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SpudFiles Potato Gun Commercial

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Posted in Combustion Cannons
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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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Sun Sep 22, 2013 8:00 am

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Throwing Cards

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by qwerty » Sun Nov 29, 2009 7:12 am

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Hey!, i just learnt to throw playing cards, not very well, but sometimes they go straight. When you get good they can do some damage! take a look at...

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I once cut a stem of some plant by throwing cards, they hurt quite a bit when you get hit, but the accuracy is just so bad.

If I recall correctly...

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Last post by starman
Tue Dec 01, 2009 12:48 pm
A short lesson in photography

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by rcman50166 » Sun Nov 15, 2009 2:09 pm
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OK I don't want to go on a rant but some of the photos on this site are the worst I have ever seen. But have no fear a short photgraphy lesson is on...

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Yes I should have mentioned that earlier. I must have forgotten. Oh well.

If anyone has questions about how to make a photo look better, you may ask...
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Last post by rcman50166
Tue Dec 01, 2009 10:01 am
Muahahahahaa.... Eat your heart out, boys!

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by D_Hall » Mon Nov 16, 2009 11:59 am
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Have I mentioned that I love my job?

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It reads better than it spells...
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Mon Nov 30, 2009 12:24 pm
Anyone familliar with electric scooters?

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by turner » Thu Nov 26, 2009 4:32 pm

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Anyone have an idea on what a little microswitch on the brake lever might do?

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never seen one, but my guess is it signals a relay/igbt/mosfet to cut the power.

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Last post by rp181
Thu Nov 26, 2009 4:35 pm
having trouble fitting nerf darts in CPVC?

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by JDP12 » Wed Nov 25, 2009 9:04 pm

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Hey all-

I know people say 1/2 CPVC is a great fit for nerf darts- but with the ones pictured below i'm having issues. The yellow/orange back fits...

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Thanks.... LOL.

You bugger

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Last post by JDP12
Thu Nov 26, 2009 12:01 am
Why the home made chrono systems?

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by D_Hall » Sun Nov 22, 2009 1:51 pm

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I've seen something on this forum for a very long time and I've never understood it: Home made chronos.

Why?

It's not like commercial chronos are...

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Not putting a $70 (or much more) piece of equipment nearly in the line of fire is nice. Especially when the gun is homemade and the ammo is a veggie....

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Last post by jackssmirkingrevenge
Mon Nov 23, 2009 8:11 pm
Independent Senior Project...

Last post by Technician1002
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by VH_man » Thu Nov 19, 2009 1:30 pm
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Well, Its my senior year, and because my school is awesome every once and a while, I am being allowed to spend the last 6 weeks of my senior year...

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Some weed wackers have a clutch. The better ones that can fit a brush cutter do have one. Cheap ones with only a line trimmer sometimes do not have a...
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Last post by Technician1002
Mon Nov 23, 2009 12:34 am
Lol, this is my actual physics teacher!

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by dilweed » Mon Nov 16, 2009 11:56 am

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He is my physics and electonics teacher(i'm a sophomore, he refers to us a sophomorons ) THIS IS NOT MADE UP - He teaches at my school, he's very...

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there fixed it :)

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Last post by qwerty
Mon Nov 16, 2009 3:01 pm
Rifling spin rate question - tiberius first strike paintball

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by ALIHISGREAT » Sun Nov 15, 2009 9:43 am

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Hi guys, haven't posted on here for a while, but i thought some of you may be able to help me with this question...

So i was just wondering what...

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I was just wondering how fast it would have to be spun to get a greater degree of accuracy.
If you're firing an otherwise stable round, it doesn't...

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Last post by Ragnarok
Sun Nov 15, 2009 6:05 pm
flash supressor

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by rp181 » Fri Nov 13, 2009 8:46 am

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First of, I know flash suppressors are illegal, and so I will be calling it a plasma suppressor.
When a railgun is fired, the plasma emitted...

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that makes sense, I am considering it with metal sheets. Thanks

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Last post by rp181
Sat Nov 14, 2009 5:48 pm
dart ricochet

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by ThegunGuy » Sat Oct 31, 2009 4:17 pm

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Gosh just had a weird ricochet, I was throwing a dart at a arrow target and it bounced off of it. My intention of using the field point target was to...

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i shot a 4inch nail dart at a tree and it bounced of and landed 20 feet away. lucky i wasnt in the way.

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Last post by Marffy
Fri Nov 13, 2009 8:26 pm
DYI - A Word of Warning

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by DYI » Mon Nov 09, 2009 7:34 pm
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As many of you are aware, I haven't posted here since November of last year. As slightly less of you are aware, I had been working on a large project...

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This thread is not here to debate the validity of my actions.

Very true. Thank you DYI for your story. It's obviously been a lesson for you, and...
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Last post by PCGUY
Fri Nov 13, 2009 1:24 pm
How I easily gained MPG. From 28 to 33 MPG

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by boyntonstu » Wed Nov 11, 2009 10:37 am

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How I easily gained MPG. From 28 to 33 MPG

My Australian friend Lyall Bailey convinced me to try his idea.

Modern cars use a computer (ECU) to keep...

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30mpg! gah that must cost you enough! Driving normally I get about 45, but if I am challenging myself I can get about 55. My record was for a fairly...

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Last post by Biopyro
Thu Nov 12, 2009 2:01 pm
Leaking air tank.

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by Sniperking98 » Mon Nov 09, 2009 7:59 pm

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Hi, I recently built a PVC pneumatic potato gun but I'm having problems with leaking seams. I've tried pvc cement, guerilla glue, and black electric...

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Something many people forget when solvent welding:
90* twist after inserting the pieces
Very important. Don't do this and it leaks. Do this and it...

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Last post by psycix
Wed Nov 11, 2009 5:36 am
repeater Marshmellow gun, need help.

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by EvilFish » Mon Oct 26, 2009 4:36 am

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God its been a while since I last came on. I have been busy with other projects, and realise I need some help with the latest one, a clipped, pump...

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well you can use an inline magazine, like this
you need to get the right sized pipes for it to work, I would try 1/2 pvc and 1/2 cpvc, I don't know...

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Last post by iknowmy3tables
Tue Nov 10, 2009 9:38 am
My other hobby... Well, one of them.

Last post by Brian the brain
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by D_Hall » Sun Oct 25, 2009 2:43 pm
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Seeing as folks are discussing their other hobbies (RC cars, RC planes, and slingshots are coming to mind) I figured I'd start a similar thread for...

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It's strange how we all love the guns, but hate what they can do.
I'm sure all here understand the phrase guns don't kill people

So let's move on...
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Last post by Brian the brain
Sat Nov 07, 2009 5:13 am
WTF is wrong with me?

Last post by rikukiakuchiki777
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by D_Hall » Tue Sep 22, 2009 10:17 pm
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So somehow I've been suckered into writing yet another simulation....

Anybody up for 2LGGDT?

Yes, I'm in the exploratory phase for writing a sim...

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I've been reading up on 2 stage light gas guns, and they are an intriguing topic. I also came across this :shock:. It's an all-PVC 2 stage light gas...
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Last post by rikukiakuchiki777
Tue Nov 03, 2009 7:00 am
Iso Octane Fuel

Last post by rcman50166
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by rcman50166 » Thu Oct 29, 2009 10:50 am

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Hey I can't figure out the theoretical flow rate of Isooctane fuel through a small engine. I keep getting numbers on the order of 4 L/min. It's...

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You are calculating it by multiplying the intake consumption with the volumetric fraction (why are you dividing it by two?!), that seems okay.
This...

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Last post by rcman50166
Fri Oct 30, 2009 7:35 am
Golf ball challenge! Help appreciated.

Last post by Technician1002
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by mysticjbyrd » Sat Oct 03, 2009 8:18 pm
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So... I am doing a golf ball challenge for an engineering class and I would like a little inside info on air cannons from the pros I am a complete...

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I like the Foam sabot made from a swim noodle. I had an idea of using some window and door foam, but scrapped the idea as I thought it would not...
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Last post by Technician1002
Wed Oct 28, 2009 8:02 pm
Just a thought about hybrids

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by ThegunGuy » Tue Oct 27, 2009 10:04 am

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The thought just occurred to me that a jet engine is basically a hybrid that has a really fast pump and is left on without a burst disk, just a...

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See a turbojet engine as a continuous hybrid. Making a Jet-Hybrid could be fun if you manage to find projectiles that doesn't melt, a chamber that...

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Last post by CpTn_lAw
Tue Oct 27, 2009 10:35 am
Pumpkin Chunkin Festival

Last post by rikukiakuchiki777
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by rcman50166 » Sat Oct 17, 2009 12:48 pm

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Hey you guys, I thought I'd let you know that In a week from now I'll be going to a Pumpkin Chunkin Competition on Greyridge Farms in Connecticut....

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I've always loved these things. I'm Aussie so we don't have anything like this which is unfortunate.

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Last post by rikukiakuchiki777
Tue Oct 27, 2009 2:50 am
A Secondary Hobby of mine

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by VH_man » Mon Sep 28, 2009 7:26 pm
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May I first start off with.. GOD its been a long time since Ive been on here. Lots of great new cannons, ect ect. Anyway, Just thought I'd show you...

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Last post by SpudBlaster15
Tue Oct 27, 2009 1:26 am
A question on forum rules

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by D_Hall » Sun Oct 25, 2009 12:30 pm

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The forum rules state....

Discussion of solid propellants, explosive devices or incendiary projectiles fired specifically from a spud cannon is...

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Rule 3 - Discussion of solid propellants, explosive devices or incendiary projectiles fired specifically from a spud cannon is prohibited, and may...

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Last post by CS
Mon Oct 26, 2009 4:38 am
I've Decided building a ball valve air gun

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by omar123omar » Sun Oct 25, 2009 12:47 pm

Don't worry guys, I have all the parts but have some questions!!! :wink:

This is the ball valve with its extensions

This is the pressure chamber...

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Sun Oct 25, 2009 12:47 pm
Dread centrifugal weapon

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by inonickname » Sat Oct 24, 2009 9:55 am

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I've been looking for stuff about the dread weapon system which is an electronically powered centrifugal machine gun. However, a lot of the...

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However I'm not sure on how to construct the ammo cage and mechanism to fire the rounds. A lack of useful patents hasn't helped. Any suggestions on...

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Sat Oct 24, 2009 2:01 pm

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