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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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pressure washer handles

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by Major Collins » Tue Jan 14, 2014 8:03 am

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I been looking around at getting a pressure washer handle though i wanted to make and fit my own handle on it.
Does anyone have pictures or a video...

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The inside is just a poppet valve actuated by the trigger.

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Tue Jan 14, 2014 10:47 am
What qev should I get? And a two other questions

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by beastmode986 » Mon Apr 09, 2012 3:57 pm
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Ok so I want to get a qev for my next project . I want to make changeable bfb barrels so I'm can shoot different kinds of ammo, should I get a 1/4 in...

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thank you beastmode986 for this thread. very good reading here. i have a question though. do people realy put 1000 psi to the cheaper aluminum qev?
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Tue Jan 14, 2014 9:13 am
Qdv question

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by fenrir » Sat Jan 11, 2014 4:53 pm

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Just a quick question: is it possible for the front oring of a qdv piston to blow off at high pressure? How can this be prevented?

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What do you consider high pressure ? One of my early cannons using an o ring used to launch the ring at about 60 PSI. To prevent that, I went to the...

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Mon Jan 13, 2014 8:03 pm
Vintorez wannabe 2.0 (hammer valve)

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by bahur47 » Mon Jan 16, 2012 6:23 pm
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Hello again, this is the new version of my previous gun:

This time it is multi-shot and it is breech-loading. The wood, the barrel and the air...

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I bought all my airsoft good from Spain and Poland.
In Portugal according to the law airsoft guns needed to by painted but not in Spain and Poland so...
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Sun Jan 12, 2014 6:45 am
Co2 Regulators

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by Gabriel S » Sat Nov 02, 2013 7:14 am

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Hi, this is my first post on the forum so I will introduce myself, My name is Gabriel and I run a youtube channel called ChannelX24 (drop a sub if...

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The regulator's job is not to act as a valve - the +/- setting increases or decreases the output pressure but is not an on-off valve.

Did you try...

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Sun Jan 12, 2014 3:29 am
Gun jammed

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by limbeh » Mon Jan 06, 2014 9:45 am

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I operate coaxial piston cannons for my college. We get the freshmen to shoot them every year as part of a student project -

I know, the above...

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In regards to your piston photos, there is a large area of seal exposed allowing air behind the seal resulting in tearing at the washer. The washer...

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Tue Jan 07, 2014 7:43 pm
PCP Pumps?

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by PeteS » Fri Jan 03, 2014 6:35 am

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I saw a PCP rifle pump that claims to have a 3600 psi capacity. It looks like the volume is way better than shock pumps as well. It is apparently a 3...

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[quote= ]Nooo don't ask!!

Yeah better not :D

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Sun Jan 05, 2014 11:26 pm
First Cannon 200 psi Ball Valve

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by Flindo Jimbori » Mon Dec 30, 2013 11:45 am

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This is my first cannon. It is made of 1.5 inch schedule 40 PVC and a ball valve. It fires golf ball cores (see images) nicely, but not much else...

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I also found that 5 hour energy bottles work well, but there is a small gap around the sides, so I may wrap it with duct tape until it fits better....

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Sat Jan 04, 2014 8:08 am
300 PSI Pistol (FPS and damage pic)

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by spade » Fri Dec 27, 2013 9:42 pm

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Hey this is my first post here but I've been looking around for a few months and figured I'd make an account when I had something to upload,...

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I see... thanks for the information. 8)

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Mon Dec 30, 2013 9:11 am
machinist needed

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by jsefcik » Fri Dec 27, 2013 10:22 pm

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Sup guys,havent been on the forum in a while,been busy with work and my son but anyways

I had a piston machined by jrrdw if he is still on here...

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Might have double tapped the submit ill post pics later

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Sat Dec 28, 2013 11:57 am
6mm multishoot bolt action finished

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by bravootome » Sun Oct 27, 2013 12:49 pm
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6 mm multishoot qev finaly finished

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Great work!
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Thu Dec 26, 2013 6:52 am
launch a water filled tennis ball ??????

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by Captchipahoy » Wed Apr 10, 2013 3:04 pm

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OK I am a newbie at this. I love blowing up stuff and firing stuff.

Here is what I want to do
3 blocks away from my home is a water tower I want to...

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shivers that must be dangerous

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Wed Dec 25, 2013 10:44 pm
Dead volume and the sound barrier

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by Ragnarok » Thu Dec 19, 2013 8:34 pm

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Given I've got into some discussions about supersonic pneumatics recently, I figured it was actually worth experimenting with the theory regarding...

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Well, strengthened separator and sabots in hand...

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... aaaaaand they didn't hold up:

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(I painted them to make...

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Tue Dec 24, 2013 2:50 pm
My First Air Piston Cannon

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by micquai » Wed Aug 22, 2012 7:29 pm

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This is my first attempt to build an air piston cannon.
It has two 3 x 24 air chambers and a 1 1/2 x 32 barrel. I made the barrel removable to...

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Possible cause of failure may be related to the cannon support on the air chambers and the barrel recoil was unsupported except by the vertical pipe....

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Tue Dec 24, 2013 12:50 am
Stop a leak

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by PVCpneumatic » Thu Dec 19, 2013 7:45 pm

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Hey Guys and Gals, How can I make a Male to female joint air tight without gluing it together? This is for my air cylinder to ball valve and ball...

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Cheers PeteS. Hopefully this will work for all future models that I make. I know where all the leaks are, but the contact glue that I used to attach...

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Fri Dec 20, 2013 7:28 pm
6mm piston valve air gun

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by ToasT » Sat Dec 14, 2013 7:33 am
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I have been around here for awhile now so its about time I posted something that isn't off topic..

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This is my first attempt at making...

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ok, than take a look at this man that shoots 60 bar with metal bb. It is way over speed of sound

This man is a member of spudfiles ;)

there are...
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Fri Dec 20, 2013 3:50 pm
My First Sprinkler Valved Cannon "Airpress's Style"

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by airpress » Sat Dec 14, 2013 1:57 pm

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Hi folks!

It's winter time here so it's time to build a new cannon.
I will use something that I never used before, a sprinkler valve.
Offcourse it...

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Friday I go to the Ardennes

Take a metal detector :)

The colour scheme is slightly toy-like but I like it :D

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Wed Dec 18, 2013 7:47 pm
Hey there!

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by PsiPhun » Fri Nov 29, 2013 10:37 pm

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Firstly.. Thanks for a dedicated forum!!
We had some free time at work..decided to do a little research into things to build , decided on a psi...

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If I remember correctly, my ball valve cracked and fell apart after many, used in freezing and cooler temps. ( I made it towards the end of fall, in...

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Mon Dec 16, 2013 4:48 pm
Help with semi auto nerf cannon

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by brad0896 » Tue Dec 10, 2013 9:03 pm

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Hey guys. I would like some help from on a little project I am doing. I play airsoft and at the events we play at, you can use an airsoft LAW that...

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Ok thats good news. I found a 3/4 QEV on ebay. I also found a 1/2 slide valve on ebay
Will these two items work together? I know I need a 3/4 to 1/2...

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Thu Dec 12, 2013 4:40 pm
My Sniper

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by fklco » Wed Dec 11, 2013 2:48 pm

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My sniper unfinished

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Waw !!! thanks, but I think is too match tor me I buid this rifle just for fun, have a lot of power with paint-ball, is too more for self defense,...

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Thu Dec 12, 2013 2:52 pm
Semi Auto Piston Valve Paintball Gun

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by 1nxtmonster » Mon Nov 25, 2013 6:06 pm

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Finally finished this project. Semi Auto piston valve paintball gun made from PVC. Some specs:

Air source: regulated 70 PSI 5 gallon air tank...

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So the regulator setup is that the gun works best at a certain pressure (in this case 70 PSI, any higher and the paintballs will explode). I can fill...

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Mon Dec 09, 2013 8:11 am
Not finished hammer valve !

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by bravootome » Wed Nov 27, 2013 5:26 am

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what is the ideal outlet valve/hammaer valve diameter for a easy opening and good air exhaust @ 40- 50 bar/ 6 mm steel bb's.?
The valve on the...

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what is the ideal outlet valve/hammaer valve diameter for a easy opening and good air exhaust @ 40- 50 bar/ 6 mm steel bb's.?
The valve on the...

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Sun Dec 08, 2013 1:35 pm
Manufacturer's valve max. PSI rating vs. actual

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by air_dannon » Tue Dec 03, 2013 12:19 pm

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Hi,

I've been looking around (again) for a commercial QEV that can handle 400 psi (my attempts to make one have failed too often). This one (I...

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Usually, with a metal valve at least, it's the diaphragm that is rated. I have taken a 3 valve rated for something like 12psi and made a thicker...

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Fri Dec 06, 2013 11:04 pm
Help with fridge compressor

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by zeff » Mon Dec 02, 2013 2:44 am

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I just took apart an old fridge to use the compressor for an air compressor. The fridge does not have a capacitor, so i cannot follow similar threads...

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Sounds like it's one of those magic switches .

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Thu Dec 05, 2013 8:13 am
Piloting a slide valve?

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by Pyroteddies » Wed Dec 04, 2013 11:19 pm

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First off, to be quite honest every cannon ive made has used a sprinkler valve, i now want to make a gun with a QEV and a slide valve for firing,...

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The slide valve is a manual valve. So no, it's not possible.

QEVs can be triggered by blowguns if desired though... or slide valves can be given...

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Thu Dec 05, 2013 7:19 am

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