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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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Thu Feb 22, 2024 2:18 pm
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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Wed Oct 07, 2009 2:13 pm

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Dark Knight Cannon video

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by jsefcik » Sat Aug 18, 2012 7:55 pm

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I have been waiting for this moment to finally launch some golfballs, around me there is no where to shoot,
matty, thanks dude for all the help once...

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Nice and loud..... damage shots next time.. and your welcome... 8)

ill have some damage shots, but they arent very good,

i have an old washer...

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Sat Aug 18, 2012 10:59 pm
Attachment problems!

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by PaperNinja » Fri Aug 17, 2012 7:14 am
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To help describe my problem, lemme give you a picture of my gun.

More:

My plan was originally to insert my barrel (590 mm MadBull 6.03...

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The design of his is such that the bolt is only open when the pressure is ALREADY low, so any more pressure drop would not be significant. In most...
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Sat Aug 18, 2012 6:52 pm
A QEV gun

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by PotatoEnemy17 » Fri Aug 17, 2012 2:23 pm
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I just finished my QEV gun this morning. This gun is intended to be an Indoor Gun so I can use it inside without destroying anything (of coarse if...

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No, but I still have the fill valve to deal with, and I built this gun mostly out of PVC so it isn't perfectly compact. Plus I didn't even know I had...
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Sat Aug 18, 2012 6:35 pm
Gas canisters

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by truemanator » Sat Aug 18, 2012 3:44 pm

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hi, i have a few gas tanks (large propane gas canisters) at my disposal, and want to build a badass cannon with the gas canister as the pressure...

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want to build a badass cannon with the gas canister

Then do not say badass cannon, just say I am new and want to build my first pneumatic cannon....

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Sat Aug 18, 2012 5:30 pm
Need help buying a 3 way valve

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by CooperJS » Tue Jul 10, 2012 10:16 am
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Hey guys, i was looking through eBay and was wondering which 3 way i should get. One has two holes and the other has 3 which kinda confuses me, so i...

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You know you're a spudder when you see I need help buying a 3-way
Should be: You know you're a spudder when you respond to 'Guys.. I want to get a...
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Fri Aug 17, 2012 3:34 am
High pressure problem

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by PotatoEnemy17 » Tue Aug 14, 2012 7:00 pm

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Just about everyone seems to have some way of achieving more than 100 psi of compressed air. EXCEPT ME! So how do you all get high pressures?...

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The check valve went, and the handle broke. So make sure the check valve is good, and use a steel handle. I'm sure BtB has some good advice....

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Thu Aug 16, 2012 8:31 am
Push type QDV explained.

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by Brian the brain » Mon Aug 13, 2012 3:13 pm

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At the request of airatomic I decided to scetch up a drawing of how my counterbalanced hammervalve works.

Basically it is a push type QDV.
It could...

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BTB

your valve have a high chance of leaking because there is very little force pushing the rubber , if you can make groove in the head of the...

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Wed Aug 15, 2012 6:06 am
Semi auto work in progress

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by Hollow548 » Fri Mar 18, 2011 10:44 am

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I started work with my qev semi auto spudgun.
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I temporarily added spring ball valve , it will be replaced by QEV
Loaning mech will be replaced...

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Updated, added new pictures

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Wed Aug 15, 2012 3:51 am
Where to get 5/8'' fittings

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by PotatoEnemy17 » Mon Aug 13, 2012 7:21 pm

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I got a 1/2'' quick exhaust valve off of amazon, but it has a 5/8'' output. My problem is that I can't get a 5/8'' inch to 1/2'' reducer at the...

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This thread has been hiliarious.

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Wed Aug 15, 2012 2:22 am
Gutting a 2" Sprinkler Valve

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by PVC Arsenal 17 » Wed Oct 31, 2007 4:33 pm

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Recently I bought three, 2 Irritrol sprinkler valves.

Modding one is a matter of taking it apart, plugging the solenoid hole with epoxy, removing...

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Thank you for updating the pics. The valve I have looks alot different than that but I understand how to mod it now. Awesome cannon btw. Do you still...

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Tue Aug 14, 2012 10:56 pm
Green gorilla. Diaphragm launcher.

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by 8tonsemi » Fri Jul 27, 2012 9:23 am

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This is my newest diaphragm launcher. It's a version 2 of the other one I posted.

Specs. 2inch by 3 foot chamber.
5foot golf ball barrel.
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I wasnt explaining it wrong, just explaining it my way. @ Tallahassee he dont understand the valve.

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Tue Aug 14, 2012 6:27 pm
my first pneumatic gun

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by pneumo » Sat Aug 11, 2012 2:27 am

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Hi everyone!
Long time reader first time poster. Just thought I would show you all the air rifle I have been working on. Body is all brass water pipe...

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That's really good for a first pneumatic! Nice loading mechanism. :P

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Tue Aug 14, 2012 8:40 am
1 1/2 nch sprinkler valve [poll]

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by 8tonsemi » Tue Aug 07, 2012 11:37 am
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I got a 1 1/2 inch sprinkler valve today and i was wondering which of the following should I pilot it with.. (I'm not going to do the actual poll...

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I think that is the bigger sprinkler valve I ever seen!! :shock: That also looks like a asco/flex kleen 3/4 inch diaphram valve I have that I use to...
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Mon Aug 13, 2012 8:14 pm
DIY projectile for cannons

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by Spud Destruction » Thu Aug 09, 2012 9:38 pm

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Hey guys we made a custom bullet and in some videos and some with taofladermaus it has been called slug-o-death. Not my choice but it stuck, here is...

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That thing is awesome, i think i'm going to have to eventually hit up a machine shop. there are a lot in my town.

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Sun Aug 12, 2012 9:55 pm
valveless barreless soda bottle

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by iknowmy3tables » Wed Aug 08, 2012 8:58 pm

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gentlemen it's been a several years since I've last posted about a project in the works, but I was browsing this thread and some of the talk about...

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Hey this is really cool... I think I'll try to make something like it :D

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Sat Aug 11, 2012 6:26 pm
QEV problem. Ball valve broke off inside it

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by beastmode986 » Mon Aug 06, 2012 11:41 am

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I dropped my qev while working on it and it had the ball valve screwed into it and it broke leaving the threads in the qev and now i have no clue how...

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Good thinking.... :D

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Thu Aug 09, 2012 4:25 pm
Nerf Football Fitment

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by Zorlord » Sun Aug 05, 2012 3:54 pm

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Hey guys,

I'm having issues with my nerf footballs fitting in a 2 barrel. They fit and slide down the barrel fairly well, but when shot at 40-60...

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Dewey I love that cannon. However I dread the day that I need such a design. Goos stuff my friend, good stuff!!

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Wed Aug 08, 2012 9:35 pm
Helpful links?

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by thatguydionysus » Wed Aug 08, 2012 2:20 pm

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Hey, I haven't seen it on the wiki, but I think this page would serve as a good reference for spuders looking for more info for their cannon....

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:wink:

Welcome to Spudfiles. :D

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Wed Aug 08, 2012 2:47 pm
Wall Breaker.

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by Xerxys » Tue Aug 07, 2012 3:21 pm

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This is not mine.
But for your viewing pleasure:

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i wanna have one :)

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Wed Aug 08, 2012 7:00 am
All my cannons(10 of them)

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by AircannonSweden » Tue Aug 07, 2012 4:57 pm

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I didn't know where I would place this thread so....yeah

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Air-gun sniper - it is a blow-gun glued to a steel-pipe and i shot .22...

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you could do a lot better with that qev you have there...

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Wed Aug 08, 2012 6:55 am
shoulder fired co-axial cannon+video

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by pneumaticcannons » Mon Aug 01, 2011 1:25 pm
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So this is my first big cannon project and I actually like it more than my second. :) and btw what do you guys think I should call it? It is a 1/2...

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Very cool cannon and video. I would tell you to mod the valve but I am sure you already know that trick and like it the way it is. Good work dude.....
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Mon Aug 06, 2012 6:38 pm
Ball-valve AG w Stock

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by josephlys » Sun Jun 24, 2012 10:46 am
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Here's what I've been working on during my free time. A ball-valve airgun was simple enough to put together, without taking up too much time and...

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I got some damage pics, I found a piece of plywood only 2mm short of 1/2''. I used .45cal leadball and patch @ 400psi. Aimed at the 3'' target at...
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Mon Aug 06, 2012 10:26 am
Another sprinkler valve "I'm an idiot" question...

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by crankycowboy » Sun Aug 05, 2012 12:29 pm

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Hey guys. Building my first gun. Nothing special. I purchased an orbit 57101 1 valve. I built my chamber, into the valve (arrows are facing away from...

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Thanks for the suggestions Zorlord and Tallahassee. I can move the valve up to the barrel side. Just out of curiosity, what effectiveness am I...

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Sun Aug 05, 2012 9:39 pm
Spudwiki help!

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by limbeh » Thu Aug 02, 2012 12:08 pm

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Well, my uni told us to go model a spudgun for a project.

I used the rough rule of thumb of calculating Cv as detailed in the Spudwiki -...

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Thanks jimmy101. I'll put that in.

DYI they actually asked for a pretty basic analysis using freshman concepts - pressure*area, work-energy...

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Sun Aug 05, 2012 9:02 pm
1'' Custom Piston Valve CAD

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by Mr.Tallahassee » Sat Aug 04, 2012 10:58 pm

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Hey guys, I haven't had a post up in a while now. I just got Autodesk Inventor 2012 to play around with and came up with this. I really want some...

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I didn't calculate that force because I gave the piston a .01 clearance all the way around and there isn't a front o-ring. I probably should though....

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Sun Aug 05, 2012 2:09 pm

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