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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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First* cannon - piston valve

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by aEx155 » Sun Dec 20, 2009 11:37 pm

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So, I did a lot of research (and still am) because I wanted a really good air cannon. Anyways, after all that research, here's my first post.

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SWEET cant wait!

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Tue Dec 22, 2009 6:50 pm
Experimental Copper Piston Cannon

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by SpudBlaster15 » Mon Dec 21, 2009 2:01 am

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Sorry, I'll start my own thread as king questions then another when I do the build.
MR. Sandman: Thats why I stated that I have to do more studying,...

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Tue Dec 22, 2009 8:26 am
I discovered a problem.

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by boyntonstu » Wed Dec 16, 2009 5:18 pm

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I built a second gun with the same 3/4 > 1/2 fitting reducer as the seal surface.

After a week of trying to get it to seal, I discovered a...

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Another possibility is to 'play' the Trom-Boyn as you shoot, placing back force on the barrel.

So far unnecessary.

Darts are easily loaded and it...

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Tue Dec 22, 2009 8:00 am
12 gram CO2 questions

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by metalmeltr » Fri Dec 18, 2009 12:37 pm

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How much pressure is contained within a 12 gram c02 canister?

What is the internal volume of a 12 gram co2 canister?

Is there an adapter that can...

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A half inch barrel at 24 inches long will be 4.71 cu. in. It will take about 0.139 grams of CO2 to fill that volume at STP, which will give you about...

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Tue Dec 22, 2009 7:10 am
Chat request BTB?

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by boyntonstu » Mon Dec 21, 2009 2:38 pm

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OK?

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So safe to lock before it grows to 3 pages...

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Mon Dec 21, 2009 3:46 pm
Use of autococker valve for a pilot, weird GGDT valve data

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by scianiac » Mon Dec 21, 2009 1:02 am

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After looking on ebay for a valve for my airsoft sniper rifle I found this . In function it seems perfect to function in a semi-auto manner but it's...

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If your pilot valve is too small you will also get trouble in practice, not just in GGDT.
Pistons can oscillate or bounce back and forth, an overkill...

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Mon Dec 21, 2009 9:07 am
Piston Valve Design

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by electrictape22 » Sun Dec 20, 2009 9:02 am

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Hey there, recently built my first pneumatic with a sprinkler valve which is awesome. Now I am making a 2 piston valve gun. I was able to create the...

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Come on, search! Among one of the most discussed issues, this site has more than enough information through the search function.

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Sun Dec 20, 2009 9:59 am
Slide + qev

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by airheadnoob » Fri Dec 18, 2009 2:55 am
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btw jsr no feet :wink:

3 days ago i went to the site and ordered a 1/2 QEV and Slide valve.
knowing the delivery system in australia i didn't get my...

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@brad fish its called a slide valve 3/2 way pilot (i think thats what its called) oh and this gun you speak of its not a gun in my mind because i...
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Sat Dec 19, 2009 6:46 pm
Fist results with the Trom-Boyn

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by boyntonstu » Fri Dec 18, 2009 10:39 pm

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Using 200 psi my new break barrel shot a 10d dart through 3 of phone book and through a 5/8 sheet of plywood behind it.

Audacity from my 1 foot...

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I' d say roughly 650-700 fps according to your file...took 0.0015 second to make 1 foot, ==> ~667 fps.

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Sat Dec 19, 2009 4:35 am
Polycarbonate tube for coaxial piston valve construction

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by c9d » Sat Dec 19, 2009 3:07 am

Has anyone ever used polycarbonate tubing in their construction of coaxial piston valves? Any pros/cons worth noting except for its high price?

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Sat Dec 19, 2009 3:07 am
L96 coaxal sniper

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by jamie e » Wed Aug 05, 2009 2:58 am
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This is my first cannon posted, I finished it last week after it sitting in parts in my room for about 3 months.
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Chamber: 750mm x 30mm...

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AWSOME!!!
yeah thats about it so again AWSOME!!!
but i do think that u could sand down the stock a bit
sorry for kicking the thread up
it's just to...
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Fri Dec 18, 2009 6:13 pm
Help With making a coaxle pistion seal. Update, New pictures

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by Jeeperforlife » Sat Dec 05, 2009 1:20 pm
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My gun is built, but i can't seem to get the piston to seal. The piston has a 1/8 thick rubber washer for a sealing face glued to the 3 end cap. I am...

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Well I had a set back today. I decided to do a higher pressure shot since my neighbor was at work. I took the gun with the new piston up to 80 PSI....
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Fri Dec 18, 2009 11:17 am
Soldering brass to copper

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by elitesniper » Sat Dec 12, 2009 3:02 pm

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So im just wondering i have a 1/4 brass nipple and the output of my new air conditioner compressor has a small copper tube sticking out when i slide...

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You should not have any problems. Plumbers solder brass to copper all of the time. Valves that are designed to be soldered to copper pipe have brass...

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Last post by metalmeltr
Fri Dec 18, 2009 9:53 am
my new cannon....

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by cannon monkey » Wed Dec 16, 2009 4:06 pm

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im unsure if it works or not here some videos tell me what you think

the piston that you see out side of the tee is longer i been sanding...

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going out to biopyro i will try editing my videos and giving a better name i just wanted to send them to a friend in a hurry sorry

and to jmadden91...

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Last post by cannon monkey
Wed Dec 16, 2009 6:36 pm
what kind off check valve would you use for a pump

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by turner » Sat Dec 12, 2009 12:42 am

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on mcmaster carr, what kind of check valve would you use for a high pressure pump made of copper?

mabye 7768K11?

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i my self trust things i built more than i would trust somthing produced 100 times or more a day

if it fails and u end up with a new hole in ur body...

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Wed Dec 16, 2009 11:00 am
Sprinkler Valve Problems

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by jmadden91 » Mon Nov 09, 2009 7:03 pm
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I am having a problem with my sprinkler valve, It is the first I have modified and it leaks out the barrel pretty rapidly. I have tried Cleaning the...

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sorry for the late reply, havent been around in a while. the guide rod was hollow on mine, i just pressed a drop of hot glue into it, then after it...
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Wed Dec 16, 2009 1:08 am
Max

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by hunternet93 » Mon Dec 14, 2009 7:22 pm

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I'm going to build a whole new gun, the one I have now is impractical for airsoft (too long). I've tested, and 60 PSI is the max I can do without...

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I found one of these at Harbor Freight for relatively cheap. We use it for our large pneumatic gun. It looks like this may be a little more...

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Tue Dec 15, 2009 9:41 pm
Best type of manual pump + barrel diameter for airsoft

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by hunternet93 » Mon Dec 14, 2009 6:13 pm

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I'm trying to build an airsoft mortar/spread launcher. I made a simple pneumatic cannon (2 feet of 2 PVC, tire fill valve, 1/2 ball valve and 1 foot...

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That sounds good. Maybe I'll have money left over after buying Christmas gifts. Thanks!

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Mon Dec 14, 2009 8:52 pm
2 stage trigger semi-auto

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by Demon » Mon Dec 14, 2009 7:49 am

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This is just an idea

What if we would be using a two stage trigger to shoot semi-auto ?

i.e.

co2 airtank----co2 regulator----solenoid...

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Could you not just skip the solenoid valve and do the same thing much easier? With a small chamber, it would fill faster than you could pull the...

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Mon Dec 14, 2009 9:44 am
Coaxial Not Firing

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by FreakyShotGlass » Mon Dec 14, 2009 1:06 am

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Its been a while but I decided to finally make another cannon. But I have a problem the piston seals and pressure builds but when it comes time to...

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To make the piston the more leak proof for cheap is to wrap around some very thin tape.

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Mon Dec 14, 2009 7:38 am
Release valve question

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by c9d » Sun Dec 13, 2009 11:21 pm

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I was just wondering if this would be a good release valve for a 2 coaxial piston setup?

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@Jack
The thread you provided is interesting. I see how the floating o ring works and it is very similar to the ported piston head on my airsoft...

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Mon Dec 14, 2009 2:32 am
Super Water Gun

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by grock » Thu Dec 10, 2009 2:37 am

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I was thinking of making some kinda of super water cannon, something along the lines of backpack mounted PVC tank > largeish diameter hose > modded...

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VERY close to it. But a bit longer on the beak and it had a barrel shroud. Not to mention an actual 1919/Maxim/M2 type grip+trigger. There was also a...

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Sun Dec 13, 2009 9:32 pm
Custom Pressure Regulator

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by velocity3x » Sun Dec 13, 2009 7:16 am

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While building my new cannon, I realized that I must build my own regulator as nothing exists with a high enough flow rate in that pressure output...

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BTW, Didn't we discuss this project earlier? I mean, a couple of months ago?
I remember that someone wanted to build a scaled up paintball gun valve...

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Sun Dec 13, 2009 12:48 pm
Theories on paintball maker efficency?

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by turner » Wed Dec 09, 2009 8:53 pm

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Does anyone have and clue of why a paintball maker gets less efficency when dry firing rather than shooting balls? Punkworks did something about the...

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Yeah, dwell is the amount of time the valve takes to open + stays open.
The idea is to keep the valve open only while the projectile is accelerating...

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Sun Dec 13, 2009 11:19 am
500psi+ piston valve launcher and 6mm steel coaxial

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by hyldgaard » Sun Apr 20, 2008 6:38 am
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Hello.
I created two threads, one for each launcher, but by mistake they got merged. Sorry for the confusion, but if we try real hard i think we can...

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God bless the backyard of rural australia. I like it dude. Its hot. Nice work.
Hear Hear.
Also hyldgaard, you have the same blowgun as me and I am...
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Sun Dec 13, 2009 2:13 am

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