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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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Wed Oct 07, 2009 2:13 pm

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PCP queries.

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by inonickname » Mon May 18, 2009 4:05 am

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Well whether or not you know I'm planning on building a PCP rifle (for the soul purpose of plinking, if I hunt I use more powerful weapons)(when I...

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Wonderfully simple.

I'll just do some basic calculations concerning force behind the valve stem, strength of the spring and valve weight. That's not...

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Tue May 19, 2009 7:00 am
Bored on a Friday night...

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by jmccalip » Fri May 15, 2009 11:02 pm

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So I made this. UHMW 3 piston. 10 and 3/4 oz.

Grrr, I need to return this stock to Mcmaster. I bought the wrong size.

I'm still waiting on the...

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So I made this. UHMW 3 piston. 10 and 3/4 oz.

That's sweet. Can't wait to see the video of the finished cannon. One quick question, what is the...

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Tue May 19, 2009 6:24 am
Piston Powered Water Accelerator

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by brplatz » Wed Mar 11, 2009 6:15 pm

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Hello All,

It has been a while since I have posted a cannon but I had the parts and an idea.

It works fairly well but there is always room for...

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I heard that soap will make bottle rockets more powerful. Could imagine the same for water guns.

If you fill a water rocket with both water and...

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Tue May 19, 2009 2:38 am
blowgun with high pressure?

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by JDP12 » Mon May 18, 2009 9:33 am

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Hey all-

i was recently examining my blowgun last night and was surprised at how simple it really was..

is there any reason it shouldn't work with...

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@ Lenta-

Its not the threads that are really an issue (well one of them is that I have to tap to NPT but that's not really a problem), the issue is...

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Mon May 18, 2009 1:56 pm
Sprinkler Valve Split Plastic?

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by GeekFreak » Sun May 17, 2009 12:14 am

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I just bought a Rainbird CP-100 today for my pneumatic valve. When I was tapping the hole for the blowgun/nipple, I split the plastic. I filled the...

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sorry, I just looked at the jb weld package and it says 3960, sorry for the misinformation, for some reason I had 8000 psi in mind.

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Sun May 17, 2009 4:19 pm
4in coaxial cannon UPDATE:Stand!!!

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by deathbyDWV » Sat May 16, 2009 4:50 pm

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Hi guys this is my first post on spudfiles. I have been looking at this website for a while now and finally got to post something. This is the the...

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Ok i'll try the GGDT again. Also i bought some cheap knock-off brand foam rockets and the tail and fins just get ripped off as soon as it leaves the...

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Sun May 17, 2009 10:25 am
pneumatic help

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by Mike_Hunt0420 » Mon May 11, 2009 6:37 pm
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I am working on an 800 psi repeater. i'll be using co2, I found an 800 psi regulator, and need help designing a piston valve and triggering mechanism...

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I am sorry if I am comming across as less then pleasent but the site I orderd my tank from assured me it can be filled to 2000 psi. After reserching...
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Sun May 17, 2009 2:24 am
first pneumatic

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by freder » Sat May 16, 2009 7:20 am

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Hey guys,

this is my first pneumatic ever :lol:
I first tried to built it with a piston but that kinda didn't seel :(
so used a simple ballvalve...

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thanks. It's hard/expencive to get a sprinklervalve here so I think I´m going to try to seal the piston valve thing and give that an other try....

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Sat May 16, 2009 2:34 pm
chamber size?

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by brettdotcom14 » Wed May 13, 2009 1:47 am

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im going to be using 4 pvc for the chamber

my barrels are all 5' long and 3/4,1 1/2, 2, and 2 1/2

i read that 1:1 ratio is good and i think 24...

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i plan on making it a over under

im now thinking i might want to make a piston valve..is a piston valve cheaper then a 2 sprinkler valve and...

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Fri May 15, 2009 5:32 pm
My first Pneumatic

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by Kris.Is.Awesome » Wed Aug 02, 2006 6:39 pm

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Hey guys, I finished my first pneumatic the other day, and I've been shooting it non stop. So far, I fill up to about 50 Psi (I fill up a small air...

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i bet that valve was expensive

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Fri May 15, 2009 1:26 pm
how to make a high pressure manual pump request

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by boom_o_matic_2.0 » Mon May 11, 2009 7:33 pm
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I've searched the How To section front to back and there is no thread on how to make a high pressure manual air pump for pneumatic cannons. I saw...

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so no way to be able to pump it up to high pressure quickly? well poo. I was thinkin about co2 sometime soon anyway. lol
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Thu May 14, 2009 9:09 pm
Is a short one as good as a long one ? (honestly)

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by LeMaudit » Wed May 13, 2009 1:53 pm

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:-D Couldn't resist...

I need again your advises, to sort out all the ideas that cross my mind :roll:

I am considering using long chambers with...

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Yes, I think I understood. But thanks for the clarification.

I was wondering if the loss you describe would be significant for a relatively low...

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Thu May 14, 2009 6:50 pm
Good smallbore bb/ copper pipe fits?

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by spencetron » Wed May 13, 2009 8:58 pm

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I have been curious about the QEV/popoff combo for a long time now, and since recently it was proven quite effective, I have decided to jump on the...

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I recently ordered a few things off Mcmaster. One was 0.25 inch steel ball bearings. 250 for like $3.50 (USD). These fit perfectly into 9/32 OD brass...

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Thu May 14, 2009 11:24 am
Quick Opening Valves?

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by spudnutbutthut » Sun May 10, 2009 4:51 pm
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what are some good quick opening valves that would be 2in and realatively cheap? If anyone has a modified sprinkler valve theyd be wiloing to sell?

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You have to not only look at the valve, but also how much proximal volume is available to the valve/barrel.. theoretically your gun would actually...
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Last post by Technician1002
Wed May 13, 2009 7:20 pm
Shooting around corners.

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by LeMaudit » Mon May 11, 2009 2:43 pm
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Nah… I don’t want to shoot around corners really, just a way to grab your attention :-D

But I still have a related question:

Say I have a ball...

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...Works for me. In any case, have another one...

That barrel attachment was on a History channel documentary, and it quite often caused the...
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Last post by THUNDERLORD
Wed May 13, 2009 12:00 pm
Quick help needed on a pop-off piloted piston setup (to-scal

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by Leonard » Mon May 11, 2009 10:56 am

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Hello Guys! Been a long time since I posted, but i'v been lurking around...

After a terrible fail on trying my luck at a blowback hammer valve setup...

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I understand your point, but i would rather have a setup that would work at any given pressure.

Pop off valves is not the best trigger if that is...

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Tue May 12, 2009 6:51 pm
piston not opening, help me please

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by covey12 » Mon May 11, 2009 1:09 pm
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my piston valve will not open when i pilot it it, all of the air comes out of the pilot, which is a 1/4 inch ball valve, on a 2 piston, when i push a...

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come on now were not in middle school anymore

Hey, I'm in middle school, but for only 9 more days...
And by the way you type, most people would...
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Tue May 12, 2009 1:28 pm
High pressure gun --> silencer video update

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by MRR » Sat May 02, 2009 10:54 am
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I bought a new bike pump today that is rated to 230psi :twisted:
It's called SKS Race Compressor

So I felt impelled to build a new high...

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gotcha...

I took another look and relized that you can just slide the anchors onto your already made darts to increase accuracy... that is, if they...
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Tue May 12, 2009 12:31 pm
Homemade high pressure pump

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by Gunner » Tue May 12, 2009 4:03 am

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Hey! I quickly drew this scetch and I have little question from it.

Because that pump should work when you push the piston down, but how about then...

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floating O ring like what the Technician1002 draw exactly

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Tue May 12, 2009 6:45 am
scaring a friend

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by cannon monkey » Sat May 09, 2009 7:45 pm
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i have a small air tank with a 1/4 inch hose and a blow gun and a bag or small water ballons
can any body help me find a way to scare my friend
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Nuff Said :D
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Mon May 11, 2009 5:52 pm
first piston valve sniper

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by Crna Legija » Sat May 09, 2009 7:41 am

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hi all this is my first piston valve gun i have made. it is a 3/4inch tee with a 3/4inch connector wich holds my hot glue piston in it i have a bit...

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thanks for the nice comments.

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By no means the prettiest gun but I love the layout and the streamline look.

Very good job on it mate More...

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Mon May 11, 2009 8:25 am
Coin Gun?

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by Mitchza89 » Thu Sep 27, 2007 6:59 am
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G'day guys,

I've had the idea for a long long time of making a coin gun. I'd love to shoot some sharpened 5 or 10c peices like frizbies at a few...

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Edit: sorry, gimped into gravedigging. Kill this post.

(stuffed up, I had all the threads open and I thought this was the other coin gun? thread)
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Mon May 11, 2009 5:41 am
break down law

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by ssgnort » Sun May 10, 2009 8:01 pm

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A single 12gram co2 nerf launcher.

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Nice build. Good job putting the valve inside it and giving it such a flat look. Good job on the notch system too.
How much pressure does it get from...

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Mon May 11, 2009 5:32 am
Most powerful AirCannon Ever...

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by jeepkahn » Fri May 08, 2009 10:53 am
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In response to a claim that someone made in a locked thread about a soon to be built cannon that would be the most powerful ever....

They've got...

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None of those toys have anything on the Venom.

While I thinkthe Venom is pretty sweet, I don't think it will throw 7lb projctiles 3 miles, or 300lb...
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Sun May 10, 2009 9:37 pm
piston valve barrel sealer

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by far_cry » Sat May 09, 2009 5:32 pm

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i had asked a while ago for my old uncompleted coax , that how much piston have to open, this is the old topic

so my question is , is this same...

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so my question is , is this same role of opening gap (d/4 of the barrel) also for a barrel sealer ? or is dos not matter
D/4 only counts if:
-Air...

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Sun May 10, 2009 7:55 pm

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