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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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Piston Valve Problem

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by clemsonguy1125 » Fri Aug 28, 2009 7:41 pm

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On my 2inch piston valve, the piston seals but when I trigger the pilot it does'nt fly back. It fits in the housing perfectily. It has a 1/2 inch...

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On my 2inch piston valve, the piston seals but when I trigger the pilot it does'nt fly back. It fits in the housing perfectily. It has a 1/2 inch...

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Fri Aug 28, 2009 9:35 pm
Safety thought for sprinkler valves

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by covey12 » Thu Aug 27, 2009 9:24 pm

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I was messing around with mine when i forgot something, these valves shut very fast and if you pull your blow valve pilot and release it quick, there...

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There are other things that can go wrong safety wise anyhow.

If you always point it in a safe direction and always treat it as loaded...

How many...

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Fri Aug 28, 2009 6:57 pm
chamber length (i know this is asked alot)

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by geardog32 » Tue Aug 25, 2009 7:35 pm

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i am going to finish my piston cannon tonight and the last thing i have to do is glue on the chamber. my piston valve is built into a two inch T with...

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yea my 2 piston had a 4ft. 3 chamber to account for a large barrel, just say that it was a failure unless i was using co2

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Fri Aug 28, 2009 1:45 pm
o ring piston :)

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by cannon monkey » Wed Aug 26, 2009 7:54 pm

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ok could sombody draw up a picture of a 2 inch tee 1.5 inch porting and a piston made of a 1 1/4 inch cupler

what im asking is where do u put the o...

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could i just use like tape or somthing or anything like that :D

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Fri Aug 28, 2009 12:38 pm
Need help with finding a cheap cannon to make

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by myself123 » Thu Aug 27, 2009 10:34 am
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Hello there, im new to this, and me and some friends want to make a air cannon. Nothing too fancy, just something cheap. We got 100psi at school that...

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2 end cap to about 2ft. of 2 pipe, 2 ball valve (or reduce it to atleast a 1 ) then about 3 ft of what ever diameter barrel you want, this is the...
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Thu Aug 27, 2009 11:01 pm
First piston cannon

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by TheLostOtter » Sun Aug 23, 2009 3:43 pm

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I've been out of the tater launching world for a few years. Started with some tiny combustion cannons and then to a 1.5 ball valve pneumatic and then...

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Right now I'm just shooting potatoes, I'm too scared to shoot anything solid because the area behind my house is only about 2-300 yards of sparsely...

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Thu Aug 27, 2009 9:42 pm
3 step homemade plastic with cornstarch/water/ vege oil

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by covey12 » Thu Aug 27, 2009 5:17 pm

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never tried it, but it looks like a really good way to make your own custom ammo, its probably not the most durable so not sure about...

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Non-Newtonian. :lol: I believe they're also called shear thickening fluids. Have a look at this.

yea thats it, and i like your icon btw

holy crap...

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Thu Aug 27, 2009 9:27 pm
Marble Gun

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by Scottaiii » Mon Aug 03, 2009 5:01 am

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Hey

This cannon has been posted on here before (I'm talking almost over 2 years ago) but it was very basic and since then it has had rebuilds,...

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No its a loading mechanism. He states in his post that it has a safety, so im assuming it doubles as both.

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Last post by jmadden91
Thu Aug 27, 2009 9:25 pm
It's dead.

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by inonickname » Wed Aug 26, 2009 6:04 am

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Well I was screwing around with my co-ax tonight, doing a few shots for pictures. Lo and behold, I hear a pop from the epoxy I had used in a vain...

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dont feel bad i recently had the barrel and ball valve from my first pneumatic gun, held on by that epoxy putty because at the time i didn't know...

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Thu Aug 27, 2009 5:53 pm
Cheap generic blowguns

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by inonickname » Thu Aug 27, 2009 6:26 am

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On numerous pneumatic guns SpudFilers use the generic inline blowgun available for several dollars.

I recently bought another for my co-ax after...

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I must say Hotwired that first blowgun is very sexy, I want one :(

Its a shame that all ive been able to find is the one you dont use :shock:

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Thu Aug 27, 2009 5:14 pm
Question on Semi-Auto

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by moonmaster » Tue Aug 25, 2009 3:32 pm
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Would Mcmaster part #62475K22 work along with a QEV and air source for semi auto?

Or would a shuttle valve and ball valve work better?
I plan on...

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to tell you the truth I am not exactly familiar with mcmaster as I live in Poland so the site is of little interest for me simply because I order...
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Thu Aug 27, 2009 3:18 am
Colty's Great Thread

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by colty-bear » Sun Jul 26, 2009 10:32 pm
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ok so i have mostly been making pneumatics mostly since my dad does not approve of cumbustions so if i can only do pneumatics whenever and not only...

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I got an idea I'm wondering about,
(I want to post here to make up for calling it a stupid ques. thread )

How about using a photocell (mounted to...
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Thu Aug 27, 2009 12:55 am
I'm an IDIOT!!!!

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by jeepkahn » Mon Aug 17, 2009 1:35 pm
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Ok, I have to say I'm not a paintball guy, so everything I know comes from here or the paintball store(paintball central)... :oops:

Well anyway, my...

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Please Please Do a watermelon next! :D
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Wed Aug 26, 2009 3:52 am
Looking for something

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by veginator » Tue Aug 25, 2009 8:08 pm

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I'm sorry I am posting this but I just can't seem to find this one topic. It was the one where a member built a two stage pump. If some one could...

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Bet you to it pat123 :D

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Tue Aug 25, 2009 8:27 pm
God-Beast

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by YEAHADD16 » Mon Dec 22, 2008 2:51 pm
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This is a beast.
I shoot at 40psi, and it shoots a couple hundred yards with a lot of force. Ammunition is a hacky sack

Edit by MrC: I've linked...

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Yea there is a huge differance between a modded sprinkler valve and ball valve. The only way you can semi decent results from a ball valve is to...
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Tue Aug 25, 2009 12:55 pm
look at my new toy!

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by geardog32 » Mon Aug 24, 2009 7:48 pm

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i got this from my sister a while ago cause she was going to throw it away. I used it for a little while but the thermostat went bad so now i have a...

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IIRC they are 5 - 6mm... I would have used used off-the-shelf compression fittings but It seems that they are almost impossible to get here...

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Last post by POLAND_SPUD
Tue Aug 25, 2009 9:52 am
The demand for high pressure floor/shock pumps.

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by Mitchza89 » Tue Aug 18, 2009 7:38 pm
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Hi guys,

I've been thinking about this a lot. I wonder how many people would be interested in buying high pressure pumps off me both shock and floor...

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where u located at mitch i would buy one my bike pump i got now cant go above 80psi
my full metal pison i been wanting take it up to 200+

I'm...
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Tue Aug 25, 2009 8:46 am
Who first modified the sprinkler valve?

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by ralphd » Mon Aug 24, 2009 8:14 am

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Does anybody know who came up with the idea to modify a sprinkler valve for a launcher? It is incredible! What a difference in performance over a...

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There all right :lol:

jrddw's mom is mark.f who's alter ego is hotwired. She has some issues she refuses to listen to jrrdw unless he calls her...

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Mon Aug 24, 2009 10:03 pm
fire extinguisher cannon

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by absinthe » Wed Aug 12, 2009 7:40 am

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i just finished my first pnumatic cannon...

i was lucky and found an old fire extinguisher that had a 1 fitting (not the slightly smaller thread...

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Hmm looks pretty uncomfortable of awkward to hold. But for a first i guess its ok i dont really like the chamber size as jack stated.

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Sun Aug 23, 2009 12:38 pm
40mm Inline Chamber Sealing Valve

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by rna_duelers » Thu Aug 20, 2009 8:39 pm

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Now I'm not sure weather to actually call this an inline valve but more of an inline style valve because of it's design.This is only a rough design...

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Like I said this is only an Idea.

I've thought of actualy using one of my BOVs for a valve.But there build isn't designed to handle pressures above...

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Sun Aug 23, 2009 2:34 am
new pneumatic design, what do you think?

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by rockeurfoo » Fri Aug 21, 2009 11:49 am

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hi everybody!

I am new on this forum but I read it a long time ago.
First, sorry for my english, I live in france and there is not as good forums as...

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no i'm ok, my compressor goes to 110 psi only so i dont mind to use it with the max pressure!

and the sprinkler is intended to be used as a pilot...

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Sat Aug 22, 2009 6:52 am
Lube!

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by geardog32 » Mon Aug 17, 2009 6:15 pm

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ok so my piston valve is done i just have to put a chamber and barrel on it. i was just wondering what you guys use to lube your pistons 8)? (hey get...

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i was just wondering what you guys use to lube your pistons 8)?

For what purpose? :D

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Sat Aug 22, 2009 5:11 am
casting stable lead bullets

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by absinthe » Tue Aug 18, 2009 9:17 am
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i was thinking about casting some lead bullets for my copper musket and am trying to think of how to made them stable without rifling..

would...

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My question about the diving shot still stands, did anyone ever use it as ammo, perhaps sieved through a sieve with a specific hole size for more...
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Sat Aug 22, 2009 3:03 am
coaxial.piston.

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by FORE!!!! » Fri Aug 21, 2009 3:35 am

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Well here is my first coaxial piston gun, its made from aluminium tubing, i found in side a laser printer refill cartrigde ( the main roller,the...

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thanx. I was a little disapointed with its performance because im limited because of my compressor to 145-150psi,itll put a shish kabab stick through...

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Sat Aug 22, 2009 12:20 am
Punkin' Chunkin' 2010...

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by jeepkahn » Thu Jul 30, 2009 9:52 am
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It's more or less official, my neighbor Rick and I are gonna enter the 2010 contest... We hope to have a design settled on by October, and the build...

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...Hence why the more money you spend, generally the better chance of winning.

So, if one wins without as much money it would really show skill....
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Fri Aug 21, 2009 11:00 pm

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