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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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Sat Apr 13, 2013 10:53 am
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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Wed Oct 07, 2009 2:13 pm

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Ring Piston

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by Secret Squirrel » Sat Oct 23, 2010 11:14 pm

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What originally got me into spudding was building a launcher for airsoft. Originally I wanted to build an AT-4, but unable to find a cheap spent...

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lozz, I've been going insane for a couple months just trying to figure out how to put it together.

Poland, I already tried the combustion idea, but...

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Sun Oct 24, 2010 11:25 am
Innexpensive, 200 psi tank

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by High-PSI » Fri Oct 22, 2010 5:49 pm
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Hey Guys,

I wanted to share a picture of the tank I just built for a 1-1/4 inch bore cannon. It consists of two steel hemispheres from Wagner...

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Try a 3 inch at 100 PSI sometimes. I got a bruise tossing a Gatorade.
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Sat Oct 23, 2010 9:36 pm
Air Chamber to Barrel Ratio?

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by nubematic0 » Fri Oct 01, 2010 10:43 pm

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I have everything I need to build a pneumatic launcher with a 2 inch wide chamber and a .5 inch wide barrel. I want to make it as light and wieldy as...

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The valve and it's ability for air flow plays a large part of the barrel size. This can be more important than the chamber size for larger size...

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Sat Oct 23, 2010 10:44 am
Is my chronograph having issues?

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by High-PSI » Wed Oct 20, 2010 1:51 pm

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Hey Guys,

I have been doing a bit of velocity testing lately and I have a question for you (those who understand the math far better than I).

I...

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These are the online calculators I use:

This one gives you instant results in Imperial/metric etc.

This one allows you to plot a graph of...

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Sat Oct 23, 2010 1:04 am
Fridge compressor to run Micro Grinder

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by Lazyboy » Fri Oct 22, 2010 7:00 pm

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I need some advice on if a Fridge compressor would be able to run this micro grinder

SPEC:
70000 RPM Free Speed
3mm / 1/8 Capacity
1/4 Air Inlet...

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Some of the small compressors for nail guns are in the 1/2 CFM size. My little 3 gallon 1/3 HP unit is that small. Make sure you get one large enough...

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Sat Oct 23, 2010 12:30 am
Is a double canister setup a bad idea?

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by Guaps » Wed Oct 20, 2010 6:13 pm

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I have a couple used propane canisters like the one in the pic below, neither of which is big enough for what I want to do, but both combined would...

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A single bottle with as large as an opening as you can make will work best. Adding the plumbing to add two bottles will lengthen the pipe between the...

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Thu Oct 21, 2010 12:20 pm
Help With Semi Auto Ideas

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by KiLlFrEnZY » Wed Sep 29, 2010 4:05 am
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My first post be nice 8)

Would anyone be so kind as in to point me in the right direction...... what im trying to do is build a semi auto Pneumatic...

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If you are not intending to shoot at people, then marbles would be a great choice. Using moderately sized marbles, you can have a detent-based system...
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Thu Oct 21, 2010 7:39 am
DIY GUN

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by cangying » Wed Oct 20, 2010 8:27 pm

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I come from china.

Edit by MrCrowley: Member does not speak English. I have advised him to use a translator for the time being.

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seem like a pretty ingenious design for the parts at hand. It seems to me you are using the valve from a fire extinguisher as a hammer valve, cool....

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Wed Oct 20, 2010 9:34 pm
Pneumatic QEVs on eBay.

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by r00kie » Tue Oct 12, 2010 6:30 am
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G'day, I should probably also introduce myself here, I've been lurking for a few years now and learned a lot off this forum, I'd like to extend a big...

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Technically the cup seal on a QEV should act as a one way valve ensuring it should actuate, but I can't tell you how much it will affect performance....
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Wed Oct 20, 2010 9:30 am
pop-off

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by soka » Mon Oct 18, 2010 6:45 am

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Hello ,hell!! i have some problems with a pop-off valve i tried to make. Usualy i ask people of my country's website ,patator.forum but we dont...

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Why do you dismiss the rattlesnake valve poland?

Because he has no concept of simplicty and loves to contradict me ;)

It's just not that easy to...

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Tue Oct 19, 2010 7:21 am
Compressing propane...

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by saefroch » Sun Oct 17, 2010 9:53 pm

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Has anyone ever fed propane out of a tank into a pump or compressor? I'm thinking of building an attachment to feed propane into the pump I'm working...

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with propane being heavier than air you would have a combustible mix floating at your feet after each shot.
I'd actually forgotten about that,...

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Tue Oct 19, 2010 6:50 am
extra ghetto old ball valve gun.

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by urgle the danish cow » Mon Oct 18, 2010 5:20 pm

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ok i know this is the 2nd ball valve gun ive posted in a row but i just found the video from about a year ago of my first pneumatic gun. it has i...

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Yaaaaaa! Inside plinker. Not ghetto though, Klenex box combustion was a ghetto award winner.

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Mon Oct 18, 2010 8:08 pm
20mm Pneumatic Cannon

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by HunterT » Sat Oct 16, 2010 7:00 pm

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Finished my cannon. It's been a long time coming, but that's due to the lack of parts around here. I'm planning to modify my sprinkler valve when I...

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You should prolly be using PVC cement on the PVC parts and the the ABS/PVC cement should be used when you are solvent welding ABS to PVC but I really...

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Mon Oct 18, 2010 6:45 pm
No more piston slap!!... maybe...

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by ThornsofTime » Fri Oct 15, 2010 4:49 am
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Ok... so I work nights at a hotel and have nothing better to do than sit around and design.

This gun,

inspired me to want to make a launcher with...

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yes, unthreaded pipe is used with compression fittings. a unmodified fittting has a stop built in to prevent the pipe from going on the way though,...
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Mon Oct 18, 2010 4:21 pm
How Hot Have You Run This

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by ThornsofTime » Sun Oct 17, 2010 3:35 pm

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Ok, so for the build im planing im really wanting to be able to run 500psi (500psi stated for safety reasons... normal operation to be ~350-400)....

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hehe read ma mind Lozz08, currently have another thread going that I just updated with a new valve design largely based on Technicians... except mine...

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Mon Oct 18, 2010 8:40 am
A valveless pneumatic?

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by High-PSI » Fri Oct 15, 2010 5:30 am
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Hey Guys,

I was thinking........ In my 2 gun discussion, we got into CV values and the benefits of fast acting valves versus high flow valves and I...

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I'll have to test the detent and the loading mech for the POLSKA_HYBRYDA :wink:

Ah, so it *is* happening :D build log/design concept, perhaps?
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Mon Oct 18, 2010 4:50 am
reincarnation of muli-shot ball valve rifle

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by urgle the danish cow » Thu Oct 14, 2010 6:04 pm

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so about a year ago i had a great multi-shot, spring powered ball valve airgun but it broke. what happened is that the barrel i used was made of DWV...

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jhalek90 thats insane. what cannon is that? id like to see it

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Sun Oct 17, 2010 1:22 pm
Return of the LogSplitter Cannon NEW VID 10/16/2010

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by Daltonultra » Sat Sep 18, 2010 5:03 pm
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The first incarnation of this cannon:

The rebuild and reintroduction as the LogSplitter:

I haven't had the cannon out for a long time, but I...

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BACK WHERE YA CAME FROM F***. :thefinger: ..(Shouldn't use 4 letter words starting with F on a public forum. :wink: :lol:

:thumbup: :thumbup:
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Sat Oct 16, 2010 11:44 pm
Science fair project

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by spudmanb3 » Fri Oct 15, 2010 1:01 pm

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I am in seventh grade and have had plenty of experiences with pneumatics. Recently I have been assigned a science fair project and for my topic i'm...

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I was planning on launching in the gym anyway, bu the paintball idea would make it possible for higher pressure outdoor tests. I will use the...

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Sat Oct 16, 2010 10:43 am
1/2 inch piston help

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by Benjg555 » Fri Oct 15, 2010 3:03 pm
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Hey you guys currently I have a regular plain are cannon with changeable barrels and pressure gauge. What I would like to do is get a .5 inch barrel...

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Haha yes it does :P
It's fine man

Ya I'll go take a peek at it
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Sat Oct 16, 2010 10:19 am
Is this a good Coax design?

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by linuxexorcist » Fri Oct 15, 2010 9:31 pm

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I've been reading on the site for a while, and while I've built some basic cannons, nothing special has been wrought by these hands, I have built a...

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i can always use threaded fittings, but I'll look into copper or brass rod first
By the way, the scope I'm using is 3-9x40

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Fri Oct 15, 2010 10:35 pm
Pneumatic Beer-Launching Fridge (w/pics, videos)

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by skyjive » Sun Oct 10, 2010 3:16 pm

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So over the summer I built a beer-launching fridge in about 2.5 weeks. I was inspired by seeing this video:

But having a bit of a background in...

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Never fear, wall voltage is converted to 24VDC for use in the control circuits.

And that mortar idea sounds pretty cool, you'd just need to make...

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Fri Oct 15, 2010 11:13 am
Need help with tshirt cannon

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by jcgill » Wed Oct 13, 2010 9:28 pm

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I plan on building a t-shirt cannon with a 3 barrel and would like to achieve distances of around 150 yards if thats possible. I plan on making it...

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I have not reached 150 yards with a t shirt using a 3 gallon tank and a 2 inch valve.

There is a great tool called Gas Gun Design Tool. You can...

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Thu Oct 14, 2010 12:09 am
How much Pressure could this handle?

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by Lockednloaded » Tue Oct 12, 2010 6:32 pm

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I need an air ram that can handle very high pressures, but hydraulic ones and HP ones are way out of my budget. I am looking at 6498K141 on McMaster...

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Well in my particular case, the air cylinder would be the bulk of the chamber, so not much air is being wasted on loading.

Also, this cylinder could...

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Wed Oct 13, 2010 9:32 am
how to make an airgun with airstopper?

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by spud-freak » Tue Oct 12, 2010 5:03 am

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hello guys
i'm looking on youtube for homemade airguns, i found a video
with an airstopper at the end.
then i have build a qev airgun and i wont to...

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oh thank you very much!

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Tue Oct 12, 2010 6:57 am

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