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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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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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Loose Fittings????

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by The_Kangsta » Fri Feb 01, 2008 9:46 pm

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Sorry if this sounds noob
I am building a sprinkler valve rifle and it has a 3/4 inch stock tat is going to be pressurized to 100 + psi. when i...

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Ohh okay now I know what you meant it doesnt burn the lettering off it dissolves it off.

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Sat Feb 02, 2008 2:58 pm
DPS-1

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by nabu92 » Sat Feb 02, 2008 12:42 am

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This is my 1st Pneumatic, I would like to thank everyone on spudfiles for helping me.

DPS-1 is a simple pneumatic made with Sch 40 PVC and a modded...

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That looks really good
but the sprinkler valve might be constricting flow a little
if you have a chamber that big a 2in piston valve would be better...

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Sat Feb 02, 2008 9:59 am
Best type of solenoid valve

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by chicagobears10 » Sat Feb 02, 2008 4:40 am

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Hey

I am currently designing me second pneumatic and wondering what is the best kind of solenoid valve i can get and if a normal plastic garden one...

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Hey

I am currently designing me second pneumatic and wondering what is the best kind of solenoid valve i can get and if a normal plastic garden one...

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Sat Feb 02, 2008 5:18 am
2" Coaxial (3/4" Barrel)

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by frogy » Fri Feb 01, 2008 8:01 pm

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Here's another new gun I decided to plop out... :shock: Plopping out a 2 cannon sounds painful :lol: :roll:

Here's the gun's specifications....

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Thank you. I've been planning many guns in the past few weeks\month(s), and now that I have some capital to work with, I'm throwing them out like...

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Fri Feb 01, 2008 10:33 pm
Sprinkler Valve

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by pbpenguin5 » Mon Jan 28, 2008 3:01 pm
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Hey, I grabbed a generic type sprinkle valve at Home depot for 11 bucks without realizing it needed to be a watermaster or rainbird. However, it...

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Thanks for the tips, I know how a sprinkler valve works though

I am sealing up that hole anyway when I mod it this weekend, just curious if it would...
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Fri Feb 01, 2008 6:15 pm
Jack's semi pellet gun?

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by Solo » Mon Apr 09, 2007 9:35 am
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Hey Jack, whatever became of your design for a .22 pellet gun that used a hammer to knock the bolt forward, simultaneously loading a pellet and...

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I had made this several years ago - spudtech post June 2004! - unfortunately it's hard to compromise between a good seal and limiting the friction,...
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Fri Feb 01, 2008 3:45 am
New TB Gun

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by BigGrib » Thu Jan 31, 2008 12:11 am

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Hey, I decided to finally finish my new TB Gun with the bolt action barrel integrated into the new design. I used my old 1.5 irritol valve but some...

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Jrrdw, whats with the emoticons on crack?. They're getting more interesting everytime you use a new one.

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Fri Feb 01, 2008 3:00 am
Air power vs Combustion power for tennis ball cannon

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by nicetoentice » Thu Jan 31, 2008 1:30 am
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This is an awesome site.

I'd like a little help from the collective minds.

I would like to build a cannon to shoot tennis balls for training in...

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Yes, lots of great ideas to start with.
I like BigGrib link also

The T as a place for a magazine is nice too.

Now I just need to see if adding a...
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Fri Feb 01, 2008 12:01 am
How Do You Set Up A QEV?

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by pnematicrookie » Thu Jan 31, 2008 10:20 pm

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I'm anxious to try out a QEV but i have no idea what to do. Do you use a blowgun, ball valve? Any info would be appreciated

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I didn't know how to set one up either once upon a time.

So I looked at cannons that used QEV's in the showcase section, and learnt which port is...

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Thu Jan 31, 2008 11:39 pm
Metalingus Rifle (now with a video!)

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by potatoflinger » Sat Jan 19, 2008 5:30 pm
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This is my new paintball rifle...Yeah, that's right, it's a rifle. It's just a basic QEV cannon. I named it metalingus after one of my favorite songs...

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ok, question...why does the ball valve have to be there? Does it have to be open or closed when shooting? help me out guys...i wanna learn lol
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Thu Jan 31, 2008 11:04 pm
My New Gun

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by pnematicrookie » Wed Jan 30, 2008 1:32 pm

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this is my new gun...all i did was take my last gun apart and just used spare parts i already had....for some reason i can only get it to like 105...

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thanx, yeah that 1 valve is ridiculous, i would just rather buy a real gun lol

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Thu Jan 31, 2008 10:14 pm
How to secure your barrel to your piston?

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by limbeh » Fri Jan 25, 2008 8:49 pm

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Was just 30 minutes away from going out to buy my pipes / parts when I realised that in my design there's only a 4x3 inch reducing socket holding...

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Wood might be good for you guys in the US......but here, where I live, the humidity is a lot higher (90-100% all year round), so wood doesn't last....

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Thu Jan 31, 2008 10:09 am
My first cannon

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by Corrupted355 » Tue Jan 29, 2008 1:25 am
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This is my first attempt at building any type of cannon. I decided that I wanted one after seeing what they could do at a paintball Scenario game. So...

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That's kinda why I use the JCS ones. When they do break, they're broken for good, but I find that they last a little longer and they have slightly...
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Wed Jan 30, 2008 10:48 pm
Coax Barrel As

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by elitesniper » Wed Jan 30, 2008 7:07 pm

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Hey guys witch barrel so you think is more ideal in a 2'' sch 40 chamber for a coax a sch 40 3/4 or a sch 40 1''? im going for the one with most...

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Yep 100ft but you dont at all need a barrel that long although I am very tempted to attempt this I wonder what kind of power Id get.
Great now all I...

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Wed Jan 30, 2008 7:52 pm
Valve Opening Time-

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by BrianMigs » Mon Jan 28, 2008 9:57 pm
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Does anyone know where I can find a list of how long it takes a certain type of valve to open?

i.e., ball valve, spring ball valve, piston,...

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ok thx...
what about a 1/2 ballvlave and a slide valve of the same size ? which one is better ?
you know it takes some time before a BV fully opens...
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Wed Jan 30, 2008 2:53 pm
Barrel same size as piston

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by bugsingelyn » Tue Jan 29, 2008 8:03 pm

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I'm trying to build a small plinker out of copper without having to buy anything, and I came across a Tee with 1/2 ports on 2 sides and a 3/4 port on...

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Add a piston return spring to crack open the valve and it could work :)

ah, but now you've changed the dynamics of the system ;p yeah, in that case...

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Wed Jan 30, 2008 5:36 am
GGDT lies

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by VooDooCC » Mon Jan 28, 2008 11:02 pm
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So I finally had a day off work that I could test out my cannon without worrying about waking up the other people in the house. The gun is nothing...

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But the more mass you have for a projectile wont it go farther?

Or is that only when you have the same amount of energy pushing behind a heavy...
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Tue Jan 29, 2008 11:56 pm
Flak Gun Help

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by ShowNoMercy » Mon Jan 28, 2008 3:30 pm
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So as of now I have the money and a vague idea of what I want to build, so I just need a bit of advice for my cannon. I want to make it with a 2 inch...

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Nah I am using a 2 inch bore, based off of the caulk tubes I plan on using as ammo. If I get it all working I may have enough inertia to start...
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Tue Jan 29, 2008 9:38 pm
Spring loaded ball valve vs Piston valve.

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by Mitchza89 » Tue Jan 29, 2008 4:05 am
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Hey guys,

Small bore piston guns are just starting to flat out annoy me so I was wondering on whats better, a ball valve yanked with a nice tough...

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Well you'll be set if your using I dunno.....maybe 1000+ psi :D
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Tue Jan 29, 2008 9:30 pm
Handheld PC *youtube*

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by Carlman » Mon Jan 28, 2008 12:04 am

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Hi all,

I dont know if this has been shown here or not

Does anyone know what valve that is, ive never seen one on here or anywhere before...

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Looks great, butterfly valve must have cost a bundle. i do object ,however, to the excessive chamber volume and the dude sticking his hand in the...

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Tue Jan 29, 2008 8:23 pm
3 shot cannon "design"

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by pbpenguin5 » Mon Jan 28, 2008 10:28 pm

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I'm going to try to describe this as best as I can. Picture three congruent cylinders about 1 foot long all lined up and strapped together. On one...

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If you're using copper pipe and pressure fittings and 95/5 tin/antimony solder, you don't need to worry about the copper failing, even at the full...

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Tue Jan 29, 2008 8:00 pm
BrainStorming - Few Questions

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by BlackWater18 » Sun Jan 27, 2008 3:47 pm

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Alright, I just recently got my allowance. And of course it is burning a hole in my pocket. So I want to build a Sniper . But there are a few...

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1) I would like to use a Copper barrel but I am not sure if I could get a copper barrel while using a sprinkler valve, so is it possible to use a...

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Tue Jan 29, 2008 7:32 pm
Breech Loading Question

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by brogdenlaxmiddie » Mon Jan 28, 2008 10:30 pm

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As I'm building my cannon. ( 16' of 4 chamber with 20' of 2 barrel, with a triggered burst valve) I was wondering if by building a breech on the...

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your a genius! Thanks dude!

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Tue Jan 29, 2008 3:19 pm
to decide between...

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by Mr. Beaver » Tue Jan 29, 2008 1:58 pm

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hi everyone,
i wanted to know what is better (if not better so pro's and con's please):
a diaphragm type QEV vs. piston type QEV,

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how to know...

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A sprinkler valve works exactly like a diaphragm QEV so you should be fine filling from the chamber or the pilot, it shouldn't make a difference.
I...

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Tue Jan 29, 2008 2:38 pm
some pneumatic cannons...

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by Kiwi » Mon Jan 21, 2008 5:51 pm
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I made 3 pneumatics cannons (+ a lego pneumatic cannon...^^)

2 cannons with a coca-cola bottle...:

(the first was destroyed...)

I upgarded it,...

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yer cos when you close the ball valve the only air that will exit the barrel is the stuff between the ball valve and tha firing valve so basically...
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Tue Jan 29, 2008 3:51 am

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