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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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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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stoppers

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by guy_with_a_gun » Wed Oct 25, 2006 7:03 pm

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i have an idea for a new cannon i want to make and it includes a stock made out of pvc but it reqires stoppers to keep the air from flowing through...

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kk ill try that thx

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Thu Oct 26, 2006 4:32 pm
First gun shoots sort of but not really.

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by Bipedal » Wed Oct 25, 2006 9:35 pm

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I built a pneumatic cannon, and it works okay on paper. Sort of. I use a 1 JTV-100 RainBird valve, a 2' long 2 pressure tank, and a 2' long 1.5...

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Excellent. Thanks.

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Thu Oct 26, 2006 6:37 am
Dry ice

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by crazyfreak0075 » Mon Oct 23, 2006 6:06 pm

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Hey I have not found too much on this topic.
I was thinking of Dry ice and how it could possibly be used in a make shift on the go air compressor....

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KVINCEO caught on i was just looking for a cheaper way. but yea djt would it be cheaper to just fill gas up at sporting goods i don't know. thats...

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Wed Oct 25, 2006 1:50 pm
GGDT Help!!!

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by Stang_man67 » Wed Oct 25, 2006 7:12 am

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Can someone help me understand how to use this thing. I have read whats on the site and i still dont understand what everything is meaning and what...

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hmm i think you should try something a bit more basic for staters... don't go with a duel chamber cannon just yet, you will have problems unless you...

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Wed Oct 25, 2006 10:56 am
Cannon Question

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by Stang_man67 » Tue Oct 24, 2006 3:37 pm

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Hello im new here and i was wondering how powerful the pneumatic cannons are. Im lookin for something to have fun with. I see one pneumatic cannon...

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You could try copper or metal pneumatics. They are far more powerfull due to the higher pressure they can have.

I have one build (my second and...

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Wed Oct 25, 2006 8:54 am
Easy Piston

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by Atlantis » Mon Oct 23, 2006 9:01 pm

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I found a way to make a piston that will work for any size pipe.

Push a grocery bag into the pipe, try and get the bag against the walls.
Fasten the...

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Cool, how much did that big of a bucket cost? I'll probably stick to tubes but all...corection...A LOT of power to ya, that much rubber, wow. Is...

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Tue Oct 24, 2006 8:50 pm
lawn genie sprinkler valve

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by subterranean » Mon Oct 23, 2006 6:06 pm

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has any one had success with lawn genie brand sprinkler valves? i havent built the entire cannon so im wondering if i can save a few bucks for this...

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so if i take the rod out i could drill my whole where it used to be?

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Tue Oct 24, 2006 6:01 pm
A couple of questions....

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by Slugfoot » Tue Oct 24, 2006 7:07 am

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Could someone please tell me what the internal diameter of 15mm copper tubing is please? Suggestions for good-fitting and consistent ammo would be...

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Thanks for the answer Pos.
I've just done a conversion and realised that 13mm is 0.5118 of an inch, which is very convenient but slightly annoying...

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Tue Oct 24, 2006 4:12 pm
Question about barrel length

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by Extrusion » Sat Oct 21, 2006 12:29 pm

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i made my first over under pneumatic a few days ago and i must say it it awsome but i think the barell may be a tad to long the chamber is 28 long...

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Yes, the valve is really limetting preformance; barrel pressure never exceeded ~20 psi, IIRC.
I'd expect an enormous improvement if you used a 1...

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Tue Oct 24, 2006 2:00 pm
Another question

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by judgment_arms » Mon Oct 23, 2006 6:31 pm

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Hey all, my dad and I just finished fitting and assembling a barrel sealing piston valve in a tee (We have not glued it yet). The piston is vary...

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Naw, it’s safe to use on rubber and stuff, Its non petroleum.

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Tue Oct 24, 2006 12:16 pm
Piston Valve questions

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by kraken » Mon Oct 23, 2006 6:59 pm

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I'm gearing up to build my first pneumatic potato gun and I have some piston questions. I will be building an over-under with the piston in the tee....

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thanks for the input guys. I was going to try to make it as light as possiable and seal it with o-rings. I'll will try and get some pics up as soon...

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Tue Oct 24, 2006 6:36 am
BB Spread Safe Speed

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by Atlantis » Mon Oct 23, 2006 2:01 pm

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My friend wants a rocket launcher type pneumatic that will fire about 200 BB's, we plan on using a 1.5 Barrel and 3 Chamber, coaxial with a barrel...

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Shadowghost21, could you post som pics of that, or send some to me please ? I'm interested in that.

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Tue Oct 24, 2006 2:42 am
Piston Speed

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by squeaks » Mon Oct 23, 2006 10:15 am

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Ok, here's a question I've had for a long time. What is faster, a chamber sealing piston or a barrel sealing piston?

Thanks for the help in advance...

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cause he can ?

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Tue Oct 24, 2006 2:24 am
Tap Loader?

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by Slugfoot » Mon Oct 23, 2006 4:04 am

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Hi all, I'm thinking of starting a copper gun and have been looking at some of the designs floating around here. I like the idea of a breach loader...

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Frankrede, google?

Obtained by googling '3 way ball valve'

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Tue Oct 24, 2006 12:58 am
Problem with CP-100 sprinkler valve

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by shadowghost21 » Sun Oct 22, 2006 3:24 pm

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Its a UNmodded rain bird cp-100 1 and I just got the gun put together and epoxied. Now when I pump the chamber it leaks like a bitch. I put pipe tape...

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Is there a way to fix it from leaking CO2, it cant hold air that well and when I use my CO2 bike pump I got JUST FOR THIS project its a no go and...

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Mon Oct 23, 2006 11:03 pm
SCH 80 conduit?

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by judgment_arms » Sun Oct 22, 2006 8:23 pm

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I was at Home Depot earlier and I saw SCH 80 PVC, but it said something about conduit and radio something. It had a flared end like conduit. Will...

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And Not cellular core, the conduit is much more brittle ans is likley to snap or go pop. I would reccomend that you only use pressure rated pipe on...

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Mon Oct 23, 2006 8:44 am
plywood piston

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by judgment_arms » Fri Oct 20, 2006 1:58 pm
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Greetings all,
I have come here in order to tap into the vast and semi-limitless knowledge of Spud-files!
Ok, now on more serious note. Do you guys...

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i think hes trying to say 923 pounds of force because it would be 100 pounds PER square inch. but i doubt you would have 9 square inches

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Mon Oct 23, 2006 6:39 am
Profs Over Under Gun

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by ProfessorAmadeus » Fri Oct 20, 2006 11:40 pm

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Here it is The Europa 10,000!! It has a 3ft by 2in chamber and has a 5ft 1 inch barrel not shown here. Also I have pictured my new .22 cal ruger...

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I plink and varmint hunt with it. I took the scope off because im getting new lower lying scope rings. It has a new BSA sweet .22 and it compensates...

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Sun Oct 22, 2006 10:50 pm
Chicken Gun

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by Mr.Taterhead » Sat Oct 21, 2006 6:41 pm

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Just watched Mythbusters and they made this cool Chicken Gun. They use it to test aircraft windsheilds. Pretty cool. At 50psi the chicken launched at...

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They would get more preformance if they used a triggered burst disk.
Butterfly valves suck when used in air cannons.

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Sun Oct 22, 2006 7:56 pm
GGDT UNmodded Sprinkler valve

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by shadowghost21 » Sat Oct 21, 2006 9:13 pm

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Dont know how to model an UNmodded rainbird cp-100 1 valve. DONT send me to the GGDT website where he details a MODDED valve, I have already been...

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Same values... except you might drop the pilot volume .1-.07 cubic inches, and the vent is much smaller. (dunno how big. Maybe .05 or so.)

I'll...

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Sun Oct 22, 2006 7:56 pm
exhaust muffler

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by haulinick » Sun Oct 22, 2006 2:24 pm

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I was randomly browsing mcmaster and I came across exhaust mufflers (page 312). I was thinking, would these work well to shut up annoying pilot...

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It would also restrict the flow, and slow the muzzle velocities.

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Sun Oct 22, 2006 2:47 pm
Using Co2 without spending a Ton of cash???

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by shadowghost21 » Wed Oct 18, 2006 11:16 am

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I wanted to use the mini co2 cartages in a nerf gun of mine to make it so it does not need to be pumped (It is now an airsoft gun) I wanted to know...

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Go with the bike adapter idea. It fits in your pocket, it's fast, it's awesome.

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Sun Oct 22, 2006 12:30 pm
Old Mapp / Camping Propane tanks as pressure 'charge'

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by Bipedal » Sat Oct 21, 2006 1:21 am

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Hey everyone. I've been lurking around for a while, and I'm going to build a pneumatic gun at some point in the future. What I want to know is, I...

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Walmart also has some smaller 7gallon ones that you could put inside of a backpack with the hose sticking out then just push the hose onto the...

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Sun Oct 22, 2006 12:25 pm
1/2" Sprinkler valves?

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by Extrusion » Sat Oct 21, 2006 11:51 pm

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Is there 1/2 sprinkler valves because i havent seen any around here and i was wondering if there are 1/2 sprinkler valves thx for any help.

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ok i guess but i camt do it now for sure i cant even stand up much less go buy parts lol

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Sun Oct 22, 2006 12:17 am
brianthebrains sawnoff riot gun replica

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by killagorrila99 » Tue Jul 25, 2006 3:46 am
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well this is the riot gun replica
good, small gun. not to mention POWERFULL. i had to buy a new end cap caus the bike valve on the last one shot out....

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Yea I did, as I said. Gave the parts to my friend though caus I wanted a fresh start. The hunting rifle needs a new piston Caus that one smashed...
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Sat Oct 21, 2006 11:09 pm

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