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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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Wed Oct 07, 2009 2:13 pm

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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
Automatic breech design

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by pvcmaster » Thu Nov 29, 2007 5:49 pm

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First of all, i know next to nothing about real guns, and have never seen how automatic guns work. However, this is something i came up with which is...

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Something tells me I mite be doing more custom machineing. Cool! Looks kinda tricky to make work, mite need guide rails to keep that dart inline....

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Mon Jan 28, 2008 7:05 pm
Cannon wont work

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by nabu92 » Sun Jan 27, 2008 1:25 pm

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I just built my 1st pneumatic and every time I fill up the tank to about 80 psi, the air leaks through the sprinkler valve. I bought 2 sprinkler...

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ahahahah :lol:

Five posts to pick up that there was several metres of hose as the pilot :wink:

Good to hear it worked finally, remember to keep...

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Mon Jan 28, 2008 5:45 pm
My first pvc sprinkler valve sniper.

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by Sparkie » Sun Jan 27, 2008 8:25 pm

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First serious attempt at sniper.
This is my first real attempt at a sniper and as such I heavily borrowed a few ideas and designs of this site.
My...

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Very nice effort, ah who owns that shed?
The scope really sets it off, pity it isn't sighted yet!

Shed is ours. It holds fertilizer and gardening...

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Mon Jan 28, 2008 1:09 am
Pressure gauge install

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by xboxteen01 » Sun Jan 27, 2008 1:35 am

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I searched far and wide for the answer to this but came up empty handed, so here goes. I have a 1/4 NPT pressure gauge for my pneumatic cannon. I...

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alright thanks for the help guys

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Sun Jan 27, 2008 7:40 pm
what is better for chamber ?

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by nightshot » Sun Jan 27, 2008 9:32 am

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i´m going to make a pneumatic marble or bb gun, but, i dont know what is the better chamber, a pvc pipe or a 500ml cola bottle ...

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try the bottle at first if it is the right thing for you use the same barrel and valve and upgrade to a pvc or steel chamber. i would go with steel...

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Sun Jan 27, 2008 2:52 pm
Pnuematic Delay Mine

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by elitesniper » Fri Jan 18, 2008 8:53 pm

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Hey guys just fished my nifty little project yea i got permisson from pvc arsenal 17 to use this design but i tweaked it just a bit this has a 3/4...

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I made one of those, but I got tired of using it and ended up drilling through the endcap on the inside to convert it to a fairly powerful and...

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Sun Jan 27, 2008 1:39 pm
C/B Ratio and PSI questions

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by BrianMigs » Sat Jan 26, 2008 2:43 pm

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I tried to search for these topics but couldn't find anything, or I just am searching the wrong keywords.

I finished my first potato gun last...

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you'll need a half inch drill bit for a 1/4 barbed hose connector.

The correct drill size for 1/4 NPT is 7/16 not 1/2

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Sun Jan 27, 2008 9:21 am
Simple Pneumatic

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by PVC+ME=Dangerous » Sat Jan 26, 2008 10:40 pm

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This is one of the coolest cannons i have ever built, it is a simple pnematic with an infrared 180x scope on the top that is really kick ass.

It is...

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Ford gt man, the 8 foot long copper cannon was about $60 to make and how did i lose it?

Well it was a three piece breakdown gun, you can take the...

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Sun Jan 27, 2008 12:33 am
MMC-2'' Piston Cannon

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by elitesniper » Fri Jan 25, 2008 10:19 pm
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This is the Monster Muncher Cannon. It has housed in a 2'' piston and has a1.5'' porting, it is serviceable through the back threaded plug and...

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thanks i just need to find that gb barrel at somehardwarestore :x
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Sat Jan 26, 2008 11:54 pm
Pressure Gauge

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by nabu92 » Sat Jan 26, 2008 8:53 pm

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Hey guys, I think my pressure gauge is broken.. The pointer is supposed to be at the 0 mark where the metal pin is, but for some reason, it is below...

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Have a go, i have found that they can indeed be fixed if there is no terminal damage.

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Sat Jan 26, 2008 10:06 pm
The Judge’s Auto-Valve idea.

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by judgment_arms » Sat Jan 26, 2008 12:41 pm

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After working on this for better than two years now I think I’ve finally got something.

Ladies, gentlemen, and all the rest, I present to you the...

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Looks to me that having the piston cut off flow wouldn’t do any good ‘cause once the air starts to bleed the valve would still close, opening he air...

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Sat Jan 26, 2008 2:20 pm
dwv....

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by nabu92 » Fri Jan 25, 2008 10:50 pm

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Hey guys I just finished building my first pneumatic...just waitin for it to dry.I was reading that dmw fittings are dangerous and all of my joints...

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I like the idea of proofing, only thing is if you crack the pipe, but not blow it, you’ve just defeated the purpose.
Plus going to 60 to proof it for...

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Sat Jan 26, 2008 11:21 am
Slider Collapseable

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by quiggly17 » Sat Jan 26, 2008 7:35 am

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this is my new work in progress i call it the slider the chamber collapses in the barrel like a m72a1 law

the gun collapsed

the gun extended...

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that is awsome how much power does it get and got any specs

Edit: your chamber pipe is dwv and should not be used above 60psi

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Sat Jan 26, 2008 9:52 am
silencers

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by POLAND_SPUD » Sun Jan 20, 2008 5:04 pm
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I am currently building a silencer for my QEV cannon (it isn't semi yet, it seems that it would take me some time to make several upgrades on this...

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It doesn't silence the gun completely but it makes the BANG at 300 psi more quiet... it is more like a normal silencer at lower pressures.....

well...
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Sat Jan 26, 2008 9:28 am
Sweated Copper Pressures

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by chartreusesnot » Tue Jan 22, 2008 11:24 pm
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After seeing the S400, I thought I have to make a Sniper and so I have been looking around at copper rifles, and it seems like they can hold pretty...

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and how might I do this safely

Search there are lots of threads about this
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Sat Jan 26, 2008 12:11 am
Peanut Butter Piston Questions

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by kablooie » Fri Jan 25, 2008 8:15 pm

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I am currently working on a 3 piston cannon, and found out that a skippy peanut butter jar fits quite nicely into 3 pipe, with only about 1/16 of an...

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Okay, thanks guys. Expanding foam it is! Now to figure out a bumper...

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Fri Jan 25, 2008 8:36 pm
Copper pipe size

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by dave1 » Thu Jan 24, 2008 10:03 am

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I have a problem finding a short piece of tubing/pipe/whatever to fit inside type L copper tube. I am building a 1/2 piston valve for relieving a 2...

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Thanks. I've found the perfect tube to fit inside that L type copper. It's a short 1/4 NPT brass nipple. I was able to chuck it up in a 1/2 chuck and...

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Fri Jan 25, 2008 12:42 pm
Got a cool name for a cannon?

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by brogdenlaxmiddie » Wed Jan 23, 2008 8:15 pm
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Hey everyone! I'm about to make the jump on finally putting my big pneumatic together and I then relized, I DON'T HAVE A NAME FOR IT!!!! So, in all...

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Fri Jan 25, 2008 12:17 am
Almost finished Piston cannon

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by bigbob12345 » Mon Jan 21, 2008 6:41 pm

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Ive been working at this for a while and Im finnally almost done.Today I went to lowes to get some 1.5in sdr21 and got a ten foot stick for 4 bucks.I...

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Yea most of them were but the ones under neath all the dirty ones are pretty clean as you can tell by the pictures of the barrel.
Edit:Can anyone do...

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Thu Jan 24, 2008 9:29 pm
C/B ratios and diminishing returns

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by dewey-1 » Tue Jan 22, 2008 3:02 pm
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Ah springs!

I thought of posting the spring analogy before but I was derailed by some other formulas and forgot, clides already done one but dammit...
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Thu Jan 24, 2008 8:02 pm
Tilt valve ??

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by DVLCHLD » Mon Jan 21, 2008 8:15 pm

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Say you have a sprinkler valve that you want to mod for pneumatic operation. Istead of using a 1/4 ball valve or a blow nozzle, could you use a...

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I tried the tilt valve today. It doesn't let enough air out fast enough to allow the sprinkler valve to open. So scratch that idea. lol.

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Thu Jan 24, 2008 7:02 pm
Pneumatic Rifle

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by niglch » Wed Jan 23, 2008 9:55 pm

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My friend and I are planning on building a pneumatic sniper rifle. We are thinking of using a 3/4 barrel with a modified sprinkler valve. I have done...

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Atmospheric pressure combustions (i.e. not hybrids) can produce and absolute maximum of 129 psig in the chamber post combustion, with a perfect mix...

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Thu Jan 24, 2008 6:18 pm
Homeade Super Soaker

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by miskaman » Mon Jan 21, 2008 6:51 pm

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I'm making a homeade super soaker to use next summer with the air pressure coming from a bike pump and using one or two 2-liter bottles for holding...

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Noob of Noobs
Dude, I loaded up this cannon with a 5 foot chamber and barrel (1.5 chamber and 1.25 barrel) with water, and when I shot it, it was...

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Thu Jan 24, 2008 2:20 pm
first pneumatic cannon

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by brad1780 » Wed Jan 23, 2008 9:35 pm

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this is my first attempt at a pneumatic cannon. it has a 1 sch 40 by 4 foot long barrel. it uses a 1 lawn genie sprinkler valve with a 2 sch 40 by 2...

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Very similar to a gun I posted on here recently the chamber is just a little smaller
Good job all together but get some epoxy

When I click your...

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Thu Jan 24, 2008 5:36 am

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