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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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Directional Control Valves (3way valves and stuff like that)

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by POLAND_SPUD » Sun Mar 07, 2010 1:12 am
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Directional Control Valves, commonly refereed to as 3,4,5 etc. valves or spool/poppet valves etc., can be very useful for spuders.
They can be used...

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very,useful info for a beginner such as myself.The links are great as well.Thankyou.(you won't believe this but as i was reading,my fridge comp...
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Sat Apr 13, 2013 10:53 am
Sprinkler Valve Troubleshooting Guide

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by noname » Sat Jun 16, 2007 12:15 am
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Sprinkler Valve Troubleshooting

This is a guide to sprinkler valve problems. Before creating a new topic to ask questions on why your valve isn't...

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great job everyone
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Piston Valves Explained Visually

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by clide » Mon May 14, 2007 11:21 pm
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I had this posted on Spudtech, but I am reposting it here to hopefully help some people out and allow for discussions/updates.

Well I made this...

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Thanks for sharing this! It might also be useful to mention how friction and maintenance can affect performance over time. Looking forward to more...
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Fri Sep 27, 2024 4:05 am
"How Much CO2 do I need?"

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by BC Pneumatics » Sun Apr 01, 2007 9:52 pm
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For all those people out there looking for a rough idea of how much CO2 they will need for a chamber of any given size-
Just multiply the volume of...

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Great piece of software :) I've been kicking numbers round my head for a while now, and wondered if someone here could confirm. I'm filling a 1.5 dia...
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Thu Jul 04, 2013 2:38 pm
Valve Cutaways

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by PCGUY » Sat Feb 26, 2005 9:10 pm

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VALVE CUTAWAY

Provided By - Longshot

These are some pictures of some of the most popular valves used on spud cannons. Only difference is, these...

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Can someone fix the picture links??

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Expansion Tanks as a Pressure Vessel?

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by jsefcik » Fri Oct 26, 2012 8:40 pm

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at work everytime i go into the maintainence closet i keep looking at these water expansion tanks and say to myself that would make one hell of an...

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3) If someone throws out an expansion tank...it likely has a hole in it from corrosion...do you REALLY want a pressure vessel that's corroded thin? ....

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Sun Oct 28, 2012 12:28 pm
6mm First Attempt.

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by Someone89 » Wed Oct 24, 2012 7:12 pm

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Hey all, so I happened across this site while trying to find out how the CO2 cannons on RC naval combat ships work and got a bit hooked.

Hefty dose...

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Haha Yeah most of the stuff on here doesn't come from a kit :) .... With the metal bb... do you reakon it will have the same effect as a bb which is...

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Fri Oct 26, 2012 4:21 pm
Useful Information on Misc and Etc

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by captdavid » Fri Oct 26, 2012 10:10 am

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While lurking around for a suitably dumb fall project, I noticed a considerable number of questions on these forums directed toward Is this safe?...

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But highlighting the string and clicking the URL button will.

Last edited by captdavid on 10/26/2012 9:23 AM; edited 1 time in total

Works now :)

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Fri Oct 26, 2012 11:17 am
Trigger mechanism for a hammer valve?

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by Alex345 » Wed Oct 24, 2012 4:06 pm

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I've taken the handles off the pilot valve from my previous cannon to turn it into a hammer valve and connected it directly to the 3/4 QEV. But now i...

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Is that a fire extinguisher piece on that end ... Hahaha

.... Btw what r u asking us it looks like you have answered your own question. My original...

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Thu Oct 25, 2012 6:28 pm
QEV Question

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by mikehunt042084 » Thu Oct 25, 2012 10:40 am

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I'm working on a QEV launcher and I have everything but the flippin valve. I have found thousands of different ones online but almost none of them...

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Awesome thanks for clearing that up for me, I wanted to make sure how it worked (I've never used a QEV before) before I bought it on the off chance...

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Thu Oct 25, 2012 6:19 pm
my new hammer valve

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by dahakka » Tue Jun 26, 2012 1:31 am
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i still can't make a metal hammer ,but it is hight quality polyme

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and no more epoxy

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any...

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Agreed with above, all pictures except for two are gone.

Nice job on the hammer though, that's about the only one I can see. Looks good!
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Wed Oct 24, 2012 7:51 pm
Pop-off valve build

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by PotatoEnemy17 » Fri Aug 17, 2012 4:57 pm

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I started building a large 1'' pop off valve a couple days ago. I'll probably use it to make a full auto(QEV + pop-off) gun. The input is 1/2'' PVC....

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Hadn't seen this, looking good! Consider using an air spring if a coil spring doesn't have the cojones .

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Tue Oct 23, 2012 8:13 am
Wax Slug shot from Air cannon

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by Spud Destruction » Sun Aug 19, 2012 1:06 pm

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Hey guys i joined up with Taofledermaus which a lot of you know from his youtube page. He brought with him a wax slug big enough to fit a 2 air...

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Hey buddy you need to upload a video :) mate of the actual slug :)

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Tue Oct 23, 2012 7:01 am
pilot valve for 300 psi?

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by GustavssonB » Sun Oct 21, 2012 1:08 pm

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Were can I find a small pilot valve that I can use to trigger my QEV.
I want it to be able to work at 300 psi (20bars) pressure.

The current valve...

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in Sweden i can only find blow Guns that is pressure rated to 10 bar:/

they usually work to 30 bars though ;)

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Mon Oct 22, 2012 9:47 am
My gun needs to be lighter Need material info

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by archie370 » Mon Oct 15, 2012 7:30 am
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Hey guys ive made my functional part of my gun now i need to make it lighter ... any suggestions

i have copper tube for barrel, im thinking...

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Well Thank you guys for all the help and the input with my shitty design ... but hopefully i will have it up and running in no time :) ...
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Sun Oct 21, 2012 3:13 am
Several 3/4" High End European Style QEV's [For Sale]

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by BeaverRat » Tue Oct 16, 2012 3:38 pm

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Hello,
I took a break from cannons for a couple years, but I'm about to start up again! I happen to have a ton of these QEV's sitting around, and...

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Cheers, I figured that having access to a machine shop is worth celebrating with a new gun... eventually.

Beaver rat, If my design ends up at my...

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Fri Oct 19, 2012 12:48 am
How to make a QEV?

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by DragonAllianace » Tue Oct 16, 2012 6:20 pm

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Hi guys

So since where i live its basically impossible to buy a QEV (Or atleast find someone who sells them) i think i will need to make one or find...

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They ship to Peru, I don't get why you can't buy one. Too young to have a credit card and parents don't want to fund your projectile launching...

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Tue Oct 16, 2012 11:14 pm
First Bolt action airgun

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by DragonAllianace » Sun Oct 14, 2012 8:50 pm

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Hi guys, Im new here and i have a some questions about my design; Sorry if my english sucks(not main language)

Well so im going to use a Co2 12g as...

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Thanks for the replies
Im cant get them where i live(Peru) If i get them it must be here otherwise the price isnt worth it
And as i said its my first...

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Tue Oct 16, 2012 5:23 pm
Quick exhaust valve from Humphrey, what's the problem?

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by Leonard » Tue Jul 08, 2008 1:07 pm
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Hello!
I just recently ordered a SQE1 super quick exhaust valve from Humphrey.

For a strange reason i realy though they would work just like...

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hey guys. i was thinking of buying one of these Humphrey qevs for my next project its only a 1/4 will i have any problem with blockage at...
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Tue Oct 16, 2012 8:47 am
Lemon Aide 2000ft Lemon Cannon: Pictures Added

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by 2hands » Sun Oct 14, 2012 2:34 am

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Hello everyone- I have been viewing potato cannons for quite some time now and have just joined this forum as I have something to share. I've been...

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Nice build.

On your next one, make the flow path shorter and larger between the chambers and barrel. Try to completely vent the chamber into the...

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Mon Oct 15, 2012 6:27 pm
air cannon props for marching band

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by n2wzb » Sun Sep 30, 2012 7:36 pm

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I built these 2 air cannons as props for the high school marching band that 2 of my kids play in. The concept of the show this year is medieval...

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Thanks for all the comments, and I happen to be an engineer, so maybe that's why I don't ask many questions?

By the way, the launchers were used...

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Sun Oct 14, 2012 2:42 pm
Semi Auto Ball Bearing/Battery Gun

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by archie370 » Sun Oct 14, 2012 6:00 am

This is my first upload of an actual working pneumatic Gun

1/4 Copper Barrel 500mm

1/2 T for Qev

Blow Gun with epoxy fitting on the end (Pilot...

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Sun Oct 14, 2012 6:00 am
does this piston look right.

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by 8tonsemi » Wed May 16, 2012 1:24 pm
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Its based off of techwizzy's A.K.A Gun freaks.

This is the design I'm going to use. It is 2x.1 1/4 inch pvc end caps. 1x. 5 1/6 inch threaded rod....

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Just so you know and for the record I wasnt trying to discourage you in any way in any of my threads......... :roll:
????? I was talking to Grim.
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Fri Oct 12, 2012 7:46 pm
Sprinkler valve flow increase ideas

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by rna_duelers » Wed Oct 10, 2012 2:31 am

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Recently having looked into the field of cylinder head modifications it has crossed my mind to apply some techniques that are used in engines and use...

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Good analysis, but why is a sprinker valve your starting point? A lot of DIY valves have performance in high regard, a sprinkler valve seems to have...

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Wed Oct 10, 2012 4:38 pm
Is this even a regulator?

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by Alex345 » Tue Oct 09, 2012 3:26 pm

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So i bought this thing at a specialized store, its supposed to act as a secondary regulator for a mini CO² rig.

But here's the ting, it wont...

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I already have a CO² kit, the regulator was to act as a secondary one for finer adjustment :)

Its this one:

The coil hose was removed for a...

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Wed Oct 10, 2012 3:32 am
Hello everyone

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by *###* » Sat Oct 06, 2012 11:55 pm

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Alright so i decided to post my cannon to get every off my back for being a noob. i just want to say i most defiantly am not a noob i have been an...

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I was looking at the qualifier the mouse musket. *Facepalmheadesk

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Sun Oct 07, 2012 1:02 pm
1 inch valve air-gun

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by AircannonSweden » Fri Oct 05, 2012 5:24 pm

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I did get an idea yesterday and i will work on a 1 inch gun but that was easier said than done... I started about 5 hours ago and i will make a hole...

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I measure mine by the size of the valve. A two inch opening between the chamber and barrel is a 2 inch cannon. My ABS cannon has a 2 inch valve and 2...

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Sat Oct 06, 2012 4:46 pm
300 psi fridge compressor

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by ozzioutlaw » Sat Oct 06, 2012 2:48 am

Ok here it is in early form my pressure gage only goes up to 300 psi

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Sat Oct 06, 2012 2:48 am
My TB launcher.

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by 8tonsemi » Mon Oct 01, 2012 3:03 pm

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This i just a 1 1/2inch modified sprinkler valve with a 2 1/2inch sdr-21 barrel. I got both from Mattyzip77. So big thanks to Matty for the valve and...

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VIdeo is here.

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Fri Oct 05, 2012 6:40 pm
Syringe Coax Design?

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by lklaussen » Fri Oct 05, 2012 9:46 am

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Hey guys, I haven't been on here for a while! The other day I was designing a mini pneumatic around a syringe for a small size projectile like an...

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My first pneumatics were made with balsawood endcaps held together with this stuff:

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Fri Oct 05, 2012 2:07 pm

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