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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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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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The Improved Pen Gun

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by rcman50166 » Tue May 13, 2008 11:12 am
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rcman50166's Pen Gun

First I want to say that this is not to show up JSR's pen gun. As a matter of fact, if it wasn't for him building it I...

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Well small balls would be conveinient however they're kind of hard to find. Pencil tips are plentiful and cheap. If you know where I could find such...
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Fri May 23, 2008 10:26 am
Popoff valve pressure

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by From_Hamsterdam » Sat May 17, 2008 4:26 am
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G'day everyone it's been a long time.

Any way i am back and looking at building an auto some thing like this

I need some advice on pressure relief...

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sorry about the late response got stuck with a urgent job at work so i had to work late and i still have to work the fucking weekend.

You could go...
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Fri May 23, 2008 8:02 am
Aussie sprinkler valves - Best to get.

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by Mitchza89 » Thu May 22, 2008 10:05 pm

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I'm looking to make a nice new marble plinker that I can take to my spare block at Macleay Island for a bit of fun. I've gotta make the gun...

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Just use the sprinkler valves you buy from bunnings, good flow perfect seal etc etc....

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Fri May 23, 2008 4:08 am
Copper BB Gun Ideas/Help

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by Darkside 6ix » Thu May 22, 2008 11:31 pm

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Hello fellow spudders. I am almost finished with my new marble sniper rifle, and want to start drawing a design that involves copper and can fire...

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thanks. But do you guys think it would be possible to mount a BB barrel onto a 1 sprinkler valve? Im scared that there wilj be too much flow...

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Fri May 23, 2008 1:51 am
unreal flak cannon?

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by trollhameran » Mon May 19, 2008 2:52 pm
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thinking of making a replica of the unreal 2004 flak cannon,

heres what ive come up with so far

this is the main gun all the grey bits are the...

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Lentamentalisk: I will be making the chambers out of pipe a bit bigger than what they look like in the actual flak cannon, and im not looking to make...
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Thu May 22, 2008 12:17 pm
Mini air Compressor?

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by Spudgun on Crack » Wed May 21, 2008 4:12 pm

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I am looking for a small 12v on board air compressor. I found cheap ones on ebay for about $8+$8 shipping but they all have schrader connectors at...

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Like others have said, those little pumps are not very sturdy.

If you must use one then I wouldn't bother looking for one with an npt outlet, you...

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Thu May 22, 2008 9:53 am
The PC(with vids)

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by bigbob12345 » Tue May 20, 2008 11:22 pm
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Well here is my 2in piston cannon.
It has a similar name to my PG(Piston gun) but this is a bit larger so I went with PC(Piston cannon).
Here it...

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I dont know if mine is better or you got a bad one, Ive only had it for a week with no problems so far.
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Wed May 21, 2008 10:50 pm
The Only Thing Worth Buying at Lowes...

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by mark.f » Tue May 20, 2008 8:42 pm
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Well, attached below is the only thing worth buying at Lowes. Easily allows the use of bottled CO 2 , but of course this wouldn't be feasible for...

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Because by the time you bought the 10-32 output fittings (pretty expensive, I had to buy them for a small pneumatic cylinder before) and various...
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Wed May 21, 2008 7:02 pm
Which Solenoid Valve?

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by Spudgun on Crack » Sun May 18, 2008 3:18 pm

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I need some help with a solenoid valve, I am building a double acting pneumatic cylinder for use in a reloading system.

I have found all of the...

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Go here and scroll half way down, there is an animation of the valve controlling a double acting pneumatic cylinder.

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Wed May 21, 2008 4:05 pm
Joining PVC with Hot Glue

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by thewarp16 » Sat May 17, 2008 7:38 am
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i have been a fan of the hotglue gun since i made my longshot but i am making a pneumatic now and i have no pvc glue so i was wondering wud it be any...

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Everything has a beginning and an end...
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Wed May 21, 2008 1:20 am
New "Thunderpup"

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by THUNDERLORD » Mon May 19, 2008 9:03 pm

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I thought it was time I posted a cannon so I am posting this one I call The Thunderpup SPECS:

Valve: 3/4 Toro (because that's what I had)
Chamber: 1...

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Lookey here, quite a nice piece there bo. Looks clean, effective, and most importantly, fun
keep it up 8)

Thanks, Unfortunately I had already glued...

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Wed May 21, 2008 12:40 am
Sticky Piston

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by daberno123 » Fri May 16, 2008 4:11 pm
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Today I took out my newly completed piston gun to test. I had tested the valve before, using a 1 modded sprinkler as a pilot, and thought it worked...

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I agree, there appears to be too much piston clearance. That thing should be so tight you need to really shove it in there. Also, I think you might...
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Tue May 20, 2008 9:45 pm
MG-20

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by sniper hero » Sun May 18, 2008 9:12 am
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this is my marble gun :D
it use a sprinkler valve
the piping for the chamber is 28mm
the barrel is 16mm (marble)
I haven't shoot with it but I did...

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yes I did some more shooting today and it works so well :D
some marbles even broke :twisted:
tommorow I hope I can make the last few shot's for my...
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Tue May 20, 2008 4:18 pm
Paintball Scenario Cannons

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by Binder17 » Fri May 16, 2008 1:21 pm

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I work at Paintball Command in Covington, LA. There was a paintball scenario called Pirates: Brethren of the Coast. So of course it is based on...

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The nerf rockets were for shooting only the ships. All they have to do is touch the ship.

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Tue May 20, 2008 2:19 pm
ongoing progress update pictures (small video added)

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by lockmanslammin » Sun Feb 24, 2008 2:42 am
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well I asked a question a while back....under the topic heading Method of venting the pilot , anyhow I have an update on the progress....

I asked...

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Thanx for the compliment mopherman. Actually the spring doesn't pinch my face at all but every once in a while my big fro-ee goatee gets caught in it...
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Mon May 19, 2008 10:04 pm
Car Air-con compressor pump?

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by Mitchza89 » Mon May 19, 2008 8:12 am

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Hmm I had an idea. I was looking on Ebay for a compressor and I saw a car air conditioning compressor. Do these things run off A/C or does a drive...

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yeah I suppose you can use belt driven compressors.. the only problems is that they are more difficult to use since you have to get a motor to...

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Mon May 19, 2008 6:19 pm
3000 psi gun

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by s18022 » Fri Oct 20, 2006 4:06 pm
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this might sound comletly nuts and it might be but i was thinking making a potatoe laucher using a scuba tank as the air source. This is because the...

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make a steam gun out of those pipes!
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Mon May 19, 2008 5:38 pm
My first air cannon

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by KurlyQ » Wed Apr 02, 2008 11:01 pm
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Here's the first air cannon I have ever made. I made it a while ago (I was a 7th grader, with hardly any help). I just discovered this forum...

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Did you get this idea from Backyard Ballistics? Good beginner's book, but the cannons aren't incredible :roll: If you did this when you were 13, I'm...
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Mon May 19, 2008 4:59 pm
v-13 copper shotgun, valveless

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by trollhameran » Sun May 18, 2008 11:26 am
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This is my valveless shotgun, the v stand for valveless and the 13 is because i felt like it.

There is a rubber o ring inside the chamber where it...

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internal is about 0.875 inches
bring me in a paintball tomorrow
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Mon May 19, 2008 3:09 pm
Not impressed with my "pneu" pneumatic

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by xpitxbullx » Sun May 18, 2008 9:23 pm

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I've made a few spud guns long ago and have recently decided to try again. I was always making combustion ones and decided to try pneumatic to see...

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Chamber = 4 diameter x 12
1 Rainbird model 100 sprinkler valve with blowgun trigger
Four feet of 1.5 barrel

4 x 12 makes a fine combustion chamber....

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Mon May 19, 2008 10:19 am
The FGV - would that work?

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by dongfang » Fri May 16, 2008 7:03 am

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Hi,

I just thought if combining some elements from the DFTV valve with some from a common gate valve (which is otherwise useless for spudding - too...

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Hi,

It just has a somewhat slow opening time

Well, a little clever design could help:

- Calculate it so that the piston will only have to move a...

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Mon May 19, 2008 5:44 am
Sue

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by PCGUY » Sun Jan 30, 2005 11:46 pm
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Sue

Provided By - Justin

Here's a few pics of Sue . She is a 2 lever-lock cartridge style cannon that is capable of sending a lime out at 425 FPS...

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hell yeah can you tell me what thread it was i posted that was 3months old??

yeah i will totaly have a go at mounting them 2muz lol.

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Sun May 18, 2008 6:20 pm
New Piston Design (Around the Barrel)

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by Xerxys » Sun May 18, 2008 4:11 am
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I am in to pneumatic spudding (I have produced three cannons) and recently had an idea for a new kind of piston.

As opposed to sealing against the...

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I think this is a great idea, but as it has been said before there are a lot of seals requires, but depending on what you make the piston out of it...
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Sun May 18, 2008 3:31 pm
piston construction

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by bikingpro911 » Sun May 18, 2008 9:35 am

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ok here it is...im sure itll work but i wanna see what every1 else says about this. can i make a piston out of a 7/8 mm long socket, bike tube...

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this piston worked so well because:

1. the sealing face bent forward when filling so it filled up fast, and back when piloted to seal.

2. it was...

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Sun May 18, 2008 2:34 pm
graphed GGDT results for small pneumatic

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by lockmanslammin » Sat May 17, 2008 9:11 pm

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Thought you guys might find this interesting or have some opinions. I'm trying to decide on a good C:B ratio, and I thought visualizing it might...

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it wont destroy your barrel if you put a layer of tape on

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Sun May 18, 2008 1:03 pm

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