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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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by dewey-1 » Tue Mar 24, 2009 12:12 pm
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Over the last year I have made a lot of CAD drawings for
Pneumatic Launchers.

I have imported several of them into Sketchup format.
Here is the link...

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Bollocks. Dewey put them out in the hope that, and I quote

some of you can make use of these!

There's absolutely nothing wrong with using them,...
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Solvent Welding Course Recommended For ALL

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by sgort87 » Fri Aug 04, 2006 8:18 pm
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Originally posted by DR on the Spudtech forums:

IPEX Solvent Cements ONLINE Course can be found here:

It is recommended that you download and...

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Your earlier post about just scoring the surface, has me wondering if that is why OATEY makes a brush tool that scores the inside of a fitting, and...
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by TeeLauncher » Sun Aug 03, 2014 7:40 am

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Hey guys,

I know this is a spud type of website, but I was wondering if any one tried shooting other kind of projectiles, such as shirts etc....

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I know this is a spud type of website, but I was wondering if any one tried shooting other kind of projectiles, such as shirts etc.

Did you even...

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Mon Aug 04, 2014 10:34 pm
Suppressor Tutorial

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by jackssmirkingrevenge » Sat May 02, 2009 8:10 pm
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Something which might be of interest, in spite of the primitive filming:

Note that the principle of cooling gasses to suppress noise is more...

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They released a video showing the internals:

I assumed it was a perforated tube but they actually use guide rods to stop the wad opening against...
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Sat Jul 26, 2014 7:30 am
Semi-Reusable, Water Resistant Darts

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by cowscankill » Thu Dec 26, 2013 3:21 pm

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This is a design I have been using and modifying for over 5 years. I finally took some time to perfect it and did a whole write up on the design....

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If two cones are place on the end that will help with straight barrel flight, but of course the nail is later re adjusted by friction so that the...

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Thu Jul 24, 2014 1:27 pm
Making a Parallax Propeller chip based chronograph

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by Solar » Thu Jul 03, 2014 3:12 am

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So I have read other threads regarding inaccuracies in readings with chronographs using Arduino boards but what about using the multi core Propeller?...

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If you use both IR illumination and IR sensitive detectors built into the barrel, or ported part of the barrel, you should be able to handle...

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Tue Jul 08, 2014 6:28 pm
Threads on fittings

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by Ianbuckwell » Tue Jun 10, 2014 6:20 am

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Here in UK we use BSP and metric mainly and in US you tend to use NPT generally, correct?, but i see alot of chinese fittings with PT threads on, do...

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If you know you're going to use high pressure, go buy paintball fittings, they are BSP

Even when buying from Europe, almost all pneumatic fittings...

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Wed Jun 11, 2014 8:11 am
Troubleshooting Air cannon

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by andyM96 » Mon May 26, 2014 3:49 pm

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He there new to this forum

I am a newbie to pneumatic air cannons and so have just built my first one, which unfortunately isn't working. It uses a...

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Parts arrived today and it's been assembled and tested.
Tennis ball shot out pretty reasonable at 50psi, not great but a big improvement. A soda can...

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Thu Jun 05, 2014 10:06 pm
new and need info

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by nabisco_12 » Mon Jun 02, 2014 10:58 pm

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hey all getting in to the game, im a big Paintball guy so im kinda in the loop some! I want to build a nice cannon to shoot a tennis ball for my dog...

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where can i get that trigger set up on the main video sup shot ?

current idea is to use my shop compressor for power but would i need a regulator if...

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Thu Jun 05, 2014 12:06 pm
Propane plans

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by culvers28 » Thu May 15, 2014 10:18 pm

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Looking at making a propane powered spud gun this summer with my nephew. Just looking for some plans on how to build one. any help or advice would be...

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Welcome to SpudFiles!

They're not to big on handing out plans to newcomers around here for safety reasons. We would hate to see you on the 6:00 news...

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Fri May 16, 2014 11:05 pm
GGDT V4.6 flow coefficient

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by Ianbuckwell » Fri May 16, 2014 2:35 pm

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Hi, I have GGDT running now, and was attempting to replicate a simulation that had been done for me, but my version for the flow coefficient of the...

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This is the last time I'm going to tell you before I start deleting any double post I see you make! :?

The Edit Button.jpg

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Fri May 16, 2014 4:11 pm
Car battery powered air compressor

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by matti » Tue May 13, 2014 3:50 am

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I would need to power a AC voltage compressor with 12v car batterys.
There are some large inverters for changing 12v to AC, would that kind of thing...

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If those batterys arent requirement buy this

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Wed May 14, 2014 8:00 am
1/2 sealing face for piston valve- Soldering Tutorial

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by Major Collins » Mon May 12, 2014 11:18 am

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How to make a sealing face for a 1/2 piston valve
I was looking for a sealing face while out at stores but i couldn't find one so i made one!...

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Nice little tutorial!

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Tue May 13, 2014 8:08 am
Maximum safe pressure limit of Schrader/tire valve?

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by Ianbuckwell » Sat May 10, 2014 6:29 am

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As per the title, does anyone have any info on what the safe working limit of tire/Schrader valves?

Are the any readily available better...

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I've used them at ~1000psi regularly. I would not consider it safe, though catastrophic failure is unlikely. Just don't put your hand right next to...

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Tue May 13, 2014 7:51 am
..pellet barrel/////

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by bravootome » Wed May 07, 2014 12:21 pm

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what barrel size should i use for 5.5 mm lead pellets..( for a new project). As i think rifled barrels aren;t 5.5 mm but less..so the groves will be...

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An alternative to rifling would be to find a way to make your own drag-stabilized slugs. Aluminium tubing that is exactly 6mm outer diameter is easy...

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Thu May 08, 2014 1:15 pm
Using a magnet to hold ball bearing ammo in position

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by Ianbuckwell » Sat May 03, 2014 1:22 am

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Just read about an air gun using a magnet, I thought this was a great idea if only intent on using steel rather than any other material, I thought I...

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the picture from above your youtube channel. That yellow Propane tank attached to a gun.

Not my design but this:

Still one of the most attractive...

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Mon May 05, 2014 12:58 am
New to this need some tips

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by Terramoto » Thu Apr 17, 2014 10:08 am

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Hey,

I was thinking about building a rifle that could reach 60-100 meters with power but considering something like this could blow in my hands...

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You don't need that much pressure or a rifled barrel to shoot that far with reasonable accuracy.

These shots were at 100 yards firing a...

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Sun Apr 20, 2014 7:21 pm
Back here after 6 years Getting back into the hobby

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by schmanman » Thu Apr 10, 2014 7:12 am

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After a hiatus from the hobby of at least 6 years, I brought up this potato gun I built when I was a kid in middle school while I was having a beer...

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I was just doing some math and 30 feet of 4 in a unique configuration I have had in my head for a few years seems the most fiscally responsible and...

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Mon Apr 14, 2014 8:16 am
Free chronograph

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by Juggernaut12121 » Mon Apr 07, 2014 8:02 am

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Sorry about the quality of the video, I'm horrible at making them! Anyway all you have to do is fire your cannon straight into the air, count the...

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We also randomly kick experienced spudders just to be a-holes. :bounce:

:D :D :D

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Mon Apr 14, 2014 5:16 am
Easy stirrup pump

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by Gippeto » Sat Feb 23, 2008 9:22 pm
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This is an easily constructed stirrup pump. It should be replicateable by most spudders out there. There is a pictorial on photobucket here;

Cost...

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How about some sort of automatic oiler that dispenses a couple of drops with every stroke?
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Sun Apr 13, 2014 7:23 am
Tennis ball adaptor?

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by BowerR64 » Sun Apr 06, 2014 6:16 pm

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In my area the 2.5 PVC isnt available neither is the reducers to fit it. I already have my cannon built but i wanted to buy a box of used tennis...

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I think rolled up poster board will work, i didnt realize the normal size tennis balls were this big. Just a few sheets rolled up seems to fill the...

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Mon Apr 07, 2014 5:50 am
Specific range analysis

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by thunderskunk » Fri Apr 04, 2014 8:52 pm

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Hello folks!

So I made this in my spare time. It's an excel sheet for projectile motion.I can't attach the spreadsheet, so here's a picture:

Excel...

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Time for me to swing some actual calculation at this...

The integration here isn't that difficult. The very useful number here is as follows: (Air...

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Sat Apr 05, 2014 9:01 am
North American spudding

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by jackssmirkingrevenge » Sat Mar 30, 2013 1:35 pm
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A few of you might be wondering where I had disappeared to over the past week, I am in fact currently waiting to board a flight from Montreal back to...

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35cm of snow on the way :(

Yup, but at least the temperature isn't so bad so it slides off the car in chunks instead of having to be hacked off...
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Sat Apr 05, 2014 7:47 am
Ghetto rifling

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by fractal » Sat Mar 22, 2014 9:50 am

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I found this tutorial on youtube that theaches how to make a rifled barrel

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Nothing wrong with sharing a good link even if you haven't personally tried what is being demonstrated

I agree. I'm wondering if OP managed to get...

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Sun Mar 23, 2014 9:40 am
Metal lathe

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by dart guy » Fri Mar 14, 2014 7:12 pm

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Hello machinists, I got some problems,( make fun of me after my problem is solved) I got a small metal lathe, most likly not going to be turning any...

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....and the wheel for the move ing of the carving thingy is just a little squeaky,.

:lol: Need some help with terminology there.... :wink:

A...

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Tue Mar 18, 2014 5:14 am
Magnetic Damping of Fully Automatic Launchers

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by cammyd32 » Wed Feb 19, 2014 5:45 pm

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Recently I have been doing some work on trying to reduce the cycling rate of fully automatic, blowback hammer based launchers.
Many have tried in the...

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I think you have misread the diagram I made, the magnets are mounted to the tube in which the bolt lies, permanently fixed in place, therefore only...

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Mon Mar 17, 2014 3:05 pm
Mythbusters supersonic pingpong ball cannon

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by Pilgor » Mon Mar 10, 2014 8:55 pm

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They eventually made the barrel much longer, and added a chamber.

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Would this work with Nerf Darts? They are also light, and have a really good snug fit in the barrel.

No reason why it shouldn't.

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Fri Mar 14, 2014 9:21 am

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