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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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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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Triggered burst disk

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by mikemurph » Tue Aug 18, 2009 8:58 pm
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I have been searching the wiki for new ways to trigger my pneumatics. I saw this on the wiki:

the pressurization between the two burst disks is the...

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The presta valves leak much less than the shraders according to the bikey pro shops.
(the one's where you pay a lot of $$$ to look like a Homo in...
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Fri Aug 21, 2009 9:56 pm
update page 2 how much fps you think !!!

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by far_cry » Tue Aug 18, 2009 8:47 pm
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this shot done with 650 psi approx (my gauge fucked up)

estimate the fps ( yes i have ggdt but i must hear your estimations )

things to know:
the...

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i made another test

in the video you will see that if i shoot the screw in backward will do more damage

distance was 6 meters ,and the camera post...
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Fri Aug 21, 2009 8:15 pm
My idea for a pneumatic cannon

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by masterelmo » Fri Aug 21, 2009 3:30 pm

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I'm currently planning on making a pneumatic cannon that will fire either tennis balls or baseballs (or anything of the same size). I'm thinking it...

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I have some plans already drawn out (crudely) of how it would look/work. I will check the wiki (thanks for the tip) along with those links. I pray...

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Fri Aug 21, 2009 5:39 pm
Hammer valve for paintball marker

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by M.J.P. » Sun Aug 16, 2009 3:13 am

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I am in the process of making a slightly tweaked version of sniper hero's hammer valve .

I have most parts but i have a few queries before fully...

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Thread cutters aren't hard to use at all. I have to use them all the time on my high school's robotics team. They have the pitch pre set in them,...

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Fri Aug 21, 2009 9:30 am
1 inch QEV Mead

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by dewey-1 » Thu Aug 20, 2009 1:55 pm

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Here is another source for QEV's in the US.
Note that they now have a 1 size available.
It appears to be constructed like a piston style rather than...

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Often referred to as a shuttle rather than a piston

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Thu Aug 20, 2009 4:43 pm
What a Monster!!

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by ralphd » Wed Aug 19, 2009 5:14 pm

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I just got the 2 inch sprinkler valve from Ebay and it is huge. I was going to use it as a pilot valve for my next launcher; a diaphragm but I...

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I've made a launcher using a 2 sprinkler valve and for a pilot valve I used a 1/4 ball valve and it worked a treat.I also tried a blowgun but it was...

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Thu Aug 20, 2009 6:40 am
need help with a piston valve

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by Tcoz370 » Wed Aug 19, 2009 2:55 pm
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i am pretty new to pneumatic guns. i have made one with a ball valve and two with moded sprinkler valves. i would like to make a piston valve using a...

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Are you talking about pipe diameter? As far as I am aware, 2 pipe has the same inside and outside diameter in America and Aus/NZ. Are you refering to...
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Wed Aug 19, 2009 11:42 pm
finding a sleeve valve

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by colty-bear » Mon Aug 03, 2009 11:07 am
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i need a 1 inch 3 way sleeve valve and the only ones i see go up to 1/2

i am making this

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oh thank you very much sorry if im kickin up old topic ive been gone for a while How very much? :lol: What pressures do you plan on using?
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Wed Aug 19, 2009 8:19 pm
Shorty (First cannon)

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by Spooky » Tue Aug 18, 2009 3:13 pm

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This is my first spud gun of any kind so forgive me if it seems very ghetto .. or ugly. I built it mainly to be a learning experience, and hope to...

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i have yet to expirement with copper pipe...this makes me want to try it out and blow a few bucks on one hahahah

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Wed Aug 19, 2009 7:02 pm
large valve housing

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by c11man » Fri Aug 07, 2009 12:18 pm
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i am going to be making a 4inch piston and was wondering if using a wye instead of a tee would handle large recoil better. it would be used in a dual...

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i got the order today! and i ended up decidending on getting the sch 40 wye. when i opend up the box and looked at it i thought aw sh!% because it...
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Wed Aug 19, 2009 6:38 pm
piston qev in america

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by twizi » Tue Aug 18, 2009 5:45 pm

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hey guys ive been looking for a piston qev in ameica all i see is diaghram valves if you now where to get them please post a link

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thanks hot wired

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Wed Aug 19, 2009 5:52 pm
Sprinkler Valve leaking

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by Southside39 » Wed Aug 19, 2009 10:29 am

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I have a rainbird CP 100 Sprinkler valve and whenever I fill it it leaks out of the top where I drilled to put the blowgun in. It doesn't dump the...

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Is it leaking through the fitting or around it? Spray it with some soapy water to find out (look for the bubblies).

If it is leaking from around the...

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Wed Aug 19, 2009 5:14 pm
ammo hopper?

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by AxelTheWicked » Wed Aug 19, 2009 8:06 am

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hi, i have a question. how can i put an ammo hopper on a pneumatic sniper rifle that i'm building, without all of the ammo spilling into the barrel?...

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how is it that you failed, Willdebeers?

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Wed Aug 19, 2009 11:26 am
big daddy/jnr

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by FORE!!!! » Tue Aug 18, 2009 9:35 pm

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here are my latest inventions ,the first one being a barrel sealing piston valve, the piston is housed in a 1'' brass threaded tee and is made from...

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ahhhhh those were the days ,it reminds me of when i was in yr7,lol

i never mentioned power! how about distance ?? which is more on topic atm,...

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Wed Aug 19, 2009 4:28 am
compression fittings /pressure rating

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by FORE!!!! » Mon Aug 17, 2009 6:03 am

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Ive recently completed a barrel sealing piston valve and am wondering on the pressure rating for a kinco nut and olive(nylon),which holds my barrel...

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GalFisk, I usually secure the olive by some means..

Seen as suspension shocks use schrader valves, you'd assume that shock pumps use an appropriate...

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Wed Aug 19, 2009 3:50 am
rebuilding

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by gabeb123 » Sun Aug 16, 2009 6:08 pm
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hi someone gave me a pneumatic tator cannon but the chamber is cellular core and it leaks so i am rebuilding it.

it has a electric sprinkler valve...

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im going to make more barrels eventually i want to make a tennisball barrel so i can launch a tennis ball into one of my fields and have my dog go...
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Tue Aug 18, 2009 9:52 pm
50 cal. Pneumatic Sniper

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by maverik94 » Sat Feb 28, 2009 9:15 pm

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I acually Built this baby a month or so ago. It's a seriously powerful pneumatic.

Specs:
Chamber: 1 1/4 & 1 PVC
Barrel: 1/2 PVC
Fill Valve:...

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That looks really good. im a fan of 1/2'' pvc barrels on air guns, as they can shoot nerf darts fast enough to make your head spin.

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Tue Aug 18, 2009 8:55 pm
QEV Difficulties

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by noname » Fri Aug 14, 2009 7:55 pm
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My new 1/4 QEV came in the mail today and it has been confusing me. I know on most QEVs there should be ports labeled In, Out, and Exhaust. Mine has...

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Well, I'm going to stick with what I've got for now. Maybe if I come across some extra cash and feel the need to upgrade then I'll add an air...
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Tue Aug 18, 2009 11:23 am
pilot valve?? shrader?

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by FORE!!!! » Tue Aug 18, 2009 12:54 am

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ive recently completed making a mini chamber sealing piston valve,using chrome mini cistern cock,3/4 copper for the chamber and 1/2 copper for the...

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next day delivery thats nice to know,and those are very sexy qev's
maybe for my next project,,,well if u were there sales man u definatly had me...

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Tue Aug 18, 2009 7:21 am
New and simple idea for semi-auto reloading? Gravity include

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by Lokoyo » Mon Aug 17, 2009 9:21 pm

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I don't know if reloading for a semi-auto has been a problem, but here is my idea. The picture will be able to explain better than I can in words....

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Noname is correct.

And no, you didn't search. Please go and search, because I can think of several instantly.
Something like this is a bit harder...

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Tue Aug 18, 2009 4:58 am
First Pneumatic Cannon

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by RabidDuck » Mon Aug 17, 2009 9:11 pm
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Hey there guys. This is my first Pneumatic Cannon i've made.
I used a 1 inch modified sprinkler valve. My chamber is 2 inch 5 feet long. Barrel is...

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Okay thank you i will put updates up tomorrow possibly if i get it done! Thanks for all the help!

p.s. my chamber is rated to 280 and has NSF-PW and...
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Mon Aug 17, 2009 10:48 pm
barrel sealer ,probs?

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by FORE!!!! » Wed Aug 12, 2009 5:46 pm
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well yesterday i decided to build a 1'' barrel sealing piston valve,after finding an aluminium rod/piston in the shed. ive attached a neoprene...

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if u mean as in the projectile? it was a marble perfect fit in a 3/4 barrel.

6 grams it weighs
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Sun Aug 16, 2009 5:49 am
Pressure Rating for Brass Fittings

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by littlebro05 » Sun Aug 16, 2009 2:11 am

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Long Time no Post,

I've been busy with school work, but I'm going to get back into it soon after the final year is out :D.

Anywho... I was planning...

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Brass will easily hold all the pressure a shock pump can put out. Anything up to 700-1000psi should be perfectly fine. After that you simply have to...

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Sun Aug 16, 2009 2:46 am
Giant air cannon

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by missourian » Sat Aug 15, 2009 10:27 am

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I am wanting to inquire on the feasibility of making a long 3 inch barreled pneumatic cannon. What i have in mind is two 5 foot pressure chambers and...

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A mauler valve would probably limit flow greatly so i would go for a supah valve.
Tests have shown that Maulers outperform Supah valves. Flow...

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Sat Aug 15, 2009 11:51 pm
electric vs. pneumatic

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by gabeb123 » Tue Aug 04, 2009 12:43 am
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hey i want to make a pneumatic cannon but i want to be able to fire it at a distance and i think i am going to use a sprinculer valve but would it be...

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If all you want to do is scare the squirrel, a straight up sprinkler valve totaly unmodified would do everything you want. After all, that honking...
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Sat Aug 15, 2009 11:43 pm

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