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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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Lost: Beautiful copper gun

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by boyntonstu » Sat Jul 04, 2009 9:31 pm

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I saw a copper airgun on the net that was stunning and I would like to find it again.

Description:

The gun used a commercial QEV.

Barrel over...

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Yep 850psi regulated High Pressure Air, and yes that is getting a little close to the limit for a 3/4 rubber QEV piston. After the bit of copper pipe...

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Sun Jul 05, 2009 10:42 am
Soldered Pen Gun

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by jor2daje » Thu Jul 02, 2009 1:30 am

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After my first successful copper gun, I decided I would give brass a try after I found a source of cheap brass tubing. This is yet another copy of...

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I think it is the undisputed champion of look-alike-pen-guns on the site.

...even if you say so yourself :roll: :D but seriously, I would tend to...

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Sun Jul 05, 2009 5:25 am
air bag valve ????

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by maggotman » Fri Jul 03, 2009 7:34 am

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my frend is throing out the air bag in his car and im wondering what type of valve it uses it is electricleay activated and wondering if it could be...

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no valve it picks up on fast stops or impact and makes a small spark in a small chamber like thing that filled with special pills that react to the...

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Sat Jul 04, 2009 1:26 pm
Fridge or A/C compressor?

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by boyntonstu » Thu Jul 02, 2009 6:32 pm

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Does it make a difference about size unit the pump comes from?

Is A/C small window unit OK?

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How do you see if a fridge has a compressor or not? or can you like hear it?

Personaly, I look in the back. If it has a thin cooling tube radiator...

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Fri Jul 03, 2009 10:38 am
Portable Guns

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by maverik94 » Wed Jul 01, 2009 8:35 pm

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Ok, I have been working on building a gun that is completely portable, in other words, I don't have to hook it up to a compressor or to a seperate...

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If you're going single shot in large bores then hammer valves get less practical. A QEV would be a better idea (spring so it could be filled from...

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Fri Jul 03, 2009 7:18 am
Valve type...Piston, Shuttle or QEV?

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by velocity3x » Wed Jul 01, 2009 8:56 pm

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It seems to me that people have different ideas on the nomenclature valves should carry. As a result, I'm confused as to what people look for in a...

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Tech.....Even the mass of the air in the barrel and the flow resistance is enough to make them pop open.

Exactly....and pop open with explosive...

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Thu Jul 02, 2009 1:02 pm
Chamber diameter vs barrel diameter?

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by boyntonstu » Wed Jul 01, 2009 1:59 pm

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Chamber diameter vs barrel diameter?

Is there a technical reason why the chamber diameter should be any larger than the barrel diameter?

It seems...

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I was planning to keep everything volumetrically simular so it wont get heavier than what it is now but I'll try the shorter barrel first.

We lost...

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Thu Jul 02, 2009 10:57 am
Maximum fridge - a/c compressor output

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by MRR » Sun Jun 28, 2009 11:29 am
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Hi guys,
How the title may say, I'd like to know the maximum output of a fridge compressor (or air conditioner).

I know that you can go past 300...

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when mine stoped at 1800psi its was becuse of that paper gasket failing if i could titen down the bolts it probaly could have give more
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Thu Jul 02, 2009 8:11 am
co2 mortar

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by colty-bear » Wed Jul 01, 2009 9:10 pm

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i had questions about this in the past then i tried it and it works beautiful.
shoots up to 400-450 yards.

the mortar/gun

the handle

the...

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you could make a full auto
like you said have a spring loaded bolt with nail struck through and a mag when first cartridge comes in pull back bolt...

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Wed Jul 01, 2009 10:55 pm
paintball assault rifle

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by colty-bear » Wed Jul 01, 2009 9:22 pm

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supressor built on end of barrel
shoots flat 50-60 ft
you can barely hear the gun at 50-70 psi

gun

the supressor

the valve

the fill valve...

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yea i havE had some practice i put these 3 guns in at one time because i got a new digital camera
aiming isn't to hard i really lubed up the valve on...

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Wed Jul 01, 2009 9:57 pm
Patch/ball or ball/patch?

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by boyntonstu » Wed Jul 01, 2009 9:12 am

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Patch/ball or ball/patch?

In a muzzle loader the patch goes in first.

If you breech load the same projectile, the patch goes in first as well....

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Is there a breech loading video with patches?

Breechloading took off with self contained cartridges.

The patch/paper cartridge wadding wasn't...

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Wed Jul 01, 2009 8:09 pm
Copper tubing burst (Type M)

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by boyntonstu » Wed Jul 01, 2009 11:51 am

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Copper tubing burst (Type M)

Have you knowledge of what happens with respect the shrapnel?

How does copper compare a PVC burst?

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How did that go with your teacher?

Or even:

How did that go with your students?

:P

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Wed Jul 01, 2009 7:39 pm
A Ball Valve friction question?

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by boyntonstu » Wed Jul 01, 2009 5:22 pm

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A Ball Valve friction question?

AFAIK There are 3 friction surfaces in a ball valve:

1> Ball to ball seal
2> Ball stem rod to handle.
3> Ball...

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Is their a reason you need to use a ball valve?

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Wed Jul 01, 2009 7:32 pm
semi-auto tennis-ball gun last question

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by colty-bear » Wed Jul 01, 2009 6:02 pm

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the diagram

the trigger(push button release) and the air hose flow into the same brass tee. the flow of air will be constant through the brass...

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I don't have too much time to ponder it.
Seems like the T should be turned 90 with the fill going into side and the push button on the back.
That...

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Wed Jul 01, 2009 7:25 pm
A way to fill it with a single stroke of a hand pump?

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by boyntonstu » Wed Jul 01, 2009 3:56 pm

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Is there any way to fill an airgun it with a single stroke of a hand pump?

Lets calculate:

Atmospheric pressure at sea level is about 14.7 psi.

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Single Stroke Pneumatic systems have been around for a fair while in air rifles. Pretty consistent things if built well. However they do only...

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Wed Jul 01, 2009 4:53 pm
burst disk help

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by spudmanb3 » Tue Jun 30, 2009 2:58 pm

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I have only used burst disks in one of my cannons so I am fairly inexperienced in that area. I am making a burst disk bazooka that will fire shells ....

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make a firing pin like i did with my co2 rifle

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Wed Jul 01, 2009 11:50 am
sleving dwv pvc in steal?

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by Crna Legija » Wed Jul 01, 2009 4:08 am
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if i sleeving dwv pvc in steal will it be strong enough to handle 500 psi?
i have a 3/4 in pvc pipe and a stainless steel wich fit in like just a...

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i don't have a out side pipe threader on don't want to buy some aluminium pipe. i put epoxy on the hole pvc pipe and sleeved it already ill finish it...
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Wed Jul 01, 2009 8:52 am
schrader valve question

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by Crna Legija » Tue Jun 30, 2009 9:26 am

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will a schrader valve open if wit out pushing the pin in a pump as a check valve? and how much pressure would it take? im making a 200-300 psi pump...

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thanks i tried to cut one up and it didn't work ether
i only lose 70 or so psi and my pump already pumped to 400psi and i wont go passed 300 in my...

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Wed Jul 01, 2009 6:51 am
noob question

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by colty-bear » Tue Jun 30, 2009 7:44 pm

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ok i have seen people making piston cannons(coaxial) i know how to make a piston but i do not know how they work and where does the piston go in?
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AWww you beat my to it far_cry :cry:

Boom :twisted:

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Wed Jul 01, 2009 6:14 am
question

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by colty-bear » Wed Jun 24, 2009 4:42 pm
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i need a tennis ball barrel to go into a 2 inch porting mauler valve in one peice. will this work?

A picture

an item without a picture so i dont...

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one last question the trigger(push button release) and the air hose flow into the same brass tee. the flow of air will be constant through the brass...
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Wed Jul 01, 2009 12:12 am
Will it die?

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by inonickname » Sat Jun 27, 2009 8:50 am

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I'm about to order one of these 1/4 Bellpro QEV's for $35 aud posted, which is about as good as I can get without going ebay international.

Clicky....

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Ordered the 1/2 Bellpro QEV. He's getting back to me with an invoice for a money transfer.

The 1/4 may have been a slightly better idea. Less...

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Tue Jun 30, 2009 5:47 am
A crossbow pneumatic idea

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by boyntonstu » Sun Jun 28, 2009 9:16 am
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I spoke with the company.

The guy said that a 70 pound pull would shoot a .22 pellet about 600 FPS.

The idea is simple; the bow forces a piston...

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A fire piston diesels with the force that you can depress with one hand.
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Mon Jun 29, 2009 9:31 pm
Air pressure multiplier.

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by boyntonstu » Sun Jun 28, 2009 7:27 pm
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and:

I never heard of them before.

BoyntonStu

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Would you drive the piston and move the projectile immediately, or would suggest compressing the air and releasing the final pressure?

Tech needs...
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Mon Jun 29, 2009 8:04 pm
new to the game

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by soto2635 » Mon Jun 29, 2009 5:23 pm

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hi hows it going i just picked up this hobby and im loving it, i currently have a combustion cannon with a 2' x2 barrell and a 1'x3 combustion...

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You can get orbit sprinkler valves of all sorts of sizes on

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Mon Jun 29, 2009 7:04 pm
Blowgun issues?

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by canman123456 » Sun Jun 28, 2009 6:27 pm

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I'm working on my first spud gun and have just bought a blowgun and 2
1/4'' hose barbs for connecting the sprinkler valve to the blowgun. My problem...

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Things like this can be avoided by test fitting all the pieces together before you leave the hardware store. :D I would have, but Canadian Tire...

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Mon Jun 29, 2009 6:11 pm

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