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by PCGUY » Tue Oct 29, 2013 10:54 pm
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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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Sparker Reference Guide

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by rcman50166 » Tue Feb 05, 2008 4:19 pm
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OK. Everyone always seems to know more than me in almost every topic on this site. But this is my domain! High voltage electricity is what i know...

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great job how can i help the fourms
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Part Ghetto First Combustion 75mm Mortar

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by MaxuS the 2nd » Thu Mar 27, 2008 9:51 am

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Well this is my very first combustion in all my experience with Spudguns, it took a bit over an hour to complete and just seems quite ghetto with all...

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It is rated for 10 bar (147.5psi). I'm doubtful it will fracture under such low pressures.

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Thu Mar 27, 2008 3:21 pm
Flyback manufac/vendors?

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by Unbreakable » Wed Mar 26, 2008 2:08 pm

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Hey all, I'm looking to begin work on a flyback ignition circuit for my launcher for a physics project. The only problem I've run into so far is...

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why not get a cheap stun gun off e-bay or the like, I think I spent like 8 bucks for mine a year or two ago. then you could pull the guts out and...

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Wed Mar 26, 2008 10:00 pm
What do you think of....

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by scottcrete » Sat Mar 22, 2008 4:08 am

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I was also considering building a basic combustion gun with a

1. 1 foot clear pvc sch 80 combustion chamber (price is 24.65)

2. Standard sch80...

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what would you do with the wiring?.. the only reason i was using the outer barrel.. the 123.00 is so the wiring does not snag.. and rip off.. ect.....

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Tue Mar 25, 2008 3:19 pm
WOOPS...I just made way to much noise

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by lockmanslammin » Mon Mar 24, 2008 11:41 pm

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Hey there combustion cannon folks. I have been lurking around here, mostly in the pneumatic cannon discussion area for a couple months now as I have...

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As a mate once told me, it aint the color, it's the size of the tree
Camo, Black, White or yellow
We are, don't deny the same good fellow
Yellow will...

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Tue Mar 25, 2008 12:07 pm
Best Aerosol FUEL

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by scottcrete » Sat Mar 22, 2008 2:20 am
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use this stuff guys.. got it from the ol lady.. it drys instantly and is made of mostly propane.. cost 2.00 a can at sallys beauty supply.. and is...

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I'm partial to starting fluid my self. I don't know if it has any advantage's over propane or not. With my lucks it is probably less effective...but...
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Tue Mar 25, 2008 10:53 am
Fuels

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by Jared Haehnel » Mon Mar 24, 2008 1:28 pm

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Ok we all know that different fuels give a better or worse performance in the spud gun. But how much does it effect the performance? Does a advance...

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Ok that helps a lot... I'm not the poor guy by the way I'm just trying to help out the new guys...

There a lot of improvements one can make to...

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Tue Mar 25, 2008 6:11 am
Calculating ratios

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by ROCK SOLID » Sat Mar 22, 2008 8:56 pm

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Since i dont know much about combustion cannons, i was asking for good methods of measuring ratios i was looking at Wiki and i wanted to know

how...

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Sometimes diameter is prettier than radius, (i.e. dividing 1.625 by two adds another decimal figure). I wasn't trying to be sarcastic, I just said...

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Mon Mar 24, 2008 10:41 pm
First Cannon

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by moze304 » Sat Mar 22, 2008 10:50 am

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well, here it goes......After a week of studying this website and the burnt latke website, and my fiance tellin me i'm childish...this is what i came...

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also i forgot....if ur wondering how i got the shrader valve in there..it was a little tricky because plastick was too thick to get it to sit...

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Mon Mar 24, 2008 4:59 pm
Free Camera's From Target

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by scottcrete » Sat Mar 22, 2008 7:15 pm
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Look what i got at target just now.. just for free...

I said can i have those disposable cameras you have back there.. and they said why.. i said .....

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I may now be too old to pull the school project trick

I'm older than you and electronics project still flies without question :P

I don't say...
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Sun Mar 23, 2008 5:14 pm
transformer

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by jon_89 » Sun Mar 23, 2008 12:43 am

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i was reading on how to make a transformer. could this be used for ignition?

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argg, can't you just buy a stungun and save a ton of trouble? :)
Depends on what you're trying to do. Stun guns don't lend themselves to every...

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Sun Mar 23, 2008 1:41 pm
Wiring an Illuminated Rocker Switch For Stungun

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by hanks » Sun Mar 23, 2008 1:59 am

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Hello Everyone,

I found this website about a month ago and since have been inspired to build my very own advanced combustion cannon similar to a lot...

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Just try it out!
One will be ground, the other probably for the light and the third will be the actual switch line.
Just test it :)

Do you know the...

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Sun Mar 23, 2008 6:51 am
TB recovery

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by ROCK SOLID » Sat Mar 22, 2008 1:46 am

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Last night i was shooting some TBs at my house, and i got really anoyed when you cant see where the TB went or where it landed well i made a simple...

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LOL :lol: :lol:

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Sat Mar 22, 2008 5:11 pm
Hail Cannon

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by BlueRose » Sat Mar 22, 2008 12:56 am

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Check out these links about Hail Cannon they stop the formation of hailstone from falling from the sky.

Patrick.

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BlueRose

Welcome to the forum. As you may have noticed we can be a cranky bunch.

Nothing wrong with your first post. And it actually makes sense,...

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Sat Mar 22, 2008 11:25 am
AutoSpud

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by PCGUY » Sat Feb 12, 2005 10:41 pm
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AUTOSPUD

Provided By - Timmay

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Have you tested it yet admin . Thats one of the best combustion cannon ive seen since it has two combustion cambers what the fuel ratio any way and...
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Sat Mar 22, 2008 1:38 am
Ignition placement

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by Arcticpheonix » Thu Mar 13, 2008 10:24 pm

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I tried searching for this, but I couldn't find anything. My question is, where in the chamber should the ignition source be? I'm thinking as far...

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Wouldnt weaken the chamber anymore than usual. Just use a Spark Strip with X number of gaps. Say, if you had a 100mm chamber diameter and you were...

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Fri Mar 21, 2008 2:31 pm
Piston won't seal.

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by JET47 » Tue Mar 18, 2008 9:38 pm
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Hey guys, I found this site a couple weeks ago and it's really been helping me out, but i can't figure out why my piston (third cannon, first pison...

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K thx for the help, I've gotta go stateside for a couple days but ima keep working on it when I get back, gunna see if I can find a QEV up there. Is...
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Thu Mar 20, 2008 3:15 pm
8ft spud gun

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by nick753159 » Sun Feb 24, 2008 12:48 am
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hey im working on my second potato cannon, first one was a basic combustion one, but it broke :(
now im trying to build number 2, same basic...

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Not really, the volume isn't going to increase/decrease with the strength of the material.

Don't worry about ratios too much if all you want is a...
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Last post by MaxuS the 2nd
Thu Mar 20, 2008 3:07 am
Bazooka

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by Spyider » Mon Nov 06, 2006 11:27 pm
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ok this is my bazooka that i made for a friend lol. he wanted a spud gun and wanted somthing diffrent that most guns that are well guns lol. so i...

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i pm-ed him and i learned that it was simply held in by friction, if i remember right though there might hve been some bolts in the cleanout cap part
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Last post by LosBuenos
Wed Mar 19, 2008 5:08 pm
Question about meter calculators

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by spudman029 » Wed Mar 19, 2008 1:47 pm

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Hey all. I used to be a regular member of the spudtech forums. After being out of the hobby for a while, I've decided to rebuild my old propane...

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Ah. There they are. Ratcalc and Fueltool from Burnt Latke. Thanks.

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Wed Mar 19, 2008 3:30 pm
Hydrogen + oxygen. Is it possible.

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by bobrofilin » Sat Mar 15, 2008 1:03 pm
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Sorry, i'm a noob here, and most suitable fuel for me is hydrogen + oxygen. Is it possible? Or gun would be blown up? I can't get propane or right...

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I think the argument is that he doesn't want to have to worry about running out of fuel.

Don't worry, one propane tank will last you many, many...
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Last post by TurboSuper
Tue Mar 18, 2008 9:43 pm
good spud gun propellent

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by TWITCHY417400 » Sat Mar 15, 2008 6:26 pm

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hey i just joined im going to post my gun soon but my spray of choice is GUMOUT carb+choke cleaner I sent a idaho potato up so high that it was...

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To tell you the truth, guys and gals, I like using zippo fuel in a spray bottle, a spray bottle for glasses cleaner more specifically. They're...

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Sat Mar 15, 2008 9:22 pm
automated propane mortar problems

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by singularity » Fri Mar 14, 2008 5:05 pm

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after several months of laying low the project can finally be tinkered with again. it was put into hiding before i was able to test it successfully...

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Singularity

We need a bit more info ...

Does it spark if you remove the end cap and disconnect the fuel source?

Chamber fan?

Did you burp the...

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Sat Mar 15, 2008 11:00 am
My first effort

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by Shango » Sat Mar 08, 2008 10:57 am

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Here is my first effort. I left the barrel length at 8 ft as that's the length it came in, and stuck with the in-line for my first build

The guy at...

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yer i just read that,sorry

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Last post by Cosmic Muffin
Fri Mar 14, 2008 8:20 pm
Using pure 0xygen as a propellant, the perils thereof.

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by Shango » Mon Mar 10, 2008 6:37 am
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I read in a posting on this site that someone was looking at using pure oxygen as a propellant. Has anyone researched/discussed the dangers of...

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Someone HAS to photoshop this pic...

How exactly, I'm lost :oops:
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Fri Mar 14, 2008 6:37 am
dwv fittings

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by q » Wed Mar 12, 2008 3:10 pm

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well, i realized that i bought dwv fittings for my spud gun that i posted pic of. the wye fitting is dwv. Are these things like death or will I be ok...

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thanks for the input guys. i will be tearing this thing down this weekend and rebuilding with pressure rated fittings. Even if there is a very small...

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Thu Mar 13, 2008 4:37 pm

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