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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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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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A Homemade, Air-Powered Muzzleloader For Big Game

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by Clarke » Mon Jun 22, 2009 12:33 am

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I was browsing the net and came across this beast of a Pneumatic, shooting a 200 grain bullet at 1150 PSI :shock: I reckon this as good as it gets !...

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Clarke,

Don't get too frustrated, but this IS old news.

By Spudfiles standards, this thing is weak. :wink:

Will send you a pm. :)

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Mon Jun 22, 2009 11:33 am
Electrically Triggered Pneumatic Cannon (Updated)

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by walapu » Mon Jun 22, 2009 4:06 am

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I am new here and I would like to show my first cannon. The barrel is 2 and a unmodded sprinkler valve with a safety. I normally launch it at 170psi....

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Ball valves aren't used on high powered/high end cannons. While they have excellent flow (basically 100% of the thread size), are easily obtainable,...

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Mon Jun 22, 2009 5:09 am
A Homemade, Air-Powered Muzzleloader For Big Game

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by Clarke » Mon Jun 22, 2009 12:32 am

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I was browsing the net and came across this beast of a Pneumatic, shooting a 200 grain bullet at 1150 PSI :shock: I reckon this as good as it gets !...

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Old airgun link ...I saw a pic of that one (or similar(?)) used by Napoleon's merc.s when I was very young and the search was on!!!

Sort of funny...

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Mon Jun 22, 2009 1:41 am
My first (posted) pneumatic

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by thewebb1023 » Wed Jun 17, 2009 1:24 am

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After checking out Adavancedspuds I decided to make the coke gun, with a few changes. Instead of a coke bottle i used a Moutain Dew Bottle. It is not...

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Yeah that probably would help, but I'm am ok with how it is peforming, but thanks for the advice.

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Sun Jun 21, 2009 10:39 pm
Treasure hunt

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by MRR » Sun Jun 21, 2009 9:54 am

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How the title may say, yesterday I've been on a little treasure hunt.

My brother signed a contract to build a new house and the old house (build...

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a bleeding valve

Give it a couple of days ;)

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Sun Jun 21, 2009 1:18 pm
Micarta Piston

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by Davidvaini » Sat Jun 20, 2009 3:17 pm

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Just posing a question out here.

Has anyone ever made a Micarta Piston before?

how would a Micarta piston perform?

link to info about...

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Personally I'd just go for HDPE. It's lighter, cheaper and has a lower friction coefficient than nylon and delrin.

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Sun Jun 21, 2009 11:02 am
Project: 10 gallon

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by mobile chernobyl » Tue Jul 22, 2008 1:44 am
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Heres my latest venture into spudding. You may remember me (or not haha) from the nice copper rifles I've made (still havent seen anyone copy my...

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moving it around is a bitch lemme tell you!

I however am planning on attaching a metal tow ring to the front of the wooden frame, and using a...
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Sat Jun 20, 2009 8:08 am
Just wondering

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by Knotz » Thu Jun 18, 2009 8:25 pm
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Me and my friend stumbled upon this crazy idea because he has a fish tank air pump battery powered compressor and when you take it out it works like...

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@jimmy101: I suspected they meant it would provide air bubbles adequate for that much water myself.

@tech: still no time to check on HVAC mechanics...
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Fri Jun 19, 2009 12:42 pm
The Duck Killer

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by Pilgrimman » Sun Oct 19, 2008 7:25 pm
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THIS IS NOT MEANT TO KILL DUCKS! I go to Oregon State University, and our rivals are the U of O Ducks. That said, here it is! This is a 2 piston with...

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Ha ha that's awesome!! I should check if they ever went to an OSU football game :D
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Fri Jun 19, 2009 1:59 am
Homemade Diaphragm Valves

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by noob of noobs » Thu Jun 18, 2009 4:52 pm

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So piston valves seem to be current standard of high quality spudding, and for good reasons. However, we don't see that many diaphragm valves, even...

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Diaphragm valves were pretty common a few years ago. Spud-launching technology advances, and we have easy to build piston valves now.

Diaphragm...

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Fri Jun 19, 2009 1:18 am
my new piston/gun design (ADDED: pics of my toolie piston)

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by glass_05 » Tue Jun 16, 2009 12:27 am
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i know co-axial guns are easiest to build, but i like the looks of an over-under. so i wanted to make a co-axial using a 2inch pipe, and then put two...

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we sanded it down a little bit in the back so if it does get pushed it we can get it out. and the washer will prevent it from going in all the way....
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Thu Jun 18, 2009 10:47 pm
I was on a Role

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by Knotz » Thu Jun 18, 2009 7:07 pm
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I went over my friends house and the spud gun i had been working on got thrown away by my mom... she thought it was old junk from a long time ago....

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So... people still haven't learned how to use the search function... :roll:

Here's some added advice (that's actually on-subject) spend some time...
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Thu Jun 18, 2009 9:32 pm
Bolt Action Snipah!!!

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by drac » Sat Aug 27, 2005 7:39 pm

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Finally finished it. This things is monstrous, plainly said. Almost 15 pounds of raw power. The chamber is about 30 inches of 1¼ PVC, with a side...

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this topic is four years old

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Thu Jun 18, 2009 9:14 pm
Formula question and gun design

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by thedeathofall » Tue Jun 16, 2009 3:41 pm
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So I have another question for the math geeks out there.

If I were to make a hand pump. How could I tell how much force it would take to pump it at...

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UPDATE!!

Okay so i finally decided to just scrap the built in pump idea. I first want to try to make a high(er) pressure stirrup pump. I will use...
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Thu Jun 18, 2009 8:58 pm
Deus Ex Machina

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by iknowmy3tables » Mon Apr 23, 2007 4:04 pm
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Deus Ex Machina ( deus ex mâchinâ ) is a Latin phrase that when directly translated it means god out of machine the phrase is used to describe divine...

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Hell Yea man you have the right idea lol im astonished congratz of such great progress i would love if you could let me in on the bolt action...
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Thu Jun 18, 2009 8:13 pm
I purtied it up a little

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by jor2daje » Thu Jun 04, 2009 4:59 pm

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I was cleaning out my shed and found the stock to my pneumatic crossbow prototype. I decided to refine it a little and use it as a stock on my copper...

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Nice dude i was think of doing the exact same thing but i was gonna try to make my own stock from the wood carve it sand it then put it on if i ever...

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Thu Jun 18, 2009 8:02 pm
Coaxial With Blowforward Idea

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by thedeathofall » Thu Jun 18, 2009 11:01 am

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So following up on this thread

As simple and easy as the breech would be to build, (and I will still build it eventually) I really dislike the look...

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Like a plug(or bushing) with o-rings and uses screws to hold it in place?

exactly.

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Thu Jun 18, 2009 7:16 pm
m-79 design and valve help

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by madrox68 » Wed Jun 17, 2009 11:53 am

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ok i got the parts t make a barrel and i would be using a 68/4500 hpa tank with a reg or i will be using a low pressure 3k tank with a adjustable...

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I wish I was one of the lucky few to get to play true mil-sim. I have all this weapons technology and nowhere to use it! (lol)

Anywho, can't wait to...

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Thu Jun 18, 2009 1:13 pm
CO2 at Lowes

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by deathbyDWV » Wed Jun 17, 2009 9:39 pm

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Hey everyone. I was doing my daily roaming of lowes today and i found in the air compressor section that they sell re-fillable CO2 tanks(9 and 20...

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walmart at the sporting goods/hunting area

lowes/homedepot with the air compressors

northern tool with the welding equipment....

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Thu Jun 18, 2009 12:10 pm
How to Determine the Number of Shots you can get from a Tank

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by webgeek » Sat Jun 13, 2009 4:19 pm

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Since this community has been so helpful, I wanted to give back what little I could. This might be obvious to all of you but it wasn't to me so I...

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ok, so I tried this and it seemed to work out good with my 68 and 48 cubic inch tanks, but when i tried to convert using an online converter, I got...

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Thu Jun 18, 2009 2:08 am
burst tape ??

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by far_cry » Wed Jun 17, 2009 5:12 pm

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i was watching in youtube until i found this
good release mechanism

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Not that good of a release ...it could probably never hit something moving.

In Firearms a hang fire occurs if there's no discharge with in...

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Wed Jun 17, 2009 6:03 pm
I got HPA...Near SOS shots...

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by jeepkahn » Tue Jun 16, 2009 10:05 am

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I got me a pure energy 3k tank w/850psi reg and an inline reg to drop it between 200-500...

Using my copper cane gun, at 400psi i got readings of...

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I was just thinking along the lines of it may act similar to a popoff, it takes xPsi to crack it and yPsi for it to close against a flow due to when...

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Wed Jun 17, 2009 10:35 am
Imploding barrel?

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by dudeman508 » Mon Jun 15, 2009 10:26 pm

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My next project is a high pressure co-ax. My chamber will be galvanized steel, but my barrel will be pvc. At 300psi is there any chance of my barrel...

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Ok, thanks guys thats all i needed to know. :D :D :D

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Tue Jun 16, 2009 10:09 pm
Golf Ball Blowforward Semi

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by thedeathofall » Mon Jun 15, 2009 11:37 pm

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Okay, I know a lot of you have experience with blowforward breeches, but at the same time, many people here don't.

I came up with a simple design...

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Well good luck with this one then! I agree that the other one is a little more confusing that yours. Not saying its difficult, just that yours is...

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Tue Jun 16, 2009 9:12 pm
piston valve inlet

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by c11man » Mon Jun 15, 2009 11:12 am

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i want to make a new piston vavle soon and was wondering about the inlet size. it it is built into a 1 1/4 tee with 1inch porting. the inlet will be...

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i was accualy thinking about using it to measure the time between the noise from the launch and hitting the target

A microphone completely sealed...

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Mon Jun 15, 2009 10:56 pm

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