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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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Tips for sealing off pipe?

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by Gnobbes » Thu Oct 05, 2006 9:40 pm

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Howdy Spudfolks

X-Mas is fast approaching, and in order to justify my recent spud gun obsession, I've decide to build a couple of gift guns.

My...

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I'm going to the hardware store tomorrow, and I'll definitely check those test-plugs out. I'm having a hard time picturing them, and how they'll...

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Fri Oct 06, 2006 12:13 am
Dam Buster(Contest Applicant)

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by MrCrowley » Sat Sep 30, 2006 10:46 pm
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Gun Name: Dam Buster by Mr. Crowley

Type:Pneumatic
Caliber:Golf Ball
Barrel Length:1.8m(70 )
Chamber Length:1.2m(50 )
Chamber Size:100mm(4 )...

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its to get your attention :roll: jokes, when i put it in it said it resized it for me ill take it off maybe.
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Thu Oct 05, 2006 2:48 pm
Idea for pneumatic gun using CO2

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by -T0OL- » Mon Oct 02, 2006 6:24 pm
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ok I'm planning on making a CO2 powered gun my plan was for it to look something like this

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ooh, i never thought of that thanks POS... by doing that less pressure will be lost out the pilot area right? though it probably wont be enough to...
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Wed Oct 04, 2006 10:59 pm
rubber grease

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by POS » Tue Oct 03, 2006 11:39 am

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Like the title says, dou know what grease to use for rubber ? I know vaseline is out of the question. Can regular grease be used, or does it eat the...

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Drac, you mean like IC heat conductor? Artic Silver and all that jazz?

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Wed Oct 04, 2006 9:51 pm
my cannon in progress needs a few things and may need more..

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by zeigs spud » Wed Oct 04, 2006 4:15 pm

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Well as some people would think from my at least to say exessive posting of disighns,questions,ect. lately i'm finaly starting my first penu! lol....

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thx, anyone got any links to how to sleeve? srry i'm lazy. post em if u find them i'll look around on the spud wiki.

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Wed Oct 04, 2006 6:58 pm
Extremely Cheap Burst Disk Pneumatic

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by cardinals08 » Tue Oct 03, 2006 8:08 pm

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Ok, I have a very small budget and I am extremely cheap. I wanted to see if I could make a pneumatic out of things I have laying around the house....

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If you test the pressure rating of the bottle, make sure you fill it with water before you pressurising it. As much wather as possible. The...

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Wed Oct 04, 2006 4:33 pm
The Punisher

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by PCGUY » Sat Feb 05, 2005 1:41 pm
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THE PUNISHER

Provided By FoxxLord -

Here's my latest cannon I built over the weekend, The Punisher. It's a coax design with the most simple...

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excellent piston gun Me and my uncle are planning to build my first pneumatic this weekend. It will have interchangeable barrels to accomodate...
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Wed Oct 04, 2006 4:15 pm
Sprinkler valve help!!!! (i've looked at the guides)

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by zeigs spud » Sun Oct 01, 2006 7:49 pm

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Okay i've looked at the guides and i can't manage to get the flow control nob off of my sprinkler valve. It turns but wont unscrew. How do i get it...

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Use lots of force, hammer it with a pick from the inside

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Tue Oct 03, 2006 8:15 pm
Piston Valve Help

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by idespisecats » Tue Oct 03, 2006 12:59 pm

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I'm looking at building a large scale pneumatic cannon to launch t-shirts with, and am thinking a piston valve would be better because the barrell is...

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1:i would say 4 pipe 3-4' long
2:use primer AND glue to join the pipe.

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Tue Oct 03, 2006 6:41 pm
Slurpy piston valve.

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by rna_duelers » Mon Oct 02, 2006 6:13 am

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This is my first large(well large for me)Piston valve i named it slurpy because i was drinking one when i was getting the part from the store its not...

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The port which is 40mm PVC will be comming about 1/4 of the way into the T and sealing against it.And i wasnt going to use a return spring i got an...

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Tue Oct 03, 2006 5:50 am
my first Pneumatic

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by Anon » Mon Oct 02, 2006 4:40 pm

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Gun Name: Scot By: Anon
Caliber: 1.5 inch
Barrel Length: 108 inches
Chamber Length: 61 inches
Chamber Size: 3 inch
Material: Sch 40 PVC
PSI: 125...

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who cares if a sprinkler valve is beter just use what works for u

kool gun nice job

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Mon Oct 02, 2006 9:26 pm
PPP: Pneumatic Precalc Project

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by drac » Mon Oct 02, 2006 8:55 pm

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PPP
Pneumatic Precalc Project

Overview of the pilot
Filling System Overview

So our PreCalculus teacher decided us to give us a project on...

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I want to see the teacher's face when you turn in that paper!

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Mon Oct 02, 2006 9:07 pm
Valve Help, please comment

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by Flinchy » Sat Sep 30, 2006 9:29 pm

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im putting my cannon together right now and im using two 1 sprinkler valves. i have the pressure tubing clamped onto the valves and led to a 1/4NPT T...

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Scrap the whole idea and get 3 sprinkler valves exhausted with a 3/4 sprinkler valve.But i dont see why this wont work with just the blow gun aslong...

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Mon Oct 02, 2006 5:49 pm
It's time for the big one... help me out

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by spudkpi » Sun Aug 13, 2006 10:16 am
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I have built 4 cannons so far... 1 combustion and 3 pneumatics. I like pneumatics much much more for many reasons (more powerful, easier to build,...

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DO NOT use a cleanout cap, they are dangerous i tried it and they can break and stuff and not good things, use reducers 'til you get it down to 1 or...
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Mon Oct 02, 2006 5:16 pm
Pneumatic, my first.

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by randomvictim » Sun Oct 01, 2006 8:25 pm

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This is my first real attempt at a spud launcher. I have made several minis, some ( very dangerously ) out of non rated pipes and soda bottles, and...

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same i live next to a golf course as well :!:
btw nice gun for your first.

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Mon Oct 02, 2006 3:56 pm
penny wrecker

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by brian Casey » Tue Sep 19, 2006 2:35 pm

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ok heres how it is. I made this gun about a year ago with a basic sprinkler valve and it just got more advanced it will shot a roll of pennys around...

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yea def it goes straight through 3/4 plywood and was able to go through a piece of 1/2 inch aluminum

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Sun Oct 01, 2006 3:34 pm
Quickest way to depressurise a pilote chamber

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by POS » Fri Sep 29, 2006 2:52 am
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since I dotn have acces to sprinker valves, what is the best way and of course, the quickest way, to depressurise the pilote chamber of a piston...

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indeed, that looks like a hard piece of some plastic. Could try it out.
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Sun Oct 01, 2006 1:28 pm
Help with Cannon Tech

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by wanginvasion » Sun Oct 01, 2006 12:18 am

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Hi, this will be my first time building a pneumatic cannon, I am considering building a replica of a rifle, pump action for the first, however, I am...

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Go on over to spudtech, and search for mini pump (or just pump ) by the member clide , including archives.
It should give you some ideas.

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Sun Oct 01, 2006 1:15 am
barrel length

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by a-ron » Sun Aug 06, 2006 5:26 pm

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im new here and working on my first cannon. i plan on having a diapram
valve but i just dont know how long i should have my barrel :x . the materiel...

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Don't knock it. I built my first pnuematic six weeks ago and since I've built a diaphragm and a piston (chamber seal). I'm working on coaxial at this...

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Sat Sep 30, 2006 9:58 pm
MB1

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by POS » Thu Sep 28, 2006 1:41 pm
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My MB1, or Marble Blaster 1.

My first spud gun. It is a pneumatic piston gun, with easy changeble barrel (within 10 sec's). The mounted barrel is...

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it can be triggered by a blowgun, nice ... That valve is not that expencive.
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Sat Sep 30, 2006 4:59 pm
Big Stuff

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by Vice » Fri Jun 30, 2006 6:08 pm
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This is my Pneumatic cannon, I call it Big Stuff... until I can think of a better name.

It's built completly out of Sch 40 PVC, save for the Sch...

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Spudstuff, my local hardware store carries sch 20 PVC.

...so, I geuss you guys don't have a problew with using sch 20 chambers on a hybrid? I mean,...
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Sat Sep 30, 2006 12:54 pm
My nearly finished semi auto

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by Copperboy » Sat Sep 30, 2006 2:12 am

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This is a project ,inspired of Galfisk´s loading mechanism,I´ve been working on for a while, things are progressing slowly but this is how far I´ve...

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You should need some kind of pistol, that depressurises the valve when you pull the trigger, and when you let the trigger go, it should pressurise...

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Sat Sep 30, 2006 11:34 am
piston cannon question

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by zeigs spud » Fri Sep 29, 2006 9:36 pm

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when i make my piston cannon how do i get my barrel strait and keep it strait in the cannon? Do i need supors in the cannon its self? Also, eventualy...

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If you can manage it, just put a long bolt through the barrel near the breech end, and either let it rest on the chamber wall or screw it through the...

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Sat Sep 30, 2006 12:54 am
hi im new to this

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by flipnoticzx » Fri Sep 29, 2006 11:46 pm

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yea, im new to this and i already read the wiki and it kinda helped me. can someone help me make pneu...something, sorry forgot what it was called, a...

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It isn't hard to do, do some research on the spud wiki under coaxial pneumatics.

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Sat Sep 30, 2006 12:34 am
Spare Parts Special

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by alkalineall » Thu Sep 28, 2006 9:07 pm

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This was mostly constructed of spare parts left over from building my other two pneumatics. Its nothing amazing, but I like it nonetheless. Plenty of...

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Unless you want to obliterate your ammo (and your target, :P), it's optional to go above 50 PSI. ;)

I like it, and the DWV is fine as long as you...

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Fri Sep 29, 2006 12:51 pm

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