worry, there are some pneumatics yet in the pipeline...) but a hammer valve PCP seems a little too... normal, for my tastes at...

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Thu Nov 24, 2011 1:50 am
striker airsoft shotgun

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by Mr.michael.2468 » Fri Nov 11, 2011 10:53 pm

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hey everyone, im looking for a little help on an idea i've had for awhile...

everyone know's that paintball guns have that magic little regulator...

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designing an ejection system would greatly add to the complexity...

Well i'm kind of in a similar boat in what i'm trying to design so i've thought...

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Wed Nov 23, 2011 8:15 pm
All Aluminum 2" Diaphragm Valve Cannon

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by Atattack » Sun Nov 20, 2011 5:44 pm

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It took me awhile to complete this but it is finally done. Thanks again to all of the members on here who helped me with this.

Air Chamber-3 x 24...

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Some padding is definitely in order. Still trying to figure out what material to use. Thanks for compliment and help jack.

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Tue Nov 22, 2011 6:24 pm
Semi Auto Revolver

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by DerpWithAGun » Tue Nov 22, 2011 4:01 am

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Hey guys!

I'm getting a $1400 machine that has a lathe and a mill all in one and I was planing to get one of those Nerf Maverick Revolvers and use...

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the gun has a piston inside that does two things, shoots the dart, and also pushes the cylinder (in which the piston is enclosed) forward which...

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Tue Nov 22, 2011 7:40 am
Blowgun + 1" modified sprinkler valve

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by microman171 » Sun Nov 20, 2011 10:05 pm

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I've done something wrong here. Standard blowgun (1/4 in 1/8 out) onto a modified sprinkler valve (has a spring inside) I bought from Mr Crowley. I...

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I wish it were that simple... The blowgun valve is broken to the point where air coming from the 1/8 side will leak out the valve lever. Fortunatly,...

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Tue Nov 22, 2011 12:51 am
Supa-Valve Maintenance

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by cook85743 » Wed Nov 16, 2011 2:44 pm

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Sorry if this is posed somewhere else. I'm new to this forum. I have a pneumatic cannon using two of Spudtech's Supa-Valves. I aquired it from a...

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If you take it apart, add an alignment mark on the back plug and tee, as IIRC Joel/New Guy didn't/doesn't use any type of jig or measurement for...

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Sat Nov 19, 2011 4:50 pm
blow forward pop-off valve

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by LeMaudit » Thu Nov 17, 2011 8:05 am
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Hi guys,

Here's some fun experiment I'm doing with JSR's help, who's explaining me *so patiently* pressure valves basics and pop-off physics :-D...

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It does POP quite a bit in fact :D

My explanation is that spring + weight gives the bolt a fair bit of intertia, so when it finally gets going,...
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Fri Nov 18, 2011 6:35 pm
2 x 4 cannon

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by jagerbond » Sat Jun 11, 2011 7:35 pm
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USG was asked to build a cannon to chuck 2 x 4's 200mph this past Tuesday for National Geographic channel show being filmed today (Saturday). The...

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wow, very nice :)
unfortunately I won't be able to see the whole video because of my location :x
hopefully, somebody will upload the firing scenes...
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Fri Nov 18, 2011 4:35 am
Ideas for why my QEV is leaking [new gun]

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by andras23 » Thu Nov 17, 2011 9:37 am

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Hi guys nice to meet you all, I'm a new member to spudfiles but have definitely been coming back to this site over and over again and watching DIY...

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- Is a large pilot volume detrimental to the triggering of the QEV?

Yes, it means slower pressure reduction in the pilot area and consequently...

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Fri Nov 18, 2011 3:16 am
Piston Valve Troubleshooting

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by ktap » Wed Nov 16, 2011 11:29 am

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I currently am making a new all metal spudgun, however this is my first piston valve design.

Currently, the spudgun is completely finished, the...

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Well, epoxy, as always, fixes everything. Works great now. Thanks for the help.

Any 1/2 high pressure QEVs anyone know of? Ball valves are great for...

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Thu Nov 17, 2011 2:56 pm

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