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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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Pneumatics: Without Expensive Tools

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by mako » Fri Feb 13, 2015 12:40 am

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Hey, guys. I got my propane hammer valve working properly today!! It's the first airgun I've managed to get to the point of real functionality and...

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Totally cool. His work on the trigger mech was beautiful.

I knew the barrel was steel, but I noticed that the dovetailed locking pieces were brass....

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Tue Feb 17, 2015 10:27 am
Need help with paintball tank!

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by ninjamonkey127 » Thu Jan 15, 2015 2:51 pm

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Hello everyone! I just got done working on my coaxial air rifle! I bought a guerrilla air 13/3000 hpa tank with regulator and a Palmers low pressure...

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Submersible systems who make the Spare Air for Scuba diving use paintball compatible threads. They have 2.25 diameter tanks for $95 that are up to...

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Mon Feb 09, 2015 10:45 am
Charging a pen gun

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by Tipsypyro » Thu Jan 29, 2015 9:29 pm

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I know I probably missed existing info, but I looked a lot. What is the best way to keep a pen gun from firing on pulling off the chuck? Is there a...

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Thank you.

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Thu Feb 05, 2015 4:18 pm
Using dual QEVs...

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by Ianbuckwell » Fri Jan 30, 2015 5:55 am

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Sorry for so many threads, but have searched and have no one to ask, I see it has been done before and posted on these forums. I now have purchased a...

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Ok, thanks Don't worry I am having plenty of experience with trying and faillimg on my current gun, just off to try something now as the bolt keeps...

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Sun Feb 01, 2015 3:33 am
Net gun

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by wdr0 » Tue Jan 20, 2015 5:36 pm

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Hey everyone. Have been pretty busy lately but I did recently get a chance to build something. It is sort of in the opposite direction (less...

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Well I tested with net and it works, dosent have the greatest range, but a net gun isn't exactly a practical devise. I ended up changing the design...

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Wed Jan 28, 2015 7:01 pm
First build "Semi truck tire bead seater"

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by Cooter_E_Lee » Sun Jan 25, 2015 3:24 pm

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First post. I am entirely new to the hobby of cannons and what I have built is a Semi truck tire bead seater. However, I will NOT be trying to write...

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You may upload a video on youtube and post a link with the post a replay or edit post using the youtube button right up.
Make sure you paste the...

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Mon Jan 26, 2015 12:48 pm
QEV question

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by vng21092 » Mon Jan 19, 2015 12:32 pm
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I know this might sound redundant. But how do you get a QEV to work semi-auto when filling from chamber? In my last build I put a ball valve between...

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That video is private! Youtube should do away with that crap..... :roll:

I changed the link, it should work now.

Nice shooten!
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Tue Jan 20, 2015 4:09 pm
How to do calculations for a cannon distance, angle, etc?

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by aj23 » Mon Jun 04, 2012 4:55 pm

I know there are programs out there for the calculations, but I need the actual data and each step in the calculations for a physics project. Does...

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Tue Jan 20, 2015 3:23 am
1 shoot

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by bravootome » Mon Dec 22, 2014 9:19 am

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Playing around shooting a big bone by 25-yards.
and a metal targt in the picture by 42 yards.

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Do you have a build thread/gun information? Sounds like my sort of gun!

This is the on with th bone shoot :

this is a hommade qev airgun iv made...

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Mon Jan 19, 2015 3:59 am
Soldering copper fittings

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by mako » Sat Jan 10, 2015 10:28 pm

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Hey, guys!

It's been a REALLY long time since I've been on here.... Life has a habit of keeping you busy, eh?

Anyway, I've got a question for the...

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Interesting. Y'really do learn something new every day, don't you? ;)

Hahaha. Yeah, it's more wasteful, but when you're playing an action sport...

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Thu Jan 15, 2015 3:31 pm
regulator

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by jonpo » Mon Jan 12, 2015 4:33 am

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hey guys, ive been searching for what feels like endlessly for an 'inline' regulator that i would be able to thread on to my 'air tank' (steel pipe),...

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If you're building a pcp...why do you need a regulator? The valve should self regulate...opening more and with increasing dwell as the pressure...

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Thu Jan 15, 2015 12:57 pm
Fiberglass barrels and pressure vessels.

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by Ichabod » Thu Jan 08, 2015 10:48 pm

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Hey guys,
I was wondering if anyone here has used either filament wound fiberglass tubes or fabric wrapped tubes for barrels or pressure vessels? I...

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. Any tips or ideas for this?

They have this stuff called seamless tubing ...most often made of metal ....my favorites are 1026, 4130 or 2024...it...

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Thu Jan 15, 2015 5:22 am
My new updated Air gun - (350psi)

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by ham_machine » Sat Sep 27, 2014 3:29 am

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I have built a new air-gun, very similar to my old one, however this one is much stronger and durable. My old one can be found here -...

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can you explain the working of the trigger mechanism a bit more or maybe show picture/schematics? I don't really understand it yet.

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Mon Jan 12, 2015 1:27 pm
I have a few questions new to spuding

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by Maverik3 » Thu Jan 08, 2015 9:56 pm

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So im trying to make a pneumatic bolt action air cannon. My question is that my design makes it so that the projectile will start at about 6'' down...

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Considering the loading mechanism is a bolt action, I'm assuming the 6 is due to the required stroke of the bolt. If so, the air flow would probably...

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Sat Jan 10, 2015 4:09 pm
GGDT help please?

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by vng21092 » Fri Jan 09, 2015 2:30 pm

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So I just downloaded GGDT because I wanted a general idea of the performance I'd get with a project I had in mind. So to learn how to use the program...

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What does a loose fitting barrel mean? Also, thoughts on flow coefficient, results seem constant at all percentages. Thanks

The projectile is...

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Fri Jan 09, 2015 4:19 pm
Please explain how this works?

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by Ianbuckwell » Thu Jan 01, 2015 1:22 pm

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Watched this vvideo on Youtube

And wondered how it works, is it a homemade pressure relief valve on opposite side of the valve to the 'barrel'? Is...

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Sorry, see you found it.

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Fri Jan 02, 2015 9:18 am
Galcon valve

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by escorrial » Wed Dec 24, 2014 9:46 am

Hi folks!

Been doing lots of reading on the site and have built three pneumatic cannons so far. Two work great and my coaxial needs a different...

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Wed Dec 24, 2014 9:46 am
Spud guns with built in pumps?

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by Spectrabox » Fri Dec 05, 2014 12:18 pm

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I always thought having a spud gun with a built in pump would be pretty cool, endless shots without any need for a bicycle pump or air compressor....

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Here's a nice French project with integrated underbarrel pump.

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Mon Dec 22, 2014 6:54 am
Blow Hard T-Shirt Launcher

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by grumpyoldman » Sun Nov 23, 2014 8:33 pm

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I finally finished the first stage design of my t-shirt launcher. It operates at up to 300 PSI with a 10:1 safety factor. Later I will add a homemade...

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Also random question but does it dry fire effectively? It looks like it would need a significant barrel back pressure to compress that spring in...

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Sun Dec 21, 2014 4:16 pm
No-seal pneumatic cartridge.

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by fractal » Fri Nov 07, 2014 4:34 pm

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-RED: Seal

-GREEN: Firing pin

-BLACK: Projectile

The bullet seals the barrel. Air can't get behind the bullet and push it down the barrel. When...

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Typically, someone already patented it:

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Sat Dec 20, 2014 10:03 pm
Auto air BB machine gun

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by Ianbuckwell » Thu Nov 13, 2014 11:01 pm

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Came across this by accident, the designer sells the plans for it, anyone have any idea how it works, seems to use a motor and worm drive to control...

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This was the post:

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Sat Dec 20, 2014 10:02 pm
Double barrelled?

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by Ianbuckwell » Tue Dec 09, 2014 5:59 am

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Has anyone considered making a double barrelled spud/airgun? I know it has been done by professionals just wondered if it had crossed anyone's mind?...

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Spudamine made a nice double barreled hybrid a while back

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Sat Dec 20, 2014 9:34 pm
30 Foot Potato Cannon

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by TheCannon » Mon Dec 08, 2014 11:56 pm

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So my physics class is building a potato cannon as a project and I need some advice and help. We have all of the pieces now and all we need to do is...

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Thanks for the info! I had wondered about the barrel being to long and actually slowing down our projectile but I figured that because we had such a...

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Sun Dec 14, 2014 10:46 pm
Accuracy again

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by bravootome » Fri Dec 05, 2014 10:25 am

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hello,
maybe someone dig deeper into accuracy and knows more than i do. Again i got accuracy issues, large issues.
TO 7 m i put the bb in same hole...

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I strongly suggest a rifled barrel. Brass/aluminium airsoft barrel will worn out quick if you're using steel bbs.

The barrel is made out of steel....

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Thu Dec 11, 2014 1:48 am
Reducer pressure rating

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by wegz15 » Fri Dec 05, 2014 10:18 pm

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First time posting. Can't figure this out. All the stuff I've been reading says to use pressure rated pvc. Pressure rated fittings will read NSF-PW...

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No. I was going to head back to Lowe's and check the ratings on those. I also thought of switching from 3 to multiple 2

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Sun Dec 07, 2014 1:24 pm

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