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SpudFiles Potato Gun Commercial

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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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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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Describe the ultimate potato cannon

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by Moonbogg » Wed Jan 22, 2020 1:48 am

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Describe what you feel would be the ultimate potato cannon. Bore size, pneumatic or combustion, power class, features such as spud cutting and breach...

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I like this idea. I've yet to build a proper pneumatic. I actually like this idea a lot. It's simple yet has the benefit of the pump. When you say...

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Sun Jan 26, 2020 4:19 pm
IFEX 3000 water cannon anyone?

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by Alex345 » Sat Jan 25, 2020 3:56 pm

Just found out about this thing, looks crazy simple to build for some mindless backyard blasting! Not quite sure how the nozzle works tho, it seems...

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Sat Jan 25, 2020 3:56 pm
Hi all, I am new and learning - looking for EVBEC

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by soso » Sun Jan 19, 2020 7:38 am

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Hi all,
I am working on a project and was hoping to look at the EVBEC tool and see if it will help me with design (I want to look at my pipe...

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Thanks All!

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Mon Jan 20, 2020 12:44 pm
Oh My...

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by jrrdw » Thu Dec 26, 2019 9:08 am

Nuff said! :D

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Thu Dec 26, 2019 9:08 am
This Is A Good One...

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by jrrdw » Wed Dec 18, 2019 4:03 pm

Seen this from random recommends. A nice off season desktop project that can be adapted to bigger toys... :wink:

Enjoy!

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Wed Dec 18, 2019 4:03 pm
Burst disk "Chicken Gun" testing windshield at Convair

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by jackssmirkingrevenge » Mon Dec 16, 2019 9:09 pm

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Tue Dec 17, 2019 8:36 am
"Hydraulic Missiles Launcher"

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by jackssmirkingrevenge » Fri Dec 13, 2019 9:15 am

Hydraulically trained turret that fires rockets that are basically alcohol fueled mini-spudguns...

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Fri Dec 13, 2019 9:15 am
Barrel Sabot Idea

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by boyntonstu » Mon Sep 21, 2009 8:15 pm

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Is it feasible to have a dart/nail ride in a O ringed sealing piston that is released at the muzzle while the piston stays behind for another shot?...

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Another example for the catalog of uses for such a system, this time from WWI for the 2 inch medium trench mortar .

I was unable to dig up any...

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Thu Dec 12, 2019 6:10 am
Spud gun exploding

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by Djkitten » Sun Nov 17, 2019 7:49 pm

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Hi, I’m a new member to the site and since my spud gun exploded when I fired it, I’m wondering why it exploded. I was shooting water filled halfway...

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Here is the video showing how to make the piston.

Good find, I don't know enough about standard fittings to tell if it will scale up to OP's...

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Sat Nov 23, 2019 7:35 am
Homebuilt PCP pump

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by ToasT » Sun Nov 03, 2019 4:00 am

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So, I moved to a bigger property, which has many places to shoot that are no where near a power point for the old fridge compressor. I don't fancy...

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I'm happy to treat it as a sacrificial part as its easy to make another.

The T-34 of airgun pumps :) that sounds about right!

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Tue Nov 05, 2019 7:23 am
"boxer" piston spring airgun and balanced valve

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by wyz2285 » Mon Oct 28, 2019 1:35 pm

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I was wondering around piston airguns to see about effects of piston weight and spring length and I found this very interesting build log: . The guy...

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Yes that looks like it would work.

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Tue Oct 29, 2019 8:58 am
Solenoid Valve

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by Herwer » Sun Sep 29, 2019 3:05 pm

Hi , i want to attach this solenoid valve to QEV , how Can i make from this valve a 3/2 NO (normally open) valve?
I want to fill qev from this...

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Sun Sep 29, 2019 3:05 pm
New Guy

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by Fman » Wed Sep 04, 2019 5:22 pm

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I am about to build my first Cannon. I'm a plumber, so I dont think I'll have too much trouble with construction. I plan to make a FEW changes......

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Welcome Fman and good luck with your first project!

If you're changing the voltage and batteries simply because you have easy access to the...

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Tue Sep 10, 2019 7:08 am
Water pressurized spud gun?

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by Luke31 » Tue Jul 23, 2019 1:33 pm

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Has anyone made a spud gun that uses water pressure as the propellant? Or a water and air combo. I have not seen many examples of people using water...

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The water from your hose can be used to displace the air in a chamber and pressurize it. The air pressure is limited to your water pressure coming...

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Mon Aug 05, 2019 4:09 pm
Help me find a "high speed" (air)valve

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by swatti » Tue Jun 18, 2019 3:17 am

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I need a valve that dumps pre-set amount of air out with a single push of a button.

What comes to mind is a 3-way valve. Air in thru port1, out...

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Just use a hammer valve... for 300 psi and the power you're seeking it's enough.

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Fri Jun 21, 2019 1:41 pm
Sara Dufour - Gun à patate

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by jackssmirkingrevenge » Sun Jun 02, 2019 5:50 am

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So it turns out there's a rather fetching Quebecois country singer that released an ode to spudguns...

Very basic spray model that's a little...

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The reddest of all red neck videos I have seem so far :lol:

Quebec is pretty redneck :D

Her other songs are on the lines of Chez nous c'est...

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Tue Jun 04, 2019 5:58 am
What happened to UltimateSpudGun.com ?

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by Moonbogg » Sat May 04, 2019 11:02 pm

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I searched everywhere and came up with nothing. Why did they shut down? What happened?

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I haven't heard any news but they were a machine shop first that had no trouble keeping their machines running full time without having to come up...

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Sun May 05, 2019 6:34 am
valveless launcher patent

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by jackssmirkingrevenge » Mon Jan 07, 2008 11:02 am
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An interesting take on the valveless design (where the projectile seals the chamber) in this patent .

The red lever pushes the green pin with...

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Found another patent for a valveless launcher from 1891:
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Sun Apr 21, 2019 6:56 am
Any Canadians?

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by Potato Demon » Thu Feb 14, 2019 11:37 am

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Anyone in Canada? I’m just wondering.

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Another Canadian here... just took me this long to get my password ;)

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Thu Feb 21, 2019 10:23 pm
Infinite lifetime spud gun igniter for 3$

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by RICHARDakaCHUCK » Mon Feb 21, 2011 11:24 am
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I have designed cheap and pretty powerful igniter which can give about 2cm sparks. Uses 9v battery which lasts about 1 hour non stop operation. Using...

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The delay is because the video is in slow motion, I suppose. :|
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Wed Jan 16, 2019 5:41 pm
Vancouver Island anybody?

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by kydavies » Thu Apr 05, 2012 12:45 am

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Was just wondering if theirs anyone else on the lovely land mass of Vancouver island, BC? If you don't know where it is you probably don't live there...

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What a great place to visit! It is one of my dream come true. I've been there last year. It was a wonderful experience. I visited Butchart Garden,...

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Fri Dec 14, 2018 4:39 am
Weight Vs Power.

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by surffoils » Thu Jul 26, 2018 6:37 am

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Much like the weight to power ratio of a car, if you lower the weight of the projectile it should increase the speed/ power of the delivery.
Has...

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I thinktThe converse of capacity to-weight, weight-to-control proportion (control stacking) is an estimation ordinarily connected to air ship, autos,...

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Sun Dec 02, 2018 5:28 am
Making a rifled barrel without machine tools

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by jackssmirkingrevenge » Fri Nov 16, 2018 8:58 am

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This is for firearms but it would be even easier for the softer materials that we tend to use for the barrels of pneumatic or combustion launchers.

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I love this youtube channel, been a fan of it for a long time.

Just found it, I like the guy's style!

I wonder whether softer metals such as...

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Tue Nov 20, 2018 5:49 am
Valveless Dump-valve Idea

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by Xamllew » Sun Sep 16, 2018 1:27 am

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Hey guys, I've been thinking about starting a small project based on an idea I had one day at work while bored. The concept is simple, an airgun with...

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Those are interesting designs, do you have a link to where I can see more information and do you have any other valveless designs?

Here are some...

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Sun Sep 16, 2018 6:36 am
golf ball barrel

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by golfball_shooter » Mon Sep 10, 2018 8:22 am

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I have been unsuccessful in inserting the sr21 pvc into the sched 80 pvc on two attempts. Any suggestions?

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Just a hunch. A bath tub of hot water should expand the pipe enough to get the job done.

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Wed Sep 12, 2018 2:54 pm

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