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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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A few progress pictures of my handheld. the CPH

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by Jeeperforlife » Thu Apr 10, 2008 9:22 am

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My handheld is a coaxal piston valved hybrid. Nicknamed CPH for short.
The tee that you see will have a shrader valve on the bottom for filling and...

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I guarantee I will pick up the projects and hobby again latter.
You couldn't drop this hobby if you tried :wink:

Looking good so far, i'll be...

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Tue Apr 22, 2008 10:22 pm
2" car silencer on hybrid.

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by SpudFarm » Mon Apr 21, 2008 4:10 pm

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i am planning to hook up a car silencer to my hybrid when i saw how loud DYI's hybrid was at 3x and i will have a much larger chamber and 10x :shock:...

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nah i stick with noise.. bang and cover it up to talk to the cops :P

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Tue Apr 22, 2008 3:47 pm
another hgdt question

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by pat123 » Sat Apr 19, 2008 10:15 pm

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look at the chamber temperature is that right? over 3500 degrees fahrenheit :shock:

and what is chamber burnout?

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2 things: 1) what is ignition number? number of spark gaps?

2) why is there a blue line as well? Whenever i run it i only get a red line

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Sun Apr 20, 2008 7:12 pm
Camlock Question

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by Hubb » Fri Apr 18, 2008 4:44 pm

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Fellas, I want to upgrade my hybrid. Most of the upgrades are pretty basic but there is one upgrade I would like to do that I'm not too familiar...

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Thanks, guys. I was thinking that they wouldn't be able to support, but was not sure. Is there another alternative to using a union?

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Sat Apr 19, 2008 7:02 am
Spudgun Calculator Database

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by VH_man » Sat Apr 12, 2008 7:06 am

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Well, i was searching through the forum, and there seems to be ALOT of different hybrid meter pipe/pressure calculators that people use. I think it...

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Here is my calculator.

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Tue Apr 15, 2008 7:24 pm
I need somebody's facts

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by miskaman » Sat Apr 12, 2008 7:46 pm
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My dad believes that if I use propane or MAPP gas in a hybrid or even a simple combustion (PVC or steel or aluminum), and ignite it, the whole gun...

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You might dig up a copy of the GQ article on Joel (the previous owner of spudtech) here's a link.

Propane or MAPP combustion in a closed chamber, in...
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Sun Apr 13, 2008 4:34 pm
Aluminum

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by Modderxtrordanare » Mon Mar 03, 2008 7:51 pm
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A few questions,

1. Is aluminum something worth making my next hybrid out of?
2. Am I better off (and/or safer off) using something like stainless...

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Yeah the threaded sch 40 steel is probably the easiest to work with. check out HCMP in my sig for fueling.

edit: just make a normal meter attached...
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Fri Apr 11, 2008 3:58 pm
Burst disk material

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by sergeantspud2 » Mon Apr 07, 2008 1:04 pm
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I looked in the wiki... and searched the forum and couldnt find info on burst disk material.

I have a hybrid very near to completion just need to...

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soda bottle plastic do not burst it slips out and in the barrel :)
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Last post by SpudFarm
Fri Apr 11, 2008 1:12 pm
A question about metering pipes...

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by D_Hall » Thu Apr 10, 2008 10:49 pm

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Do people use metering pipes for additional air or do they just pressurize directly from their air source?

If they use metering pipes, is it the...

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There are a few incidences that come to mind of this being used, but both were metering pure O 2 . Spudblaster's oxy/MAPP hybrid, and Dumbascii's...

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Fri Apr 11, 2008 10:37 am
New hybrid design

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by pat123 » Wed Apr 09, 2008 12:48 pm
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My friend gave some air tanks from the fire department. Every few years they have to get new ones. their operating pressure is 2000 psi. my other...

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I wonder at what PSI preignition would occur with an air propane mix?
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Last post by Jared Haehnel
Wed Apr 09, 2008 3:54 pm
building stock for gun

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by pat123 » Mon Apr 07, 2008 6:27 pm
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I want to build a stock for my gun. does anyone have an easy way to make one. I have almost no way to work on wood other than a saw. this is the gun...

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Or of you're any good at all with fibreglass you could make a fibre-glass foam-cored stock.

For that you obviously need fibreglass, and resin and...
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Wed Apr 09, 2008 6:01 am
First Hybrid

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by rp181 » Mon Apr 07, 2008 6:46 pm
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I started making my first hybrid with just things i find, (i live in a neighbor hood with alot of construction going on). Rightnow, i have a pressure...

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It is not nessesarry
what you you would do is open one(propane enters) and close that one. then the other one (dumps the propane into the chamber)...
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Last post by bigbob12345
Mon Apr 07, 2008 10:37 pm
insulating spark plug from chamber?

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by JDP12 » Sat Apr 05, 2008 9:03 pm

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obviously, i need a way to insulate my homemade spark plug from the steel chamber so that the charge does not get dispersed to my hand. (don't want a...

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k thanks for the information guys

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Sun Apr 06, 2008 12:52 pm
another question on piston hybrid.

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by pat123 » Sat Apr 05, 2008 11:51 am

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how would i put the small pipe in the tee? would I just screw the barrel in half way and screw the pipe the piston seals against in from the other...

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I built a piston valve hybrid (yet to post, still has issues). But I built the valve in a 2 steel tee and then threaded a 2 long 1 pipe nipple into...

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Last post by Killjoy
Sun Apr 06, 2008 2:05 am
piston hybrid, relief valve?

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by pat123 » Thu Apr 03, 2008 3:07 pm
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I have been trying to design a piston for my hybrid. I was wondering if I could use a relief valve. it would hold in the pressure until combustion...

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1000 PSI is a lot of pressure think about the blow back on a rifle the force of the expanding gas is more then enough to cycle the action.....

We...
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Last post by Jared Haehnel
Sat Apr 05, 2008 8:24 am
Hybrid WIP.

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by SpeedyFerrite » Sat Mar 29, 2008 8:37 am
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I'm building a hybrid that's 35 mm in diameter with 5 mm thick walls, The thing is aluminium, what will be the highest mix I could use safely?

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Death to electronics!
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Sat Apr 05, 2008 8:06 am
Measureed VS Metered Propane (obviously in Hybrid)

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by shiftyguy » Fri Mar 28, 2008 8:39 am

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I am making a new Hybrid and i am going to use Measured propane with a Low pressure gauge, since if you add propane into a sealed chamber the...

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I gathered my information from SpudBlaster15 discussion on Fuling Hybrid 101

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Thu Apr 03, 2008 9:04 am
Alright, I'll tip my hand a bit...

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by D_Hall » Fri Mar 28, 2008 12:19 am
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Obviously I've been asking lots of weird questions. I've flat out stated that I'm working on a modeling package for combustions/hybrids. Right now...

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Hahaha, how frustrating. I still havent done any good testing yet with HGDT and the chrony, when i get a chance ill post my results.
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Wed Apr 02, 2008 1:35 am
Where to place ignition?

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by xzenir » Tue Apr 01, 2008 9:17 am
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hey guys, i'm building a hybrid and I was wondering what the best place could be for an igniter.
Tapped in the chamber is not an option, since I...

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lol, yeah...sorry bout that xzenir.
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Last post by STHORNE
Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:55 am
Co2, hybrid.

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by elitesniper » Sat Mar 29, 2008 12:46 am

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Is it alright if i use a co2 cartridge as a hybrid chamber, seeing that it its made to hold pressure, but just want to know if its safe.

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You could buy a carbon fiber paintball tank. I used to play tournament paintball and our tanks held 3000-4500 psi of compressed air.

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Last post by spudman029
Mon Mar 31, 2008 11:53 am
Plans, what do you think? EDIT added pictures

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by Jeeperforlife » Tue Mar 11, 2008 8:00 pm
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I have layed low for a few weeks wile I have been working and planning my gun. I will build my first hybrid this weekend and I am wondering what you...

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lol DYI :P
my hybrid probably gets bigger and i know you can beat me :D
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Mon Mar 31, 2008 10:02 am
Liquid Propane Leak

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by pat123 » Wed Mar 26, 2008 6:31 pm

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I was shooting my hybrid for the first time today. it worked a few times and then it messed up. I put the 20 psi in my meter then opened the meter...

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Try keeping the propane tank upright and lower than the gun itself. I have this trouble (liquifying) sometimes with my advanced combustion doing a...

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Sat Mar 29, 2008 1:20 am
DDT question

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by SpudFarm » Fri Mar 28, 2008 5:41 am

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i think my original topic is out on date now so i make a new one.

i think i am going to ask larda make the endcap on the back really long so the...

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Unless you have several metres of unburned fuel between ignition points, you needn't worry. DDT runup isn't a whole lot shorter at 10x than it is at...

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Fri Mar 28, 2008 6:58 pm
Hybrid Questions

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by spudman029 » Thu Mar 27, 2008 12:04 pm

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It seems that these days, most hybrids are being made out of stainless steel or something similar. In general, metal. Back in the day everyone made...

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haha i started thinking when i saw that i had maked a wood combustion :P

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Fri Mar 28, 2008 2:32 pm
EHVH Mk 1-(warning large pictures)

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by frankrede » Tue Nov 13, 2007 7:38 pm
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Extreme High Velocity Hybrid
This is my latest hybrid, it is made of steel, with 1/4 npt threads and a 1 3000 psi steel union. It is all welded with...

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I'm guessing over 10kpsi in adiabatic conditions. Dammit, now you've got me wanting to build a 20x oxy/MAPP hybrid...

oxy/mapp hybrids are a lot...
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Fri Mar 28, 2008 1:34 pm

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