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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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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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"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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Release a certain amount of air pressure from tank?

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by Luke31 » Mon Mar 01, 2021 4:48 pm

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I am thinking about some concept designs for an air cannon . I would like to build a cannon that can rapidly fire and can control how much pressure...

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What you're wanting to do, in order to get consistent shots, I think, is release a fixed amount of air at a fixed pressure.

This is more complex,...

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Tue Mar 02, 2021 1:17 am
30 bar 435psi pengun

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by DasAbonnent » Sun Sep 14, 2014 4:00 am

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Hey,
i want to share one of my projects with you, it's a pengun made out of a ........PEN!

I can pump it up to 435psi (max of my pump;-)). It's...

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Better answer late than never ;)

Welcome back?

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Sun Feb 07, 2021 7:13 am
30 bar cigarette gun=)

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by DasAbonnent » Tue Sep 02, 2014 4:09 am

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Hey,
i just remembered that i'm registered on spudfiles, so i thought i could share the few guns i build with you.
This is the first one: A cigarette...

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lol at the 6 year later reply. Haha.

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Sat Feb 06, 2021 4:25 pm
Multi Shots out of 100psi Tank

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by duwem » Fri Jan 22, 2021 10:55 am

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Working on a cannon that needs to shoot foam stress balls 30’ at targets. I have found it takes about 60psi to propel the balls that far with my...

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I fill mine through the trigger valve which closes when fired so it can only dump air tfrom the chamber.

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Sun Jan 31, 2021 9:50 am
Valves

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by ClaytonM223 » Wed Jan 13, 2021 3:02 pm

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Hi, I am Clayton from the Van Wert robotics team and I need help finding a valve that I can use on our FRC robot that we will use to shoot t-shirts...

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We are still designing the robot and we plan to regulate the CO₂ before it goes into a accumulator tank

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Thu Jan 14, 2021 8:35 am
2 Stage Pressure Release During Firing

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by duwem » Wed Jan 13, 2021 8:49 am

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Building a cannon, trying to get the most distance out of it. Projectile will be foam stress balls.

My thought was to have 2 tanks, one would be...

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Welcome to the forum!

Are you thinking of an air powered version of the Vergeltungswaffe 3 ?

If so, I think it's an unnecessary complication....

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I'm back!

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by PracticallySane » Tue Nov 24, 2020 7:37 pm
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Hey guys, its been a very long time. I previously used the name *###* I lost access to my account and it seems I'm sol as far as recovery is...

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Add what was missing to get the valve closed automatically. It works correctly, luckily. The valve closes when you let in compressed air and the...
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Mon Jan 04, 2021 6:10 am
metal pipe gun

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by Exclaim4 » Fri Jan 01, 2021 12:07 pm

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The bullets are 15 millimeter fishing sinkers covered in duct tape. The tape makes the pressure build up when the bullet tries to enter the barrel...

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Cute! I like the kick it gives, I guess you can take down an aggressive secret girlfriend dad with that. :twisted: Tell us a little more about how...

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Fri Jan 01, 2021 2:25 pm
My first working pengun- ammo questions...

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by SloppyJoeES » Wed Dec 16, 2020 7:00 pm
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I have finally completed a simple coaxial pengun, yet another copy of a copy of JSR's design from so long ago. I'm very happy with it!...

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:D Okay I have all my new components! Unfortunately though, since my piston's seal has already worn out, I cannot shoot the new ammo quite yet.

For...
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Wed Dec 23, 2020 12:13 am
Size and Volume of Pressure tank

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by valir05 » Wed Dec 02, 2020 3:05 am

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Hi guys. I was wondering how you determine the size and volume of the pressure tank. I was gonna use a tennis ball and unleash it a 75-80 mph but i...

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Download Gas Gun Design Tool here , you can simulate the parameters of your launcher before building so you can get a reasonable idea of what the...

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Wed Dec 02, 2020 6:11 am
Tilted valve allowing greater flow?

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by Luke31 » Thu Nov 26, 2020 2:11 pm

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I stumbled across this valve while going through MyAirCannons.com videos. Its a tilted valve that's supposed to allow better air flow.

Manufacturers...

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You will get smoother flow but whether it actually translates into visibly greater power is debatable with all other factors being equal.

It would...

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Thu Nov 26, 2020 2:20 pm
Yet another QEV and 3/2 valve cannon

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by Xenophile » Sat Sep 19, 2020 6:09 pm

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Overview of FS resized.jpg My latest creation. As the title suggests, I using a QEV and 3 position 2 way valve with a 300 psi input from a regulated...

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You can even see when I began to run out of air!

we can!

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Nice work!

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Thu Nov 26, 2020 11:56 am
Interesting stuff from the internet...Huben K1

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by Gippeto » Sun Aug 14, 2016 1:24 pm

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Looking around and came across patent drawings for the K1. Looked like a toolies piston held by a sear... which caught my interest and spurred...

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I recently started looking at this mechanism again and it really is quite interesting.

This is the manufacturer's animation:

I made my own...

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Sun Nov 22, 2020 1:16 pm
PVC Primer/Glue says DO NOT TEST WITH AIR

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by Luke31 » Wed Oct 28, 2020 7:19 pm

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When I saw it on the back of the can, I wasn't sure what to make of it since so many people online were building air cannons using PVC. There are...

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I looked at the GGDT program and it doesn't appear to have an option to calculate the maximum range in which it will be able to fire which is in my...

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Sun Nov 08, 2020 3:58 pm
Mechanically actuated quick dump valve

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by Labtecpower » Mon Oct 26, 2020 4:55 am

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To get myself to build some stuff again I decided to slap a cannon together in my lunch break, with all designing and calculating done on the fly.
I...

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I'm currently designing a big bore (9mm) piston hybrid, with on-board air and fueling. I should be able to get quite some shots from a 200cc...

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Thu Oct 29, 2020 6:44 am
Coaxial Piston Cannon Troubleshooting (no air pressure)

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by Rocky44hunt » Tue Oct 20, 2020 9:11 pm

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Hello - I recently set out to build my son this cannon:

Well, now I can't get it to hold air it seems:

I followed all of the steps in the...

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If the piston is too loose in the housing the most simple solution is wrapping electrical tape on the front and back of the piston until it is snug....

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Thu Oct 29, 2020 6:29 am
Concerning video of a Piston Valve Cannon bursting

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by Luke31 » Tue Oct 20, 2020 8:09 pm

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I came across this video of a piston valve air cannon bursting.

All of the pipe appear to be schedule 40, they even said it only had 90 PSI in...

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PVC is not rated for gas pressure so no surprise, some of the older water lines in the plant I work in have failed with 40psi of water in them, and...

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Sun Oct 25, 2020 7:42 am
Exhaust value with decent trigger feel

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by Boomerang » Thu Aug 20, 2020 4:21 pm

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New site looks great! Come a long ways since the SpudTech era!!

At any rate, playing around with a piston build for the first time in a decade. I've...

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The pressure release button from a tire inflator has a short stroke and s solid feel, and lends itself well to all kinds of trigger linkage...

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Mon Oct 12, 2020 1:38 am
Ideal Gasket Material?

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by Boomerang » Fri Sep 04, 2020 3:52 pm

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What is the best material for a barrel sealing gasket? Looking to play in the 100-200 psi range. Do I want something really soft like silicon?...

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Truck tire inner tube is an excellent source.

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Wed Oct 07, 2020 4:16 pm
Supersonic baseball cannon on 'Smarter Every Day'

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by Skywalker » Mon Sep 07, 2020 12:11 am

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They built a balanced piston valve. Very heavy-duty steel, they've run it as high as 500psi. The barrel is evacuated before the shot. There's a nice...

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It's the ultimate pneumatic cannon and pushes the performance to the extreme by doing a variety of special things to get there.

I wonder why they...

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Wed Oct 07, 2020 3:59 pm
12g CO2 Adapter

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by Boomerang » Wed Aug 26, 2020 2:00 pm

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Anyone care to recommend a specific 12g CO2 adapter? Bonus points for being American made.

Thoughts on using a bicycle 12g adapter and a schrader...

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Tap an 1/8 NPT and get an ASA adapter that will thread into it from www.palmerspursuit.com then get a regular paintball style with ASA threads.

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Tue Sep 08, 2020 12:50 am
Valve jam with liquid gas

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by wyz2285 » Fri Aug 28, 2020 4:47 am

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So I have been toying around the idea of using propane with solenoid valves and piston valves. However the valve jams every few shoots. The o-rings...

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I'll get some photos

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Wed Sep 02, 2020 3:28 am
Calculations related to pneumatic cannon.

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by valir05 » Tue Jun 02, 2020 2:49 am

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I am doing a school project regarding a pneumatic cannon which able to shoot baseballs. Unfortunately, i could not find any starting calculations to...

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Probably the quickest/easiest hand calcs you can do for potato gun prediction....

EndPressure = StartPressure * ChamberVolume / (ChamberVolume +...

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Sun Jul 26, 2020 1:30 am
MJVO-3 venting air from the sides

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by Xenophile » Fri Jul 17, 2020 5:36 pm

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Hello Spudfiles! I've been working on a new cannon which uses a QEV piloted by a Clippard MJVO-3. Unfortunately during my initial pressure test at...

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If the QEV is good it has to be that valve.

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Sun Jul 19, 2020 2:29 pm
"Sabotless" Semi-Automatic Shotgun Concept

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by jackssmirkingrevenge » Sat Feb 23, 2019 9:03 am
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An idle thought that is basically the unholy marriage of a nailgun and paintball marker:

The benefit is that it will fire whatever fits in the...

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Gettin lost in
What proposed to do.
If drive piston quik.
Would this work.

Disregard.
Force output would be significantly less.
Guess at :
If...
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Mon Jun 29, 2020 4:02 am

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