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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

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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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D*mn d*mn d*mn ...how not to test a piston valve

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by dongfang » Sat Jul 21, 2007 7:48 am
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Hi,

This is getting absurd ....

I have completed assembly of my Schweizer-Valve. It's a 63mm barrel leaking/sealing tee valve, hand made in...

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Hi,

The only grinding & machining done on that valve is:

- Burrs, cast injection remains etc. inside the tee and on the piston were removed with a...
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Thu Jul 26, 2007 4:57 pm
Best kind of rubber??

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by spudthug » Thu Jul 26, 2007 2:46 pm

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hey guys. i was jsut wondering what the best kind of rubber was (dont be perverted...). Like material and hardness..because my sealing faces usually...

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Hi

if you use o-rings as seals and the common ones are too soft, the secret formula is called: NBR 90 Shore. These o-rings are made of a harder...

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Thu Jul 26, 2007 3:53 pm
QEV filling question

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by origin unknown » Wed Jul 25, 2007 8:43 pm

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Can I fill a Parker QEV from the chamber side of the valve? Has anyone done this before?

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I paid about $35 for my parker QEV buying it locally. I am not sure if filling from the chamber side will damage my valve any. Did you buy yours in...

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Thu Jul 26, 2007 3:03 pm
Pressure rated stuff.

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by timebmb757 » Wed Jul 25, 2007 3:37 pm

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Does anyone know where I can get non-cellucore 3 inch pipe? Also, are NSF-pw fittings pressure safe?

Any help is apprecciated.

Tom

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get a prefer erred contractor discount... Its what i do!

I allready get a contractors discount. :wink:

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Thu Jul 26, 2007 2:08 am
Question about chamber size for a dart gun?

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by us sniper » Thu Jul 26, 2007 1:30 am

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I am building a gun with a 1/2 inch barrel and it will be used to launch darts and possibly paintballs. The gun uses an 1 inch piston valve actuated...

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3''sch80 is about 300 psi, maybe a little more. even though its rated that high, i wouldnt go that high unless it was steel. im sure it would be...

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Thu Jul 26, 2007 2:06 am
M224 Mortar

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by Mishkan » Mon Jul 23, 2007 11:41 pm

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This is sort of the starter topic for this project I hope to be working on. I haven't worked too much with pneumatics, alot more with different...

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Chamber size on this would be around 129 cubic inches
Barrel would be about 125
GGDT seemed to be fine with CO2 at 100 PSI :?

And I'm not getting...

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Wed Jul 25, 2007 4:43 pm
Airsoft BB 200psi rifle. (AB200-R)

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by CpTn_lAw » Fri Nov 24, 2006 5:42 am
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So here it is, my last spudgun revised.better seal for the piston, better pressure in (200+ psi is quite loud...)
I've done some damage pics and some...

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Yeah, a longer barrel could increse its performance, but the one youve got now seems to do the job pretty well :wink:
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Wed Jul 25, 2007 8:46 am
Pneumatic C:B ratio revisited

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by DYI » Mon Jul 23, 2007 2:28 pm
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I've always heard that a good C:B ratio for a pneumatic is 1.5 or 2:1, and that after about 4:1, increasing chamber size isn't really going to...

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hahah its true, I hate fast food. Its filthy, but I love European women! The ultimate women probably would be a spud gun loving euro hottie
CpTn is...
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Wed Jul 25, 2007 7:39 am
Coaxial Question

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by e1337 » Tue Jul 24, 2007 7:16 pm

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Has anyone ever made a Golfball Coaxial? Im thinking about making one, the chamber is going to be 2ft of 3 , the pilot is a 1 modded sprinkler valve,...

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it will reduce the reciol..........

it shouldnt be that heavy Xeon. if it is, well he can deal with it.

make sure you have the ability to do...

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Wed Jul 25, 2007 6:14 am
pocket pneumatic

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by iknowmy3tables » Tue Jul 24, 2007 12:33 pm

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this is my pocket pneumatic that I have had for a few months, the barrel is 1/2 cpvc, the body is 3/4 pvc, it is acuated and filled by schrader, it...

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If you could make a few more of these and make a mechanism to fire them you could build a rifle of sorts.

That's the idea I was playing with here ,...

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Wed Jul 25, 2007 1:47 am
mount a scope-just use a scope rail??

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by JDP12 » Tue Jul 24, 2007 11:29 am

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Hey all, well I've decided to mount a simple red dot scope on my rifle... and I was wondering, why not just buy a scope rail, screw it into your gun...

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If it's your first scope, then I'd do it. I'm also making a high accuracy rifle, and as long is it's somewhat inexpensive, I'd do it. Although you...

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Tue Jul 24, 2007 5:50 pm
Atom Project

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by PCGUY » Sat Feb 05, 2005 1:29 pm
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ATOM PROJECT

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That ballvalve looks to be 1/2 and over two years old.
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Tue Jul 24, 2007 1:04 pm
Kaneda's Sniper

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by PCGUY » Sat Feb 05, 2005 5:52 pm
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KANEDA'S SNIPER

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I know a lot of people arent too fond of em, but I dig em..I used an extra piece of extruded aluminum for...

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wow :shock: this is a beastly gun :shock: and very cool
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Mon Jul 23, 2007 10:05 pm
Two small pneumatics guns

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by homedepotpro » Wed Jul 18, 2007 1:27 pm
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i built these the other day with spare parts and epoxy. the larger one shoots marbles at pressures around 10-40psi, the smaller one is a coaxial that...

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it is a brass tee okay, but what are the sizes os each side? thanks
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Mon Jul 23, 2007 7:51 pm
SCTBDC-100

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by DYI » Sun Jul 22, 2007 3:19 pm

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This is a metal burst disk gun that I have been working on for a while, because it had so many bugs. It is now very consistent, working at least 95%...

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Thanks, I'll try that. The 10' barrel will be coming soon. That, and 200psi, should go through the computer (GGDT is giving a velocity of 423fps and...

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Mon Jul 23, 2007 1:55 pm
copper ball bearing gun

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by JDP12 » Mon Apr 23, 2007 4:25 pm

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Hello, I'm designing a copper gun designed to shoot ball bearings..But I got a couple of questions...

1) Does chamber volume really matter? I mean,...

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The reason it runs through th centr is because it's a chamber sealer. Look at the animation at the boottom of the page.

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Mon Jul 23, 2007 1:22 pm
Issue with a modded sprinkler valve

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by pyrojoe » Sat Jul 21, 2007 1:42 pm

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I just modified my first sprinkler valve and I am quite happy about it. It works very well with just one minor issue. When I fill it, it makes a...

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AHHHH

The solenoid is the exhaust? Awesome.

1/4 valve good enough I'm assuming?

Okay, so no need for batteries!
Sheesh.....the answer was right...

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Mon Jul 23, 2007 9:56 am
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by brogdenlaxmiddie » Sun Jul 22, 2007 2:27 pm

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Where are you planning to get your 6 ? I've got 9' of the stuff under my house right now. I was not that fun trying to find, and I bought it off my...

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Mon Jul 23, 2007 9:38 am
Solonoid activated ping pong ball launcher...

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by Mac/pistol man » Wed Jul 11, 2007 3:28 pm

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Hey everyone. I am taking a summer robotics class, and made a pneumatic ping pong ball gun to go on it (we are doing a ping pong ball version of...

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No offense, koolaidman, but you shouldn't post in topics like this. The only relevant posts were made before the TC had his competition. You posted...

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Sun Jul 22, 2007 9:55 pm
idea for mini coax piston cannon

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by 666lucky693 » Sun Jul 22, 2007 7:59 pm

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this is my idea for a mini piston cannon i need all the advice for improving my design because i am going to build it tomorrow and if my plan is good...

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Just make sure that all of the pipe and fittings that you buy say nsf-pw on them, that means that they are pressure rated. Do not use fittings that...

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Sun Jul 22, 2007 9:07 pm
camera flash?

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by jon_89 » Sat Jul 07, 2007 1:43 am

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has anybody used a camera flash on a sprinkler?

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Camera flashes use transformers to boost their voltage up to 4000v (using a 1.5v battery :wink: ) so... um.... 4000v intsead of 24v may not be good...

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Sun Jul 22, 2007 8:55 pm
breach loading for painballs

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by mike1010 » Sat Jul 21, 2007 1:40 am

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does anyone know the best setup for breach loading a 3/4 sch80 barrel that is fairly easy

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i have a 3/4 cpvc barrel sch 40 tho. i simply sawed off a chunk on the top half of the barrel big enough for a paintball. then i took a coupler for...

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Sun Jul 22, 2007 8:12 pm
Simple cannon

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by PVC Arsenal 17 » Sun Jul 22, 2007 11:26 am

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Usually people build ballvalve cannons as their first pneumatic. This is probably my 8th completed cannon and my first ballvalve. I built it just for...

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I have had a cannon never blow(minus a cracked threaded fitting) and I didn't use primer on it, and it was 2 pipe.
so you should be fine at 90 psi.

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Sun Jul 22, 2007 1:55 pm
B&A Pneumatic Sprinkler LLBG (Less Lethal Bean Bag Gun)

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by Acdcmonkey1991 » Fri Jul 20, 2007 3:49 pm

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This the design for my new B&A series Rifle. It is shotgun style designed, and is going to shoot small bean bags, 1 rubbr balls, and bb gun shots...

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why not get a 45* elbow then the blowgun if you want a trigger.

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Sun Jul 22, 2007 1:52 pm
Heineken mini keg

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by sharpshooter » Sat Jul 21, 2007 11:05 pm

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i was just reading about the new 5L Heineken mini keg, thinking it'd b cool because everyone could have one at a party... but thats not what this is...

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Theres still that part of me that wants to try, so next time i need some brew ill get one of these babies.

I was reading on the Heineken web site...

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Sun Jul 22, 2007 1:11 pm

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