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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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Fri Feb 09, 2024 2:38 pm
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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Thu Dec 02, 2010 5:04 pm

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A Few Ideas...

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by qwerty » Fri May 06, 2011 3:21 pm
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Here are a few ideas thought up by my brother:

The top picture is a simple way to create higher pressures in your chamber.
Air is pumped into the...

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This would be the system.
The fuel mixture in the two chambers has the same pressure. When camera A explodes, , and the pressurized gases further...
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Sun Aug 12, 2018 11:12 am
new sabot idea

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by voi9viper » Thu Jun 21, 2018 3:27 pm

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My GF actually came up with this. I need to launch bait and lead, and ice is just too much work, melts, etc. I was making up some easier to use molds...

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For the ice slugs did you leave one end open? Always got to leave room for expansion. Wont the silicon stretch allowing the ice to expand past the...

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Sun Jun 24, 2018 8:46 am
BANGSITE (calcium carbide) as combustible

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by Robert » Wed Jul 06, 2005 11:39 pm
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I made several cannons out of PVC and instead of using lighter fluid like some guys talk about, I tryed using BANGSITE (calcium carbide) with water...

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Really interesting find.
I've always wanted to make a calcium carbide cannon but the stuff is just so hard to find and expensive in my area.

Would...
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Sat Jun 23, 2018 11:14 am
New medium pressure compressor

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by wdr0 » Sun Jun 17, 2018 9:31 am

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Recently picked up this compressor for hybrids pre charge and large pneumatics. Not sure of the exact pressure capability but it is between 300/600...

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Ohh the current is not a worry. I’ve built the setup to run a 25hp motor and have a 200a service so aside from the slightly larger power bill not an...

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Sun Jun 17, 2018 7:37 pm
Sabots, Darts, and hello!

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by StevenRS11 » Mon Feb 19, 2018 10:58 pm

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So, I've been making things that shoot things on and off for a very long time. I was a here lurker when Larda punched some serious holes in steel...

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Been a while! Had some trouble with the air gap flash- apparently the iphone’s ‘Bulb mode’ is not a true bulb mode. If I can get my hands on a real...

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Fri Jun 15, 2018 3:24 am
simple diy ballistic chronograph

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by farcticox1 » Fri Oct 07, 2016 4:23 pm
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Anybody tried making one of these, does it actually work ?

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Got the 5mm Infrared Emitter/Receiver pairs, which is typically which ?

s-l400.jpg

is this correct?...
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Wed May 23, 2018 5:46 pm
My AC compressor

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by farcticox1 » Sun Jun 11, 2017 1:02 pm
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Starting to get parts together for my AC compressor, worked out the pneumatic/electrical, just got to finish welding a frame for it. Trying to get a...

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Got all the parts to do the mods to the compressor, dump valve for the suction side, filter for the out let and accumulator for the low pressure...
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Fri Apr 06, 2018 1:12 pm
New to spud cannons and I have a question.

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by Bigredpotato » Fri Jan 26, 2018 10:58 pm

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So I just got my first spud cannon and it fires like a charm,but I was wanting to use different ammo besides potatoes. So I went to Walmart today and...

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If you don't feel safe you are not.
Indeed. With spudguns, airguns, firearms or any other such things, if you're not sure if it's safe, check, check...

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Mon Jan 29, 2018 1:18 am
Tennis Ball Cannon Plans

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by bpro » Thu Jun 29, 2017 1:15 pm

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I am a new user and would like to find some simple plans for a tennis ball launcher/cannon that I can build with my teenage kids. The launcher/cannon...

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A tennis ball is a ball designed for the sport of tennis. Tennis balls are fluorescent yellow at major sporting events, but in recreational play can...

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Wed Jan 10, 2018 3:40 pm
NEW ZEALAND & LEGALITY OF SPUD CANNONS?

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by kiwilee » Mon Dec 25, 2017 2:46 am

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We are living next door to the ultimate neighbours from hell.

The most recent nuisance that we are being subjected to is a spud cannon that our...

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I'm not a New Zealander, but the legality of spudguns in whichever jurisdiction aside, I have absolutely no tolerance for people endangering others...

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Sun Jan 07, 2018 7:19 pm
SpudFiles Member Map

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by SpudFarm » Wed Aug 04, 2010 1:51 pm
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No link to click here, sorry about that.

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Looks like that link has since been abandoned...
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Sun Jan 07, 2018 8:43 am
What state u in?

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by Spuddin » Wed Jun 13, 2007 1:27 pm
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well i thought it would be a good idea to ask this question, maybe its been discussed already but lets see. what state is everyone from? i have...

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Denial...
Got a wake up call from
a friendly tom turkey, who is all white. Friendly bird, came right up to me looking for handouts.
Lunch...
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Sat Dec 16, 2017 5:03 am
New guy saying hello

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by Lee in Texas » Tue Aug 29, 2017 11:13 pm

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I found this site by doing a search for air cannon forum . I recently built my first; a bait launcher that uses compressed air. I'm a plumber and it...

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Thats an awesome bait launcher, what a great idea well done 8)

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Mon Nov 13, 2017 10:48 pm
Hello From New Member

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by Air2theBrain » Wed Apr 12, 2017 5:47 am

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Hi everyone, firstly i have to say thank you to all the contributers here. before i registered i spent a few hours reading many posts which was...

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Many thanks for the replies!

I've been away for awhile so good to be back home and getting into things plus of course looking forward to the...

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Mon Nov 13, 2017 2:17 am
HELP IN NEED

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by seldados17 » Mon Oct 02, 2017 1:59 pm

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I want to build a marble gun using a plastic pvc pipes. usually used on faucet or home water systems. and im going to use my old air gun oxygen tank...

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man it really gives boom instead of pssst. but this really could kill a man instead of fun.

Hahaha, glad to hear it's working well!
Be very careful...

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Last post by Cthulhu
Sat Oct 07, 2017 7:58 am
Design Conception

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by B-Yonts » Thu Aug 10, 2017 11:53 am

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I am working to build my first potato cannon. It will be used to conduct impact testing, and will be stationary so weight isn't an issue. It will be...

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Welcome to the forum!

If it's for a static large bore rig, a burst disk might be a better option as store bough valves will get pricey.

Something...

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Last post by jackssmirkingrevenge
Sat Aug 12, 2017 5:29 am
Partially loaded projectiles in coaxial guns.

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by Dig_Gil » Thu Jul 20, 2017 12:15 pm

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I was thinking about new kind of loading mechanism which so happens that it doesn't completely fit the projectile inside the barrel. Like this...

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Assuming the projectile is a good fit in the barrel, it would fire normally. This is how caseless cartridges work.

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Last post by jackssmirkingrevenge
Thu Jul 20, 2017 12:19 pm
I've lost interest in spud guns

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by AMDHater123 » Wed Jul 12, 2017 12:17 pm

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About a year ago, I wasted $200 building a steel pipe QEV based air gun. I played with it maybe every week for a few months. I would load it with...

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Well this hobby just isn't for everybody and that's ok. Spudfiles is not a 'cannon' sales site so you can't sell it here, good luck with your future...

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Fri Jul 14, 2017 6:13 am
Compressor HP to cfm relation

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by wdr0 » Tue Jul 04, 2017 3:34 pm

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Thinking about my compressor, and have a question. I use large ac compressor to bring the 100 psi or so from a regular compressor up to 300 psi. What...

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in particular, slides 27 - 32

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Sat Jul 08, 2017 10:02 am
Smoking fridge compressor

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by arboles1237 » Thu Oct 27, 2016 7:43 pm

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Okay so I'm in the process of building a piston valve paintball gun with a homemade regulator, and I need to be able to fill my sodastream bottle to...

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Glad that Fridge Compressors for HPA have reached the Eastern Front :D

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Tue Jun 13, 2017 5:29 am
Anyone ever scatter human ashes via spud gun?

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by D_Hall » Fri Jun 02, 2017 12:56 am

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Looks like I'll be doing this soon and I'm thinking of how to do it right. First thing is that there are a lot more ashes than you might think. Like,...

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I suppose rocketry is out of the question? Mind you, launching a 10 pounds payload would be pretty hefty.

It's not so much the 10 pounds, but the...

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Wed Jun 07, 2017 12:26 pm
New web series: Potato gun episode

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by mlarswhite » Tue Nov 01, 2016 10:12 am

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Hi All

I just launched this web series called The Rick & Stanley Show -- and our latest episode has the two characters arguing about potato guns....

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hello, it is pretty good :D

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Mon Jun 05, 2017 5:31 am
Another New Member Introduction and Question

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by yoshi » Sat Sep 24, 2016 1:50 pm

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New to spuds and caught the velocity bug. Anyways, a few questions:

Are differences between air and hybrid significant? Could I launch a >1 lb spud...

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Good to see new members building hybrids!

Another factor is simply the amount of air you need. Do you want to cart a beefy generator, air compressor...

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Mon May 29, 2017 6:22 pm
AC compressor?

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by Alex345 » Tue May 23, 2017 8:43 am

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My parents recently switched from mobile air conditioning units to a central system, of the 3 mobile units i took apart the oldest one which barely...

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I'll just add a dump valve and a non return valve after it so the output is open to atmosphere when the pump is not running.

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Sun May 28, 2017 5:27 pm
accuracy and muzzle treatments

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by Anatine Duo » Wed Mar 15, 2017 9:25 pm

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Planning to do some informal accuracy testing tomorrow...

For some time I have considered muzzle porting to release barrel pressure so that uneven...

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You can make it.

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Tue May 23, 2017 8:22 pm

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