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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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Sat Apr 13, 2013 10:53 am
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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2" porting piston valve

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by Carlman » Mon Feb 18, 2008 9:19 am

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Hi all,

Ive decided to make a piston valve because i cant be effed forking out 100 bucks for a 2 solenoid valve :D

I am going to have it as 2...

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A 2 1/2 will have less volume behind the piston to be vented by your pilot valve making it respond a little quicker.

It would also have less volume...

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Fri Feb 22, 2008 12:26 am
Opinions on 12v compressors

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by lockmanslammin » Mon Feb 18, 2008 1:06 pm
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I'm wondering what you guys think about those 12 volt compressors meant for the cigarette lighter in your car? They all seem to have around a 250PSI...

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those 12V compressors suck... I had one and it broke after about 2 weeks... they get overheated fast, their flow is low, and they have problems when...
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Thu Feb 21, 2008 5:57 pm
best tank to barrel ratio for nerfs?

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by anrkii » Thu Feb 21, 2008 4:59 am

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I did a search, but I could not find any threads about the best chamber to barrel ratio for launching 2 nerf vortex rockets.

my current setup is 70...

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Higher Volume tank. Lower Pressure will help your accuracy with the nerfs..

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Thu Feb 21, 2008 5:09 pm
c:b ratio question

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by Pilgor » Wed Feb 20, 2008 8:17 pm

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I did the calculations, I'm not sure if they are right, math is NOT my subject. I want to make sure my rations are right before I build my gun.

I'm...

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do you mean the 4in is your air tank if so then
it is 1.872 so you were pretty close.

Uhhh Bigbob, did you round off some numbers? Using the full...

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Wed Feb 20, 2008 9:18 pm
leaking chamber

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by jr » Sun Feb 10, 2008 3:26 pm

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So we all make mistakes; right! This time i didn't get a complete weld or the fitting was bad!!!! :(

3 end cap, 3 coupler, 3x2 reducer, 2x1...

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i like permatex cold weld compund, it is like jb weld but gets gummy quickly so you can shape it and smooth it so it doesnt look messy, i've fixed a...

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Wed Feb 20, 2008 4:24 pm
strange ideà

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by SpudFarm » Mon Feb 18, 2008 3:24 pm
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hello!
this is a ideà that fell in my head 10 minutes ago. absolute no time used to think through it.

the picture pretty much explains it all. the...

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It looked weird to me too but I was half asleep :)
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Wed Feb 20, 2008 1:50 pm
[8mm gun] Damage Pics! Finally!

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by Mitchza89 » Tue Feb 19, 2008 5:51 am

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Well lads, I thought Id finally post some damage pics of the 8mm The Last Gun

I made myself some nail darts with a string tail, I found this groovy...

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how far away from the target can you be and have the nail remain straight? I assume if it stays straight out to 5 meters it must continue on in a...

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Wed Feb 20, 2008 3:45 am
Breech Loader Help

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by lockmanslammin » Tue Feb 19, 2008 12:15 pm

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I just realised that I'm having to much fun reading and posting questions and answers in the forum and I'm not working on the cannon. :roll:

OK....

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Because your original one wasn't descriptive enough.

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Wed Feb 20, 2008 3:41 am
My newest valve

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by jr » Tue Feb 19, 2008 2:08 am

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I know its basic but you asked to see my work!!!!

A screw here....

Blow valve where the silonid was....

And NO epoxy....

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This is a...

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I use teflon but ill have to try this retor seal stuff Ive never used any of the pastes.

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Tue Feb 19, 2008 10:53 pm
optimize my piston. (video)

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by SpudFarm » Mon Feb 18, 2008 9:35 pm

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hey i starting get bored of shooting and no tweaking so i am going to post a bunch of pics and stuff like that to explain all detail of the valve.
so...

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You mentioned that the washer was soldered in place, therefore I assumed it is steel and not forming an air tight seal.

If you have something that...

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Tue Feb 19, 2008 7:48 pm
marble gun help

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by koolaidman » Mon Feb 18, 2008 2:35 pm

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I built this gun yesterday just off the top off my head. Ive already gone through about 3 bike pumps and dont want to mess with compressors of co2,...

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I'll try to help you, but you must list the tools you have access to.

Could you access a lathe anywhere? Drill press? Hand drill? Metal files?...

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Tue Feb 19, 2008 7:35 pm
method of venting the pilot....

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by lockmanslammin » Tue Feb 19, 2008 2:03 am

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so guys, I have this gun

...and it seams to me that the thing has a touch more power when I just use the ball valve to exaust the pilot rather...

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Now that I think of it I'm wondering if the lever was what was meant by the fully modified bit
Nope, accually I wasn't even thinking about that...

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Last post by lockmanslammin
Tue Feb 19, 2008 11:49 am
Copper chamber question

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by us sniper » Mon Feb 18, 2008 6:32 pm

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How long of a 1 inch chamber do you think I need for a piston gun firing a 7 mm metal ball through a 3' 1/2'' foot barrel? The chamber is type L...

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Wow, you guys like to sweat don't you! :lol:

After crunching numbers for the co-ax I'm building, I came up with a c:b of 0.613:1 (this is the...

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Mon Feb 18, 2008 11:49 pm
Sprinkler Valve?

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by sssssbooom » Thu Feb 14, 2008 10:33 pm

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Well I am thinking about building a gun that is semi-auto but I am not sure what valve would work best all the guns I have seen that are semi-auto...

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Well I might do that but Im not going to shoot paintballs I will be shooting tennis balls but I will really rethink what I am doing now thanks for...

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Mon Feb 18, 2008 11:14 pm
A question about safety

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by lockmanslammin » Thu Feb 14, 2008 1:37 pm
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I was just wondering, the other day as I was poking a projectile down my barrel...
it sure would suck if the gun suddenly went off and shot the...

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Instead of a full bore safety valve you could install a small relief valve between the ammo and main valve. Ram the ammo with the relief open and the...
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Mon Feb 18, 2008 3:47 pm
Shooting Appliances

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by c19o » Sun Feb 17, 2008 3:05 am
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Me and a friend shot a microwave and computer monitor today.

Update: Microwave skewered by 5ft long piece of angle iron!

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Ok I measured a piston that was on my desk, got 1.59 sealing face and 1.75 piston diameter. That gave it 1149 ft-lbs with a 1.5kg projectile.

I...
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Mon Feb 18, 2008 10:13 am
Simple Golfballer

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by frankrede » Mon Feb 04, 2008 12:21 am
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This is a cannon that I built this weekend.
It has a 3 sch-40 chamber with a few barrels to go with it.
It uses a sprinkler valve+valve lid+blowgun....

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Where did you get your GB barrel from

its 1.5 class 200 Sdr-21 pipe.
I got it from a irrigation supply store, its really cheap.
to find a store in...
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Mon Feb 18, 2008 8:48 am
Cane Gun

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by homedepotpro » Mon Feb 18, 2008 12:22 am

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This is a quick project i thought up for my four day weekend. i got a shock pump the other day and I've been dieing to use it. The gun has a 1/2''...

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That being the case, are there advantages to having a fairly large chamber? I can see one problem being if you are using PVC, you can't get to the...

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Mon Feb 18, 2008 2:41 am
3/4 Sprinkler Valve Solenoid with remote start HELP NEEDED!

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by Davidvaini » Fri Feb 15, 2008 10:33 pm

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I've been wanting to do this for some time now and Ive seen a post with a remote control car' transmitter and receiver but I want something a little...

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what is the PIR

One of these , very popular with insugent IED techs in Iraq apparently.

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Mon Feb 18, 2008 1:27 am
tri-valve pneumatic

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by dinsdale » Sat Feb 16, 2008 11:50 am
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I've been toying around with the idea of a new cannon.
I'm thinking about a W shaped compression chamber/base with 3 modded sprinkler valves angled...

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i was going to post pics of my idea but i dont have an image hosting site set up.

You can use the spudfiles uploader

i have an inline abs...
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Mon Feb 18, 2008 1:25 am
KAMG destruction

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by bigbob12345 » Sun Feb 17, 2008 8:41 pm
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Okay I went outside today and took a video of the KAMG

I was very impressed with the power.
Here is the youtube vid(I wish I made this before the...

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Still, the 1.2 version of the SCTBDC (160 psi, 1.5 porting, 12' barrel) couldn't fire 1 pound at even 300 fps, and anything much below that is...
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Sun Feb 17, 2008 11:55 pm
AT-4 TB cannon help

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by brogdenlaxmiddie » Sun Feb 17, 2008 7:25 pm
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Hey, I built a TB cannon with a mod. sprinkler valve. Its an okay gun but it only shoots a TB about 75ft at 100 PSI. Its a 2.5 chamber and its about...

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any ideas for the upgrades?
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Sun Feb 17, 2008 10:24 pm
GGDT Optimizations?

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by blackosprey » Sun Feb 17, 2008 8:02 pm

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Hey I'm making a marble/AA battery/nerf dart gun, and was wondering if someone could check out my GGDT file for me, as I'm not sure if what I've got...

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it would be better if you used print screen to show us your GGDT input

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Sun Feb 17, 2008 10:20 pm
Questions on valves

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by niglch » Sat Feb 16, 2008 9:06 pm

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I've been looking around for a blowgun to use with my piston-valve pneumatic rifle. I found one on mcmaster.com (item no. 6852K11) and I'm wondering...

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just read the tap :shock:

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Sun Feb 17, 2008 9:15 pm
M203

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by Mistrhandyman » Thu Jan 20, 2005 11:58 pm
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M203

Sorry this should have been posted here. anyway the bottom part is the homemade part.

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Kostaki are you Greek?
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Sun Feb 17, 2008 9:11 pm

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