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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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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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Barrel Support on this Launcher?

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by Gun Freak » Sun Apr 18, 2010 12:20 pm

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Does anybody have a good idea for a barrel support on this GB Launcher? The thin walled 1.5 gb barrel is sleeved with sch 80 2 in the middle and the...

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Thanks Mark, as soon as I confirm the design I'll decide on supports.

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Mon Apr 19, 2010 5:42 pm
Machined cartridge question

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by Dave_424 » Sun Apr 18, 2010 1:19 pm
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Hello, Im thinking about making a cartridge that is fully machined from prorably brass or 303 stainless steel

Im wondering weather to go with a...

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@Dave_424
remember that you can always use higher mix...

I am not very experienced when it comes to hybrids (but I am planing to build one) but...
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Mon Apr 19, 2010 9:13 am
machinists

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by mikespahn » Sun Apr 18, 2010 11:53 am

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just curious, is anyone here a machinist? i am and i know the shureshot guy is but anyone else?

also, question for the sureshot guy... do you pretty...

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same here, everything from lathes to sheet metal forming equipment to welding. Only CNC thing is a laser though.

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Sun Apr 18, 2010 10:30 pm
Silly song I made

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by Brian the brain » Sat Apr 17, 2010 12:26 pm
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:D

I made a silly Spudfiles song..cause I felt like it.

Too bad it's a little crude..and with all this editing I accidently deleted the solo, wich...

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really god job
Amen!

Wow! I thought you sold that guitar for a lathe.
Nope I sold an imitation of a Gibson guitar...wich would have been a much...
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Sun Apr 18, 2010 1:36 pm
Silly Spudfiles song I made

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by Brian the brain » Sat Apr 17, 2010 12:25 pm

:D

I made a silly Spudfiles song..cause I felt like it.

Too bad it's a little crude..and with all this editing I acidently deleted the solo, wich...

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Sat Apr 17, 2010 12:25 pm
Air tank

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by bl00dwolf » Wed Apr 14, 2010 8:07 pm
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i am going to build my first airgun. but i want to know what would be a good material to use as an air resivoir? i want to have an operating pressure...

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I was just telling him he doesn't HAVE to use a paintball tank, as some metal nipples would be fine at up to 800 psi.
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Fri Apr 16, 2010 8:03 pm
Mathematics, numbers, accuracy, precision, etc.

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by boyntonstu » Tue Apr 13, 2010 4:29 pm
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I used to work for the National Bureau of Standards in Washington D.C..

Today, it is called, NIST, The National Institute of Standards, and...

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well let's face it... It doesn't matter much that he was wrong - anyone can make a stupid mistake... everyone ha probably written something stupid at...
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Thu Apr 15, 2010 8:38 pm
Why and when to use Grain as a unit of weight measurement

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by boyntonstu » Mon Apr 12, 2010 6:35 pm
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Grain (mass)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
For other uses, see Grain (disambiguation).

A grain is a unit of...

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In your country, you drive on the 'wrong' side of the road.
Actually, you do. Apparently it is safer to drive on the left side of the road because...
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Last post by MrCrowley
Tue Apr 13, 2010 5:05 pm
Where to find JSR-esque epoxy?

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by JDP12 » Tue Apr 13, 2010 10:36 am

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I've been unlucky in locating good two part, pourable marine epoxy like what JSR uses. I've searched all the local hardware stores, but have been...

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Thin epoxy flows well for casting. Haven't bought it from US Composites yet, bought some locally although more money.

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Tue Apr 13, 2010 12:15 pm
Mile shooting cannon?

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by reedfe » Mon Mar 29, 2010 5:43 pm
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is it possible to make a spud cannon to shoot about a mile? if so, pneumatic, combustion, or hybrid? what ammo. basically i would like plans :D (if...

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Larda already HAS such a projectile.
Yeah, but it ain't the one he chronoed at over 3000 fps, which I wouldn't bet on making a mile.
16.6 grams in...
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Last post by Ragnarok
Mon Apr 12, 2010 12:30 pm
o-ring grooves/make your o-rings fit

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by lozz08 » Thu Oct 08, 2009 7:24 am

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So, You don't have a lathe, and you don't have a table saw. You need a groove that fits your o-ring and seals perfectly, probably both directions....

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EDIT: Geez! I was replying to a topic about making o-ring grooves and accidently posted this, in another link that was provided by someone else....

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Sun Apr 11, 2010 2:37 am
Don't do this with your potato gun...

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by Gun Freak » Fri Apr 02, 2010 11:26 am

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Haha this guy's an idiot.

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ive never heard of someone using superglue instead of pvc cement now thats kinda funny

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Mon Apr 05, 2010 10:15 pm
barrel reducing

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by mikespahn » Mon Apr 05, 2010 8:05 pm

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i am making a cannon with interchangeable barrels for different bore sizes. i know the cannon will be less efficient as the chamber to barrel ratio...

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A guy on here (technician1002) was going to do a study on preformance comparison between say a 1 barrel shooting a 1 bearing or a 2 barrel shooting a...

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Last post by MrCrowley
Mon Apr 05, 2010 8:53 pm
Ammo? (cheap and reusable)

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by Sjames24 » Mon Apr 05, 2010 4:27 pm

ive had my spud gun for abot a week but im pissing my rents off by using all their potatoes so how can i make or buy reusable ammo for a 2 inch barrel

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Last post by clemsonguy1125
Mon Apr 05, 2010 5:51 pm
rifling in other projectiles

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by mikespahn » Sat Apr 03, 2010 3:13 pm

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i have seen the data on rifled potato barrels. does anyone know how much if any increase in accuracy there is for other projectiles that would...

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Will rifling make a dry clay projectile spin? Or shold i shoot ( if i ever do ) clay projectiles when they are not completly dry ?

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Last post by Demon
Mon Apr 05, 2010 4:17 pm
JB weld

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by gabeb123 » Sun Apr 04, 2010 3:09 pm

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hey i am making a support for my tator cannon and i was wondering will JB weld or epoxy bond wood to pvc? (like a good bond)

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ok thanks, i wish i could find like a database online that has stuff that will and wont eat pvc.

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Last post by gabeb123
Sun Apr 04, 2010 6:41 pm
electrical question

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by Crna Legija » Tue Mar 30, 2010 6:15 am

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i need to get a motor to change derection with just a swich but not sure how to go about wiring it swich

i wikipediaed it and i think i need a DPCO...

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ahh cool thanks probly have one around.

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Fri Apr 02, 2010 8:56 pm
How To Run and Control Your Fan Off of Your Stun Gun

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by metallover » Sun Mar 28, 2010 8:58 pm

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A normal stun gun is boring. I have my stun gun so that it not only makes a spark, but it also controls my fan with a switch and fires with a...

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Im just saying you dont need a stun gun with a alarm or a flash light, just a normal stun gun with no extras will work.

The battery anode is...

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Last post by rp181
Mon Mar 29, 2010 9:50 pm
GGDT accuracy with bb's

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by Gun Freak » Mon Mar 29, 2010 8:05 pm

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How accurate is GGDT with shooting airsoft bb's out of pneumatics? Or any cannon? I am getting unusually high velocities (521 fps on only 29 psi, and...

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Thanks.
message too short

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Mon Mar 29, 2010 8:50 pm
Need pics and permission to use them...

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by D_Hall » Sun Mar 28, 2010 4:26 pm

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A couple weeks from now I'm giving a presentation on Vera. As part of the presentation I want to have a slide that has some pictures of spud guns so...

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Thanks folks, I think I've got what I need (which was really nothing more than visuals to explain the concept of a hybrid).

@D_Hall. Since you got...

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Mon Mar 29, 2010 8:33 am
PVC Barrel rifling idea

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by Gun Freak » Fri Mar 26, 2010 8:55 am

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If you submerge the pvc barrel in hot enough water (boiling?) then it gets soft and you twist it, wouldn't it form grooves good enough for a rifled...

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I'm not sure about the oven... never tried it.
Thanks for the link metalmeltr.

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Sat Mar 27, 2010 8:39 am
How to thread a barrel? (Tap and Die)

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by zomgwtfbbq » Thu Mar 25, 2010 10:42 pm

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I have a 22mm (OD) stainless steel pipe (barrel) that I want threaded into another bigger pipe with a ID that is 21.8mm.

I want the barrel to be...

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How thick is the pipe? Someone with a lathe could tread it if the wall was thick enough.

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Sat Mar 27, 2010 7:53 am
New here and NEW to potato guns

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by TaterTot » Thu Mar 25, 2010 1:50 pm
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I've been looking for a release........ and i think i've found it.

I am a gun nut, but there is something about hurling large projectiles long...

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For a quick gun that doesn't cost much start with butane as the fuel. It's a lot cheaper and easier to control than are aerosols like RightGuard or...
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Fri Mar 26, 2010 8:17 pm
Artillery Cannon Power Source Q

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by Reeyah » Thu Mar 18, 2010 9:36 pm

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I am designing an artillery type cannon that will be aimed by a sophisticated electronics system. The cannon itself will be made of metal. The...

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What is the optimal chamber to barrel ratio or is there one not really... rag has posted some nice graphs comparing ratios to muzzle energies you can...

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Thu Mar 25, 2010 8:04 am
SCH40 vs SCH80 PVC ID Surface

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by dewey-1 » Sat Mar 20, 2010 12:08 pm

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I have noticed that SCH40 PVC pipe has a rather irregular surface on inside of the pipe. The inside is not as smooth as the outside.
Has anyone else...

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I have a cylinder hone and a couple brake cylinder hones too...but no pvc. :roll:

I did notice that the 1 1/4 pvc that I built my first piston gun...

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Sat Mar 20, 2010 10:57 pm

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