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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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Angry Annie

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by blind909 » Sat Feb 18, 2012 8:54 pm

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Been out of the game for over a year or two now, but here's a nice new simple little cannon I've just made, propane tank for the resevoir, 1/4 inch...

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Drilled and Tapped, then theres a 1/4 inch nipple, 90 degree elbow, nipple then Valve. And I've never attempted to weld, nor do I plan on it haha....

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Mon Feb 20, 2012 1:32 am
Guess what I got in the mail today

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by Jimmy K » Mon Jan 23, 2012 6:15 pm
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Here's a hint:

a 5lb CO2 tank, a 3 way solenoid valve, a 3/4 QEV, lots of metal pipe fittings, a dual gauge regulator, a backpack (for the tank),...

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I still may be able to do a gravity fed hopper with a blow-back bolt for golf balls though, as I have another DCV and a pneumatic linear actuator....
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Mon Feb 20, 2012 1:14 am
PCP build.

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by warhead052 » Mon Feb 13, 2012 7:54 pm
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Well, here's the first step of my build. Took me 7 hours to cut and put together, not to mention 13 dremel disks.... So, I present to you my first...

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I've been looking for a little bit now, but I can't seem to find a ton of resources on exactly how a hammer valve works or how to implement it into a...
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Sun Feb 19, 2012 9:30 pm
Mulit-Shot Pneumatic Launcher

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by Jimmy K » Sun Feb 19, 2012 2:11 pm

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Just a continuation of this thread. Since it's finished I'll put it here.

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Looking good!! ALSO, I got that mauler golf ball cannon working!! So.. We need to shoot some stuff together!!

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Sun Feb 19, 2012 9:12 pm
Epoxy Putty PSI rating

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by timmy999 » Fri Feb 17, 2012 10:13 am

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I'm making a very simple air cannon. I have 3 old fire extingushers all different sizes. Deciding these would be great as air canisters and nice and...

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Thanks alot, Both tutorials are excellent. I'll probably do this method.

Another question though.

In one of my fire extingushers, allthough the...

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Fri Feb 17, 2012 4:28 pm
High pressure pump powered by air :V

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by killerbanjo » Thu Feb 16, 2012 10:33 pm

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Pretty darn clever if you ask me!

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Hehe, I did think of trying to make something like that a few years ago.

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Fri Feb 17, 2012 8:43 am
Is there a market for high-end cannons and compressors?

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by High-PSI » Wed Feb 15, 2012 8:41 am

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Hey Guys,

Quick question;

My 1,000 psi compressor is nearing completion and my big cannon is finished with all anodizing and powder-coating. I am...

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Yup, understood.

My cannons use one way stop quick disconnects. There is no manual shut-off to forget.

I appreciate the words, though. It is always...

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Thu Feb 16, 2012 2:33 pm
Hello all, my first cannon ever! All aluminum piston valve

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by Dirtman » Wed Feb 15, 2012 7:30 pm
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Hello Everyone! This is my first post and first cannon ever built.

I only found this site after I was finished building. (really could have used...

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Tech thanks! this is the kind of criticism I'm looking for! The piston diameter is 3.5 and the barrel sealing surface is 2.25 . So far in my test...
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Thu Feb 16, 2012 10:59 am
Just wondering what this connection type is?

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by AirGunNooblet » Sun Feb 12, 2012 9:34 am

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Hi i'm building a Airgun similar to this, Where I use a air compressor hose as the chamber to store the air.

This photo is from an inactive...

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can you give me a link the gun? It looks interesting..

Here it is, sorry for the extremely late reply.

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Thu Feb 16, 2012 9:32 am
QEV QE-03

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by AircannonSweden » Tue Jan 31, 2012 2:39 pm

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Okey,so i bought this today: is the quality good on it?what do you guys think?

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... had you read the thread I linked to:

P denotes the pilot port, where the slide valve should be attached. Your air supply/main chamber should...

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Thu Feb 16, 2012 2:10 am
air release problems...

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by Spud Destruction » Mon Feb 13, 2012 7:55 pm

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Hey guys im having trouble with our new air powered cannon. It has a 3 barrel 2' long. Attached to that is a 1 1/2 sprinkler valve. Problem even at...

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If you want to keep the blowgun trigger, mount a 3/4 sprinkler valve to the pilot of the 1.5 sprinkler valve and have a blowgun to pilot the 3/4...

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Thu Feb 16, 2012 12:55 am
First time with Pneumatic want to double check the math

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by battlelava » Sat Feb 11, 2012 1:48 am

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So I've started to look at making a pneumatic, primarily because I think they should be quieter then a combustion and less disturbing to the people...

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How can I do that without a paintball tank or hpa tank. I wanted to use a bike pump to pressurize it. Could. I make. Homemade tank to fill up with...

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Wed Feb 15, 2012 10:15 am
Does a longer barrel add distance ?

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by worldburrito45 » Wed Feb 08, 2012 7:29 pm

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I built a cannon it's got 4 and a half feet of 3 inch reduced to 2 inch then reduced to 1 inch then a 1 inch ball valve then 1 inch increased to two...

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You have to run ggdt as a administrator or it will not work

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Sat Feb 11, 2012 2:29 pm
New Gun

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by Proxywars » Mon Jan 30, 2012 5:03 pm
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Okay I am now a little experienced with pneumatics now. My gun is working perfect an I want to plan my next gun. I'm feeling like having an all metal...

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If you look around enough in places like the showcase, and youtube, for tutorials and examples and such, you'll understand.
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Sat Feb 11, 2012 11:26 am
Pop off valves

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by Major Collins » Wed Feb 08, 2012 8:53 pm
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With pop off valves do they just pop once and let the extra air out in 1 go or will it pop numerous times letting the pressure ?

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Yes there is a problem, the piston isn't balanced.

The air from the tank will be pushing the piston to the left helping the spring.
Because it has...
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Fri Feb 10, 2012 9:53 pm
Barrel to chamber ratio

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by AirGunNooblet » Fri Feb 10, 2012 6:55 am

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Is there a certain barrel to chamber ratio which would give you maximum efficiency with the air?

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Most of us do not try for maximum efficiency on air cannons. Maximum efficiency and maximum power are not really close together on the performance...

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Fri Feb 10, 2012 10:55 am
First pneumatic... just got to wait for it to cure :(

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by killerbanjo » Tue Feb 07, 2012 11:24 am

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I hope it works probably wont which is why i made this thread so i can ask whats wrong when its done :P

Taped to my bed so the epoxy cures evenly at...

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dam that look great and its so small even it it was to pop wont do too much damage you could put a blanked over it when testing it over 500psi.

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Thu Feb 09, 2012 4:50 am
Homemade 3-way

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by wyz2285 » Wed Feb 08, 2012 12:22 pm

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Hi everybody, I bought a drill press last weekend so I decided to try this out.
But I don´t need any piston right now and I got a lot of nylon block...

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HA, I completely forgot about poland's obsession with 3way's (that might have a double meaning, who knows).

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Wed Feb 08, 2012 10:31 pm
Pressure Regulator Question

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by 32103940 » Fri Feb 03, 2012 11:18 am

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I'm working on a project which will have something like 400psi in the tank regulated down to 250psi chamber/firing pressure (I dont have a...

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The Ninja paintball tanks with all shims removed can only go down to 450 psi or so.

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Wed Feb 08, 2012 6:20 am
cpvc cement on pvc pipe

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by worldburrito45 » Sun Feb 05, 2012 1:30 am

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me and my friends built a pneumatic cannon today and about 5 hours after we glued it all up part of the cannon burst off right before the ball valve...

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i know your not supposed to, but ive used differnt glues on differnt pipes and had no problems, but everything was clean and primed

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Tue Feb 07, 2012 10:50 pm
Ammo ideas needed

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by Proxywars » Sun Feb 05, 2012 6:54 pm

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I need a new type of ammo. My gun has a barrel of 1/2 . I have shot nails and paper/nail bricks with absolute no luck. I had a video planned but I...

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Okay the hot glue bullet would have to be made out of 5 sticks so i'm not gunna do that. My fail bullet earlier, I took the center out and put a nail...

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Sun Feb 05, 2012 9:53 pm
600PSI / 40BAR Shock Pump (By Scott)

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by Lionel » Sun Feb 05, 2012 6:10 am

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Hi all,

As I work in a bicycle shop, I occasionally get to see things most other people wouldn't ever see as far as high end suspension goes......

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I have one of these 8) bought it last year cust me 43 euro...

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Sun Feb 05, 2012 8:21 am
valve mod question?

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by Spud Destruction » Sat Feb 04, 2012 11:34 am

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On the sprinkler valve. If i dont do the mod and use battery power to open the valve will it open as fast as a modded valve or slower? Benefits of...

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Due to the size of the port in the electric pilot, an electric valve tends to honk as the chamber pressure drops faster than the pilot pressure...

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Sat Feb 04, 2012 5:56 pm
Will this design work?

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by grumpyoldman » Tue Jan 31, 2012 9:28 pm
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First of all, I would like to say Hi to everyone. I've learned a lot from reading these forums.

I'm retired and thinking about building and selling...

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Much easier than making housing for it. And cheaper. This is most likely what I will do. Thanks a lot!

Sorry for the late reply.
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Fri Feb 03, 2012 2:40 pm
Piston Help

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by Engineererrrr » Wed Feb 01, 2012 10:28 pm

Im sorry i cant seem to find how to make a piston for a coaxial piston valve cannon anywhere. I want to build a piston that is air tight on copper...

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Thu Feb 02, 2012 10:26 pm

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