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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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Why Won't My Piston Cannon Work?

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by watto » Fri Oct 19, 2007 8:31 pm
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I finished my first piston gun yesterday and I gave it a go this morning but it was a complete failure. When you fill it with air the piston seals...

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Never seen one of those before
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Sun Oct 21, 2007 2:07 pm
Do I have this right?

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by dapallox1 » Thu Oct 18, 2007 1:52 pm
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This is how I'm going to make my piston... do it have it right? oh, I forgot to show that it is in a 4 tee. And is there a 3 1/2 to 2 coupling like...

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This is another good valve, just wrap the endcap in tape to get a better fit:
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Sun Oct 21, 2007 12:12 pm
How does a piston gets 'sucked' back?

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by Tsukiten » Sun Oct 21, 2007 8:50 am

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Okays, I've recently started on making a piston-valve gun, but there's something bothering me... What makes the piston gets 'sucked' back so that it...

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Of course. The piston is either an imperfect fit or there is a small hole or groove in the side of the piston to let the air past it when filling.

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Sun Oct 21, 2007 10:15 am
steel co2 barrel sealing cannon design help

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by daccel » Fri Oct 12, 2007 1:53 am

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I’ve made a few ball/sprinkler valve pvc pneumatics before and I’m working on a co2 piston valve design now. The goals for this design are...

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Another question that just occurred to me, with the suppressor on the barrel will a suppressor on the exhaust be necessary/useful?

I think chaos...

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Sun Oct 21, 2007 2:01 am
check me out, my new rifle, its call a ten-15!!!!

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by pnematicrookie » Fri Oct 19, 2007 9:10 am

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my first pneumatic kinda sucked so i didn't post it, my second on was alright, i might post it, but i feel like this is my first real one, tell me...

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It really has a unique look to it. I like it. I wish I didn't live in the city sometimes.... Then I would be making bigger cannons. As of now I only...

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Sat Oct 20, 2007 6:12 pm
Sprinkler valve Question

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by Pyr0man1ac » Sat Oct 20, 2007 12:33 pm

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Is it alright to use a sprinkler valve on its side? does it lose any power or anything? I wanted to put 2 on their sides so that I can easily connect...

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Well, they are both 1 orbit valves... i realized after i modded them that i should have gotten bigger valves, but I cant send them back now. good to...

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Sat Oct 20, 2007 5:24 pm
Large caliber bbmg unregulated CO2

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by Brian the brain » Tue Oct 16, 2007 10:46 am
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This is hopefully my next project.
A 9 or 10 mm ultimate inline made out of galvanised steel pipe fittings, a pressure washer handle and unregulated...

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Well, I realize that.......That is why I was suggesting using an actual venturi tube!!
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Sat Oct 20, 2007 12:42 pm
Question on Distance i Should Expect, GGDT seems unreasanabl

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by bruno6491 » Fri Oct 19, 2007 3:35 pm

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I have a a air cannon that i want to change a barrel from a 2 to 3 piece. I currently have a 7ft piece and would make the 3 8-9ft long as well.

My...

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thanks so much, i am learning why this is not as powerful and also the pumpkins are fairly light, like a 120 grams, so they should be capable of...

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Sat Oct 20, 2007 10:46 am
ARC-v2.0

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by )DEMON( » Thu May 10, 2007 2:42 pm
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This is my cannon, the ARC. I made it a while ago out of spare parts and make shift fittings just to have a little fun. It was ghetto but it was...

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Thanks, welcome to spudfiles :)
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Sat Oct 20, 2007 8:43 am
GGDT wont work

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by ShowNoMercy » Fri Oct 19, 2007 11:25 pm

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I was just wondering if anyone would be so kind enough to run some numbers in GGDT for me. My computer is not able to run the program for some reason...

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But you think a four foot barrel would be good?

Make it as long as is practical, you can go up to 11 feet and still be gaining performance.

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Sat Oct 20, 2007 12:55 am
Looking to get into pneumatic spud gunning

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by Lan » Fri Oct 19, 2007 8:35 pm

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Well, to start off, I felt it was time to add some spud gunning to my life so I looked around on the net and thought this would be a good place to...

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defintily get into pneumatics. they save so much time and work 99.9% of the time. u dont have to mod your sprinkler valve straight away, it works...

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Sat Oct 20, 2007 12:34 am
small bore piston.

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by Mr.Russ » Fri Oct 19, 2007 9:33 pm

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im making a 15mm barrel sealing piston gun, with an 8mm (O.D 10mm)aluminium barrel.

i just have one question. How am i going to get the barrel to...

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You need surface area for the glue to stick, so here is my suggestion. Make 2 pvc washers to go around barrel and inside the 15mm pipe. Then, epoxy...

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Fri Oct 19, 2007 9:59 pm
DWV Piston; Safe?

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by BOMBOMBOMB » Fri Oct 19, 2007 8:02 pm

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ok i have a Dwv peice if pipe and its perfect for my piston is it possible to use it for the piston? cheers Nato

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Make sure you have a good bumper, I shattered 2 pistons so far (the one in my pic) because I forgot the bumper. :lol:

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Fri Oct 19, 2007 9:08 pm
Propane powered bbmg has no power

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by c19o » Thu Oct 18, 2007 7:12 pm
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Today I bought a propane adapter and mounted one of those disposable propane canisters on my bbmg. It had one very short powerful burst but then
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That's actually a good idea, but it may be cheaper to go with a 160psi pop-off valve and a ball valve to shut off the flow to the buffer.
I don't...
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Fri Oct 19, 2007 11:29 am
Test plugs

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by EGOed » Thu Oct 18, 2007 2:25 pm
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Has anyone ever tried using test plugs for a removable plug in a tee , for use as a rear breach load for a sprinkler valve cannon ?..... This would...

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I agree with William and definitely wouldnt try using these test plugs for anything other than what I intend to use it for which is a simple breach...
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Fri Oct 19, 2007 11:01 am
The SF marking challenge CHALLENGE

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by BOMBOMBOMB » Tue Oct 16, 2007 2:58 am
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Ok well ive always seen these posts about challenge: Best Power or
Challenge: Best accuracy. But what i havnt seen is the coolest style/ Paint...

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Lol haha thats really mean its not his fault hes a teachers pet its the teachers... everything shoul dbe blamed on teachers
Cheers Nato
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Thu Oct 18, 2007 1:20 am
Piston Valve Question

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by dapallox1 » Wed Oct 17, 2007 1:25 pm
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Which is better, a barrel sealing piston valve, or chamber sealing?

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Which one opens faster depends on this size of the piston and piston seat

Also weight of the piston, size of pilot chamber, pilot valve flow...
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Wed Oct 17, 2007 11:12 pm
C19O's First Barrel Sealing Valve in a Tee - 1.5" Porti

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by c19o » Tue Mar 27, 2007 11:21 pm

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Here's my First Barrel Sealing Valve in a Tee. Its got 1.5 porting and o-rings on the piston. I didn't use a lathe for the o-rings :P
I'll soon put...

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Oh! Okay, I think I get it now. Thanks! :) Oh, and I meant 2 .

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Wed Oct 17, 2007 9:59 pm
Timer circuit/555 board

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by ShowNoMercy » Mon Oct 15, 2007 7:20 pm
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Its kind of early to be posting this since I get my parts on the 18th but I have made a prototype of a bolt actuated paint ball gun similar to an...

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marco;

Are you referring to what is called cascading timers?
The three timers would be set up as monostable operation.

Note: The times of duration...
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Wed Oct 17, 2007 8:37 pm
My MBMR's silencer:) now with test video

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by mtronic » Thu Oct 11, 2007 6:19 am
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well this is the silencer for the MBMR. I use it on the shorty barrel because it needed it the most and on the 29 er it sagged so i have to make a...

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Still, it does look like a massive cock eh? Very Happy Talk about phallic symbols hehe
:lol: I totally missed that one, but now you mention...
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Wed Oct 17, 2007 6:30 pm
Mythbusters and Their Cannons

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by miskaman » Mon Oct 08, 2007 10:06 pm
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Was watching a show one time and I saw a cannon Jamie whipped up to go shoot a net at the pigeons outside because they were getting on his nerves. It...

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So I took apart the net I made and attached another golf ball in the middle of the net. Also tied in a lot more rope almost 40 foot of 3/16 nylon in...
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Wed Oct 17, 2007 5:46 pm
Need Help/Advice On my First Cannon Build for School Please!

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by bruno6491 » Sat Oct 13, 2007 9:48 pm
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Hello, I am 16 and building a potato cannon that is air powered so i can use it in a competition to launch pumpkins at school. I want it to go at...

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thank you for that, i thought i had an idea but i was way off and it wouldn't have worked

I am going to try and set it up and post pics of my first...
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Wed Oct 17, 2007 4:48 pm
My first over under pneumatic.

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by Extrusion » Sat Oct 21, 2006 9:49 pm
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Well here is my first over under pneumatic cannon wich i have been working on for a few weeks now and i must say that i am very pleased with it and...

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I'm an aussie as well, i got my 25mm (roughly 1 ) sprinkler valve from bunnings, cost me around AU$15
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Wed Oct 17, 2007 5:38 am
ATAAC - Anti-Tank Assault Air Cannon

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by Legendpilot » Sun Mar 04, 2007 11:26 am
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Okay, here's the scoop.

I wanted to build another pneumatic, and I wanted it to look downright mean. I wanted something with switches and wires,...

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Thanks for the kind words! :bump:

Hey guys, it's been a while since I've given anything worthwhile to the site, and I have big plans for an all out...
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Tue Oct 16, 2007 6:20 pm
sprinkler valve help

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by elitesniper » Sun Oct 14, 2007 7:14 pm

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my sprinkler valve keeps makeing a horn sound through the barrel when i press the trigger can anyone tell me if this is ok and wont affect the max...

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Make sure your ammo is not too tight.

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Tue Oct 16, 2007 4:18 am

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