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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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Wed Oct 07, 2009 2:13 pm

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My new piston launcher and some ideas...

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by RBurke83 » Mon Feb 11, 2013 11:55 am
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Hey guys, this is my newest launcher. It fires and works well after remaking the piston about 5 times over the last few days. The pilot hiss is a...

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Hey guys, haven't had a lot of time to work on my various projects, but I finally got around to taking a shot with the heavy duty dart, albeit...
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Thu Apr 18, 2013 11:43 am
Golf ball cannon/ WANTED thread

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by millons70 » Mon Apr 15, 2013 7:46 pm

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Well, I want to make a golf ball cannon.
I already have the barrel and parts aren't a problem.

The problem I do have is the Valve.

I can't seem to...

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You can have my GB cannon but it's only a piston valve. Probably not as powerful as modified Mauler valve but it shot a GB at mach 1.04 (radar...

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Wed Apr 17, 2013 5:08 pm
PVC Pressure Rating

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by millons70 » Mon Apr 08, 2013 4:40 pm
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Well.... I'm an idiot. I recently built a PVC air cannon with a a 4 air tank with 2 90 degree elbows and a 4'-2' reducer. I was shooting it a moth...

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Just cuz its sch. 40 or says sch. 40 means nothing.....

Matty;
You too should read the whole article about SCH40 and SCH80 for pressure rated pipe...
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Sat Apr 13, 2013 7:07 am
Reduced air consumption cannons

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by Tranham » Wed Apr 10, 2013 12:00 pm

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Found this on the web, please excuse if this has been discussed before. I am using a large air cylinder to refill my chamber. I could save lots of...

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Basically what says there is a faster opening valve performs better :roll: (solenoid valve vs piston valve), just as a 1/2 QEV has better performance...

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Wed Apr 10, 2013 12:52 pm
Pressure regulator design

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by PadawanTinkerer » Sun Mar 31, 2013 3:09 pm

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Good day spuders,

I'm kinda new to this scene and was hoping to get some advice. So here the story, I had already ordered a paintball marker from a...

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Thanks wyz2285, your design looks pretty good and effective. I am now looking for the parts to work on my very own marker. But I am going to be...

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Wed Apr 10, 2013 12:16 am
My first air cannon. Going to be used to shoot nerf balls :]

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by Jarrado » Fri Nov 30, 2012 12:23 am
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So far I have the following in the picture to work with. A QEV4 I picked up, a co2 charger that has a co2 regulator I can use till I get a palmer, a...

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Basically have my main cannon done. Have a 110ci chamber, QEV5 (3/4), and an air blower as the pilot. Running at about 90psi.

If I fill from the...
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Tue Apr 09, 2013 12:21 am
my two new air guns (with videos)

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by CooperJS » Wed Apr 03, 2013 7:38 am

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Hey guys here are my two air guns.

One is a Golf ball cannon and the other is a semi auto marble shooter.

I currently have no pictures of the two...

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Yea thats what i was thinking, because it seems to pilot alot of air before it shoots. Thinking of machining up some delrin (i think thats what iv...

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Mon Apr 08, 2013 1:09 am
2013 Eclipse 40mm E6

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by Solar » Tue Feb 19, 2013 3:57 pm
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New cover for indexing mechanism, new trigger valve, trigger and mechanical safety. Increased flow from source tank, increased size of slide to...

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Dakka dakka! Sweet
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Thu Apr 04, 2013 6:55 am
Help with large 3" cannon

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by TG75 » Wed Mar 27, 2013 7:22 pm
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I am needing some help designing an air cannon. It will have dual air tanks with a diameter of 4 . The barrel will be 3 . The length I was planning...

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The first mac and beef shot was my favorite.
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Tue Apr 02, 2013 6:46 pm
Good shock pumps?

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by U1timateWaff1e » Tue Apr 02, 2013 12:22 am

I want to mount a shock pump onto my pneumatic accelerator but all of the ones that I find have a gauge on them.

Do you guys know of any good shock...

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Tue Apr 02, 2013 12:43 am
2,5" Tennisball Launcher

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by airpress » Wed Dec 26, 2012 3:14 pm
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Hi all.

Currently I am building a new pneumatic launcher.
The valve i'm gonna use is a 2 selfmade piston valve.
Some more specs of the cannon....

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Hey so I am new to this and I notice on here that most people on here use piston valves, however on Mythbusters they always use butterfly valves for...
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Mon Apr 01, 2013 10:52 am
Weight of projectiles...

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by d.marty » Thu Mar 28, 2013 11:21 pm

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Does anybody have helpful information about the weight of any given projectile affecting the shot. Particularly kick. And if heavier objects being...

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You might take a look at

Nothing about recoil but a fair amount of info on mass etc.

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Sat Mar 30, 2013 11:41 am
Coaxial question

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by RBurke83 » Fri Mar 29, 2013 2:42 pm

Hey guys, I think I already know the answer to this question, but would a pvc barrel inside of a copper chamber be subjected to the same danger of...

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Fri Mar 29, 2013 2:42 pm
Trouble shooting a coaxial valve

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by Teflon » Wed Mar 27, 2013 12:27 am

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Hi Spudder's

So ive been working on a coaxial piston valve, but i am having troble getting it to fire..

the design is simple, as seen below.

Its...

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3 mm bolt in a 3 mm hole is WAY too small to actuate it properly!
Try mounting a blowgun on it, i'm sure it'll work :)

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Wed Mar 27, 2013 10:22 am
spray painting the gun

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by spudzooka98 » Thu Mar 21, 2013 3:44 pm

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hi I was wondering if you ca spray paint a pneumatic gun i know you can paint a combustion but i did not know if the pvc expands when you fill it up...

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I hope this does not sound sarcastic but thanks alot they are really helpful :)

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Thu Mar 21, 2013 4:56 pm
CBHV: Masterclass entry

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by Brian the brain » Sun Aug 28, 2011 2:44 pm
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Edit: This is now my official Masterclass Challenge entry.

The goal is to build a cannon that looks ( almost) factory made.
The challenge is not...

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The hammer will be cocked by hand.
cocking the hammer will pull the cilinder so the hole lines up with the parallel magazine and then the hammer...
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Wed Mar 20, 2013 1:08 am
Build Log. Select fire airsoft/bb Bullpup

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by sinister_shadows » Sun Feb 24, 2013 3:28 am
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So my thread was deleted without warning or reason, did i do something wrong? Anyway reposting.

Before i start this thread, i want to say a very big...

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Zeus:
Use a LM2940CT-12.
This is a LDO low drop out regulator.
Much better than the 780x series you are accustomed to.
With the 780x series you will...
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Tue Mar 19, 2013 8:42 am
In a post-Apocalypse world

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by evilvet » Sun Feb 03, 2013 12:42 am
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In a post-Apocalypse world when all you have left is $20 of plumbing fittings and some Meccano, what do you do to hold off the zombie...

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I never commented on this. Really nice work mate, Meccano is what got me into engineering.
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Tue Mar 19, 2013 6:56 am
SGTC Megah valve build

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by Velospud » Sun Feb 24, 2013 1:09 pm
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Its been about 5 years since I touched a spud gun (had one explode in my hands at 80psi 5.51BAR) was not pretty. but I learned a lot from that day...

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Often the problem with sound is Automatic Volume Control. The first sound wave sets the gain to almost nothing to prevent clipping and distorted...
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Mon Mar 18, 2013 1:49 am
Doublebarreled Whippet.

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by Brian the brain » Thu Mar 07, 2013 3:13 pm
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:D

I apologise for suggesting to give up on this build..

It's sorta finished now and works quite well..

I put some functional hammers on there,...

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You can't blame Nerf that kids dent easily...

Honey, I've made another dent in the kid!

:D :D :D
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Fri Feb 28, 2014 7:31 am
Simple Cannon

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by PVC Arsenal 17 » Sat Dec 29, 2012 3:09 pm

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This is hardly worthy of a post given what people here have accomplished since my last submission. Nevertheless, it's still a cannon so here it is....

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And here I thought that true 3/4 were as big as they came... /:

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Thu Mar 14, 2013 12:31 am
Spool Valve Diameter Ratios

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by PVC Arsenal 17 » Mon Mar 11, 2013 2:33 pm

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Does anyone happen to know if there is an optimal ratio between chamber diameter and port diameter in a balanced spool valve?

With a standard QDV it...

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Larger diameter certainly allows for bigger flow for less movement, but the trade-off as I mentioned is that larger mass and friction means that it...

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Tue Mar 12, 2013 5:31 pm
Need pump help

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by RBurke83 » Tue Mar 05, 2013 4:29 pm
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Hey guys, just got done building my new pump and I seem to have an intermittent problem with the air chuck. Is this air chuck just useless for this...

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Anyway....I...kinda...didn't see a doctor..
Just pushed the gums down each day untill they were back where they belonged :D

Ladies and gentleman, a...
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Tue Mar 12, 2013 1:07 am
Quick Connect to Schrader (rough desgn)

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by RBurke83 » Sat Mar 09, 2013 6:56 pm

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OK, I've come up with a way to quick connect to my schrader valved launchers. This was done to circumvent my buying a shock pump, and also to utilize...

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I made the same thing a while back.
Cheapest way: order 1(well they may sell 4 as a package, but very cheap anyway) metal Schrader cap, probably less...

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Mon Mar 11, 2013 4:31 pm
Maglite Mini mk.II (video + how-to guide)

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by MrCrowley » Wed Mar 21, 2012 5:19 am
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As some of you are already aware, my Maglite Mini is back in service. Thought it deserved a new thread so here it is:

New how-to video:

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Thats like 2700 psi o.0
you think we could achieve supersonic velocity with that and a short barrel?
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Sun Mar 10, 2013 1:51 pm

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