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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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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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My new fire-extinguisher body spud cannon!

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by bmaher6 » Tue Apr 10, 2012 3:19 pm

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Hi guys this is a short video of my new spud cannon, enjoy!

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Well it works :)

Pictures/details of the launcher? Seems a shame to waste a fire extinguisher on a relatively low pressure combustion.

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Tue Apr 10, 2012 3:21 pm
Breech loading gun mounted on turret

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by Runningman5 » Thu Apr 05, 2012 2:40 pm

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Something I built a while back as part of a project to convert a golf cart into a tank.

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Yeah, it was a lemon. As far as ammo; I have created a reusable PVC round for messing around with. I haven't got anything that would be safe for...

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Fri Apr 06, 2012 6:27 pm
Spud gun. Help me please

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by beastmode986 » Thu Apr 05, 2012 4:23 pm

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Ok I recently made a spud gun.just a casual one it has a 3 chamber and 2 inch barrel the barrel is about 3 ft long maybe a little longer. 4 ft max...

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4% (by volume) for propane in air at 1X. (Not 5%)

Search the spud wiki for syringe and start with a syringe based meter. It'll cost a tiny fraction...

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Fri Apr 06, 2012 6:03 pm
Latest Combustion Project

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by DEATHSTAR » Thu Apr 05, 2012 11:33 am

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Hello all,
Just wanted to run my latest Combustion project specs by you guys for any feedback/
advice (That I greatly appreciate). :

-I have a three...

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can't wait to see it.
Oak and brass..just my thing!!

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Last post by Brian the brain
Thu Apr 05, 2012 1:31 pm
burst disc material

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by Daviator » Sat Mar 17, 2012 12:32 am

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my current cannon doesnt use a burst disc system . the ball just sits in the barrel and is held in place by a ball catcher i made. i want to refit...

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I use plastic drawer liner from home depot. A good sized roll is like 5 bucks and it will make hundreds of discs. A single sheet is good for about...

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Sat Mar 17, 2012 4:29 am
Home defence spudgun

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by RamboNucke » Thu Mar 08, 2012 6:08 am
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Hello everyone. I'm Rambo(the crappy autocombustion guy). For a while I concentrated instead of exotic high tech spud guns, on ones with real value ....

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Yea hybrids are bad ass. They are powerful and can even shoot in space. You inspired me to make a fun little indoor shooter(crappy combustion trough...
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Fri Mar 09, 2012 12:53 pm
Combustion performance help

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by Bokonon » Thu Mar 08, 2012 11:05 pm

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So Im from the states and live on a small island in the middle of the Taiwan straight where it is illegal to own or possess a firearm. I made a spud...

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I would disagree, your larger hybrids are made from standard fittings and with a proper sabot loaded with buckshot at close (below 50 metres) range...

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Fri Mar 09, 2012 2:57 am
new to spud guns some help or advice please

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by Daviator » Sun Mar 04, 2012 11:29 pm
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i built my first gun to shoot golf balls, it worked pretty good. but now im looking to shoot faster and further. id like to build a gun made of steel...

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So, a chamber of 3x3 square tubing roughly 18 long. This figures out to around 2.6 liters. Multiply by the energy produced by a stio mix of...
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Mon Mar 05, 2012 7:15 pm
7.5 Cm Pak 40 Project - Airsoft cannon replica

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by battlelava » Tue Feb 21, 2012 10:42 pm

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So after to many months of debating on what to build I've finally settled for this. The devastating Pak 40.

So here's some specs for the build....

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What about a pak36 with this for a breech without the charge at the end of the muzzle. I don't know how easy it would be to make an end attachment...

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Thu Feb 23, 2012 10:30 am
ideal chamber/barrel ratio. please help

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by Nertzor » Sat Dec 17, 2011 1:39 pm

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ok i just typed up a long post and i accidentally closed the wrong tab, fml.

I need to know the best measurements for a 4' chamber 2' barrel spud...

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What size chamber do I need for about a 4foot long, 3inch pipe barrel?
Like what was just said get hdgt its free and play with the numbers there is...

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Wed Feb 22, 2012 9:32 pm
Firing problems HELP!

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by blaineanator » Sat Feb 04, 2012 7:36 pm
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Hey guys so i built my first cannon its 4 inch combustion with 3 inch barrel. a BBQ grill sparker and a PVC screw back pretty basic. i tried metering...

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Yes, that's roughly correct. Check out the wiki link at the top of the page. Pretty much everything you've ever wanted to know is in there.
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Thu Feb 09, 2012 7:45 pm
Pressure Building Barrel

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by usdiver63 » Tue Feb 07, 2012 9:37 pm

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Greetings All,

Ok lets get to it. Now what I started with was your basic 4 chamber to 2 barrel, with a threaded coupler for portability and...

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I know what my results are in the air cannon catagory. Bigger is better.

Note on the slug in the prior post, the 1 inch slug would be about 1/4 the...

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Wed Feb 08, 2012 5:36 am
C:B ratio

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by Cpt Obvious » Tue Feb 07, 2012 2:24 pm

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I read on the wiki of the BurntLatke study of C:B ratios. Using the second graph I calculated this.

With a 7 chamber of 2 sch40 PVC the inner volume...

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ah, thank you once again, just what i was looking for.

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Tue Feb 07, 2012 2:29 pm
Floating barrel combustion cannon

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by Cpt Obvious » Mon Feb 06, 2012 5:33 pm

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I'm designing a combustion cannon with a floating barrel and shell loaded, based off of the pneumatic cannon here

My intention is to apply it to...

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ah I see, looks like I will rework my design, see how it stand up then.

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Tue Feb 07, 2012 2:13 am
Please evaluate my canon.

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by GreenLumos » Mon Jan 30, 2012 2:45 pm

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Barrel 2 = 90 cm
Chamber 4 = 50 cm
guy claims up to 25 bars pressure From Spud
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Orange PVC Cement indeed....the tape is for incase it explodes, to reduce sharpnel.

it fired the cement gas...twice, but couldn't propagate a spark...

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Wed Feb 01, 2012 7:28 am
1/4" compression to NPT (for propane) in Australia

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by frigaardj » Mon Jan 16, 2012 2:16 am

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For a few years I have been living in France where it is easy to get components, however upon moving to Oz I am facing no end of problems.

My latest...

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gday, i have as you found that AUS is crap for sourcing parts. try an actual plumbing store as i have done, reece or other big brands and walk into...

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Mon Jan 16, 2012 9:22 am
break barrel launcher build

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by Major Collins » Thu Jan 12, 2012 4:09 am

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well i got a 50 mm outer barrel to sleeve nicely over 40 mm barrel
and a prototype grenade cartridge made up
i still need to do a few jobs on it...

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update: i fixed on a thing to make the grenade cartridges fit centred

and attached a small fan to the receiver end of the cannon

still...

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Mon Jan 16, 2012 2:45 am
legality in texas

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by Nertzor » Wed Jan 11, 2012 12:54 am

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well, a few friends had me make some for them.

The cops were called, and aside from a noise complaint they were let go and told they could shoot...

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Im in Massachusetts, and I was told by a state trooper that basically if its pneumatic its legal, if its combustion, its not!! Hope that helps!!

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Wed Jan 11, 2012 3:47 pm
Syringe fuel injection?

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by OneIntervention » Sun Jan 08, 2012 12:49 am
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Hey guys, I've reached a sort of stall here with the development of my first Spudgun. I've been having a debate with my dad about the Syringe loading...

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@jimmy, I did this, but he says the time it takes to take the syringe off the butane tank and to put your finger onto it, all the butane is already...
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Tue Jan 10, 2012 10:49 pm
DWV Barrel?

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by frigaardj » Fri Jan 06, 2012 7:24 pm
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I live in Australia and have been considering making a tennis ball launcher for a while. Tennis ball bore is 65mm (2.5inch) SCH40.
When I went to...

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I called up the Stepney branch today and the guy quoted $10/m for 65mm class 12, and $35/m for 80mm class 12. Considering the relatively low cost of...
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Mon Jan 09, 2012 7:02 pm
Not all 16 year olds build crappy cannons

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by CDHraider » Thu Feb 03, 2011 9:14 pm
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Hey spudfiles my first post is finally here, and im here to prove that not all teenagers are idiots, even though we may occasionally act like it...

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I'm 16, old, and I don't build crappy cannons.. BUT, awesome job on this build!! It's very compact, and well constructed!! AWESOME JOB!! Especially...
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Sat Jan 07, 2012 11:30 pm
Hey guys, Newbie here, any first-timer advice?

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by OneIntervention » Wed Jan 04, 2012 11:27 pm
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Hi, I'm OneIntervention, and I'm completely new to SpudFiles and the Potato Gun universe. I've recently discovered some videos on Youtube dealing...

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That looks fantastic, however then it would be self-redundant if I wanted to open the back of the combustion chamber using a ball valve or something...
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Sat Jan 07, 2012 3:38 pm
T.B. Launcher

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by motorfixer1 » Fri Dec 23, 2011 12:03 pm

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I recently completed a long time project of mine and thought I would post for all to see. It is a T.B. launcher I made for my Dad because I use his...

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I love that launcher.. haha

Ya that is about one of the most well made launchers you can buy, well could buy as he is not taking orders currently....

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Sat Jan 07, 2012 2:59 pm
copper combustion cannon

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by spudamine » Tue Apr 06, 2010 1:30 pm
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Copper combustion cannon:

As I’ve Already built pneumatics and a hybrid I thought I’d give a straight up combustion a go. This is a bit of a...

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Fantastic, I love the breech loading mechanism, and the gun's got a steampunk-looking style too! And that's one of the best damage vids I've seen....
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Sat Jan 07, 2012 12:03 am
3rd Combustion Launcher, with video

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by Boom_erang » Sun Dec 06, 2009 10:39 pm
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I've been meaning to get around to a metered propane launcher, and finally I did. It's not long on innovation but it was fun to build and it works...

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Looks really great, I like the breech loading mechanism!
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Fri Jan 06, 2012 11:59 pm

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