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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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Sketchup Model Library

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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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Mon May 20, 2024 11:17 am
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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DO muzzle brakes actually do anything??

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by DasGestapo » Sun Apr 08, 2007 8:10 pm

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recently i built a medium sized combustion cannon, and for fun i put on a muzzle brake. it was .25 larger in diameter than the barrel, and had two 1...

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muzzle breaks are no good on a spud gun, especially a combustion. Just not enough pressure to make it worthwhile.

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Mon Apr 23, 2007 7:16 am
Penatration, and what causes it.

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by LucyInTheSky » Tue Apr 17, 2007 6:03 am
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Is it the momentum or the kenetic energy that penetrates?

I know its the momentum thats the recoil and the blasting back of the victum but what is...

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i think in the case of cannons, where we are dealing with low end pressure, its really a matter of what your firing, what your firing it at, and with...
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Mon Apr 23, 2007 7:09 am
Bolt action

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by flamerz14 » Fri Apr 20, 2007 7:40 am

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How do i build a basic bolt action reload on a 3'' barrell without it bowing off? and how big should the hole be?

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look at my entry for the spud gun challenge. it is a fully intergrated breech, took some time but well worth it.

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Mon Apr 23, 2007 7:03 am
Matt paintjob

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by flamerz14 » Fri Apr 20, 2007 6:12 am

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I noticed that just spraypainting a spudgun makes it all.. SHINY.. any simple way I can have mine in matt? wanna plan all tis out before i build my...

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i use regular $7 cans of matt black spray paint. Personally mine do get scratched a little but i think it adds to the effect, gives it some character...

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Mon Apr 23, 2007 7:02 am
I found 20 feet of 4 inch pipe in my yard.. what to make?

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by pyromanic13 » Sat Apr 21, 2007 9:02 pm

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it's none pressure rated, and I want to do something with it, cannon related or not.

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pvc, and I don't want to make a cannon out of it. ....small chimney?

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Sun Apr 22, 2007 8:09 pm
need spudgun help!

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by Maverick » Sun Apr 22, 2007 11:40 am

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Hi, I’m a brand new member to this site, and am really into potato guns and need some help from some you all. I have built many combustion type guns...

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The proportions of the barrel to chamber are all off.Use 2 pipe instead of 3 ,at that you a have a huge air chamber.Look in the Wiki section and...

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Sun Apr 22, 2007 7:51 pm
dead space.

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by Intel Xeon » Sat Apr 21, 2007 10:01 pm

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If you happened to use excessive twists and turns after the valve, before the barrel, then would the friction of the gas be enough to ignite the fuel...

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Ok, thanks for the information!

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Sun Apr 22, 2007 8:04 am
A Close Encounter: The Explosion of a Valve

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by Velocity » Sat Apr 14, 2007 8:15 pm
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It was 53 degrees Fahrenheit at the time, about 8:40 PM. I decided I would shoot my Americannon Mini , as it is my favorite spudgun that I have made....

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that was a strange yet desturbing story, the good thing is that your ok
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Sun Apr 22, 2007 2:39 am
Old men are stupid (not all but most)

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by shud_b_rite » Mon Apr 09, 2007 9:21 pm
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I just went down to my local plumbing store and I was looking around for some copper piping and one of the workers asked me if they could help. I...

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i always say its for a physics project for school, then they are happy to help me

thats how I get chemicals from drug stores :lol:
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Sat Apr 21, 2007 9:22 pm
Pvc strength

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by fpshutch74 » Wed Apr 18, 2007 4:08 pm
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i live in connecticut and the weather aint never perfrect so i was wondering about pvc strength, i know its pressure rating drops drimaticly after a...

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if i was to make a pvc chamber and use it above 50 degrees, i am wondering the extent of a failure, in other words, has anyone had a hand held cannon...
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Sat Apr 21, 2007 5:22 pm
Location of the spark

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by Smiley » Thu Apr 19, 2007 10:43 am

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Does it matter where the sparkers are located? Me and my freund made one and its not very consistent. Is it because of the mixture or the location of...

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Yeah I'm looking into putting a chamber fan in my next cannon!
I want to make a golf ball launcher!!
I want to see what results i get with it when i...

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Last post by Bubba05
Fri Apr 20, 2007 10:18 pm
remote ignition for combustions

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by Specialist » Wed Apr 18, 2007 5:04 pm
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im thinking about putting a mini cannon on my rc car. its ok if it is kinda heavy this is a hobby car built to last. it goes up to about 25 mph so it...

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Were you planning on a mechanical or electronic system to actuate you ignition? First off no matter what you do it, having a high voltage spark/...
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Fri Apr 20, 2007 3:11 pm
How do I make a silencer?

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by flamerz14 » Fri Apr 20, 2007 5:58 am

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I'm building a combustion rifle based on the RPG 2 to launch water balloons at camp... my only worry is that it would be too loud so how do I make a...

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This forum has a search function.
In the future, USE IT.

Furthermore... we are somewhat tolerant of homemade paintball/airsoft guns when the...

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Last post by boilingleadbath
Fri Apr 20, 2007 2:13 pm
potato guns on long island?

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by kris » Thu Apr 19, 2007 2:21 pm

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Hi guys, i live on long island and i built a few potato guns, but im not shure if its legal to use them where i live.

i need some help!

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Check wikipedia, I should have some answers. Your best bet though would to send a letter to the local police force about legality issues. If they are...

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Fri Apr 20, 2007 5:29 am
Safety, Sound, and Power

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by corrosion » Mon Mar 26, 2007 8:44 pm
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I just made my first spud gun the other day but in my excitement I did not pay attention to the pipe specs. This is my gun, from clean-out to barrel:...

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Post pics!
I am anticipating to see it, It sounds fun.
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Last post by frankrede
Thu Apr 19, 2007 9:56 pm
Great plans!

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by flamerz14 » Wed Apr 18, 2007 7:50 am

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Check out -edited-

great plans n canons.. even has store to buy ready made ones!

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Hey, check out this website, I guarantee you'll grow 2 inches overnight!

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Last post by PCGUY
Wed Apr 18, 2007 5:20 pm
Sleeving 2inch SDR40 aint that bad, why y'all complaining?

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by pyrogeek » Mon Apr 16, 2007 12:30 am

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So Saturday I had my 2inch SDR 40 barrel in my garage, and decided to sleeve it for golf balls. After a little experimenting, I found removing a...

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I know what you mean. You would have to use like 6inch for the chamber, and that stuff isn't rated very high.

A sleeved barrel is pretty heavey, so...

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Last post by pyrogeek
Wed Apr 18, 2007 1:09 am
Kentucky Meet in the Summer!

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by sgort87 » Wed Nov 08, 2006 10:20 am

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Last summer SMOMW hosted the Kentucky spud meet at his house and it was an amazing time. Four of us showed and really had the time of our lives. This...

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If you have a facebook account, then find me on there and put your name on the IPLA shootout guest list i've created an event post for this july.

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Last post by SMOWK
Tue Apr 17, 2007 12:10 pm
Fastest Potato Velocity?

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by Killjoy » Sat Apr 14, 2007 11:06 pm
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I apologize if this has already been discussed, but i tried searching for any information i could on the subject and couldn't find anything.

That...

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As another shred of evidence, I plugged the numbers into EVBEC Live V1.5 with an 80 gram projectile, and got a velocity of about 2400 fps. As BLB...
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Last post by noname
Mon Apr 16, 2007 10:24 pm
Airports regulations.

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by frankrede » Sat Apr 14, 2007 10:40 pm
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Does anyone know the legality status of checking a cannon into the luggage in a airport? I know you can check in firearms, but does that include a...

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My only concern I wanted to mention is with shipping. I work at UPS and know that in order to ship things like that you must ship through places that...
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Last post by huskeyeskimo
Mon Apr 16, 2007 4:15 pm
simple c:b question

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by sjog » Sat Apr 14, 2007 10:21 pm

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If chamber has vol. of 5350 ml and my barrel 94 sdr-21 1 1/2
What is c:b and the chamber vol. in cubic inches.
Numbers elude me, can't du math....

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I tried a one word reply it would'nt accept it. So I punched in a few more words.
1.7 id I think sdr-21 1 1/2 od

Thanks
I just looked on burnt...

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Last post by sjog
Sun Apr 15, 2007 5:59 pm
predict combustion gun preformance

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by boilingleadbath » Sat Jan 27, 2007 7:21 pm

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Introduction

Predicting the performance of pneumatic guns is a well-established field, dominated by the GGDT , but predicting the performance of...

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Voted limitations since your proposed adjustments are educated guesses at most.
There are so many variables (some random) involved that I don't...

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Sun Apr 15, 2007 12:54 pm
Chamber Q

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by pyromaniac » Thu Apr 12, 2007 5:05 pm
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Ok i was just thinking it would be cool to make a chamber out of the newish aluminum beer bottles.

They feel durable enough but i was just wandering...

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Will pipedope work for a steel fitting going into aluminum?

spud blaster- the cans arent really paper thin but i can see your point.
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Last post by pyromaniac
Sun Apr 15, 2007 8:49 am
combustion/pneumatic thought (probably a bad one)

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by hi » Sat Apr 14, 2007 5:13 pm

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would it work if i had a chamber and valve set up like a normal sprinkler valve pneumatic, but had a plug to spray fuel into.

the idea is that you...

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Sun Apr 15, 2007 12:08 am
does anyone know where i can get a stun gun in illinois?

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by Specialist » Tue Apr 10, 2007 7:40 pm

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i was thinking about getting a stun gun ignition for my gun and i checked ebay but they dont allow stun guns to be shipped to illinois. does anyone...

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thanks for all the recomended sites :D i might just try to find a ebay user that doesnt know the laws in Illinois. :twisted:

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Sat Apr 14, 2007 12:27 pm

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