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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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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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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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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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Potato mass

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by Shrimphead » Sun Jan 08, 2006 10:52 am

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Does anybody know the mass of an average potato? I want to make sure that I'm putting the right numbers in on GGDT.
Thanx

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WTF is your problem? Go plug 1.5 into the equation, or if you want 2 digits of accuracy, go look up the actual internal diameter of 1.5 .

You can't...

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Mon Jan 09, 2006 6:28 am
Electricians splicing twistie

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by Jimpson » Sat Aug 06, 2005 3:34 pm

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You can buy a pack of electricians splicing twistiesand sand them down to fit your barrel. SOme have wings that need sanding. THey have metal...

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That might work but just take your barrel to a hardware store and start shoving things down your barrel (screws, washers, etc) and you have a 99%...

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pneumatic sniper with muzzleloader bullets

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by ZachFaught » Sat Nov 26, 2005 8:46 pm
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my friend made a pneumatic sniper and took a muzzleloader bullet and shot an apple from about 130 yards away. I was freaking out when he did it....

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i live in australia and you can get ur p's when your 17 and byt the way i'm 12 and a half and i have three kool combustions :wink:
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coin rolls

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by redheadguy55 » Tue Dec 20, 2005 9:18 pm

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jst a thought might break in the air which would look pretty cool i would only use pennys since it would only be 50c

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The problem with concrete is that it's relitivly low density (about 2g/ml compared to copper's 9g/ml). Steel is much better, at about 8g/ml, and is...

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Wed Dec 28, 2005 8:44 pm
rubber plugs!!!

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by pyromanic13 » Mon Dec 26, 2005 7:40 pm

hey has anyone seen these rubber plugs used for plumming beacause they're awesome to shot and they make an assortement of sizes and with 1 wrp around...

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Mon Dec 26, 2005 7:40 pm
mini gun ammo and fuel

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by cardinals08 » Thu Dec 22, 2005 8:28 pm

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I have a mini that I built with a tylenol bottle and pen tube. I was wondering what good ammo would be. Q-tips work but dont stay straight so only...

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A month ago, I got board, and rolled strips of wrighting paper (about 1cm wide by 4-5 , if I remember correctly) into TIGHT cylinders. Although not...

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Sat Dec 24, 2005 12:42 am
co2 cartages for ammo?

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by pyromanic13 » Mon Dec 12, 2005 4:58 pm

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has anyone made a cannon that shoots co2 cartrages ( not a morter ) because ive got plans for one i'm soon to build . oh ya if someone explains to me...

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the image has to be a certain format and no bigger than 250kb, that mita been theporb

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Sat Dec 17, 2005 11:01 pm
Cool bullet

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by iamthewalrus » Sun Jun 12, 2005 9:06 pm

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i dont know y i did this but i thought it would look cool. i found out on spudtech that a tones spice bottle fits a 1.5 sch40 pipe and so does a...

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Calculations indicate that a 1.5 bore would be roughly a 1.2 gauge shotgun.

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Tue Dec 13, 2005 6:15 pm
RX Special

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by Ballad_Black » Mon Oct 17, 2005 7:15 pm

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I have a simple pneumatic and combustion, both with 1.5 inch barrells. A asprin bottle fits pretty good down one of these, I used beyer, bayer,...

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OK, so how'd it go? that does sound pretty heavy, with that kind of weight ( and obviously a pretty powerful cannon ) that will prolly put a whoopin'...

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Sun Nov 27, 2005 7:38 pm
Home Grown missle ( non explosive, of course)

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by longshot1068 » Sun Nov 20, 2005 8:22 pm

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I got bored so I went into the cellar to make a missle to lob down range. I used an 8 section of 3/4 pvc conduit, a 4 section of broom handle some...

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I got the thing across the river well enough but it flew like it had epilepsy. The fins werent big enough. It didnt kick real bad either. wasnt...

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Tue Nov 22, 2005 11:03 am
Bullet and Casing

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by Ballad_Black » Wed Nov 02, 2005 2:01 pm

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I found a few older peice of pvc. But they were really small, like .25 inches. Anyway, I cut about 1 inch off and put a brass cap on it (looks like a...

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It doesnt have much drag and fys straight actually. It could shoot faster if there werent that hole, but it doesnt go off course considerably, and I...

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Wed Nov 02, 2005 10:58 pm
Wax slugs

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by Infernal Maveric » Sun Oct 16, 2005 10:47 am

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I was wondering, would melting down a huge candle in to many small barrel sized slugs work at all, or just desintergrate as soon as they left the...

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In answer to your question , I used a 3/4 coupler to make ammo for a 1 barrel.. the coupler fits the OD and is larger than 3/4 . It worked really...

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Fri Oct 28, 2005 8:57 pm
Friut ammo

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by Spudlightyear » Thu Sep 08, 2005 4:49 pm

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i know it is called a potato gun but how apples or oranges? :D

Mike

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will they fit in the barrel? if they do TRY IT! they're not gonna cause any problems (other than a mess)

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Wed Oct 26, 2005 5:38 am
Money Shot

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by Ballad_Black » Mon Oct 17, 2005 12:34 pm

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A while back, I bought ping pong balls, just for fun, I was gonna put water in and freeze them for ammo. This morning I was sitting in my car before...

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I like the ice idea... fill the P.P. ball 3/4 with water and freeze. Maybe this has already been suggested in some other topic... oh well.

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Mon Oct 17, 2005 3:41 pm
ferocrete

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by boilingleadbath » Wed Aug 03, 2005 3:13 pm

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Skip to third paragraph if you'r impatient.
Ok, so I was reading through a list of 'mythical' materials made up by fiction wrighters, and I came...

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I'v heard that concrete crumbles apon impact, even from throwing it... but it's quite likely that the individual who used it either got the mix...

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Sun Oct 16, 2005 9:27 pm
expanding foam

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by soap » Mon Aug 29, 2005 8:17 pm

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im new here, so i havnt gotten aroudn to reading through all the post, though i have read many. i have yet to see anything about expanding foam being...

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may be a bit unbalanced with the copper head.
Ah... you may want to read up on some aerodynamics; no offence ment.

Basicaly, you want a heavy front...

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Wed Sep 07, 2005 6:59 pm
cannon balls

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by sergeantspud2 » Fri Jul 22, 2005 4:57 pm
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i went to a fishing store near the ocean and i saw the weights that were ball shaped i can't remember the weight but they looked like the would fit...

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I made some slugs for my 1'' cannon out of fishing sinkers using a hammer and vise to shape them . The heaviest slugs I made fit the barrel and were...
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Fri Aug 26, 2005 11:31 pm
Bolt ammo

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by boilingleadbath » Sat Jul 09, 2005 1:07 am

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Ok, some ammo I made:

Seen here, sitting next to it's sabot.

One of the main ideas here was that it would be easy to remove from anything it...

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3 words: This really sucks.

Shot #1: (20 psi*51 barrel) Sabot faceplate seperates from modifed coupler. (epoxy fails) Ammo hits blocks of wood, cpvc...

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Tue Aug 23, 2005 6:25 pm

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