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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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3/4" Brass Piston Valve

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by squnto » Sun Dec 25, 2011 9:44 pm

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check it out folks, heres a cannon im working on, will eventually be piloted by a slide valve, filled by c02, and have a blow forward marble feeder...

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i had seen yours previously, but used a different fitting instead of dat nipple!

thanks for the feed back man! it aint my first gun, but its my...

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Sun Dec 25, 2011 10:35 pm
Anyone think these can take 800 psi/

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by JDP12 » Tue Dec 20, 2011 7:18 pm

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This is what im usin for the bolt for my new gun, and I'd really like to have the air source for it be the chamber of the gun like POLAND_SPUD did,...

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800 psi will make the air cylinder punch through any soft ammo.
Hard ammo would probably bend the cylinder rod.

That is of course.... if the air...

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Sun Dec 25, 2011 2:40 pm
33/64" fitting question

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by squnto » Sat Dec 24, 2011 10:54 pm

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will this slide valve:

fit into a standing 1/2 fitting? The difference is so small that it just might work...

thanks in advance!

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yes... however the threads on that slide valve are BSPP, so they are parallel threads, whereas NPT are tapered. personally I'd recommend just getting...

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Sun Dec 25, 2011 1:39 am
A few questions about threads

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by sharpshooter11000 » Sat Dec 24, 2011 4:16 am

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Sorry if it's a silly question but should this fit into the R port of this QEV? I was wondering because the reducer says it has a pitch and the QEV...

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Actually it doesn't matter, I've decided to use a different QEV anyway.

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Sat Dec 24, 2011 4:36 am
quick connect fittings

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by Major Collins » Wed Dec 21, 2011 12:40 am

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are quick connect fittings solderable and what pressure rating are they?
i dont know if it matters but i want 1/4 npt

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im not too sure i know what part your saying for me to soldier on my launcher ...

on another note you can assemble and reassemble female quick...

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Thu Dec 22, 2011 8:20 pm
Hey spudfiles!

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by Dairyfarmer » Thu Dec 22, 2011 12:16 am

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So I've been lurking these forums since about 2006 and I always wanted to build my own cannon. Eventually in 2008 I just sortof did it one day, after...

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Dang! that is a big cannon! nice job with that :)
only improvements I can suggest apart from the ones aforementioned is to possibly make a custom...

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Thu Dec 22, 2011 12:51 pm
bolt actions

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by Major Collins » Tue Dec 20, 2011 7:25 am

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how do bolt actions on airguns work?
when you use the bolt to push the ammo forward (assuming the bolt is solid) no air can get behind the...

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On another note, looking at the Crosman 1337 diagram - damn that's poor design in terms of efficiency!

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Tue Dec 20, 2011 3:26 pm
Building industrial automated golf ball tester - Ideas?

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by morphious » Fri Dec 16, 2011 7:56 pm
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HI Guys, Love the board!

I am in the process of building a new golf ball for a game I am creating and I need to test the golf balls I am receiving...

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Then simply attach a timer. One shot every X+5 seconds. Nice part about that is a clock will tell you how many shots you've fired. No fancy shot...
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Mon Dec 19, 2011 1:04 pm
two different cannon ideas..

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by evanmcorleytv » Sun Dec 11, 2011 12:46 pm
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Hey everyone, this is more of a vote thread that anything else.. I have a mauler that needs to be used, and I am at a point where I don't know what...

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Semi auto golf ball.
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Mon Dec 19, 2011 11:18 am
gap spaces between pipes

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by Major Collins » Mon Dec 12, 2011 1:11 am

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what is a good gap filling substance which that is strong and cheap , i would go with epoxy but then that isnt too cheap ... (just cos i need to fill...

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Is that how epoxy putty is made?

And I would say fiberglass resin and newspapers.

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Mon Dec 19, 2011 10:59 am
need new bumber ideas for my cannon

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by jsefcik » Sun Dec 11, 2011 6:07 pm
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i have an o-ring piston,with bolt and washer,
looking for new bumper ideas, tennis ball sucks doesnt last long enough

please help

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You never know maybe she got a old one you could use???

only you !!! lol
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Sun Dec 18, 2011 2:04 pm
QEV Help (firing out pilot)

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by svdesigns » Sun Dec 18, 2011 12:45 pm

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Hey People been researching a lot in the past few months and need a bit of help. So heres my problem, my qev isnt working, its firing out the pilot...

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ok so i guess its the sealing surface. its almost the exact same size as the piston, nothing for the pressure to push on? i guess i need a bigger T...

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Sun Dec 18, 2011 1:31 pm
Coaxial Hammer Valve Idea

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by DerpWithAGun » Sat Dec 17, 2011 8:38 am

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Hey guys,

I been thinking lately, the cartridge design which I want to use for my next airgun is kind of going to be a pain in the backside so I...

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Here she is:

Entire buildlog found here:

long read though.

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Sun Dec 18, 2011 8:53 am
1/2 qev rifle with stock!

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by urgle the danish cow » Sun Sep 18, 2011 12:55 pm
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this gun was built for accuracy before power but i am very satisfied with it so far. one major mistake i made was that i built the stock before the...

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hey bro can you do a virtual sketch of the stock to make it? is that i have tried to make mine but is lame...
Hope you response

idk about a...
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Fri Dec 16, 2011 6:27 pm
Help me Build my piston

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by Marffy » Thu Dec 15, 2011 8:41 pm

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I need help making my piston. I'm wondering What to use for everything. My shop class has a lathe so i'm thinking I can make the piston out of...

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I need help making my piston

This is the 3rd time you've gone down this road and you STILL don't get it??? :roll: :roll: Maybe it's something you...

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Fri Dec 16, 2011 3:05 pm
new air gun

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by K8TOW » Mon Dec 12, 2011 12:14 pm

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this is my first attempt at building my own design .it has a few different barrels.1 to shoot tennis balls,1 to shoot 1 1/4 pvc caps,AA batterys,and...

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Welcome back. Got any pics? Video's???

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Mon Dec 12, 2011 12:19 pm
Ramjet BBMG

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by Demon » Sun Dec 11, 2011 12:34 pm
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I want to install a BBMG on my FPV (Tracers 6mm airsoft for maximal cool effect).

But carrying an airtank might be too much for the already heavily...

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Yes, but I am nowhere near possession of a cloud-sized fog making machine.

Scrap everything I previously said. The best design for my purposes would...
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Sun Dec 11, 2011 7:52 pm
How to build pneumatic with trigger valve thingy??!

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by bellabob » Thu Dec 08, 2011 10:44 pm

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Link is above. How do I do this? Is there any way I can modify the cannon I have now to be like this.

Thanks.

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Ok then. Sorry about all that.

Don't go getten sweet on us! Post your cannon and join the disscusion.

Welcome to Spudfiles. :D

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Sat Dec 10, 2011 1:12 pm
This is going to seem kind of ironic...help with o-ring size

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by JDP12 » Fri Dec 09, 2011 4:49 pm

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So despite having written an o-ring calculator... that is for stretched o-rings, and not floating o-rings, as far as I know itd be hard to determine...

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Yea.... i wish mcmaster sold o-rings in packs of less than 100.... sucks.

I think I'll try my local hardware store first before trying to order some...

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Fri Dec 09, 2011 7:43 pm
hammer valve design

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by JDP12 » Thu Dec 08, 2011 6:22 pm

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Slightly new twist on the hammer valve design proposed by BTB... It's explained within the diagram, and as far as i can tell it should work fine, the...

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look at BTBs original counterbalanced hammervalve.. it has to be smaller in order to allow air to get into the valve. you could do it other ways, but...

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Thu Dec 08, 2011 9:57 pm
Pilot volume and remote mounting of pilot valve

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by High-PSI » Wed Dec 07, 2011 9:48 pm

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Hey Guys,

I am setting up the final configuration for my 1/2 inch barrel, 600 psi cannon and I have a question for you;

The main valve is a brass...

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The pilot tube is a 1/2 inch pipe into the pilot valve. So, any added length will really add to the pilot volume.

I spoke with the valve...

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Thu Dec 08, 2011 9:51 pm
dwv pressures

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by sprayandprayboy » Sun Dec 04, 2011 10:42 am
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nuthing fancy ive just built my first pneumatic gun... chamber - 8 X 3 dwv
barrel-1/2 X 18 my question is what will a safe working pressure be

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they say nsf
They should also say PW meaning potable water. If they only say NSF-DWV then don't use them.

@prayandprayboy
As long as they have...
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Wed Dec 07, 2011 3:57 am
semi auto paintball blow forward bolt

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by lklaussen » Mon Dec 05, 2011 10:30 pm

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So I got my blow forward bolt done.. tell me what you think!

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haha yupp. looks like another few hours of work for when I get home from school :?

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Tue Dec 06, 2011 1:55 pm
Do-it-yourself hydro testing?

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by High-PSI » Mon Nov 14, 2011 4:30 pm
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Hey Guys,

I am moving to higher pressure on my cannons (from 200 to 400psi) and I have a question;

I have a small Cannondale shock pump on order (I...

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Paintball regulators can be found for reasonable prices, CO2 regulators on Ebay... I've seen some capable of 0-2000psi outlet go for $20.
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Sat Dec 03, 2011 6:30 pm
Two Orbits valves on one air chamber: fratricide?

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by WingerCT » Wed Sep 28, 2011 10:17 pm
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Hi all-

New poster here, and I really believe I have tried to answer this question via the search function, so please be gentle with me.

I learned...

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Are you using a momentary switch on the valves?

GGDT assumes you dumped the whole chamber.

As Lockednloaded pointed out a shorter barrel might...
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Sat Dec 03, 2011 12:28 am

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