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i studied systems for 2years in years 11 and 12 in high school which taught me the basics for electronics but maybe i should stick with a pizzo now that i think about it

Technician1002 wrote:Are you ready to engineer one of these from scratch?

yeh no worries, im studying mechanical engineering at uni so i think i should be alright with all the circuits and systems its just the components i need


thanks everyone for their reply's greatly appreciated

referring to this ignition:
http://ultimatespudgun.com/30kv-igniter-p-219.html

I was just wondering how the coil could generate enough of a spark from the 9volt battery, does it act like a capacitor that stores energy?

It would be greatly appreciated if someone could tell me how it works cause i ...

thanks alot mate
i was hoping to find a retailer that stocks them locally but yeh they are hard to find here

hey guys
just a quick question for the Aussi spud gunners
where can i buy a quick exhaust valve in WA?
i checked down at bunnings and some other small and large general hardware shops and they didnt have any
would i need to go to a specialty store for pneumatic stuff?
cheers guys

THUNDERLORD wrote: BTW, ...Dang I have a hangover today 8)

tell me about it aye haha

was just thinking instead of having a pressure chamber to launch a projectile why dont you make the projectile have its own power source
what you guys think:
http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/2536/99289034.jpg

all the yellow represents a spring
the blue represents wire
umm everything else is pretty ...

hey guys
found this in my garage:
http://www.find-me-a-gift.co.uk/images/product_images/pal062.jpg
with some paintballs so i figured why don't i make it into a paintball gun
so i pulled it all apart and now just have the gun frame on its own
Ive been looking around the internet on how paintball ...

If you want a "Best of the Best" list, I suggest a good start would be looking at the "Good technical examples" Spudwiki page, which is a list of those cannons which everyone should know.

It's mostly my own list, but I think most people trust my judgement on these things. However, people are still ...

"Very good cannon" is many times in the eye of the beholder.
valid point i understand where your coming from
i had this in mind in terms of design
http://www.spudtech.com/images/products/mega-II-ov2.jpg
just not as mammoth as that :lol:
would i choose combustion or pneumatic as a propellant ...

I can't make much out of your cannon at this point. How about a little more detailed write-up and a few more photos. Also, give us more than this thumbnail to look at. And action and/or damage video is always welcomed of course.

Welcome to Spudfiles!

thanks :wink: damage video will be up this ...

"Very good cannon" is many times in the eye of the beholder.
valid point i understand where your coming from
i had this in mind in terms of design
http://www.spudtech.com/images/products/mega-II-ov2.jpg
just not as mammoth as that :lol:
would i choose combustion or pneumatic as a propellant?

nar total distance traveled was 250m total not per second
and vertical was about 350m total not per second
and yeh i did guess the vertical height as i dont have a big enough ladder or tape measure to see how high it went

hey guys
ive been searching and been checking out various albums pictures and posts from the Pneumatic Cannon Showcase and the Combustion Cannon Showcase and ive been comparing which cannons from both topics contains the best velocity, look, materials and power as im planning to make a new cannon ...

hey im new and this is my first post and cannon that ive ever made 8)
well this is my first cannon called the "Love Gun"
it took me 3days and is electrically fired by a homemade fuse as i cant afford an electric BBQ lighter haha
the fuse was pretty much a length of thin steel wool wrapped around a ...