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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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Fri Sep 27, 2024 4:05 am
"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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Fetch toy, tennis ball launcher

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by MyDogLikeTennisBalls » Thu May 05, 2011 12:28 pm

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The first one I built used a huge 4 chamber, and only one sprinkler valve to dump air to the barrel. Lots of wasted air. That is the first video....

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LOL @ failed fetch attempt! I had a similar situation when I launched a potato for a guy with a shotgun to shoot the spud as skeet, and he just...

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Mon May 16, 2011 10:31 pm
First Airgun

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by Alster370 » Mon Feb 21, 2011 9:50 am
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Hi guys this is my first build so go easy on me. javascriptemoticon(':D')
Im looking for some feedback which will hopefully make my next build a lot...

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I just realised when testing for leaks that I can use the pressure release on my pump as a pilot for my gun. It works very effectively, and instead...
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Mon May 16, 2011 12:01 pm
Valve CV for a 1/2 inch bore cannon?

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by High-PSI » Mon May 16, 2011 8:01 am

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Hey Guys,

I am building an all metal 1/2 inch pipe (.60 bore) cannon with my son. It will be firing Delrin slugs through a 30 inch barrel at 300...

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I actually already fired a bench test rig with this valve and slug (though with a 4 foot barrel). It fired a 18 gram metal tipped slug clear through...

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Mon May 16, 2011 8:45 am
sneak peak of full auto 1'' bore cannon VIDEO

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by jhalek90 » Sat Apr 09, 2011 11:40 am
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well, here is the video.
NOTE: the barrel is NOT plugged.

This is a sneak peak of my WIP.

The pop off valve is set to 60 psi, it pilots a 1''...

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yes. yes it is.
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Mon May 16, 2011 12:47 am
"Adjustable Weight" Compound-Round

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by High-PSI » Sat May 14, 2011 6:48 pm

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Hey Guys,

I need a heavier round than the normal 178 gram compound round. So, I was planning on making my own end caps that are heavier. I even...

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Of course, at a long enough distance, nearly any slug can be seen in flight from directly behind

Even with supersonic bullets though really its the...

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Sun May 15, 2011 4:39 pm
Iteresting new QDV variant on youtube

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by Technician1002 » Sat May 14, 2011 11:35 am

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I was checking my youtube channel and noted another QDV animation in the related videos. It is a bolt action QDV with a spring to pull it open (the...

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How about making the projectile the piston (obviously reversed direction). That would be even simpler. :)

I've been banging on about that for years...

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Sun May 15, 2011 7:34 am
Would this work???

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by Doctore » Sat May 14, 2011 5:25 pm

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I was thinking about this recently.It is simple but i dont know is it efficient.
Is there anything similar to this,if so please tell me.I might build...

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JSR made a similar contraption a while back, quite a bit smaller though.

Same concept, different geometry .

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Sun May 15, 2011 1:04 am
sprinkler valve cannon help

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by Major Collins » Thu May 05, 2011 8:14 am

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My current air cannon is just a mess of brass fittings and it just leaks so much so id though id give something else a go.

I was thinking about...

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also anyone know a good way of making pvc air chambers ?
Yeah it's only been done 87 million times before 8)

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Sat May 14, 2011 3:28 pm
Multishot Regulator

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by CommanderI » Thu May 12, 2011 3:24 pm
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Hi,

I am just building my first airgun, it will be an multishot or semi auto QEV 6mm. My airreservoir will be on the pilot side,so when I trigger...

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The rotary selector switch is just for safe semi full . A circuit for bursts would be good though...

A rotary switch with a 565 was how I* set up...
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Fri May 13, 2011 4:42 pm
question about size of sealing face

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by cfb_rolley » Wed May 04, 2011 4:46 am

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This is just a quick one, if the sealing face of my piston is the same diameter or smaller than what it seals against, will the valve still work, and...

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It's a system JSR is rather fond of.

Is it? Doesn't strike me as familiar.

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Thu May 12, 2011 5:51 am
Little problem...

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by warhead052 » Wed May 11, 2011 11:04 am

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I have a little bit of a problem now... I did some searching, and did not find much that helped. My sprinkler valve will not take anything above 50...

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Jrrdw, I have not removed it since I made the gun, so yeah, its facing the right way.

It my be a leak, I can check again. I will fill my air tank...

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Wed May 11, 2011 1:05 pm
loading and installing O-ring for coax

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by shiny455 » Mon May 09, 2011 4:16 am

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I'm currently building a gun with a coax piston valve to shoot .3 calibre ball bearings the last thing i think i am having trouble with is finding a...

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i know the detent would increase the performance by a lot but would there be a way of figuring out how much. i first thought that the coefficient of...

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Wed May 11, 2011 7:03 am
(great air rifle ideas)

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by LovableAirGuns » Tue May 10, 2011 8:56 am

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Hey every one i found this site not long ago and thought it is helpful to me for when i look for designs that i can use on my air guns so im sure...

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One of their muzzle brakes look like my suppressor baffle.

Had you ever actually made that?

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Wed May 11, 2011 4:15 am
best way to make a pvc air chamber

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by Major Collins » Mon May 09, 2011 11:00 pm

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as we all know pvc would be one of the weaker materials for pneumatic spudgun use ,but what is the ideal way to make a pvc air chamber.
A pipe...

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Yes thats what nesting is. Nesting (at least with the pipe I use) doesn't even give as good as a seal than using real couplers for me, but your pipe...

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Tue May 10, 2011 11:20 pm
3 inch piston valve cannon build.

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by LovableAirGuns » Sun May 08, 2011 12:27 am
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Hey everyone.

A friend and I are building a 3 piston valve air cannon made from metal. We are planing to to do shooting at around 400psi or more we...

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One comment on the piston seal. At 400 PSI in that diameter there will be tremendous force on the valve seat. If the seat is a narrow pipe edge, it...
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Tue May 10, 2011 12:30 am
break barrel discussion

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by Major Collins » Mon May 09, 2011 5:18 am

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on goathunters pneumatic named goat's gun .... what is used to lock the barrel into place i cant seem to work it out :(

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The coupler the barrel locks into is cut not at the halfway point, but slightly less, so that the coupler deforms when the barrel is pushed onto it,...

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Mon May 09, 2011 4:44 pm
Is ABS safe to use for a pneumatic cannon?

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by xXriderXx7 » Sun May 08, 2011 10:36 pm

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Hi all,

I built a combustion potato cannon a few weeks ago strictly out of abs pipe. It ended up being about 7 foot tall and launched potatoes...

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I do know that excess sunlight makes it a brittle mess. Old HDPE pails are easy to shatter with marshmallows.

When it is in good shape it will split...

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Mon May 09, 2011 4:35 am
First pneumatic.

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by Slyder2k8 » Tue May 03, 2011 10:36 pm

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I know to alot of ppl that have been at this for a while this will seem a lil chincy. The plans were printed in 2002. Needless to say they were a bit...

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Update. All but eliminated the honking with the mods to the blow gun. Found some 3/8th steel braided flex line. Going to replace the plastic one with...

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Sun May 08, 2011 6:35 pm
gluing pvc pipe and fittings

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by Major Collins » Sun May 08, 2011 7:52 am

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can you glue pvc pipe to , i dont know the name but the fittings are black. It is not abs pipe and fittings.
similar to this

i have a smilar plug...

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thats the one i was looking for,
is it possible to get 50 mm threaded pvc plugs?
all i can find are 50mm dwv push caps

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Sun May 08, 2011 8:22 am
Portable compressors?

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by Slyder2k8 » Fri May 06, 2011 10:10 pm
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Hey guys i was looking around today trying to find portable compressor. I found a 12v rechargeable pistol grip one that will do up to 120 psi. Which...

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For that amperage, I recommend fusible links instead of fuses on low voltage applications.

You can see the small wire I used for my inverter. It is...
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Sat May 07, 2011 11:37 pm
epoxy

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by shiny455 » Thu May 05, 2011 2:40 am

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i was wondering what type of epoxy i should use on brass and copper and maybe where i would be able to find it. also would epoxy be able to handle...

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Ragnarok is a ponce

Yeah, sometimes... but we can't hold it against him ;)

And as JSR stated make sure your material will hold the pressure...

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Fri May 06, 2011 6:05 am
Hand cannon.

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by warhead052 » Wed May 04, 2011 1:19 pm
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Tell me what you think. Also, the projectile is not sealing, so let me know if you can help... The jb weld just simply gets pushed out some how....

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Yeah, when I get more, I am going to cap 1, and jb weld the other. Which ever works better I will use.
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Thu May 05, 2011 11:09 am
Pressure Ratings.

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by Slyder2k8 » Wed May 04, 2011 12:18 pm

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Sorry if this is somewhere else on the forums i didnt find it. If this is a repost or not necessary feel free to remove/edit/delete it. Just thought...

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Look here.

At the top of the page, How to + Other>Pipe Info.

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Wed May 04, 2011 12:37 pm
Greetings and Salutations!

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by Slyder2k8 » Mon May 02, 2011 4:13 pm

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Hey everyone. Brand new to the forums and fairly new to the pneumatic gun area. Starting my first project. It is from a diagram i downloaded about 4...

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1.25 sch 40 pvc fits quite nicely over 1 , so you may be able to cut o-ring grooves in the 1 barrel to seal the breech.

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Tue May 03, 2011 7:40 pm
GGDT strange behaviour

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by Demon » Tue May 03, 2011 11:20 am

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Some of you may know, but I want to change the caliber of my M82A1 project to avoid lawsuits, to convert it to cal .69 (paintball) instead of cal...

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Where does all the pumped in energy goes ?

Same place the high HP from a shop air compressor goes when spray painting. The energy goes into making...

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Tue May 03, 2011 7:11 pm

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