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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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Wed Oct 07, 2009 2:13 pm

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hand pump

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by trollhameran » Thu Jan 03, 2008 3:50 pm

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Would this pump be any good for use with my cannon, it says the gauge goes up to 140psi but will it actually pump to that pressure?

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thanks for the help, im checking out wiggle now, and ill look up shock pumps as well

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Thu Jan 03, 2008 4:52 pm
optimum barrel length

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by brogdenlaxmiddie » Wed Jan 02, 2008 9:21 am

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I was infering upon the best length for a pneumatic gun. For a gun w/ 16' of 4 pipe ( chambers (actually, its a dual chamber w/ 2x 8' sections))
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yeah the extracts went to the same folder. i dunno i tried a good 5 times following them exactly, no luck.

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Thu Jan 03, 2008 3:09 pm
Epoxying a copper gun.

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by Mitchza89 » Wed Jan 02, 2008 9:28 pm

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I'm looking to make a gun similar to Galfisks piston gun. Through my mate, I'm able to get $145 of materials for 40 due to his staff discount. The...

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Wow... I've never seen copper comp. fittings over 3/4 anywhere. Not even McMaster :shock:

Of course, McMaster doesn't even carry copper tube or...

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Thu Jan 03, 2008 2:05 pm
3/4" diaphragm valve

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by jackssmirkingrevenge » Wed Jan 02, 2008 11:32 am

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Found this little blighter at work which seems to correspond to the Gemü model 610 , well made bit of kit. The preload on the springs is tremendous,...

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15 millimeter = 0.5905511811 inch
Why quote it to that accuracy?

Firstly, it's probably only nominally 15mm - the seat diameter could be a mm or...

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Thu Jan 03, 2008 1:54 pm
first coaxial plans

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by Easterbunny » Wed Jan 02, 2008 1:43 pm
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well the pic is pretty self explanatory, but what my plan is to make an small air cannon with a 1.5in barrel and a 3in chamber in a coaxial setup. it...

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people like to use pool noodles

but if your using foam it has got to be some tough foam
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Wed Jan 02, 2008 10:22 pm
Pistion Gauge Question

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by elitesniper » Wed Jan 02, 2008 7:30 pm

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Hey guys i have a question about the gauges on the pistons well if you attach the guage on where the exhaust area is instead of the chamber area will...

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Ah okay, pilot volume would be a bit big but your sprinkler valve takes good care of that :twisted:

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Wed Jan 02, 2008 8:28 pm
My First Spud Gun

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by spudnik11 » Mon Dec 31, 2007 12:20 am

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This is my first spudgun. I decided to make it a pneumatic. It is all 1 PvC, which is all pressure rate. I used a simple 1 ball valve, since this is...

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you are a good man 8)
but you have to know what software you have, other than that not much we can do

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Wed Jan 02, 2008 7:12 pm
BigJon's Latest Cannon

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by BigJon » Wed Jan 02, 2008 11:51 am

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This is my newest and biggest pneumatic cannon. It is the first gun I have built that was designed just for potatoes. I have only got a couple shots...

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Actually I have never seen those plans before but it does look just like mine except for the valve. Oh and nice cannon pvcmaster.

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Wed Jan 02, 2008 6:37 pm
Cannon seems underpowered?

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by lemmiwinks » Mon Dec 31, 2007 4:00 pm
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So I finished my pneumatic cannon, it has a modded sprinkler valve, 3' 3 diameter chamber and 3.5' 3 diameter barrel. I've tried shooting some...

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Wed Jan 02, 2008 5:01 pm
How Do These Work?

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by e1337 » Tue Jan 01, 2008 6:41 pm

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I have recently been looking into buying a paintball grenade launcher because they are really interesting. I know the basics, the user charges the...

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here you go:

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Wed Jan 02, 2008 3:04 am
old threaded pipe dillema

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by mopherman » Tue Jan 01, 2008 12:33 pm
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i found a long 3/4 threaded pipe in my basement . It has a couple of fittings and a cool ball valve on the end. But they seem to to stuck on with...

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What you should first do is use a wire wheel to clean off as much of the compound as you can. Then, soak the threads, inside and out, with a...
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Wed Jan 02, 2008 12:47 am
SCTBDCv1.5 - 450psi 50mm steel cannon (updated with new vid)

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by DYI » Sat Dec 08, 2007 4:45 pm
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I knew that a lot of you didn't want to wait until spring to see this, so I dragged it out, along with a heater light for the barrel, to take one...

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Mark, that GGDT is close, but not quite;
The pressure used was 470, not 450, the dead space is more like 10+ cubic inches, and the flow coefficient...
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Tue Jan 01, 2008 10:35 pm
Aerial Projectile Launchers

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by mark.f » Mon Dec 31, 2007 4:42 pm
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This is something I made for New Years. It will launch projectiles straight up. I threw it together out of random crap.

Here's the only picture:

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I seem to remember those...
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Tue Jan 01, 2008 8:14 pm
Piston

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by elitesniper » Tue Jan 01, 2008 5:40 pm

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Hey guy i need to ask you a quick question about pistons well, um for pistions do the need and oring ? do they have to be air tight in the tee were...

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yea thats what ima do

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Tue Jan 01, 2008 7:23 pm
Opening a Ball Valve faster

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by TheTrooper » Mon Nov 12, 2007 10:47 pm
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Any ideas on how to open a simple ball valve faster than just with your hand?
I'm looking for a smooth way to open it so i may be able to look down...

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this is my cannon, theres videos and pics on there
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Tue Jan 01, 2008 3:03 pm
first cannon

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by trollhameran » Tue Dec 11, 2007 1:31 pm

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this is my first attempt at a cannon. The barrel is 1.25m 15mm copper pipe and the chamber is 1.55m 22mm copper pipe. It uses a ball valve which im...

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my cannon is now nearly finished, its gone through alot of changes as i had quite a few problems with the spring loading but i finally got it working...

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Tue Jan 01, 2008 3:01 pm
sniper rifle chamber question

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by Strake » Sun Dec 30, 2007 4:06 am
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ive got a piece of metal pipe laying around 25mmx250mm would this be sufficient for a sniper chamber or would it lose alot of power. im after...

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yea i sure do hope so
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Tue Jan 01, 2008 10:40 am
rapid fire mortar

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by quiggly17 » Sun Dec 30, 2007 10:54 pm
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well i was searching on youtube today and i saw this does any one know how it works or have an idea

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In another vid of his you can hear air leaking constantly in the background and sounds of possible chamber refill
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Tue Jan 01, 2008 5:30 am
ARES-216ci now with video(updated)

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by mtronic » Sun Dec 02, 2007 5:45 am
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This is my new cannon Ares(god of war). It was built after I was inspired by woffers and pcv's 2 sprinkler cannons.

Chamber- 4.5ft of 3 pvc

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NO MORE VALVES LEFT

LAST PURCHASE BY IKNOWMYTABLES!!!!!!

EDIT: O shoot wrong post :lol: Thought it said ASCO. My bad :oops:
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Last post by SpudUke5
Tue Jan 01, 2008 3:46 am
5ft Pneumatic Burst Valve Cannon

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by l)ave » Sun Dec 30, 2007 4:17 pm
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This is my first post on the site and I thought I should start off with a completed project. Here is the most powerful potato gun I have made so far,...

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you can also your paper for burst disk you know those school text books the paper is kind of smooth yea i use those they hold 20 psi a sheet so if...
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Tue Jan 01, 2008 2:48 am
MBDC - 500 psi handheld burst disk gun

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by DYI » Mon Dec 24, 2007 5:47 pm
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This is just a spare parts gun I threw together last week. Chamber is 30 ci, barrel is .787 x 61 .

Fired by opening filling ball valve, which fills...

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I like the full metal aspect. Nice damage shots.
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Tue Jan 01, 2008 12:18 am
Judgment Arms M1A1 MAW

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by judgment_arms » Mon Dec 31, 2007 8:56 pm

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Judgment Arms M1A1 M.A.W. 2 inch Shoulder Cannon, a First and a Last:

First things first, the technical data:

Caliber: 2inch, 50mm (2”X10”R M2...

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Chances of seeing this at field are slim, it’s to dang heavy. That and I’ve already got a much more compact high pressure low volume cannon on the...

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Mon Dec 31, 2007 11:38 pm
''The Works''

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by elitesniper » Mon Dec 31, 2007 12:38 am
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Hey, has any one heard of the works bomb? it uses a tolit bowl cleaner and aluminum foil to creat pressures that blow a bottle up, its builds up...

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Hmm... Might have been a different version... Anyways, they each work, and that's what matters. :wink:
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Mon Dec 31, 2007 11:25 pm
Pneumatic Bolt-Action Sniper Rifle

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by whittingstall » Mon Mar 19, 2007 8:40 am
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This (my first pneumatic!) particular rifle was designed to be portable, and most importantly easy to pump, reload and fire (and not cost a million...

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Cool gun man... Kinda reminds me of the Antique gun posted here by JSR not long ago, with the way the tank is mounted
Don't shoot me, it was a...
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Mon Dec 31, 2007 7:37 pm
It using a CO2 tank that dangerous?

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by Erlex » Mon Dec 17, 2007 11:14 pm
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My question is concerning how well PVC piping will hold up after it is filled with CO2 and fired multiple times. To my knowledge, PVC gets brittle...

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The only thing necessary for plasma rounds is a way to produce stable plasma (funny I know) with extreme cohesion and little adhesion. Also why do...
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Mon Dec 31, 2007 12:20 am

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