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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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Piston Valve Design- feasible?

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by strangers » Sun Sep 16, 2007 10:40 am

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Well I have already a lot of how-to's on making piston for my next project, a multi shot pneumatic, and decided that I would make a chamber sealing...

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The breech loading is for a hybrid golf /ping pong ball launcher:
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What I could do is replace the ball valve with a sprinkler valve, increase the...

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Sun Sep 16, 2007 11:43 am
Piston Questions

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by veginator » Sun Sep 16, 2007 9:16 am

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1. What kind of pressures con a well made piston take?

2. What are the best materials for a piston?

3.How much psi is needed to get the valve into...

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That can take whatever pressure the pipes and fittings it's made of can take, but it's important to have a bumper between the piston and the back of...

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Sun Sep 16, 2007 9:52 am
Lowest possible voltage to operate sprinker valve

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by Orpackrat » Fri Sep 14, 2007 11:55 am

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I am starting to make plans for paint sprayer that is electronicaly operated with a sprinkler valve. The valve does not have to open fast, but it...

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a small solenoid from a washing machine or dishwasher perhaps?

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Sun Sep 16, 2007 4:20 am
Supersonic pneumatic

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by DYI » Sun Sep 09, 2007 9:31 am
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I am currently in the process of designing a small caliber (0.75 ) pneumatic to push a light projectile slightly over the speed of sound. GGDT...

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Hi,

That´s of course right with the work....

Hey, there is sometimes a non-work solution waiting, but you have to find it first.

Example: My...
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Sun Sep 16, 2007 4:09 am
Grill Master Damage Video

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by Dornep » Sat Sep 15, 2007 9:55 pm

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I've been in the process of building a piston valved golf ball cannon over the last week. The piston didn't exactly work out so I decided to throw...

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As I said in the video, I took a second shot at the cinder block with the steel handle from a fire place fire poker. I took a video of it with my...

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Sat Sep 15, 2007 10:21 pm
BDMAC

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by PCGUY » Sat Feb 05, 2005 5:30 pm

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BDMAC

Burst Disc Mortar Air Cannon

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This is the BDMAC. It is a burst disc gun set up to perform like a mortar. It...

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In between the halves of the union:

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Sat Sep 15, 2007 10:03 pm
making a mini pneumatic

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by f.c » Thu Sep 13, 2007 8:13 am
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ive started designing a mini pneumatic but theres some trouble ggdt shows errors when i input the info so can someone please tell me if this gun will...

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Can you fix a long, strong spring to open the valve quickly? Or a torsion spring in some way? Then it might get quite good.

Modding a sprinkler...
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Fri Sep 14, 2007 11:54 pm
Huge Compressor

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by CannonCreator » Thu Sep 13, 2007 10:16 pm

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Well like you guys have heard my best friends dad owns a BIG TIME pool bulding business, and he builds for all the big time sprots All-Stars and...

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its not a weak pump, just a large chamber. on my smallest gun, a little coaxial pistol, one pump gets you to 70 psi.

and yeah singularity that'd be...

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Fri Sep 14, 2007 10:11 pm
Epoxy chamber

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by us sniper » Thu Sep 13, 2007 10:39 pm

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I just saw a machine that can build things using epoxy. They have made flashlights and watches so far. Do you think that epoxy would be strong enough...

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Enough with the fucking epoxy!
It is never suitable as a structural building material for spudguns. The older people on the forums should know...

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Fri Sep 14, 2007 8:02 pm
Pneumatic Failures- Post yours here!

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by cyanite » Thu May 10, 2007 6:53 am
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This post is for all those people who have spent a S**tload of money, made a pneumatic, only to have something stupid (like a piston) fail or leak....

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I made a ghetto combustion and duct taped it together, ripped itself apart in my hand first time i fired it.
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Fri Sep 14, 2007 3:07 pm
Chamber size for a coaxial

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by DeathBlade » Thu Sep 13, 2007 10:50 pm

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I just installed a onboard air compressor on my jeep and I'm building a coax to test it out. I have my golf ball barrel(48 sch80/sdr21) and I'm...

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In the USA at least, a three inch sch. 40 pvc end cap fits inside 4 sch 40 pvc pipe with about a millimeter of a gap all the way around. I know this...

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Fri Sep 14, 2007 2:43 pm
Idea for Butterfly valve

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by us sniper » Wed Sep 12, 2007 8:23 pm

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i have been thinking about his idea for a homemade valve. It would be easier than making a sprinkler valve. It could be triggered by a blow gun. I...

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Hi,

Thanks for the explanation. Hmm, if the axis is placed slightly off center, they must be good for sear triggering?

Regards
Soren

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Thu Sep 13, 2007 6:12 pm
Piston Rebuild Well Worth it *vids*

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by chaos » Wed Sep 12, 2007 7:53 am
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Well after 2 and a half weeks with a jammed piston i have rebuilt my s400's piston valve.
I made a new pilot seal, bored and cleaned the EQ hole, got...

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No. I replaced the spring in my sprinkler cannon with one from an airsoft pistol and it didn't seal immediately. The only thing that worked was...
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Thu Sep 13, 2007 5:41 pm
Longest shot?

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by El Beasto » Mon Sep 10, 2007 7:12 pm
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Just wondering but what is the farthest you've shot a potato? I've built plenty of guns in my day but am new to the forums and I couldn't find...

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With a potato, map landmark measured, the Taternator II will go just over 1000' with 2X MAPP, 8' long 1.5 barrel. Beyond that much power, I can't use...
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Thu Sep 13, 2007 1:37 pm
Diaphragm questions

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by spud yeti » Wed Sep 12, 2007 10:22 am

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As this topic's name suggests, its is about diaphragms (and questions). I have built piston valves and all the rest, but never a succesful diaphragm...

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OK, thank you everyone for the help so far...

I have bought a female adaptor today, which didnt fit the copper pipe too great, but thats what teflon...

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Thu Sep 13, 2007 11:58 am
Pilot Gun?

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by e1337 » Wed Sep 12, 2007 8:56 pm

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Is it possible to make the pilot of a piston into a gun itself? (Im thinking making it so it shoot cotton swabs / bbs). Advice is much appreciated....

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Thanks for the feedback, Pete do you understand the qustion now?

Later
-e1337

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Thu Sep 13, 2007 11:55 am
Intersting Site

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by Hubb » Thu Sep 13, 2007 12:59 am

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I just found this site and thought it was neat. It is a marble gun that some guy built and has very interesting features. Notable features include...

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i knew that sight exsited before before i knew what spudfiles was. that what i based my first cannon after. ofcource, mine didnt look much like that,...

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Thu Sep 13, 2007 9:23 am
C19o's 1.5" Barrel Sealing Golfball Gun

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by c19o » Mon Sep 10, 2007 8:44 pm
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I havent posted any of my cannons lately so im putting this one up.

Main Features :
1.5 Porting barrel sealing valve
Breech loading
Enough backspin...

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Yep, its nice with clay slugs
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Wed Sep 12, 2007 4:48 pm
Ratios

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by El Beasto » Tue Sep 11, 2007 3:29 pm

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What is a good ratio to follow as far as barrel to chamber size goes? Length wise and diameter wise. Thanks!

Ratios on my gun:
Length-1:2
Width-1:3...

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DYI is a bit wrong since given the length to length ratio of the chamber and barrel, and the diameter ratios then volume ratios can be calculated....

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Wed Sep 12, 2007 12:14 pm
help with nearly complete sniper

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by singularity » Tue Sep 11, 2007 8:11 pm

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well i have what could be considered a sniper rifle (with a scope :P ) but no ammo... so i thought i could ask you for some help. i need some dead on...

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Don't those bags of marbles you buy also come with two 1-inch marbles in them? (called shooters :))

If not, try and obtain some lead.

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Wed Sep 12, 2007 7:56 am
Exploding BB pellet

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by Infernal Maveric » Sun Sep 09, 2007 11:24 am

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Today I decided to modify my QB gun, to have a way smaller chamber and pilot. I then went a pumped the baby up to 375PSI and let rip at a box full of...

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This is why some rifle bullets explode, rapid deceleration causes the material to break apart.

This doesn't happen due to deceleration, what...

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Wed Sep 12, 2007 4:54 am
anyone ever used this?

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by mopherman » Tue Sep 11, 2007 11:19 am

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how does the flow compare to the average blowgun?
could I hack off the front part?

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They have about the same flow as a blow gun. You don't need to hack the front bit off, you can just unscrew it (keep it though because it is handy to...

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Tue Sep 11, 2007 6:03 pm
Air Gun Mk. 2

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by Redcoat » Fri Sep 07, 2007 8:22 pm
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Hi all,

This is my new sprinkler valve pneumatic. After the failure of Pneumatic funk :roll: I decided to get; a longer barrel, get rid of the tape,...

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Well, enough Carnage for now though,
I practically have no cash and I'm slowly buying/finding parts for my piston gun.I hate money problems.
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Tue Sep 11, 2007 3:52 pm
inline barrell sealing piston valve.

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by trae08 » Mon Sep 10, 2007 10:00 pm

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ok i dunno if this is been thought up before cause i sure haunt seen it used in any guns on here. but heres the main concept its just like a regular...

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To me it seams a good solution to a two-inch sprinkler but then you have all the trouble shooting involved.

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Tue Sep 11, 2007 3:21 pm
First Piston Question

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by Dornep » Fri Sep 07, 2007 9:17 pm
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This will be my first pneumatic spud cannon, not counting a crappy ball valve cannon I built a few years ago.

This gun came about from a eureka...

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I did a pressure test and the piston seals air almost as good as a pasta strainer. I first tried it with a small automotive compressor and figured it...
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Mon Sep 10, 2007 7:31 pm

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