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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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GGDT Valve Settings?

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by spudkilla224 » Sun Oct 25, 2009 2:35 pm

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Hello everyone, I was wondering if I would use the generic valve input for a 3/4 Orbit Water Master Sprinkler valve that is modded with a 1/4 blowgun...

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Sure, you could do that. But considering that the Orbit Water Master is explicetly discussed on the GGDT webpage, I'd think you a fool should you...

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by chrissilvermancs » Fri Mar 13, 2009 1:54 pm
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pretty nice. how good is the ratio?
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Sun Oct 25, 2009 2:32 pm
Eclipse Belt Feeder

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by Solar » Mon Oct 19, 2009 1:05 am

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Modified Eclipse 40mm launcher. Feeds from attached ammo box. Electronic trigger for remote operation. Can also fire from pneumatic trigger. Mounted...

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can i have / buy one? i need it for paintball.
Possibly. Last I recall, his paintball model was retailing at something like $1500. Not sure where it...

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Sun Oct 25, 2009 12:39 pm
Minimum parts count cannon

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by boyntonstu » Sat Oct 24, 2009 8:47 am

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Counting parts:

Barrel 3/4 M copper
Chamber 3/4 M copper
3/4 Female adapter
3/4 copper T
1/2 ball valve
3/4 cap (Schrader optional)
3/4>1/2 bushing...

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The Sten design was made by the thousands.
Millions, actually - but that doesn't mean it was notable for long range accuracy or controllability....

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Sun Oct 25, 2009 11:56 am
Small Pumpkin Gun

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by SDdan » Sun Oct 25, 2009 9:37 am

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I am hoping to build a small pumpkin gun for a family competition on Sat. I will be shooting small gourds

I have helped build some small pneumatic...

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lol i realised that just after i posted because i didnt actually read the topic. Anyway there pretty much the same thing.

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Sun Oct 25, 2009 10:20 am
Silencing a QEV Pneumatic

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by Marco321 » Sat Oct 24, 2009 10:46 pm

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Hey
Im designing a QEV pneumatic, the bore will be around 14mm, the chamber around 14mm as well. I have like 90% of the details worked out, but one...

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Ill most likely be shooting into a large wooden box, backed with lots of fabric to absorb the impact. The target will be something standard, maybe...

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Sun Oct 25, 2009 7:20 am
Copper Gun - Help; Loading mechanism and valve

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by Marco321 » Tue Oct 20, 2009 4:18 am

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Hey everyone
I plan to make a copper gun, that will shoot 6mm ball bearings. I think the gun will look different to any i have seen here, except i...

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Feel free to copy any design and alter it in any way you like...

As always..

I can;t wait to see your version..

thanks mate :), i'll let people...

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Fri Oct 23, 2009 6:36 pm
New wadding design and piston update - Also .wav file

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by boyntonstu » Mon Oct 19, 2009 5:21 pm
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Foam wadding hot glued top marble.

Quite a tight fit.

Rear of Oak piston showing counter bore

Latest piston configuration using 8-32 screw...

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bump: Hoping for analysis of the last .wav file.

Wow, 3 downloads and no comments on the file.

Before the trigger there is a low frequency sound...
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Fri Oct 23, 2009 4:35 pm
Almost baked a/c compressor.

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by boyntonstu » Thu Oct 22, 2009 7:06 pm

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I have a 600 psi gauge and have gone up to 550 psi many times.

Today, I said, why not go to 600 psi and I got a hot answer.

It pumped to 600 psi an...

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My fridge compressor becomes very very hot after running it for a long time.
I never ran it too hot, because I shut it off when it becomes too hot to...

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Fri Oct 23, 2009 1:46 pm
Pressure regulator question

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by velocity3x » Thu Oct 22, 2009 11:23 pm

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Anyone here know of a small pressure regulator (air) with an input max of 1000+ psi
Thanks in advance for any help.

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Is that a muzzle brake?
Looks cool!

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Fri Oct 23, 2009 1:42 pm
paintball asa

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by turner » Thu Oct 22, 2009 6:49 pm

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anyone know what the output on paintball asa's is? i was guessing 1/8 from the other fittings they use

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i mean the part that screws into the asa cause i had it on a 3/8 ball valve now if it was in my dream or real life i dont know i go check in few...

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Fri Oct 23, 2009 11:44 am
How big should I make the air tank?

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by Sniperking98 » Thu Oct 22, 2009 8:45 pm

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I am currently building a pneumatic potato cannon. It has a manual valve with a five foot long two inch diameter barrel. The cannon will have a six...

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well rag..... as d_hall said it has to do with the Law of diminishing returns, i modeled a ball valve cannon to my best ability(burst disk with 15%...

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Fri Oct 23, 2009 10:25 am
Semi Automatic Loading System

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by sl33k » Wed Oct 14, 2009 4:10 pm
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Hey guys, well I am very new to spud guns but at the moment I am making a gun that is based on the m40a3 sniper rifle.
I have run into a problem in...

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I got mine from ebay
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Thu Oct 22, 2009 9:13 pm
this is my airgun design

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by omar123omar » Thu Oct 22, 2009 4:09 am

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My question is how can I attach the tire valve to the cooper pipe?

And how to attach the cooper pipe to the end of the duster?

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Is there anything wrong with the word copper? Cooper is kind of obviously a completely different pronunciation and since you wrote it four times it...

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Thu Oct 22, 2009 3:06 pm
Having trouble with my coaxial

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by maverik94 » Tue Oct 20, 2009 4:54 pm

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Ok, I am working on a small coaxial. It had a barrel of 1/4 brakeline (really more like 1/8 ), and a chamber of 1/4 brass (really more like 3/8 )...

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Jack could pilot that cannon coz he designed the pilot volume to be tiny and the valve to be air tight if I remember correctly.

The piston in that...

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Wed Oct 21, 2009 1:52 am
GGDT question

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by boyntonstu » Mon Oct 19, 2009 9:22 am

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I have a 3/4 cannon (ID = .811 )

If I substitute a 1/2 barrel (ID = .569 ) and also reduce the projectile diameter to .569 maintaining the same...

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If I substitute a 1/2 barrel (ID = .569 ) and also reduce the projectile diameter to .569 maintaining the same weight, GGDT calculates a decrease in...

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Wed Oct 21, 2009 12:21 am
What blow gun have you used at 500-600 psi?

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by boyntonstu » Mon Oct 19, 2009 6:57 pm

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What gun have you used at high pressure?

Where did you buy it?

BoyntonStu

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But the title says 500-600!

It would be simplest to use a ballvalve.
A pushbutton valve would work as well...the one I made at least.. :D

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Tue Oct 20, 2009 3:21 pm
air cannon on the drawing board

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by MrDEB » Mon Oct 19, 2009 11:43 pm

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Come August 2010 the local High Schools have a technology fair.
This year they had Trebuchet contests. A good friend of mine who is in H.S built a...

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Not exactly. I was thinking more along the lines of connecting a trigger to a rod and when the trigger is pulled, it pulls the rod to open the...

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Tue Oct 20, 2009 10:58 am
Project Golf Cannon

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by Sam@UoN » Thu Oct 15, 2009 7:43 am
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Hi guys, firstly congratulations on some truly terrifying contraptions, I'm consistently suprised by the quality of work some people can produce from...

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Yeah a 60J spring damper assy - will work a treat
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Tue Oct 20, 2009 9:58 am
Fridgecompressor.

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by Jack_Hogg » Mon Oct 19, 2009 1:57 pm

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Ok, well Saturday I got my fridgecompressor. It works fine. I have added a power cable with a flip-switch. Everything works well and its clean and...

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what kind of tubing I should use for the compression fittings Do you mean a normal compression fitting or a homemade compression fitting?

It's a...

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Tue Oct 20, 2009 2:03 am
Railgun Injector V2 (all metal QEV)

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by rp181 » Mon Oct 19, 2009 8:23 am

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Here is the new injector for the railgun. The valve is a .5 QEV, the chamber is a modified propane tank. The barrel is the railgun, but I made a...

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The projectile instability would not be a problem, as these are close fitting dimensions. In fact, higher speed would be beneficial, due to the rate...

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Mon Oct 19, 2009 6:52 pm
High pressure schrader valve

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by kjjohn » Sat Oct 17, 2009 10:06 pm

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Does anyone know where I can get a schrader valve rated for 500 psi or above for under $40 and with NPT threads? I checked with mcmaster, but their...

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yep but you might consider buying QC fittings rated to high pressures... not just those you can find in a hardware shop

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Sun Oct 18, 2009 11:47 am
All steel 7mm hammer valve rifle

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by Dave_424 » Sun Oct 18, 2009 10:58 am

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Hey guys, this is a proect that I an undergoing that wil actually get built. Im making a fully steel hammer valved rifle in 7mm calibre.

Im going...

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Thanks, ammunition will be home cast lead slugs and or ball bearings if I can find some suitable.

Loading mech will be the same design as Old...

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Sun Oct 18, 2009 11:40 am
Getting back into spudding - Building a copper pneumatic

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by Marco321 » Fri Oct 16, 2009 8:28 pm

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Hey everyone!
I missed you all lol!

I stopped spudding like 2 years ago because mom didnt think like me doing something that was technically...

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thanks absinthe :)

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Sun Oct 18, 2009 7:10 am
My First Metal Gun

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by KurlyQ » Fri Oct 16, 2009 1:42 pm

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My first metal gun I've created.
It's all a product of having too much time on my hands after a day of mid-term finals.

Specs:
Barrel: length: 6...

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I think you should turn the T fitting, that the shrader valve is aiming towards so you can not damage the valve if you put the back of the gun on the...

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Sun Oct 18, 2009 5:07 am

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