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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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HYBRID FUELING 101

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by SpudBlaster15 » Mon Mar 17, 2008 10:56 pm
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Part 1: Using traditional hybrid fuel meters correctly

Question: How many of those who have constructed hybrid launchers have used either an online...

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thank you this is so helpfull!!
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Method for capturing combustion pressure peak

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by Moonbogg » Tue Oct 06, 2009 2:25 am
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Hey,
Sorry if this has been posted, but I found it while using the google . Attach a check valve and a high pressure gage to a chamber and voila,...

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D_Hall, when using strain sensors, is something like a half or full bridge circuit adequate to remove the bending stress that would be problematic?...
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Wed Nov 04, 2009 6:46 pm
Just Went Mach 1

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by MrCrowley » Fri Sep 11, 2009 1:54 am
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According to HGDT, I've just broken the sound barrier with a 4 gram, 10mm, steel bearing in my hybrid The M480. HGDT says 400m/s but to be honest my...

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I know this is a little late, but congratulations on achieving mach 1. That sure is an incredible feat to outclass a handgun (maybe not in every...
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Mon Nov 02, 2009 5:48 am
Fuel Meter Volume To Combustion Chamber Volume?

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by spudkilla224 » Sun Oct 25, 2009 5:42 pm

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Hello everyone, I am new to the hybrid side of potato cannons. And I have searched all over spudfiles, the spudtech archive and google and the wiki,...

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Ok thanks for all of the info and help everyone! :idea:

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Sun Oct 25, 2009 6:27 pm
Hybrid Questions?

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by spudkilla224 » Sun Oct 11, 2009 11:33 am
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Hello everyone, i'm in the process of designing a hybrid cannon. And I have a couple questions about them.

First is using a 1.5 SCH.40 Steel Pipe...

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yeah so would 10 lenght be ok?

Well I can't say what length will DDT because I don't know. All I can do is share what I would do. If it were me I...
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Mon Oct 12, 2009 12:14 pm
What's a self-venting piston valve?

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by kjjohn » Sat Oct 10, 2009 8:13 pm

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Within the the next few months I am going to begin work on an advanced hybrid. I have already completed most of the design, but it requires a valve...

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Ah, sounds like a great idea. I like the idea for choosing burst, or unseating pressure.

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Sun Oct 11, 2009 7:42 pm
Hybrid Cannons

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by Reactor4 » Sat Oct 03, 2009 9:40 pm
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Okay, im not new to building cannons, but all i have ever built are pneumatics and combustion. Could someone just briefly explain to me some criteria...

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I shot one once across the english channel and saw the tree tops move, so they are capable of traveling many many miles.

{Monty python voice} Pull...
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Wed Oct 07, 2009 10:30 am
hybrid 4.5mm

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by ghostbuster » Mon Oct 05, 2009 1:54 pm

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hi, i want to make a hybrid cannon with a 4.5mm pellet barrel, a map sensor, a propane or butane sensor, microcontroller, electric ignition , air...

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Most flammable gas sensors are cross fuel sensitive, but calibrated to the gas they are set up to detect. For example a propane leak detector for a...

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Mon Oct 05, 2009 11:26 pm
Fnord's Piston Hybrid 2.0

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by Fnord » Thu Jul 19, 2007 6:42 pm
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Well, here it is (finally) .

Fnord's piston hybrid, version 2.0 - aka. Thunderstruck

(sorry dialup users)

Prepare for reading.
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Commence...

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okay, every time i come on this website, I MUST look at this gun. I have never made a hybrid myself, however i just love this design because i looks...
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Fri Oct 02, 2009 9:46 pm
Burst Disk Projectile

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by kenbo0422 » Tue Sep 29, 2009 12:50 pm

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For a lack of a better term, here is what I call a burst disk projectile. It replaces the burst disk on any system where the projectile can be either...

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Actually, I like your idea with the detent, better. Its so simple, its brilliant! :oops: The O-rings would give you minimal friction, enough to allow...

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Thu Oct 01, 2009 1:33 am
Look what I got/macro for dummies

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by MrCrowley » Wed Sep 23, 2009 11:36 pm
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32mm steel ball bearing, weighs about 130grams. Just need a decent barrel and more importantly, target. I'm thinking a fridge, with heaps of wood...

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Well, Crowley, we're waiting for those damage macropics...
When are you going to shoot
Few weeks away yet. Need a new copper barrel specially for...
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Fri Sep 25, 2009 3:22 pm
Hybrid Ranting.....

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by Hubb » Wed Sep 16, 2009 3:29 pm
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I know that this is a little off the wall, but it is something that I have wondered about ever since I discovered what a hybrid is and how it...

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I guess the valve is the main reason why hybrids are named the way they are. From that perspective, a good hybrid must have a valve that opens as the...
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Mon Sep 21, 2009 6:05 am
Just a couple fun pics to make the hybrid guys drool....

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by D_Hall » Thu Sep 17, 2009 8:26 pm

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Nothing too exciting. Just some pipe and a high pressure burst disc. :D

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I'll take that one then, how much did you say it was? :)

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Fri Sep 18, 2009 5:43 am
Machined high mix hybrid build log

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by Dave_424 » Wed Sep 16, 2009 3:36 pm

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Hey, Just started the machining of my hybrid.

It had an 18mm ID. 1/4 threads at the rear and 1/2 threads at the front.

I know the end is flat,...

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Looking good :)

I have a .22 rifled barrel I will be shooting pellets from, Looking for some BIG numbers

Get yourself some heavy slug style...

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Thu Sep 17, 2009 3:33 am
My Hybrid Daydreams...

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by THUNDERLORD » Tue Sep 15, 2009 11:22 am

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So, I've been day dreaming up a Hybrid design:

The fuel (propane or mapp) enters the chamber at rear,
It pushes a (light weight) piston forward...

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Note that a well-oiled fridge compressor puts out a nice oil vapour, lubing your piston.
I'm reasonably sure something else may have been well oiled...

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Last post by Ragnarok
Wed Sep 16, 2009 7:26 am
Hybrid cartridge material

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by auxiliary » Sat Aug 29, 2009 12:21 am
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I am dreaming up ideas of making hybrid cartridges that will hopefully be shot semi-automatically. My question is, can I get away with using 1/2 PVC...

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That seems doable, but your cartridges would get shorter after every shot. Although you could brag about having the first jacketed projectiles.
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Last post by ramses
Sun Sep 13, 2009 2:19 pm
Bolt action piston build

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by daccel » Sat Sep 05, 2009 10:56 pm

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Ok, at the moment this is running as a pneumatic, because I couldn't find a piezo and didn't feel like running out to the store, but it's so close to...

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Thanks guys. Just a correction, the piston has a 3/8 port, but then the hole into the breech tube is 1/4 . Might port the latter out a bit and smooth...

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Last post by daccel
Sun Sep 06, 2009 11:06 am
SO much for chamber fans

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by Moonbogg » Mon Aug 31, 2009 6:17 pm
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Well....this is after a single shot. Brand new 60mm fan, no fire occured. I am guessing it somehow got destroyed just from the pressure, but how?...

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You mentioned the fan was mounted in the rear, I assume that means the end closest to the barrel breach. If that is the case, I can see how you would...
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Last post by Moonbogg
Mon Aug 31, 2009 10:16 pm
QEV Hybrid Questions

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by PVC Arsenal 17 » Sat Aug 29, 2009 2:28 pm

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I've been building spudguns long enough, it's about time I finally try out hybrids.

For my first, I'd like to build something very small and...

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You can always replace the diaphragm by something sturdier. Or just try out how much the original one can handle.

Keep crankin the mix up until it...

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Last post by psycix
Sun Aug 30, 2009 1:35 pm
Hybrid questions.

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by deathbyDWV » Thu Aug 27, 2009 4:30 pm

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A few questions on my new hybrid.

I am currently building a hybrid with a chamber of two 8 inch pieces of 2 inch sch 40 galvanized steel pipe.

The...

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Alright. Sounds good. :D Thanks for the help. This thing will be awesome!!! :D :twisted: :D :twisted: :D

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Thu Aug 27, 2009 4:54 pm
Enlightening Hybrid Concept!

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by THUNDERLORD » Thu Aug 27, 2009 1:37 am

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So I posted an idea in Colty's Great Thread here But didn't explain it's layout very well and not many spudders will read it or reply on it...

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it think it would be simpler to use off the shelf timing circuits to do the trick... in fact, I have one of them right in front of me right now
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Thu Aug 27, 2009 4:43 am
A few first hybrid thoughts

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by niglch » Mon Aug 17, 2009 10:15 pm
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I recently became interested in building a hybrid (at least at some point in the future) but I still have a few issues floating around in my head...

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since it means I don't need any epoxy.

How in gods name is that a good thing? I like epoxy..

Reliable, strong and aesthetically invisible if used...
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Sun Aug 23, 2009 12:12 am
Vera suffers a setback. :(

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by D_Hall » Wed Aug 12, 2009 12:52 am
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I was in a meeting with my boss's boss (and others) today and the topic of Vera came up. There was some light-hearted discussion about what the first...

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And yesterday Vera suffered another setback. :evil:

I'm not entirely sure what happened, but there's been a policy change. Our welders are no...
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Sat Aug 15, 2009 2:05 pm
It has a name!

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by D_Hall » Mon Jul 06, 2009 8:55 pm
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Those of you who are Firefly fans will recognize the name....

Vera.

But a gun can't just have a name like you or me. That seems to be against the...

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Taking post-natal depression to all new levels

I think you'll find it's post-natal elevation :D
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Tue Aug 11, 2009 1:54 am
MAPP//PRO Question

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by MrPed » Thu Aug 06, 2009 8:54 am
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Does anyone on the forum have experience with MAPP//PRO, it is different than MAPP supposedly it is propylene. Also, does anyone know the fuel:air...

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Jimmy101 thank you very very much for that valuable info!! :D
Yeah, I was looking for that article, but I was looking under the hybrid section, I...
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Thu Aug 06, 2009 4:42 pm
Shear discs?

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by D_Hall » Wed Jun 10, 2009 10:37 pm
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I'm thinking that for a large bore gun burst discs can be problematic. It occurs to me however, that a solution may be a shear disc instead. More to...

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If it wasn't for the size of the bore there's probably one with what you need more or less off the shelf.
There are off the shelf solutions... And...
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Mon Aug 03, 2009 8:09 pm

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