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SpudFiles Potato Gun Commercial

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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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It Lives ! well its halfway alive. And found great fuel.

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by Rob748 » Mon Mar 02, 2009 8:58 pm

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Guess what. I got $25 and put together my cannon. It has a 2 spark gaps that I made exactly like Burntlatke.com. I also found a ver very very bopomy...

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O I could get use to it. Am I right though ? its a very good fuel ?
Any fuel that works for you is a good fuel .

Beyond ease of use, availability...

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Tue Mar 03, 2009 1:25 pm
Pvc pipe safety query

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by inonickname » Fri Feb 13, 2009 8:14 pm

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And the pvc surplus:

48mm O.D.
1.6mm wall thickness
45mm ID

I looked through the spudwiki, and wasn't able to identify it. It's definitely PVC....

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That, my friend, is 1.5 SDR 26 pipe, rated for 160 psi. You're all good, man.

This pipe is almost perfect for golf balls. SDR 21 is a closer fit,...

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Mon Mar 02, 2009 9:45 pm
My First Potato Cannon

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by PaulsAirsoftArmory » Sat Feb 28, 2009 8:04 pm

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I had been watching some potato cannon videos on Youtube (by MushiYoshi) and I finally decided to build one of my own. I took down the specs for his...

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Nice build but as others have pointed out the elbows aren't pressure rated and neither is that bell reducer or the clean out cap although if it fails...

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Mon Mar 02, 2009 8:47 pm
electronic paintball design

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by Demon » Sun Mar 01, 2009 8:28 am

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Ok, i made a plan of my electronic paintball project.

I would need your advice if it will work or any error in the design or things that i could...

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Agree on the oxygen bottle.
I would indeed do it that way.
But oxygen comes with danger so be careful.
And ill just say it again: metal construction.

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Last post by psycix
Mon Mar 02, 2009 3:49 pm
bbmg idea

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by Demon » Sun Mar 01, 2009 11:04 am

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Did someone already tried to run a bbmg with combustion powa?

If yes say it and an admin will lock or delete the topic, but if not, i'l be happy to...

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The thing will get hot.
And hotter...
and hotter...
and hotter.
And you know what happens next?
It becomes even hotter!

When it becomes so damn hot,...

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Mon Mar 02, 2009 2:22 pm
Hydrogen Harvesting

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by SpudsMcGee » Sat Feb 28, 2009 10:32 pm

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Hiya Everybody,
If you haven't been acquainted with Works Bombs , they are like dry ice bombs but they use The Works toliet bowl cleaner and aluminum...

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Unless you know what you know what you are doing this is not a very good idea.

You mus t have a pressure relief safety since in a closed system...

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Mon Mar 02, 2009 12:44 pm
Shooting Marbles ???

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by Rob748 » Sun Mar 01, 2009 2:32 pm

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Im in the process of building a Advanced Combustion Cannon that will shoot marbles that are around .65 in diameter. The Combustion Chamber is 15...

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Lol I wish I could download hgdt

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Sun Mar 01, 2009 4:14 pm
Propellants?

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by prairie warrior » Wed Feb 25, 2009 9:14 pm

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what are all of the working propellants for a combustion spud gun. tnx

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Nope, it works best with a larger gun. It tends to flood smaller ones due to it's potency. It will leave a lot of soot in your chamber though.

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Sat Feb 28, 2009 10:25 pm
electronic paintball gun

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by Demon » Sat Feb 28, 2009 5:25 pm

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It been almost one year since i did'nt posted in here because i founded another hobby: electronic

So i tought i little and i got a nice idea:

Why...

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Still a sprinkler valve is unneeded. For something like a paintball gun you only would need a solenoid valve. Anything more would just be overkill.

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Sat Feb 28, 2009 7:50 pm
Regulator Failure

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by Combustion Monkey » Sun Jan 18, 2009 7:41 pm

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I have had two Husky air regulators crap out on me recently. They are the ones from Home Depot with the plastic adjustment knob. Until I can find one...

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Sorry to kick up an old thread. I am still having problems with the Husky regulators. Am I the only one? The regulator in question was working great...

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Last post by Combustion Monkey
Sat Feb 28, 2009 6:39 pm
First simple Cannon

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by TollBooth » Thu Feb 26, 2009 9:23 pm

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Alright, i used the plans found on this site, for simple cannon. I only changed a few parts. Any ideas or suggestions are welcomed.

3' chamber 15...

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I thought you had the 4 male adapter and inside of that was a 4-2 reducer and a plug to cover that hole then you simply unscrewed the male adapter to...

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Last post by trigun
Fri Feb 27, 2009 8:30 pm
Help with Capacitor ignition

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by Dgealy » Fri Feb 27, 2009 1:11 am

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I am working on an electronically triggered camera flash circuit using a capacitor. I am using a triggered spark gap: [url .

My problem is that I...

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All of the camera circuits have make just have any switch firing them with all 660volts running through it.

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Last post by trigun
Fri Feb 27, 2009 6:28 pm
How big should my combustion chamber be?

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by JT07 » Fri Feb 27, 2009 12:45 am

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Newb with a newb question here.

I'm building my first cannon and I've bought and assembled everything except the PVC. (perhaps I'm building...

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YES a new member that actually doesn't want to be spoon fed. :cheers:

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Last post by trigun
Fri Feb 27, 2009 6:16 pm
Future Reference ?

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by Rob748 » Tue Feb 24, 2009 4:49 pm
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I had an idea, if you can use metered mapp gas or propane could you use metered acetylene ?, If you could I would be using schedule 40 or 80 steel...

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I'm sorry! Here, have some Ibuprofen

Herm... I wonder how adding powdered ibuprofen would effect flame propagation rates...
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Wed Feb 25, 2009 8:57 pm
Semi Combustion?

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by freder » Mon Feb 23, 2009 3:13 pm

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I saw this and probably watched it 30 times and all the other vids of this gun but I still don´t understand it :?

Does anyone know how this guys...

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He has a clear combustion chamber and that motor sound you hear is him refreshing the chamber...actually sounds pretty cool. He probably does have...

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Last post by starman
Wed Feb 25, 2009 7:54 pm
What is the safest material to use as a combustion chamber

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by Rob748 » Sun Feb 22, 2009 9:09 pm
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Hi I was wondering what the safest and strongest material to use as a combustion chamber is.

I was thinking of going 3 in schedule 40 steel pipng...

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DO not build this cannon. building guns like this is only smart if you fully understand the English language lol Also noone can tell you what FPS you...
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Wed Feb 25, 2009 4:48 pm
New Member/ Will this work

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by eskimo643 » Sun Feb 22, 2009 6:02 pm

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So just joining. Live in the U.S. This is not my first potato gun in fact 4th one. So I decide to increase they power, and make i into a effective...

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I doubt the Y configuration will behave any different than a single chamber of the same volume and pipe ID.

The Y will be a PITA to fuel and vent....

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Last post by jimmy101
Mon Feb 23, 2009 1:45 pm
3 Cannons

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by eskimo643 » Sun Feb 22, 2009 6:11 pm

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These as the three canons that i have built.
First one is Private Miller, my first cannon
Second is Big Daddy
Third is Sergant Shore
All of these are...

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He removed the links, it is OK now.

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Last post by PCGUY
Mon Feb 23, 2009 10:46 am
Igntion placement in Combustion Chamber

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by Rob748 » Sun Feb 22, 2009 9:40 pm

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Is it better to have the ignition in the middle of the chamber or the very end of the chamber ?

I came across something that said the best...

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For a single spark gap, dead center in the chamber is best. Ideally, you should have multiple spark gaps spaced along the chamber. Remember that as...

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Mon Feb 23, 2009 2:35 am
Hydrogen/electrolysis ratios

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by inonickname » Sat Feb 21, 2009 9:31 pm

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Well after the Mini advanced buildup I've been searching for another project. So for now, I've decided to settle on rebuilding a similar cannon,...

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Yes you should definately use either NaOH, KOH or perhaps citric acid if you are concerned, just not table salt. Sodium bicarbonate(baking soda) was...

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Sun Feb 22, 2009 1:17 pm
Potato Cannon Barrel Too Short?

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by GeekFreak » Mon Feb 16, 2009 11:17 pm
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Well, first of all, i'm new here, so hello, hola, guten tag, and any other ways you can say hi. Second, this is my first combustion potato gun and...

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Two failures in a dozen or so firings....

Time to chuck that POS into the trash and start again. A basic combustion should never fail.

Get PVC...
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Fri Feb 20, 2009 5:04 pm
Silencio ~ GB Combustion

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by CS » Fri Jan 30, 2009 2:08 am

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Silencio

Super-duper-major credit to Gort's Streamlined Simple Combustion .

Decided it was time to build a cannon, so here it is:

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Decided it was time to build a cannon,
Just like instantly?
You just suddenly jumped up and ran off to the hardware store... :lol:

Why not? That's...

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Fri Feb 20, 2009 11:10 am
Combustion Mortar concept

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by Dgealy » Sun Feb 15, 2009 12:31 am

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Stick with me on this, because I don't have any pictures.

My idea is for almost a real action type combustion mortar, where all one has to do is...

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The aluminum foil makes the connection between the two electrodes, making a spark. Or just making it hot enough to ignite the mix. but yeah, the...

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Sun Feb 15, 2009 6:25 am
My first potato gun and topic

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by ArtV8 » Wed Feb 11, 2009 9:08 pm

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Hi fellows from around the world, this is my first topic @ SF so Ill introduce myself here. My name is Arthur, 20 years old and I live in Rio Grande...

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hahah but I like air wick smell in the morning xDD

Now I added some epoxy to the bottle caps and where the wires get in the chamber, its working...

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Fri Feb 13, 2009 9:35 pm
Herminator

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by trigun » Mon Jan 26, 2009 11:33 pm
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4 sch 40

32 in chamber

Pop-vent

80mm Pc Fan -18v power supply

no exposed wires or nuts and bolts

first time painting a cannon

cam-locks for...

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The bugs are all worked out I just need some free time and then the weather to warm up.
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Thu Feb 12, 2009 11:15 pm

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