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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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1/2" QEV + 1/2" Slide-valve - first multi-shot build problem

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by shrimp » Tue Jan 06, 2015 7:26 am

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Greetings everyone, short time lurker, first time poster here.

In the past I have built a few combustion cannons and couple of sprinkler valve...

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I made one of these from comercial parts for the QEV and slide valve. I don't know how long your barrel is, but I think about 6 of 2 PCV pipe, one...

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Mon Nov 09, 2015 8:10 am
Japan Made Pneumatic Cannon "Exhaust Cannon"

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by Shyasuna » Sat Oct 24, 2015 2:59 pm

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Hi, all. I am a grad student of nuclear engineering in Japan. And I am an administrator of UZUMA HEAVY INDUSTRIES.

I'm very glad to see this...

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The MK.12 looks like a pengun :lol: Jack would be proud :D
Of course a coupling would be a better pilot than a schrader valve. Still, very impressive...

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Mon Nov 02, 2015 12:59 pm
New Member need help with his first air riffle

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by playernpc » Mon Oct 26, 2015 11:23 am

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Hey Guys
im new to your forum. I hope that i dont break any rules...
I want to build a multishot semi automatic air riffle. For this peoject i want...

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How big should the chamber be? how long is a piece of string?
This question depends on how much power you want from your launcher, try using a...

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Mon Oct 26, 2015 5:41 pm
New Member - First Cannon - 2 inch L copper

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by enkidu » Tue Oct 13, 2015 5:23 pm

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This is my first pneumatic. Specs are as follows:

Storage: 22 feet of 2 inch L copper at 160 psi
Barrel: 9 feet of 2 inch L copper, muzzle loaded...

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I guess that asks an interesting question;
What is the most expensive 'home' cannon on this site? ('home' excludes the likes of VERA...)

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Mon Oct 26, 2015 7:17 am
Survey to help make better homemade water guns

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by btrettel » Sat Oct 24, 2015 1:15 pm

All, I haven't participated in this community for a while due to other time commitments. But I know there are a number of people who build water guns...

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Sat Oct 24, 2015 1:15 pm
8mm Bolt Action QEV

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by vng21092 » Sat Oct 03, 2015 9:04 pm

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Alright guys I'm VERY excited and proud to present to you my FIRST ever BOLT ACTION RIFLE. I've made several attempts in the past but I always gave...

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Another solution to your projectile falling into air supply is to have the air come through the bolt instead, but that raises other issues.

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Mon Oct 12, 2015 5:21 pm
Improved rifle, upcoming

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by Doodmens » Fri Oct 02, 2015 3:27 pm

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Hi guys,

working on the 4th gun so far now. I'm in uni right now so haven't got as much time as I used to, but things are still moving.
Got most of...

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I guess spudfiles reduces the size of photos when they're added as attachments rather then from a source

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Sun Oct 04, 2015 10:25 am
Reloading Problems, semi automatic airgun

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by BramR » Sat Aug 22, 2015 7:20 am

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Hi guys,

So i have come a long way since my last post. i've read a lot about pneumatic guns on this forum and that really helped. i checked out the...

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Have you thought of a detent? Spring loaded ball detent are available as pre-made parts that you can just screw in:

That could work indeed. i'll...

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Sun Oct 04, 2015 9:45 am
"Kugel Brecher" Paintball Tank Main Gun

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by WTF-771 » Wed Sep 23, 2015 6:49 pm

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Hello all,

I have been creeping around the forum now for about 2 years now. As part of a project, namely a paintball tank we call Kugel Brecher , I...

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I agree about the hose being a restriction, i would say if you have the room you could easily find a hose with more flexibility and sufficient...

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Fri Oct 02, 2015 11:56 am
T-Piston Airgun with Collapsible Stock

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by cowscankill » Fri Sep 25, 2015 2:24 pm

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Wow, two posts in one day. It's like I've risen from the dead.

Been browsing gun ideas again, now that I have most of my tools with me at university...

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That folding stock is baller as hell! Nice job

Thanks! Had a hell of a time figuring out how to make it work.

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Fri Oct 02, 2015 11:51 am
Cannon Proposal ( M136 AT4)

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by topelitemarine » Thu Sep 17, 2015 5:48 am

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I am new to Spud Gun :D and I want to build an AT4 looking air cannon to use in airsoft game. My plan was to fire different type of ammo. Such as...

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A sprinkler valve would do the job. As to controlling the impulse, that's a bit trickier.

Where can I buy a sprinkler?? Will they fit in my 7 cm...

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Sun Sep 20, 2015 7:29 am
safety levels using pvc Pipe

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by jsefcik » Sat Sep 19, 2015 8:11 am

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For us who have built cannons using pvc pipe as an air chamber, and i know they are as safe as you make them, and pvc pipe isnt like metal and cant...

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Im just curious cause i built a compressor from an old fridge and i have 1 1/2 pvc chamber for my one small gun i wanted to see how high i could go...

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Sat Sep 19, 2015 7:48 pm
Gas strut hand pump idea

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by zackass1 » Wed Sep 16, 2015 2:32 pm

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Hi
Does any of you guys tried to use gas strut to build high pressure hand pump?
I need at least 130 bar (1900 PSI) but very small volume. So I think...

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Thanks for link
It look like furniture gas strut (mine was car gas strut). I must think about it one more time.

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Sat Sep 19, 2015 3:14 pm
Idaho Howitzer - My first build ever!

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by Admiral Korax » Sun Sep 13, 2015 10:16 pm

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The best way to describe my first spud gun is to share the link:

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Depends on the concentration and quantity of the chemicals being used, and the size of the chamber in which they are contained. Only up to a point....

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Fri Sep 18, 2015 12:42 pm
Gas travel distance& efficiency

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by topelitemarine » Wed Sep 16, 2015 10:44 pm

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As you can see there are 2 cannon in my attachment. One has longer distance between air tank and barrel and the other is shorter. Which one is more...

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The second is less efficient but there may be exceptions to this rule.

There was much talk of this but I didn't mention it as it tends to be...

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Thu Sep 17, 2015 9:29 pm
Barrel length question with GGDT

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by air_dannon » Sat Aug 29, 2015 3:07 pm

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Hi,

I have a pen gun with a barrel sealing piston (okay, not really a pen ... more like a fat marker). I tried punching in the numbers for GGDT, but...

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Not yet. I'll do that soon, hopefully with a video too.

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Fri Sep 11, 2015 8:51 am
Air Cannon Firing Mechanisms

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by MOO Tech » Thu May 21, 2015 10:16 am

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Most of the time when you are building an air cannon you want some way of firing it from the pull of a trigger. There are tons of ways this can be...

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And pressure rated pipe to boot!

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Tue Sep 08, 2015 7:44 pm
Full Metal Airgun - Improved Version

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by Doctore » Wed Jul 29, 2015 2:56 pm

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Hello everyone. Again, simple and easy build. This is improved version of my older gun, but now it has bigger chamber and longer barrel.

Operating...

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Simple but impressive, one of my first proper pneumatics was such a design. Have you considered a spring loaded ball valve for more consistent power...

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Mon Sep 07, 2015 8:28 pm
Schrader valve as pilot; better options?

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by Doodmens » Tue Aug 18, 2015 12:35 pm

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Hi there,

I am desiging a new gun that has a chamber-fed QEV in it. I want the pilot part as compact as possible so I thought a schrader
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With a well made piston setup - ie tight fitting piston and minimum dead space - the size of the pilot is not that important. A QEV with its piston...

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Mon Sep 07, 2015 8:19 pm
Is 12,600 grains (1.8 Lb) to heavy for air cannon ammo?

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by MOO Tech » Mon Sep 07, 2015 7:14 am

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I decided a little while ago that I would push the envelop a bit and see exactly how heavy of a round I could shoot out of my larger air cannon. It...

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I would guess mine would be able to get a 1/2 pound projectile going upwards of 400 FPS.
200-250 fps is more likely. While the projectile being a...

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Mon Sep 07, 2015 8:12 pm
Coaxial Piston Cannon

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by thedeathofall » Tue Jun 02, 2009 1:30 pm

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Okay so this is the first gun i have posted, although not the first made. It is a coaxial piston cannon. It is the first working piston cannon i have...

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Okay so this is the first gun i have posted, although not the first made. It is a coaxial piston cannon. It is the first working piston cannon i have...

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Fri Sep 04, 2015 12:30 pm
Upcoming 'flintlock' style pistol

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by Doodmens » Sun Jun 21, 2015 5:26 pm

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Hiya folks,

I'm using the last few weeks of the summer vacation to build myself some guns.
You might have seen my previous 'sniper rifle' thread,...

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cool. can't wait to see it done.

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Mon Aug 31, 2015 6:53 pm
I need help to build my first airgun

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by overpro_shooter » Sun Aug 23, 2015 11:39 am

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Hi.
I'm new here in this Forum.
At first i want to say that i think you are doing very great things and its a honor for me to join this club .
I'm...

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At first Thank you, you've helped me very much so far
but can i use this here you can see in the pic, i hope you can see it.

I think its the same...

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Fri Aug 28, 2015 7:47 am
Help determing FPS?

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by vng21092 » Sat Aug 22, 2015 3:03 pm

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Hey guys, I just got finished putting together my 4.5mm x 24'' barrel and decided to test out the FPS. According to GGDT, I should be in the 950+...

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So... I downloaded the app this morning and on the first shot, it gave me a reading of 635 FPS. Which I'd say is pretty O.K because my calculations...

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Mon Aug 24, 2015 5:15 pm
Valve help needed

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by jsefcik » Wed Aug 19, 2015 11:32 pm

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I recently purchase a 2.5 inch dust collector valve made by goyen , now i have 2 that are 1.5 inch that work perfeclty i hook up the my air hose,...

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I did install a ball valve into the chamber but i dont think it is releasing quick enough as it should

Whaaaat :lol: seriously I don't understand...

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Sat Aug 22, 2015 5:22 pm

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