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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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PVC is used by plumbers, pool installers, and so on, and local building and construction regulations set the safety and materials...

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The Offcial Machinist Thread: Revised 01/04/2014

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This is where members who need help getting machining done to their spudgun parts. There will be some guide lines and they are as follows:...

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As my title described, 2k for modifying Daytona Recoil system to shoot Nerf darts. Full mechanical no wires no battery only HPA. If you can machine...
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Good Deals Thread

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by clemsonguy1125 » Wed Aug 11, 2010 8:01 pm
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I keep seeing good deals on ebay for cheap parts that would be great for spud guns but not the kind I build. I figured it would be a good idea to...

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$550 4500psi compressor
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Launcher Failure Analysis Log

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by Velocity » Sun Apr 15, 2007 11:28 am
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The idea behind this thread was taken directly from a sticky on the Spudtech forums, seen at I, along with several other members, believe that this...

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I never made my inside out sleeve valve because I didn't know how to use o-ring, most important of all don't try gluing them in place, second if its...
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Golf Ball Barrel FAQ

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by squeaks » Wed Jan 24, 2007 6:42 pm
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Okay, so one of the most asked about barrel is the golf ball barrel. Here are some frequently asked questions(and some unfrequent ones too).

Q: Why...

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I use pvc plugs and caps
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Ammo Ideas

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by PCGUY » Tue Apr 04, 2006 10:48 am
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I have put together a few ammo ideas for different size barrels. All pipe is PVC unless otherwise stated. If you think any ammo ideas should...

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help sorry i typed to fast
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2" ammo

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by flamerz14 » Sat Nov 03, 2007 12:09 am
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I'm half-done with my first combustion(yay for me) but i don't have much things i can stuff into the 2 barrell.Ideas anyone? (other than spuds duh...

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She's alright my mistake,but all you Aussies out there,show your colour and get a flag up!
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Thu Nov 15, 2007 3:50 am
piston

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by hunter1992 » Wed Apr 04, 2007 11:34 pm

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I have been trying to come up with a good piston desighn for awile. I got the idea for the piston from a post on the forum but i don't remember what...

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Go on, show us the completed launcher :)

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Wed Nov 14, 2007 2:47 am
easy ammo

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by Maniac » Sat Nov 03, 2007 6:46 pm

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this ammo is made out of cpvc caps and film canisters this ammo fits good in golf ball barrels and any other barrel around 1.5. I love this ammo for...

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Has any body thought of using wire nuts for the end of dart ammo?????

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Tue Nov 13, 2007 8:16 pm
.40 Cal Stun dart accuracy?

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by VH_man » Sun Nov 11, 2007 7:38 pm

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I was looking at ammo for my .40 cal high-pressure sniper and i decided that having stun darts might make for a better ammo becasue there would be no...

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lol. or i can get metal-tipped super stun darts. cost the same as stingers.......

meh ill use the flatheads for now. if they leave nice circles in...

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Tue Nov 13, 2007 7:49 pm
Ball Valve Breech Loader for GB's?

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by Pete Zaria » Thu Nov 08, 2007 4:36 pm
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I've seen people drill out the side of a small ball valve to create a simple breech loader mechanism for spherical projectiles.

Has anyone tried...

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I'd much rather drill a hole than pay $45+
Good point.

But, if you use an un-mod'd ball valve and a T then you don't have to drill any big-ass...
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Tue Nov 13, 2007 12:13 pm
playdough

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by elitesniper » Mon Nov 12, 2007 7:12 pm
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has anyone considered using play dough as ammo? beacuse u can get alot and there easy tom make just roll it into a ball lol. thats my primary ammo...

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LOL its on the 23 here.

I think... :oops:
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Mon Nov 12, 2007 10:13 pm
Nalgene bottle

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by Rogue » Tue Nov 06, 2007 10:09 pm
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ya know those unbreakabe nalgene bottles?

those might be a very good pneumatic chamber.

tell your stance on this :P

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I filled the cap in about 3/8 with epoxy, and tapped through the top of the cap.
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Mon Nov 12, 2007 7:27 pm
Any way to remove/unglue a fitting?

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by PhotoKirk » Fri Oct 19, 2007 6:41 pm
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I'm building my first pneumatic gun (4 x 24 chamber, 2 x 48 barrel, 1 sprinkler valve) and I screwed up one of my fittings. The 2 to 1 bushing...

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do not overheat just enough for the glue thats jois the parts get a litle soft to remove it with a screwer later i will draw how
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Mon Nov 12, 2007 5:37 pm
iron pipe presure

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by iknowmy3tables » Fri Nov 09, 2007 4:25 pm
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ok so I have some threaded iron pipe fittings -because our drain system is made from iron pipe but most of it has been replaced with pvc- my dad wont...

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does anyone know about cast iron drain pipe

A little
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connections are going to...
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Sun Nov 11, 2007 4:37 pm
Dura Fix... anyone used this?

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by c9d » Sat Nov 10, 2007 11:30 pm

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I saw an online ad for some aluminum brazing stuff called Dura Fix. Has anyone used this to construct a launcher? If so... could you list yea's or...

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I saw that at harbor freight, its interesting.
I am a bit skeptical though

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Last post by frankrede
Sun Nov 11, 2007 11:58 am
Pimpin Ammo

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by Novacastrian » Tue Aug 14, 2007 4:13 am
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These are moulded from Polyurethane with a BB head.
They are accurate enough to shoot a fly from 10 feet away. These particular ones are made for an...

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cant wait to see them pics.. should be good!

i finally solved the problem i had. i didnt have any hunks of metal laying around and i didnt want to...
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Sat Nov 10, 2007 11:59 pm
Neoprene rod stock as piston?

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by PVC Arsenal 17 » Fri Nov 09, 2007 4:19 pm

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I'm currently working on what I hope to be a completely tool-free piston valve. It will serve as a sprinkler valve replacement, and would be easy to...

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epoxy isnt improvising, the casting process is very perfect in every way talked to jsr. I use pvc filled with epoxy and a o-ring as my piston....

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Fri Nov 09, 2007 8:06 pm
Flechette

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by benstern » Fri Nov 09, 2007 11:30 am

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Bringing this up since it seems that there is not a topic on them on spudfiles.

Flechettes are very small darts made to fire out of guns. They can...

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Nails are great :twisted:

I often fire 4 to 7 6cm long nails together. After about 40-50 meters from the muzzle they slow down so i can actually...

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Fri Nov 09, 2007 4:46 pm
Calculating Backpressure?

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by gotmilk1124 » Wed Nov 07, 2007 9:50 pm

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I'm building an airsoft gun with a modified piston valve, and I'm trying to figure out the pressure exerted on the spring shown in the picture by the...

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1) Technically, the direction of flow in the chamber does matter; if it changes, you get a localized high-pressure region.
I don't expect this to be...

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Fri Nov 09, 2007 12:25 pm
Airgun darts.

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by Necrosis » Sat Oct 27, 2007 2:23 pm
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I made a few airgun darts, they are really accurate, are fairly easy to make and penetrate really far. (All the way in a hard wood plankwith a diana...

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Poof, 7 layers of cd pinned to eachother, and the pellet still had enough energy to crack the front cd with the back pellet, yay.
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Fri Nov 09, 2007 11:52 am
golf ball barrel questions

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by Maniac » Wed Nov 07, 2007 9:13 pm

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i read squeaks golfball barrel faq it answerd a lot of questions but i still have a few as of now i am making a sniper to mount on my hovercraft that...

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oh i used two leaf blowers much more efficent than lawnmower engnie the engine is two heavy to lift its self tried it. but if you gear it right it...

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Thu Nov 08, 2007 4:15 pm
"safe ammo" idea

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by Zen/// » Tue Nov 06, 2007 10:59 pm

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Has anyone tried stefans/homemade nerf darts?

Here are instructions on how to make them.

Maybe keep your spudder at a lower pressure for safe...

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Anyway, back to the subject matter at hand. I have fired the actual nerf darts with the suction caps out of my 3/4 inch and destroyed the dart at...

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Thu Nov 08, 2007 10:39 am
For copper: Epoxy or solder?

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by Tsukiten » Wed Nov 07, 2007 4:00 pm
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Hey guys, I'm starting to make a coaxial bb sniper that can hold up a decent PSI (I don't really know what's decent but I think 35~70 PSI :roll: )...

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Except Just for Copper is not Epoxy. It's an acrylic or polycrylic.
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Thu Nov 08, 2007 10:02 am
Random PVC pipe

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by Rogue » Mon Nov 05, 2007 5:29 pm
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Okay, I just was cruising around on my bike and saw a crapload of pipe. there was a 20' section of sch 40 pvc(1.5 dia)

and these smaller 4' section...

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hey guys,

the pipe wan NOT in the sunlight and has NO damage to it.

i talked to the construction guys and they have a plumber that said to grab a...
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Tue Nov 06, 2007 10:00 pm
Pressure Rated PVC

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by octane89 » Sun Nov 04, 2007 10:34 am

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I know what it is and how to see if it is or not, but on pvc thats says Nsf-pw, what is their pressure rating? On pipe it's obvious since it's listed...

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Ok thanks for the info. And cwazy1 is right on the 300 cubic in part, but Im still gonna try to go as high as I can in psi.

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Mon Nov 05, 2007 9:27 am
Q.E.V. vs. sprinkler valve mod

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by spudlauncher » Sat Nov 03, 2007 8:12 pm

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Does anyone know the performance comparison between a 1'' moded sprinkler valve and a 3/4'' Q.E.V. ?
I can get a 1'' sprinkler valve, blowgun, and...

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I recall being shown some comparison done between a modded 3/4 sprinkler and a 1/2 QEV some months back- I think it was on spudtech...
Hang on, I'll...

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Last post by Ragnarok
Sat Nov 03, 2007 10:30 pm
air tank reserver

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by elitesniper » Sat Nov 03, 2007 3:31 pm

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um i have been wanting to try this for a long time do u think if i combined like 3 2 liter soda bottles togther and pumped them to like 70 psi and i...

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ohh thanks i see now :D um one more question um when im modding a sprinkler valve but it has this giude rod i shouldnt take it out right but then...

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Last post by Thursto
Sat Nov 03, 2007 6:13 pm
Whistling Golfballs

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by c19o » Sun Oct 14, 2007 11:58 pm

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I was just screwing around today and decided to drill a golf ball and see whats
in there. It was just plastic so I shot it and it whistled. Heres a...

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oh sorry :oops: :oops:

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Last post by Maniac
Sat Nov 03, 2007 6:06 pm
Fillable candy rockets "Ball Darts"

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by Orpackrat » Fri Nov 02, 2007 4:13 am

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I just got a couple of these because they were with the marked down holiday candy. After cutting the fins down a bit, it will slide into 2 SCH 40 PVC...

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Ah, I see. I can understand a search like that where you were specifically looking for something along the lines of it. I was simply assuming that...

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Fri Nov 02, 2007 5:13 pm
Super Slick Ammo (Literally)

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by ammosmoke » Thu Oct 25, 2007 9:32 pm
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Should be pretty darn awesome....

teflon is cool

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Augh...So, I have to fricken convert it...

You could always learn both. :D

I know how to work the metric system, ie, 100mm=1 cm, 100cm=1 meter,...
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Wed Oct 31, 2007 2:03 pm

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