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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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Wed Oct 07, 2009 2:13 pm

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Weird pneumatic

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by drunpal » Wed Nov 24, 2010 9:52 am

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Hey i am new here and (sorry bad English) i am going to show you my lastest pneumatic gun that i have made. It uses valve that i havent seen here,...

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nice work :) i like it, the power looks good 8) .Try use a blowgun

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Thu Nov 25, 2010 4:57 pm
My First Pressure gun ever. Over/Under Design, need help.

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by Yukondano2 » Fri Oct 29, 2010 7:27 pm
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Hey, I've dry fit a somewhat done PVC Gun.... I'm fairly worried on a few design flaws already and I'm running short on cash.
I was reading another...

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I wouldn't advise trying to build pneumatic cartridge system (here JSR and I are talking about the same thing) before you've built a piston valve...
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Thu Nov 25, 2010 12:39 pm
Marble loading design

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by HoppinS10 » Tue Nov 23, 2010 8:03 pm

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So I am currently working on a QEV cannon and while I wait for my 3-way valve to arrive I decided I would start working on a breech loading design....

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That sounds awesome! :shock:

You'll have to make sure that the breech stays open for long enough, or the marble might not fall in, but that sounds...

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Wed Nov 24, 2010 8:18 pm
1.5" chamber sealing sprinkler valve

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by Lockednloaded » Mon Nov 22, 2010 8:46 pm
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I've got two 1.5 sprinkler valves that I would like to mod, obviously, these are not cheap valves, so I need an expert opinion before I start...

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so its ok for me to straight up get rid of the guide rod? thats going against my common sense, I'm thinking I open the flow control to max and drill...
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Wed Nov 24, 2010 2:40 pm
Custom end caps for ally pipe?

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by chinnerz » Thu Nov 18, 2010 3:11 am
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Hey guys, it has been 1 year since i made my last rifle and with school out, i got the urge once again :) :)

I am planning on using some square ally...

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I've been promoting the use of binary adhesives in spudguns for as long as I can remember, because the benefits it has in terms of fleshing out ideas...
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Tue Nov 23, 2010 2:08 am
QEV triggering help

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by HoppinS10 » Wed Nov 17, 2010 6:13 pm
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Hello all I have been viewing this site for a while now and finally decided to build a QEV cannon. I purchased a 3/4 inch valve from mcmaster and...

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But I am still left wondering why even a sprinkler valve didn't dump the pilot volume fast enough.

Ah, but it worked, just not as effectively:

I...
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Mon Nov 22, 2010 11:20 pm
Blowback questions / help please

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by Patto » Wed Nov 17, 2010 9:43 pm

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Hey all,

I've just come back after a while off and am now ready start up again. And for as long as i can think i've wanted to build a blow back...

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i've thought about this design before but doesn't everyone say that your going to need high pressure for this system to work ?

I used to think...

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Mon Nov 22, 2010 8:06 am
Burst Disk Pneumatic Design?

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by mlz3000 » Sat Nov 20, 2010 11:49 pm

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I was wondering how effective this would be.

The gun would have two burst disks (one in each union in the diagram).
The two burst disks would have...

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This way we wouldn't have to wait while the compressor took it up those last few PSI to burst the disk, we could just vent a little bit of air. who...

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Mon Nov 22, 2010 1:08 am
best way to hold a burst disc other than a cam loc

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by JDP12 » Sun Nov 21, 2010 3:51 pm

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Hey all, I've been trying to figure out a good way to seal a burst disc in a pipe other than a cam loc or union.

I had a topic on this ahwile ago,...

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If the disc was rigid, maybe just the pressure behind it would force it against an o-ring and cause it to seal. Other than that I don't know.

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Last post by Moonbogg
Sun Nov 21, 2010 11:17 pm
QEV with Inflator

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by HoppinS10 » Sun Nov 21, 2010 10:54 am

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I was looking at some CAD drawings made by dewey-1 and noticed one of his drawings had which looks to be an air inflator hooked directly up to the...

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If you're worried about modifiying the original diaphragm, you could always make your own out of suitable material ;)

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Sun Nov 21, 2010 11:16 pm
Are these QEV's?

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by Gun Freak » Sun Nov 21, 2010 11:47 am

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I found some neat little things on Clippard, but I dunno if they are QEV's or not... Anybody know?

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Nope... they don't ship stuff to Europe
Clippard europe handles orders there (or local distibutors)

Part Number: MJVO-3
List Price: € 18.58 Euro...

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Last post by POLAND_SPUD
Sun Nov 21, 2010 7:34 pm
copper gun...

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by ckman » Sat Nov 20, 2010 1:48 pm

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yeeoooo. This is my new gun I just built, it took me about 2 or three hours last night, after a home depot run. some specs

barrel: about 2 feet of...

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Thanks. It'll take me about a week to do the pilot valve stock extension but without a doubt I'll do it.

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Sun Nov 21, 2010 12:21 pm
Is there anyway to salvage my gun? (leak)

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by shimmer » Fri Nov 19, 2010 2:39 pm

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I made a bad decision with the inlet valve of my pressure tank. I used a schrader valve from a bicycle, thinking if I left some of the rubber on the...

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I got one here .

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Fri Nov 19, 2010 8:17 pm
3-way NO solenoid

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by PVC Arsenal 17 » Thu Nov 18, 2010 6:21 pm

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Maybe I'm just stupid... but I can't seem to find one. I need a simple, compact and cheap 3-way Normally Open Solenoid valve. It doesn't seem like an...

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Ah... didn't catch that. That's actually pretty neat.

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Fri Nov 19, 2010 2:44 pm
My second cannon

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by mlz3000 » Tue Nov 16, 2010 10:40 pm

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This is my second cannon - the CAKE II.

It is intended to function almost identically to the CAKE I

The valve is a 1 sprinkler valve modded with a...

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I have considered that. Based on how nice it is to use the specialty tennis ball barrel, I figured I would order one of these . I'll probably order...

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Wed Nov 17, 2010 9:35 pm
Help troubleshooting - tennis ball attachment not working

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by Guaps » Tue Nov 16, 2010 2:56 pm

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I made this exact piston valve (MrRedRooster)

I put an adapter on there so it has a removable barrel, and removable canister. I made a 3/4...

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The rate of flow into the large diameter tennis ball barrel is more important than just a large chamber. I tested a similar small chamber/large...

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Last post by Technician1002
Tue Nov 16, 2010 6:52 pm
Primitive med pressure sprinnger

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by metalmeltr » Sun Nov 14, 2010 7:03 am

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The chamber is 6x3/4 the barrel is 1/2x43 these values mean nothing the barrel length is just the piece i had laying around.
The 1/4 ball valve is...

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The only reason for the rstrictive valve is that is gun was not origonally intended for high performance, this is an earlier incarnation of it
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Tue Nov 16, 2010 6:47 pm
how can i make a piston valve

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by qwert123 » Mon Nov 15, 2010 8:31 pm

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OK so i need to make a .75 piston valve. i have a .75 tee an i would prefer to use metal parts even though i will operate th cannon under 200 psi to...

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Stop posting these topics. Stop being lazy and do your own research. There are tutorials on this website, even as stickys, so go look for them and do...

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Mon Nov 15, 2010 8:37 pm
1/4 Inch QEV

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by ShowNoMercy » Mon Nov 15, 2010 4:07 pm

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Good enough for a small lil paintball single single shot gun?

Prob running ~115 psi

Would need to be shooting well under 300fps.

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Danke!

Hopefully order it this weekend.

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Mon Nov 15, 2010 5:02 pm
semi automatic cylinder,french airgun

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by jules56 » Sun Oct 10, 2010 12:47 pm
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Hi ,this my new project, the idea just Polandspud mister, thank you to him! 8)
caliber 8mm ,Steel,regulated to 5 bar for video ... :wink:

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cool. for the reloading block, did you weld an inlet on a tee? or is it just 2 tees next to each other?
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Mon Nov 15, 2010 4:40 pm
semiauto MK III - vids

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by POLAND_SPUD » Thu Feb 04, 2010 3:40 pm
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This is the 3rd version of my semiauto pneumatic

It operates exactly like MK I and MK II:
The air cylinder is hooked up to the chamber and it...

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ohh you must have seen it
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Mon Nov 15, 2010 4:07 pm
12v battery

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by metalmeltr » Sat Nov 13, 2010 11:09 am

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I wouldlike to build a cannon like this I need to find an affordable 12v battery and charger combination that is small and compact, i would prefer to...

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For the math challanged, 2500 mah is 2.5 Amp Hours or about 2wice the capacity of the lead acid battery in the photo. The LiPo is able to provide a...

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Mon Nov 15, 2010 12:48 am
A new Men ! A new project !

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by STaK » Fri Nov 12, 2010 2:20 pm
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Hello, I'm STAK I'm from France normandy high (to be precise).

I am currently enrolled on Patator'forum (link: www.patator.frbb.net).

I introduced...

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Oh that gun is so french :lol: .i saw that gun on youtube :D apparentlly it works nice.
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Sun Nov 14, 2010 6:04 am
Valveless launcher

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by POLAND_SPUD » Sat Jun 05, 2010 6:18 am
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Most of you are familiar with the concept of the valveless launcher...
Theoretically it can offer the best performance (similar to that of a burst...

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I got all of them for 4$ :D (yeah I know I told it at least 400 times)
try ebay - if you're lucky you can find them for a couple of bucks

what the...
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Sat Nov 13, 2010 9:06 pm
Finally time to step up

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by Selador » Fri Nov 12, 2010 10:22 pm

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Ok, I finished my very first build almost a week ago.

I didn't run in here and post a pic right away, because, well, it's pretty much run-of-the...

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I'll let you create a whole new topic if you want and you can start from scratch. Once you've made your new topic I can merge the replies from this...

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Sat Nov 13, 2010 5:47 pm

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