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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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Performance enhancement

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by Ragnarok » Sun Dec 07, 2008 8:52 pm
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Now, as I'm sure you know, HEAL 2/3vo has been in the pipeline for ages, and has been repeatedly pushed further and further back.
I suddenly snapped...

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I believe I am already pushing the limits of what is reasonable to subject my neighbours to
One good blast without ear protection and they will...
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Sun Dec 14, 2008 6:44 am
possible way eliminate 3 way valve

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by Sticky_Tape » Sat Dec 13, 2008 9:19 pm

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I think I have a way to eliminate the need for a three way valve in one of those semi auto dart guns. Placeing a pop off just before the pilot valve....

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unfortunatelly there is no way to replace a 3 way valve with something else... not without lowering efficiency...
however you could add a pop-offf...

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Sun Dec 14, 2008 5:17 am
Piston material

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by jitup » Fri Dec 12, 2008 6:03 pm
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Hello once again,

I am working on (almost finesed with except for the valve) a 3 inch piston gun. I want to pour the piston, but I do not have any...

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Piston weight may not affect opening time... but a heavier piston has more momentum... so keeping weight to a minimum is generally a good idea to...
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Sun Dec 14, 2008 5:10 am
My New CO2 Tank

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by Lentamentalisk » Fri Dec 12, 2008 8:42 pm
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I was just at the local junk yard type place, and stumbled across an empty paintball CO2 tank. When I asked what how much it cost, the person (who...

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I believe the threads in paintball tanks are 5/8 - 18 UNF. The valve is likely to be installed with thread locker .

Some heat may be in order. :)...
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Sat Dec 13, 2008 5:28 pm
5mm Pistol

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by Sticky_Tape » Sat Dec 13, 2008 10:31 am

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Basicly this gun is just my 5mm Marker with a blowgun pilot, a fore grip, and a ram rod holder. It gets great proformance for it's size alot better...

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The gun is just 8 3/4'' long without the ramrod in place
Ok, that's smaller than I thought. Actually, less than my hand span.

Not bad performance...

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Sat Dec 13, 2008 5:19 pm
Another burst disk cartridge

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by daccel » Sun Dec 07, 2008 11:56 pm

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Inspired by jsr's idea , I thought I would start my own thread as I will hopefully be able to give it a go over Christmas.

I was perusing the...

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For a fixed diameter and tensile strength, yes.

Seems reasonable, I only wish k could be calculated. It seems to be a constant derived by...

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Sat Dec 13, 2008 5:14 pm
My plans

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by john bunsenburner » Fri Dec 12, 2008 4:02 pm
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I drew a little diagram of how i imagined my first gun. There are three different barrels, one for the use with my self cast pellets the other for...

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That is the reason i love poland and its peopel thank you. I have made the following decision: I will buy a QEV and i will make my hamme rvalve...
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Sat Dec 13, 2008 4:29 pm
1/2" QEV or 3/4" sprinkler valve

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by LCTChamp » Tue Dec 09, 2008 9:40 pm

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I am planning on building a small bore pneumatic gun. I plan on using a .40 caliber blowgun as a barrel so I can use darts. I wont be using pressure...

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If you're going to buy a valve, assuming that the costs locally are near each other or not of concern (When does that ever happen?) I would say, get...

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Sat Dec 13, 2008 4:16 pm
Coaxil stick rifle breech loading ?

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by jakob » Wed Dec 10, 2008 7:06 pm

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is it possible to make a breech loading system for a coaxil stick gun or does it have to be muzzle loaded ?

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I have a slightly different idea.

Use 2 T's, a smaller inside the larger. The straight-through of both T's would be along the length of the chamber...

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Fri Dec 12, 2008 8:31 pm
Airburst Paint Grenades

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by Zippster » Mon Dec 08, 2008 10:39 pm

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You read the title, and you know why you're reading this.

If you don't know what a paint grenade is, its nothing explosive. These 'grenades' are...

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Happy to see my design used in others cannons. I've thought about artillery, but the thing that always puzzled me was how the hell would I get a...

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Fri Dec 12, 2008 7:18 pm
are this fast enough??

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by far_cry » Wed Dec 10, 2008 3:33 pm
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a ball valve spring loaded . are this opening fast enough??

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Besides opening time, a spring loaded ball valve can be a way more comfortable trigger.
Slapping open a BV throws of your aim.
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Fri Dec 12, 2008 6:54 pm
SKC1 pneumatic copper sniper

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by spudamine » Wed Nov 26, 2008 6:23 pm
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Hi, I'm new here so I Thought I'd introduce myself with some of my work before bombarding people with questions. I put this together about a year ago...

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To connect the bolt I've drilled a hole through the barrel and threaded it. The bolt is placed into a piece of steel tube which acts as a spacer and...
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Fri Dec 12, 2008 6:42 pm
Gas spring in ggdt

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by daccel » Wed Dec 10, 2008 11:58 pm

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What valve parameters would you use to model a sear triggered gas spring?

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With the compression heating, does that cool down the same amount when it re-expands?

In a way.

In a cannon scenario the heat energy from...

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Thu Dec 11, 2008 9:38 pm
Diaphram or piston valve gun mod

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by jitup » Mon Dec 08, 2008 10:59 pm
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Hello,
I am working on modifing the below gun to have a diaphram valve. I can not find any information beside the short desctription in the Wiki. I...

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[MOAR POWER! ;)

Yea, I thought about that when I I went to Home Depot today, and that is what I decided to due! Glad to see we are on the same page...
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Thu Dec 11, 2008 7:27 pm
Copper QEV gun w/damage pics

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by skyjive » Wed Dec 10, 2008 3:31 pm

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This is a pretty simple but powerful pneumatic I finished a while ago, but my recent acquisition of a CO2 system really kicked it up a notch. Some...

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I've used McMaster Q.E.V.'s up to 300 PSIG without failure, but I wouldn't recommend it.

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Thu Dec 11, 2008 12:34 pm
MP5K SUBHUMAN mod.

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by Imortal87 » Mon Dec 08, 2008 11:41 pm
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Just a few pics of the MP5K PDW mod I'm working on. Its based off of the TV show and move Firefly. There is a huge event in Wisconsin every year for...

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trust me the next time i post it wont look a thing like the original
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Wed Dec 10, 2008 5:44 pm
Burst Disk Cannon

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by LCTChamp » Sun Nov 30, 2008 11:40 am
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I made this gun because I was bored and had most of the parts lying around. I trigger it with a 12g CO2 tire inflater. The whole gun cost under $5...

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Shrapnel isn't really an issue when PET bottles explode, they tend to tear as opposed to shattering. The best protection you need in that situation...
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Wed Dec 10, 2008 3:41 pm
ft. lbs. to PSI

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by jitup » Tue Dec 09, 2008 9:08 pm

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Ok I need to figure out how many psi 50 ft lbs is
acording to google
ft lbs * 12^2 = psi
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ft lbs * 144 =psi
50 ft lbs *144= 7200 psi
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or he meant 50 bar.

And hey, how do you apply torque? With a cheater bar!

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Wed Dec 10, 2008 9:33 am
Will this work . plans .

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by jakob » Tue Dec 09, 2008 2:40 am

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please leave a reply : ) it will use a hammer as a pilot .

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In the quiet words of the virgin mary...come again?

Do you know what nemesis means? Dammit you started me off again :roll:

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Last post by jackssmirkingrevenge
Wed Dec 10, 2008 1:49 am
first gun. pretty crap. its gunna get better

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by Baldwin1993 » Tue Dec 09, 2008 5:06 am

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This is my sniper. in the photos it looks dead set shit but it shoots mad. i'll upate it. at the moment its unaccurate as hell cos i got a crap...

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yeah mate shit i never thought of it lol

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Wed Dec 10, 2008 12:50 am
Strang looking QEV's...

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by Mitchza89 » Mon Dec 08, 2008 11:36 pm
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I'm looking to get a QEV from this mob but I've never seen QEV's like these....

Anyone have any suggestions? I think they look so clean and neat....

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With the sear on the back, I've gone to around 200psi. I'm quite sure that you could get easily to 350psi+ and still have a perfect seal.

As far as...
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Tue Dec 09, 2008 9:56 pm
pressure guage (0-300 psi range)

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by SANGER » Mon Dec 08, 2008 3:54 am

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Hey there, I was just wondering if anyone is using a air pressure guage with a 0-300 psi range on their cannons? I have one off a air tool which has...

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Sorry i should have mentioned i'm located in sydney, Australia. I have been to the local welding supply but he doesn't have what i am looking for. I...

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Tue Dec 09, 2008 9:06 pm
Break action launchers

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by Imortal87 » Mon Dec 08, 2008 11:08 pm

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So I figured I share a few of my more recent developments with the burst disk guns that I have been slowly adding to for the past few months. both of...

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Nice man! I was trying to make something like that with door hinges....
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I might try to make one of these for nerfs. Good job!

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Last post by scavies
Tue Dec 09, 2008 7:44 pm
stock as chamber

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by cheeseboy » Sat Dec 06, 2008 10:37 pm

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I have made a few PVC launchers with piston valves and such , and am confident that i can make a decent copper cannon, I was thinking of my design...

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Some projectiles are not lost, they are simply smooched all over the place or embedded deeply in something.
You know exactly where they are, but you...

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Tue Dec 09, 2008 4:09 pm
Pneumatic Golf Ball Cannon

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by SANGER » Fri Dec 05, 2008 4:12 pm
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Hey guys, i'm only new to the site but i have been working on a cannon which i have recently completed. It is all metal construction with 2 air...

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Nah, if she really loves her man, she'll support him on his future creations.

And sigh patiently at the increasing number of holes appearing...
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Tue Dec 09, 2008 6:02 am

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