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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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Wed Oct 07, 2009 2:13 pm

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Opinions Needed on New Idea...

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by fireman565 » Sun Mar 09, 2008 8:31 am

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Here's my objective... to be able to fire, let's say a golf ball 1800 ft., but also be able to fire a tennis ball at only 40 mph. From one extreme to...

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this is referring to my post right above jsr's

should make more sense now :shock: (ms paint is annoying!)

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Mon Mar 10, 2008 2:27 am
Attempt at a pneumatic cannon

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by aelous » Sun Mar 02, 2008 4:14 am

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I used to play with a combustion cannon that my father and I had made, now recently I have come across a need for a pneumatic cannon. I found a...

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I just checked and the grease is a fibrous sodium grease, anyone know if that'd cause problems?

It went through a rigorous test this weekend when I...

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Mon Mar 10, 2008 12:57 am
my 5th cannon... pneumatic comes in 3 days so dont hate

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by scubadude2x9 » Sun Mar 09, 2008 8:15 pm

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it all started one cold night towards the end of last summer when my friend aaron came over with his little air cannon all it was was a piece of 1/2...

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Looks nice why do you have a pressure gauge on your barrel though?

if you look its actually in the chamber... chamber ends where the ball valve is....

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Sun Mar 09, 2008 10:06 pm
filling dead space in pump with fiberglass resin....

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by lockmanslammin » Sun Mar 09, 2008 4:44 pm

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Do any of you know if fiberglass resin will harden in an enclosed space?
I blocked off the check valve and pressure gage by supergluing little disks...

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In two parts I suppose it is a pump action rifle... The pump is 3 foot tall though, so It would be impractical to attach to the gun. If you want to...

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Sun Mar 09, 2008 8:29 pm
Bad union...

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by Counterstriker » Sun Mar 09, 2008 2:24 pm

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I bought the 2 union and put on my burst disk cannon.. I tried it out today and when I use beer can material and it leaks.. It leaks with aluminum...

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youre not going crazy tho man, i get the same thing. i cant get past 30 psi, it leaks between the aluminum foil somehow. I did try oiling the union...

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Sun Mar 09, 2008 6:53 pm
Lacrosse Ball Barrel

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by EngagRelyt » Fri Mar 07, 2008 10:45 pm
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What size or type of pipe ABS, PVC or Conduit fits lacrosse balls the best. And what is the difficulty of finding one of them?

Thanks in Advance

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exploding toys and rockets

Elaborate.

well you know how a soda bottle or a water bottle fits well into a 3 barrel? well check this out.. i fired...
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Sun Mar 09, 2008 3:08 pm
Is this a good idea for my first?

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by Jack_Hogg » Sat Mar 08, 2008 4:17 am

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Well, i'm going to make my first pneumatic 8)
So, yea.. do guys think that this is a good idea??

I'm worried about the trigger mechanism.. How...

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Well, then i am going to make this as my first:

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Sun Mar 09, 2008 10:59 am
Portable "Snappy Tom" Pneumatic Cannon

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by Ronaldo Sanchez » Wed Mar 05, 2008 5:08 am
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This is my first pneumatic cannon, Snappy Tom. It's fully portable and self contained.

Valve - Modified Nylex Rainbird composite.

Chamber/stock...

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Whoa.. Nice Cannon. It looks awesome in a weird sort of way, cuz it looks all complicated and stuff.
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Sun Mar 09, 2008 3:53 am
Modding a Pump

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by MrCrowley » Fri Mar 07, 2008 7:37 pm
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Hey,

I bought a pump from Mitre10 a few weeks ago for about $15. It wasn't in a box and had no info. So I thought i'd see how high I could take it....

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No compressor :( Though the heater did go reasonably cold, must of just been the fan.
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Sun Mar 09, 2008 12:14 am
piston qn I need settled

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by pizlo » Sat Mar 08, 2008 12:24 am

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Well with disappointment earlier today I found out I wouldn't have access to a lahte until monday, which totally sucks ass because I'll have a...

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Yeah, and I was so close to making JSRs day. The epoxy tube was so close to being my smaller sealer, but alas it was a bit too big. It would have...

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Sat Mar 08, 2008 5:21 pm
Burst Disk?

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by Counterstriker » Sat Feb 23, 2008 6:08 pm
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I am new to Burst disk guns but not to valves.
Could someone gimme an idea on how they work maybe a diagram? I am not asking for ideas just the...

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I will do that after I try this bad boy out. But bad news is that I had to get a 1.5 piece of pvc for the barrel cause they don't carry 1 inch... its...
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Sat Mar 08, 2008 2:11 pm
P-36c devastator

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by Sticky_Tape » Sun Mar 02, 2008 1:07 pm
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This is my copper rifle. I'm not going to go into detail on this post but if you have any questions you can post them here.

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You could also make darts out of wire nuts. Just get some music wire or nails and epoxy them through the wire nut ....they work great.....
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Last post by nivekatoz
Sat Mar 08, 2008 9:47 am
thought you guys might like this link...precharged pneumatic

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by lockmanslammin » Fri Mar 07, 2008 8:32 pm

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looks interesting.

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They've been mentioned before, have a look here - it's a simple design, but not really efficient or practical for spudgun purposes.

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Sat Mar 08, 2008 1:52 am
300+ psi Whammy gun.

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by Mitchza89 » Thu Mar 06, 2008 3:09 am
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This is the latest in my arsenal. It's an 8mm Boomstick. I've never made a gun so powerful. I got shitty with schrader valves leaking so I hooked up...

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If you have access to a lathe, try and make yaself a solid machined piston out of solid rubber. I found a rubber cork at my local pool shit place...
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Sat Mar 08, 2008 1:15 am
Solvent Welding Help

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by EngagRelyt » Fri Mar 07, 2008 3:26 pm

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I have built a pneumatic gun, and I have solvent welded it with primer and cement. I made sure to put an even layer of cement.

But is was pretty...

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MrCrowley probly hit the nail on the head, your cement is probly out of use by date. You also mite want to go to www.ipex.com they have a free online...

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Fri Mar 07, 2008 4:20 pm
stirrup pump question

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by lockmanslammin » Wed Mar 05, 2008 12:36 pm
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I'm in the middle of a stirrup pump build, and I believe I did my initial calculations wrong. I'm using 3/4 type L copper wich has an id of .785 ....

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Hi,

Thanks for the explanation on the floating O-ring.

Regards
Soren
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Fri Mar 07, 2008 3:19 am
need help.. need a pnuematic. can anyone help?

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by scubadude2x9 » Thu Mar 06, 2008 5:45 pm

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so i have been making air cannons for about one year now and my latest design is unreal but my brother had a t-shirt launcher powered by a pneumatic...

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Another thing you should know is DON'T GIVE UP, My first gun leaked and sucked in general, my second was an attempt at a coax that failed, my third...

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Thu Mar 06, 2008 8:27 pm
Felt Guilty Not Posting This

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by ammosmoke » Wed Mar 05, 2008 1:13 am
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Well, I saw this, and I decided that it just wouldn't be nice to not put it. I don't know what sort of operation speed these have, but they look very...

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These look to be LP gas service valves and are rated for very low pressure applications....25 psi max........You should be looking for the Asco dust...
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Thu Mar 06, 2008 1:50 pm
Mortar Idea

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by Sergeant Dotson » Mon Mar 03, 2008 7:11 pm
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This is just an idea, which is now reality, I had to launch a small Co2 canister. Basically what would happen would be, I would drop the canister...

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I just saw the new pic it is much clearer.
Well I am still going to say it all looks good I dont see anything wrong with it. Have you pulled the...
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Thu Mar 06, 2008 10:13 am
1'' piston

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by elitesniper » Wed Mar 05, 2008 9:27 pm
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hey guys, yes ive searched but i havent found any thing that fits 1'' sch40 pipe as a good durable piston body, you guys have any suggestions?

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i used to use a 3/4 copper cap. it needs a little bit of tape tho.
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Thu Mar 06, 2008 1:28 am
Ball valve trigger question

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by hotknife ralphie » Tue Mar 04, 2008 5:27 am
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Evening, I was wondering if something like this would work?

I know that it would work far better if I were to use a sprinkler valve or a piston...

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That is actually a very good idea and would increase opening time quite a bit if you pull hard.
ill have to try that, simple but effective

That's...
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Thu Mar 06, 2008 12:15 am
semiminimidsized coax

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by elitesniper » Tue Mar 04, 2008 10:43 pm

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Well i didnt know if this was a mini or a normal coax, o well i just posted here, will this is my lasted project, specs are , 3/4 sch 80 chamber,...

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thanks guys um i just drilled a hole in a 3/4 endcap and put the barrel in with some epoxy around the gaps :)

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Wed Mar 05, 2008 6:46 pm
Help with sprinkler valve...

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by madmanmick » Sun Mar 02, 2008 2:52 am
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Hi, I'm having a problem with my sprinkler valve. I have searched the forums and can't find anything about this, though im sure it's a fairly common...

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good for you mate :D, are you the only one in contention or what?
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Wed Mar 05, 2008 11:27 am
Interesting find on McMaster Carr

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by Wombat » Tue Mar 04, 2008 6:02 pm

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I'm not sure if anybody has posted this yet, but if you type in piston cups into McMaster's search box, there are some pretty useful items that come...

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I think you'll find they work rather well. :)

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Wed Mar 05, 2008 1:01 am
My First Pneumatic! :D

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by camdaman38 » Tue Mar 04, 2008 7:32 am

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ok this may be a newbie question but i need some help.

ok i have around about 1m of spare 2 sch 40 pvc and was the part of the barrel for my...

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for the schrader go to a tire and auto shop and as for one they generally give them to you for free, because they replace them after each service.

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Tue Mar 04, 2008 5:03 pm

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