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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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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 cannon for a friend

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by frankrede » Thu Dec 27, 2007 11:09 pm
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This is a cannon that I built for my friend Jose.
In my opinion this is the best cannon I have built to date.
I plan on making a clone for myself....

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What do you mean?
My valve is threaded, as are all of the fittings
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Wed Feb 06, 2008 11:48 pm
RPG simulator

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by ThatGuyDan » Sat Jan 12, 2008 6:26 pm
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First off.. Thank you Spudfiles... I made this spudgun with information from this site..
.. I am in the Army and we train soldiers that are...

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I got this paticular nerf round at Meijers... I don't see too many left at the stores when I go.. sooo they may be discontinuing them.. they are made...
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Wed Feb 06, 2008 7:04 pm
Dual QEV Paintball LAW

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by peeeto » Mon Jan 14, 2008 12:20 pm
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Prototype Specs:

Barrel: 24 - 2 dia sch40 PVC
Primary Valve: 3/4 QEV
Secondary Valve: 1/4 QEV (pilots the Primary)
Secondary Pilot: blowgun...

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here's a sketch of the final design. shouldn't change much from this (just placed the parts order last night):

may i present the wHUMPgUN !:

(not...
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Wed Feb 06, 2008 2:48 pm
Pneumatic sniper plans

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by koolaidman » Mon Feb 04, 2008 6:42 pm
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Hey im in the process maybe making a new gun. I had to draw up some skematics to show to my friend and i also rendered it in 3d. Im running this...

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Free floating barrels are hardly a concern when a vast proportion of spudders fire less than perfect ammo from smoothbore barrels

That's the thing...
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Wed Feb 06, 2008 10:27 am
L1?

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by elitesniper » Mon Feb 04, 2008 9:30 pm

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hey guys do you know what size chamber the mini L1 was on burtlatke?

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who said i was copying? lol i just wanted to know what size pipe it was thats all.
If you just wanted to know would it be worth starting a topic...

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Wed Feb 06, 2008 6:10 am
basic copper pnuematic pnuematic

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by jook13 » Wed Feb 06, 2008 2:51 am

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So here is my first pneumatic. went for copper with a modded sprinkler valve. This was done mainly for practice.

The chamber is 25 inches by 1...

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You forgot about being able to take a piston valve (for the most part) to a higher pressure, thus making for a more powerful shot, if that's what is...

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Wed Feb 06, 2008 4:41 am
Friends gun blows up- vid

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by nabu92 » Mon Feb 04, 2008 10:31 pm
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My friends gun blows up right in front of me and I only have one thing to say...ROFL!!!!!!!!!! That had to be the funniest thing ever. His fittings...

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I would think that it would possibly hold 50 psi on JUST 4 hours of curing time.

Rag, I find myself agreeing with you.I've done tons of PVC repairs...
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Tue Feb 05, 2008 10:52 pm
can the barrel be the same size as the ball valve?

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by Pilgor » Mon Feb 04, 2008 7:27 pm

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If I wanted a 2 barrel, can the ball valve be two inches (it is a metal ball valve) will the barrel just screw in to the valve?
sorry for all the...

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my first one was a moded sprinkler valve and all the parts cost about $25.

for a first a ball valve is fine but like josh 121 said it would be a...

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Tue Feb 05, 2008 7:22 pm
725PSI Solenoid Valve

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by MrCrowley » Fri Feb 01, 2008 1:58 am
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Just found a 3/4 solenoid valve for diesel applications with operating pressures of up to 725PSI, or 50BAR on an Auction site. I asked for more...

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Let me rephrase, You could add a BLow gun to this, but there is no point what so ever, as the Solenoid on top of this does not suffer from the same...
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Tue Feb 05, 2008 5:38 am
I need help with plans

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by Pilgor » Sat Feb 02, 2008 4:33 pm
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My friend just built a dual chambered pneumatic spud cannon. It looked good so i was about to use his plans. but then his gun blow up. He was using...

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Is there a thread or something somewhere that will show me what all these different parts look like?

Try these... It may give you an idea of what...
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Tue Feb 05, 2008 1:46 am
DWV Barrel

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by maxfreke88 » Tue Jan 29, 2008 8:58 pm

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Is it O.k. to use 1.5 inch DWV (NSF) pipe for a paintball grenade barrel? its only going to use a sabot for shooting them.(does it matter). Is it...

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I bet you could use GGDT to estimate the pressure on your barrel as the gun fires. If you input the specs of your gun, calculate, and switch the...

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Mon Feb 04, 2008 8:16 pm
CV, flow effeciency etc.

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by POLAND_SPUD » Sun Feb 03, 2008 12:57 pm

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Is there any page that has a list of valves' flow coef. ?
what do you think what is the flow coef of 1/2 QEV ?

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Well maybe its possible to measure the flow of your custom valve in the same way manufacturers do.
Of course, but only if you want to spend large...

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Mon Feb 04, 2008 6:20 am
Centering the Barrel in a coaxial

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by SpudUke5 » Mon Jan 28, 2008 12:07 am

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Well the title basically says it.

I have some salvaged parts and i am making a coaxial with it. I finished it today, but there is one question that...

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@ Gippeto:
Yup, 1/3 would be fine.
But dont make the stabilizer too flow constrictive.

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Mon Feb 04, 2008 5:32 am
help with first pneu cannon design

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by cioeboy » Sun Feb 03, 2008 5:28 pm

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This will be my first pneumatic cannon so I have very little experience in this but I have a basic understanding (read: I have been reading the wiki...

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It may be hard to wathc your fitting, but do try:)
one thing to keep in mind is chamber barrel ratios, its a very easy way to maximize your power....

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Mon Feb 04, 2008 5:27 am
Can i use any sprinkler valve

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by chicagobears10 » Fri Feb 01, 2008 8:56 am

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i am building my second pneumatic and i am planning now i have decided on a 25mm sprinkler valve but i have looked at a fair few cannons and they all...

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I should have known you'd drag that up :? :D

I've had a weekend away from spudfiles, go easy on me :P :)

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Mon Feb 04, 2008 3:01 am
200psi metal cannon Update:lots of damage pics

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by bigbob12345 » Mon Jan 28, 2008 1:13 pm
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Okay well this was my first pneumatic. I made it about a year ago and back then I was worried about the pvc exploding so I made it out of metal.It...

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Sorry about the late response. The C:B ratio for the current SCTBDC is ~0.16:1 with the 3 x 144 barrel (which I'm not allowed to use in my yard...
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Sun Feb 03, 2008 9:11 pm
5 min epoxy

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by xboxteen01 » Tue Jan 29, 2008 7:13 pm

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i modded my sprinkler valve with a 1/4 npt barb and had a small air leak. so i picked up some 5 min epoxy from home depot for like 2 bucks and put it...

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I also use Loctite 5 minute epoxy... All the time...

If you push the syringes in unevenly, you will mess up the 1:1 ratio of hardener to resin......

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Sun Feb 03, 2008 9:12 am
Asco valve

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by sjog » Sat Feb 02, 2008 8:38 pm

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Put this together this afternoon.
I was surprised at the power and noise. Shot GB's at 80lbs.
Wanted to put bolt action barrel from...

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The diaphragm is rather snug or taunt against the seat.

I will get the chronograph out.The weather has been mild in the NE.
Oh ya I can shoot in...

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Sat Feb 02, 2008 10:13 pm
copper barrel sealing piston valve.

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by tylerthetatertosser » Thu Sep 06, 2007 7:42 pm
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this is my brand new copper barrel sealing piston valved connon, I had some issues with leaks so thats why there is epoxy all over the place, Im not...

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That`s a nice gun but do you think that the curve in the chamber would take from the guns preformance?
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Sat Feb 02, 2008 9:41 pm
Sprinkler Valve Potato sniper

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by ghostman01 » Sat Feb 02, 2008 4:13 am

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Heres my Potato sniper it uses a sprinkler valve to actuate it and so forth ....

go to my website for Pictures and video bacause if i put them all...

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thanks yeah it looked better when all the paint was still on there lol

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Sat Feb 02, 2008 8:59 pm
Triggered Burst Disk Trouble

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by Zippster » Fri Feb 01, 2008 2:21 pm

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So I've finally decided upon a triggered burst disk design for my upcoming howitzer, but I can't seem to get my proof-of-concept rig working. I...

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How often do you use GGDT? It quotes a muzzle velocity of 365fps with a 1 pound projectile with your current design at 100 psi. At 150 psi, the...

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Sat Feb 02, 2008 7:58 pm
Tyler's Air Soft Gun.

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by tylerthetatertosser » Mon Oct 29, 2007 12:35 am

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This is my Air soft co-axial cannon. I have had this for a while but never posted.

The over all length is about 16.5 inches, the barrel length is...

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very nice gun kinda like what Im currently working on exept mines pvc.

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Sat Feb 02, 2008 5:22 pm
Loose Fittings????

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by The_Kangsta » Fri Feb 01, 2008 9:46 pm

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Sorry if this sounds noob
I am building a sprinkler valve rifle and it has a 3/4 inch stock tat is going to be pressurized to 100 + psi. when i...

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Ohh okay now I know what you meant it doesnt burn the lettering off it dissolves it off.

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Sat Feb 02, 2008 2:58 pm
DPS-1

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by nabu92 » Sat Feb 02, 2008 12:42 am

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This is my 1st Pneumatic, I would like to thank everyone on spudfiles for helping me.

DPS-1 is a simple pneumatic made with Sch 40 PVC and a modded...

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That looks really good
but the sprinkler valve might be constricting flow a little
if you have a chamber that big a 2in piston valve would be better...

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Sat Feb 02, 2008 9:59 am
Best type of solenoid valve

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by chicagobears10 » Sat Feb 02, 2008 4:40 am

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Hey

I am currently designing me second pneumatic and wondering what is the best kind of solenoid valve i can get and if a normal plastic garden one...

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Hey

I am currently designing me second pneumatic and wondering what is the best kind of solenoid valve i can get and if a normal plastic garden one...

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Sat Feb 02, 2008 5:18 am

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