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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 Pipe Info

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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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Help threading correctly...

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by saefroch » Sun Dec 12, 2010 3:21 pm

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I can tap threads just fine, but have a look at my sad attempt at making male threads to connect to the pump head (whose female threads are fine)......

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in the future, you can thread a nut onto the threads that exist up to the stop of the threads, and grasp that in a 3 or 6 jaw chuck. As you thread...

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Mon Dec 13, 2010 11:26 am
Bearing Barrel

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by Lockednloaded » Sun Dec 05, 2010 1:38 pm

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I'm working on full auto, so I decided to get a more precise ammo than marbles. I would like to use either 1/2 or 3/8 bearings because they are the...

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Thanks POLAND_SPUD, I'll probably work with the detent or try a blowback kind of thing

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Sun Dec 05, 2010 3:38 pm
This is why I don't like using metal fittings into PVC

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by Selador » Fri Dec 03, 2010 3:25 pm

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This morning, I decided to make a breech for a 1/2 inch barrel, out of a 1/2 ball valve.

Got that made.

Installed it on the gun with the 1/2...

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Selador sounds better than Oxbreath...

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Yes.

I didn't realize how much I would grow to dislike that moniker.

Thanks to PCGUY, for changing...

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Sat Dec 04, 2010 4:49 pm
Questions about compression fittings

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by Gun Freak » Wed Dec 01, 2010 6:58 pm

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Here are a few Q's for anyone who can anser.
I want to make a copper piston valve using compression fittings, and not soldering. So...
1. Can the...

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1) No
2) You can get pre-made reducers.

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Wed Dec 01, 2010 9:18 pm
I feel like I can use this for something..

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by MadPiper2.0 » Sun Nov 28, 2010 9:06 pm
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Okay so I was taking apart an old hand-held TV that ran off of like 6 AA's. I come across a circuit board with a metal cover that read CAUTION HIGH...

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Sorry about the link, it isn't meant to be offensive, I can't link to google searches so this has to do.

Here is a similar website, but possibly a...
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Tue Nov 30, 2010 10:01 am
Jury-rigged Mini Lathe

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by Hubb » Wed Nov 24, 2010 8:27 am

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I've been passing interested in getting a lathe for some time, but for a number of reasons, haven't done so yet. But watching the videos of primitive...

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Nurse, Nurse! He's out of bed again.

Anyway... check his avatar and tell me WTF is that? :wink:

Are you suggesting Hubb produces diamond plate...

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Last post by jackssmirkingrevenge
Wed Nov 24, 2010 2:45 pm
unidirectional seals

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by Moonbogg » Tue Nov 16, 2010 8:14 pm

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U-cup seals that are used for pneumatic cylinders seal in one direction. I thought about using them for a hybrid piston. I could fill the pilot and...

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Do you need seals at all? Assuming your piston is just a tight fit, wouldn't the sudden pressure rise push the piston back anyway before it had time...

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Wed Nov 17, 2010 1:08 pm
barrel and sabot question

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by shimmer » Tue Nov 16, 2010 4:34 pm

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I'm wanting to make a launcher that would be able to fire 2 ice balls. I realize they have 2 pvc, but the ID is barely greater (2.067) than 2 inches...

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Depends on how heavy duty the tripod really is. Most members that build turrents, build them custom for the cannon due to size and recoil. From what...

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Tue Nov 16, 2010 5:10 pm
Limes at 4x?

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by Moonbogg » Sun Nov 14, 2010 8:39 pm

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I was wondering if anyone has experience with limes at these pressures? They work great at 2x, but would 4x destroy them? What kind of cheap ammo do...

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If you want lemonade, shoot them through an expanded metal screen. :D

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Mon Nov 15, 2010 12:28 pm
drill press tips

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by twizi » Tue Sep 21, 2010 6:01 pm
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hey guys do you have any tips for drilling on the side of a pipe like the muzzle brake on this page
i tireid to but every time i try i would bend...

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I finshed drilling 2 month and 4 hours ago so it dosent matter i than powder coated the aluminum and it looks great also alot of people dont...
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Fri Nov 12, 2010 1:28 pm
High-Velocity Damage/Hybrid ROF Discussion

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by saefroch » Sat Nov 06, 2010 11:58 am
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Firing a 11/32 diameter low-carbon steel ball through cedar 1 x4 at about 750fps (says GGDT). Can anyone explain why there seems to be no clear hole...

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Pre staged is much safer than pre mixed.

Use two pre staging tanks in proportion to the desired mix, one for air, one for fuel. When the volume of...
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Last post by Technician1002
Fri Nov 12, 2010 11:29 am
Another rifled barrel discussion

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by ThornsofTime » Thu Nov 11, 2010 7:19 am

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I have a general question, but I come bearing gifts!!

First the gift. This is a calculator for determining barrel twist. It works much like ggdt and...

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Some other questions to ask yourself would be:

- will I be firing over the sort of distances and require the level of accuracy that demands a rifled...

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Thu Nov 11, 2010 11:50 pm
pvc low temp

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by metalmeltr » Tue Nov 09, 2010 7:02 pm

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how cold should i let it get before i quit using pvc for my cannons?
i live in ohio, very cold winters

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At lower temperatures the pipe can actually handle higher pressure, but it's impact resistance is lower. In a pneumatic the force of a piston hitting...

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Thu Nov 11, 2010 3:24 am
PVC thread retention question

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by ComradeBenedict » Wed Nov 10, 2010 7:02 am

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Hey guys. I'm in the process of building a vortex cap BBMG with my friend. I was discussing our build with my dad, and he insists that threads...

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A pop off valve would be a better choices for safety. If you feed it 200psi you would be lucky to get 90 in the chamber, so i really doubt it would...

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Wed Nov 10, 2010 7:39 pm
Modded Sprinkler Valve

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by jsparr » Sun Nov 07, 2010 12:23 am

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ok so i just finished modding my sprinkler valve to use a blowgun pilot valve. The sprinkler valve is being modded for my new 1.5 inch coaxial piston...

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Well, you have the valve on the right way :wink: (I thought I messed up my first modded valve because it wouldn't seal, but it turned out I just had...

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Last post by mlz3000
Mon Nov 08, 2010 10:37 pm
Massless fin designs (and sabots thereof)

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by saefroch » Sun Oct 31, 2010 10:47 am

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So I have a mostly hypothetical question for the community; If you could build a theoretically massless fin system for a fin-stabilized projectile,...

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Ummmmm okay, on second thought maybe I should have put this in the theories section... this post is to be theoretical, therefore what I mean by...

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Sun Oct 31, 2010 7:13 pm
Use of tap cartridges for piston valves

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by POLAND_SPUD » Sun Oct 17, 2010 1:10 pm

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If you want to build a piston valve housed inside the T then the biggest problem is to find a fitting that'll house the piston and the piston...

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You idea stealer you, I'm still yet to test the other option with these, better pull my finger out and get it posted.

Well observed though, it took...

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Last post by Zeus
Wed Oct 27, 2010 5:43 pm
Finned Projectiles

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by Mountain Storm » Sun Oct 24, 2010 9:41 pm

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I have built 3 types of finned projectiles so far and at least one of them works as planned :wink:

For night launches I built an acrylic projectile...

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Your the 1st member that I can remember to make 'wooden potato's'...nice! :P

I've built 50 or so Estae's model rockets and in doing so learned...

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Mon Oct 25, 2010 7:46 am
Projectile specific gravity

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by FighterAce » Sat Oct 16, 2010 8:59 am
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I recently started casting plaster bullets. When I fire them, they almost fly sideways because I have a wrong twist rate on my rifling.
I found this...

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The copper would probbly were out quickly if you use lead as ammo.
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Wed Oct 20, 2010 7:35 pm
Air rifling...

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by jackssmirkingrevenge » Thu Nov 06, 2008 4:06 pm
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... doesn't work :roll:

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I still want to try some ways of stabilizing the slug... but rifling does not seem to matter.

Hollow tail/weighted nose, foster slug style.

lol...
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Last post by jackssmirkingrevenge
Tue Oct 19, 2010 11:14 pm
Rifled Wooden Slugs: How to Make Them

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by Mountain Storm » Tue Oct 19, 2010 12:45 pm

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Hey all.

I thought I would share how to make some inexpensive ammo that seems to work pretty well from my initial tests.

This will require some...

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Casting slugs. I like it. I can make them pretty fast with the usual assortment of tools though.

No need to cut rifling in them...it just makes...

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Last post by Mountain Storm
Tue Oct 19, 2010 8:16 pm
Pengun piston

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by Gun Freak » Fri Oct 15, 2010 9:06 am
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I want to use a pencil eraser for a piston because it fits tightly but I don't know if it will hold up to 400 psi without the barrel becoming a...

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Superglue is a brand name much like Pepsi is for a caffinated cola soft drink. There are other colas besides Pepsi, but the formulation varies a bit...
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Mon Oct 18, 2010 11:24 pm
And it begins... again...

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by ThornsofTime » Wed Oct 13, 2010 12:44 am
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So, as im still fairly new to the forums and have been commenting on things... I guess its time to build a cannon.

This design has been in the back...

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The most I'll do is cry, it will be the gods of efficiency that smite you!

If you want more noise, keep your pilot volume to a minimum to increase...
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Last post by jackssmirkingrevenge
Sun Oct 17, 2010 11:44 pm
PVC Failures

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by HunterT » Sun Oct 17, 2010 1:09 am

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I found this article and it really demonstrates the how PVC fails. A must for any spud cannon maker.

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The pipe is rated with a high safety factor.

i dont know any acual numbers but to be legal to sell the pipe has to have a pretty good saftey...

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Sun Oct 17, 2010 8:55 pm
Jumbo dart

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by Benjg555 » Sat Oct 16, 2010 8:19 pm

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Hey you guys I just wipped up this quick dart for my cannons 2 barrel. I call it the jumbo dart :D.
It has 3 1/2 only has 2 in now but are I'm going...

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Jhale. :D wooden pellet shall be made when I get it :)

Lozzo so just pretty much a spear? I was thinking of adding peices of rope and to make both...

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Sun Oct 17, 2010 11:44 am

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