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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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Fri Feb 09, 2024 2:38 pm
Mug Shot Pics!!

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by Carlman » Wed Feb 20, 2008 12:14 am
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Hey all,

Saw a good thread on another forum and though id start the same kind of one here as well. Its basically to post your ugly mug on here so...

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Last night at my friends, some alcohol was involved :D
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Machining glass?

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by inonickname » Mon Mar 29, 2010 1:34 am

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I'd like to machine some parts from glass (nothing intricate-mainly just making tubes from recycled glass jars, test tubes etc). I'd like to be able...

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I'm pretty sure you can use tungsten carbide (hell, there's a cutting bit at Landmark made of tungsten carbide that is specifically for cutting...

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Mon Mar 29, 2010 9:35 am
Engineering Challenge

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by deathbyDWV » Fri Mar 26, 2010 1:04 pm
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How many of you have done this at school? I did the paper plane distance. I'm actually on the bus home now... I got first place. The prize was $60. ...

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Yep, they had a challenge there (it wasn't one you had to sign up for) to make a boat of aluminum foil. Then they dropped pennys in. One held 200....
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Sun Mar 28, 2010 8:12 pm
electrolysis machine

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by Jeeperforlife » Mon Mar 22, 2010 4:51 pm
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I built a electrolysis machine today because I was board. Like most kids when I was in school I built one with a couple of paper clips, salt and a 9...

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um... I actually have no idea where the burst disk is. It's a little screw thing. make sure your union burst disk fails at under 1800 and you should...
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Fri Mar 26, 2010 8:29 pm
Classes next semester

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by btrettel » Thu Mar 25, 2010 2:36 pm

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Next semester (Fall 2010) I'll be taking two classes that should help a great deal in modeling spud guns.

ENME489I: Computational Fluid Dynamics -...

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UMD's hands on classes go way beyond just being a project. The ME program requires that students take at least 3 hands-on project classes, and two of...

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Fri Mar 26, 2010 10:22 am
question/help me: making videos.

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by chinnerz » Wed Mar 24, 2010 6:01 pm

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don't get me wrong i know how to use a camera and all. i own everything i need to make videos (i think)

what i am asking about is the editing part....

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any one seen tried something called video spin?? its free :D but other than that i dont know its pro's and con's

link:

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Fri Mar 26, 2010 12:35 am
wakeboard winch

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by sniper hero » Wed Mar 24, 2010 12:14 pm

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hey,

I am probably going to make a winch for wakeboarding this summer but I still need some problems to be solved.

first an impression of my idea...

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thanks
yes my budget isn't huge but I think I will manage to buy a pretty strong engine and I already found some cheap rope.

and is there a big...

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Thu Mar 25, 2010 4:59 am
Search Error

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by saefroch » Tue Mar 23, 2010 9:54 am

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I just got this error message when trying to search 3/4 exhaust valve :

Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 16777216 bytes exhausted (tried to...

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I've heard from PCGUY, he's working on this issue. Do the best you can untill he gets it resolved.

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Wed Mar 24, 2010 3:59 pm
Squirrel Trap

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by clemsonguy1125 » Tue Mar 23, 2010 6:33 pm

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Heres my squirrel trap that made over the weekend for about 15 bucks. Its made from 6 inch heater pipe. It works with the rabbit box notched trigger...

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Nice work, but, www.Theopia.com please.

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Wed Mar 24, 2010 3:33 pm
Egg Cooking Chem Project

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by grock » Sat Mar 06, 2010 1:04 am
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Ive got this project for chemestry, and the project is: cook an egg using ~20g of ethanol. A small crappy alchohol burner is provided.

now the...

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hey guys, i tried a super-simple version if the heating-rod-through-the-middle design, and the egg cooked so fast, that the top actually exploded....
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Tue Mar 23, 2010 2:58 am
Project: Homemade Weed Burner

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by DR » Thu Mar 18, 2010 5:44 am

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Who'da thought that those nifty little disposable propane bottle adapters, could be used for something else?

NOTE: Unless you are just pathetically...

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Haha, looks fun. One little word of warning though (you may already be aware of this), with that type of blowgun (at least, the one I owned) whenever...

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Last post by metalmeltr
Fri Mar 19, 2010 2:58 pm
humorous forum member titles

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by DR » Thu Mar 18, 2010 11:15 pm

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Does anyone here remember the funny forum titles that we were calling one another, years ago, at SGTC Forums- The only ones I could think of were...

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Insomniac, you ROCK! 8) - Thank you, very much!

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Fri Mar 19, 2010 8:17 am
BBC Vortex Cannon

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by DR » Sat Mar 13, 2010 7:58 pm

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Has anyone seen this video? - I searched for spec.'s on the cannon, but couldn't find anything? I'd love to build one!

Vortex Cannon! - Bang Goes...

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Signature : J'mets mes pieds où j'veux, et c'est souvent dans la gueule. .

Vous aimez le goût de vos propres pieds ? :x

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Sat Mar 13, 2010 9:10 pm
PVC Pipe Model Rockets?

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by spudkilla224 » Sat Mar 13, 2010 11:17 am

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Hello everyone, I read the rules forum and i'm not 100% sure if a model rocket would be considered a incendiary projectile, because I don't plan on...

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Some times this can be confusing, highlighed in red is what prohibits what you want to do.

Discussion of solid propellants, explosive devices or...

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Sat Mar 13, 2010 3:30 pm
Calc project

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by PVC Arsenal 17 » Fri Mar 12, 2010 9:38 pm

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My Calc 1 class is going to be making models of the 3-dimensional shapes produced when curves are rotated about the x-axis as part of a unit on...

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I've never worked personally with a lathe but I hope I can help.
Print out a picture of the graph on regular paper, and then transfer it to some...

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Sat Mar 13, 2010 1:31 am
Thinking about selling my high speed camera...

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by ramses » Sun Mar 07, 2010 9:39 pm

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Does anyone have an opinion on this? I really need the money for a computer, and I don't think I would loose too much money on it. I have an EX-F1,...

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If you decide to sell it for sure let me know via PM and you can put up some pics or a link to a auction or simular. It would be good to list any...

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Mon Mar 08, 2010 7:20 am
Chile earthquake...

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by deathbyDWV » Sat Feb 27, 2010 6:46 pm

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I just wanted to say, best of luck to anyone in there. I hope no members are hurt. I know jagerbond is in Hawaii so i'm hoping there aren't any big...

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That about does it for this topic.

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Mon Mar 08, 2010 7:14 am
pressurized buoy

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by covey12 » Tue Mar 02, 2010 4:56 pm

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i know this isn't a cannon, but was wondering if this would work, would a pressurized buoy ( probably just a 4 pvc pipe with two endcaps) at 100psi...

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Oh crap, I thought he said water :oops:

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Last post by Gun Freak
Fri Mar 05, 2010 10:29 pm
I have created the smallest gun on spudfiles.

Last post by inonickname
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by jhalek90 » Thu Feb 25, 2010 6:54 pm
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Its a double barrel shotgun:. :twisted:

1/8'' cal double barrel shotgun
total length 2.45''

The stock is pine.
barrels are made from 1/8''...

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.243? Bah, do it in 3mm pinfire.
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Last post by inonickname
Sat Feb 27, 2010 6:33 pm
Ducktape wallet

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by Jack_Hogg » Thu Feb 25, 2010 1:33 pm
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Yes. It's true. I made a ducktape wallet recently. You might ask why, but I didn't had anything to do atm, so I watched some vid's on YouTube and...

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that's one truly slick wallet, well done!

looks nicer than the Ducti tm wallet I've owned a for several years now.
cost 20 bucks no joke, yah over...
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Sat Feb 27, 2010 5:21 am
Need ideas for an air cannon to be attached to a robot

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by djbutter22 » Thu Feb 25, 2010 1:17 pm
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Our high school robotics team is building a project for a competition. One of the requirements is to have the robot kick a soccer ball across the...

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Just follow the pictures- Pretty much self-explanatory

DR; another unique idea! Good to see you back on the forum. It has been quite a long time...
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Fri Feb 26, 2010 9:51 am
Where to buy transducer mating connector?

Last post by metalmeltr
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by kjjohn » Thu Feb 25, 2010 7:05 pm

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I recently bought a transducer, which has a 6-pin connector. It is a Bendix PT06A-10-6 connector. Does anyone know where I could buy one of these...

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Try allied electronics, it is at least worth a try. I have there catalog(4 inches thick) and it has quite a few electrical conectors in it....

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Last post by metalmeltr
Thu Feb 25, 2010 9:57 pm
First Sketchup Model

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by maverik94 » Sat Feb 20, 2010 10:52 am

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Yesterday I downloaded the free version of Google Sketchup, and I just wanted to show you what I made on my first try. This model took me about 2 hrs...

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Just a quick drawing (copied you with the shotgun maverik). It's missing a few details and the internals aren't done but it's alright. Didn't take...

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Tue Feb 23, 2010 2:50 pm
Electrothermal Launcher Construction Tips

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by DYI » Thu Nov 26, 2009 11:58 pm
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Though not nearly as popular a topic as spudguns, ETGs have seen some popularity on the internet in recent times. Most suffer from similar sets of...

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BTW I tried using a 2x22mm piece of foil (instead of 5x22mm) and the muzzle blast wasn't as bright but the power was exactly the same.

Less energy...
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Tue Feb 23, 2010 5:00 am
pumpless fountain

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by iknowmy3tables » Sun Feb 21, 2010 9:26 pm

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hey guys I your probebly familiar with xkcd, but less familiar with the blog. anyway I found an interesting project idea in this blog post from an...

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cool, I've just built mine and I just notice that I could refill it by turning it upside down and I was just thinking about building a reversible...

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Mon Feb 22, 2010 11:50 pm
who else is tired of all this snow!!!

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by geardog32 » Mon Feb 15, 2010 4:29 pm
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now i know i dont live in the worst areas for snow (ohio) but i am still sick of it. i drive a crappy 17 year old camry that cant make it up the two...

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I guess I would be tired of the snow...if I ever got to see it. In fact, just the other day, it snowed here enough to stick, but was only about an...
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Wed Feb 17, 2010 4:09 pm

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