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by PCGUY » Tue Oct 29, 2013 10:54 pm
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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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by rcman50166 » Tue Feb 05, 2008 4:19 pm
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OK. Everyone always seems to know more than me in almost every topic on this site. But this is my domain! High voltage electricity is what i know...

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great job how can i help the fourms
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Why not to use acetylene as spud gun fuel.

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by Extrusion » Mon Oct 09, 2006 1:22 am
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I think this video will probobly sum it up for anyone who would ever think of using it without doing some reserch.

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The Air Force just did a test using a bunch of different fuels and acetylene one by a mile. I have been using acetylene in my spud guns for years...
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Thu Dec 12, 2019 6:59 am
Self contained 40mm propane grenade

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by Wyrlok » Thu Nov 14, 2019 5:57 pm
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Hi all :)

I plan on making propane combustion 40mm grenades. As a first step I want to make the a simple M79 style launcher, breach action and all,...

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It would be a master weapon ... it can even be done semi-automatically or repetitively, in its humblest version. It is a project for someone with...
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Mon Nov 18, 2019 9:30 am
Coax Marshmallow Beschleuniger - the softballmod for spudgun

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by Hessenbanger » Thu Aug 22, 2019 2:44 pm

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This little Bastard is very loud in reality. It single shoots a marshmallow Salute. A funtoy for barbecues.
The most important part is the...

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A funtoy for barbecues.

Looks like it, nice job! Basic but things don't have to be complex to be fun :)

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Tue Aug 27, 2019 6:37 am
Self Contained Hydrogen Repeater

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by Cthulhu » Wed Dec 05, 2018 4:36 pm
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I've read all the '08 threads with the argument for and against Hydrogen as a combustion fuel, but recently there's been a lot of buzz on youtube for...

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Hah, that's sweet.
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Mon Aug 26, 2019 1:51 am
Combustion Cannon with stand

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by Haniball1337 » Sun Jul 07, 2019 7:11 am

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Hi everyone. I want show you my Potato gun, what I made. For me it is little ugly. I need to clean it but it works and it is fueled via 100 ml...

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Thanks. I don't see on bottle any words about mix.

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Mon Jul 08, 2019 4:06 am
Brownie points to the one who can explain this cannon video

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by Moonbogg » Sun Jun 16, 2019 9:07 pm

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What is going on here? The video has strange music and there is something artistic about the whole thing that I love, but I am wondering what is...

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archived
Looks like he had been working on it long before 2012 it seems, although of course since it's a smaller site the actual page on the gun...

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Mon Jul 01, 2019 9:38 am
Automatic Combustion Chamber Idea?

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by Doctore » Tue May 21, 2019 9:18 pm

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Hello!

Again, one of those hypothetical scenarios, it might sound silly but here is the idea.

The device would be composed of two chambers...

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Fun toy, my first homemade weapon :D
It does not have much energy because it is not compressed, and the ammunition is small, but I always liked it....

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Sat May 25, 2019 1:53 am
Ignition types

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by Potato Demon » Sat Oct 27, 2018 10:04 pm

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Hi, I was wondering what the best ignition (other than a stun gun) is for spud guns. I generally use 2 nails and the piezoelectric thing from a bbq...

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I use one of these in my combustion cannon. I've used both 2(AA) batteries for around 3v input, and now a 5v input from a USB power block. Both work...

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Mon Jan 28, 2019 8:03 pm
Sleek Streamlined Golfball Launcher

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by Cthulhu » Tue Dec 18, 2018 10:04 pm

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I wanted to make a combustion cannon that would not only have great performance, but also would be sleek and durable with an endless supply of high...

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товарищ, it works!

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Mon Dec 24, 2018 9:06 am
My first spud gun

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by farcticox1 » Thu Oct 18, 2018 5:50 am
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I'm not a combustion guy but pictures would be good :D

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Wow! Those look amazing, I don’t think I could build anything that good. I might attempt something similar to what I’ve already made just with a...
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Sun Oct 28, 2018 3:53 pm
Rifle to combustion double camera, caliber 4.75 mm

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by hectmarr » Mon Sep 03, 2018 7:20 pm

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I was trying to finish this little project and I managed to do it :D
It is a combustion gun that works with ethyl alcohol. It has a double...

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nice build, what do you mean by a double combustion chamber system

Thank you :) Look at my post:

Something more of this here:

There is the...

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Mon Sep 10, 2018 8:52 am
Noise cannon for RC planes

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by Futterama » Fri Oct 16, 2015 5:56 am
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Hi spudders!

I came to this forum because I got that crazy idea of putting a noise cannon on my big RC warbird plane.
The plane is 209cm/82 in...

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So I tested 2 things today: Reed valve function and minimal mixer assembly.

First I 3D printed a white tube where I fitted the propane nozzle. Plain...
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Wed Aug 15, 2018 1:23 pm
Butane cannon build

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by ToyFactory87 » Sat Jul 28, 2018 10:35 am

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I made here a small cannon that is intended to use butane gas. My first trial ended up in failure. I am going to build a more reliable igniter that...

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In that case it's almost guaranteed that you have far too much fuel in your chamber. I really recommend the syringe method for accurate filling.

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Mon Jul 30, 2018 7:51 am
Question on 3D printed canon design and regulators

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by nico » Sun Apr 08, 2018 12:37 am

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I’m designing a propane powered canon which will be entirely covered by an aesthetic 3D printed shell. I've run into the problem with regulators...

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Just use a regular propane meter if you really want to be accurate. They are pretty cheap and common at Lowes and home Depot.
Then set it up into a...

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Sun Apr 08, 2018 9:25 pm
4L Propane Inline Cannon

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by MDSpudderButter » Sat Feb 10, 2018 10:41 pm

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Hello all! New member here but have been lurking for a few years. Just finished up my latest build on a metered propane combustion. Specs are as...

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Believe it or not this was just spuds.

Easy to believe on this forum, velocity is king even if your projectile is softer than your target.

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Wed Feb 28, 2018 9:26 pm
Help me make a Non-projectile combustion BANG! cannon.

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by SemperSpud » Tue Dec 26, 2017 10:36 pm

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Hello SpudFiles.

I've made a couple of spudguns in the past, but now i'm trying to create a Spudgun just for a loud bang!

This is what i came up...

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Thanks great stuff. That Exhaust cannon is sick!

And my brother just bought a bird scare cannon. ( they are called Cherry cannons here because they...

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Sat Dec 30, 2017 12:33 am
Mini Spud/nerf gun

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by Pvc primer » Sat Dec 16, 2017 10:25 pm

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Hi. I am new to Spud files and this is my first post. This is a mini Spud and nerf gun that I just made. It is a 1 inch chamber and a half inch...

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Nice work for a first project, consider metering your fuel with a syringe to extract the most performance:

Yes actually I just started doing that...

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Mon Dec 18, 2017 8:21 am
Monster Sprayer Combustion Cannon

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by 200BAR » Thu Sep 14, 2017 10:04 am

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P1070488 by Terry Griffiths , on Flickr

Collecting bits for a while, finally got round to putting them together. Mostly all used parts.
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Wow mind blown. 8) :twisted:

That is one wicked cannon you have there!

EDIT-Looks very accurate also. 8)

Love it well done! :wink:

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Tue Nov 28, 2017 6:36 am
Best fuel type - Cornell University

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by MyImagination » Tue Oct 24, 2017 5:33 pm

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I was recently reading a What If articles on. One pointed me to you guys which is cool but more to the point a source used was from Cornell...

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There is something wrong with the report at
Studying the Internal Ballistics of a Combustion Driven Potato Cannon using High-speed Video
E.D.S....

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Sat Oct 28, 2017 2:31 pm
Opinions needed on first spud gun

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by herve001 » Fri Jul 21, 2017 6:29 pm

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Hello everyone,

I'm new to the forum and I'm about to create my first combustion spud gun. I'd like it to be max 2 meters long.
I've read many...

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Someone Knows How It Works This weapon needed to be explained to me how it works and how I can elaborate it

The maker of that launcher is active on...

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Mon Aug 21, 2017 2:23 pm
Need advice on a new build

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by ski0724 » Tue Jul 11, 2017 8:11 am

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I'm about to build my second cannon and was hoping some of you veterans would offer some advice and/or stop me from ending up with a bunch of...

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A final question - would the addition of burst discs be a significant benefit to this design? I'm not quite confident enough of my abilities yet to...

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Thu Jul 20, 2017 4:54 am
First Combustion Rifle/Cannon

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by wolfgang22 » Sat May 13, 2017 2:42 am

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Hi all,
this is my first post on this site, so I apologise if I have done something wrong or put this in the wrong place. I have built a couple of...

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This is what the whole thing looks like

Have progressed a bit since then, still using a sleeve over the barrel though

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Sun May 14, 2017 12:14 pm
Help with large combustion cannon

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by Cthulhu » Fri Apr 21, 2017 8:29 pm

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I'm making a combustion howitzer that has a 3 inch PVC barrel that is 6 feet long as the barrel, I know that I need a 1.5:1 ratio combustion chamber,...

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Your gun won't even warm up noticeably let alone melt. The combustion process generates a high temperature but relatively little heat.

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Tue Apr 25, 2017 12:25 pm
Combustion chamber below barrel for repeating cannon?

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by Cthulhu » Wed Apr 12, 2017 7:13 pm

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Hi, I'm new to the forum, so if I make any mistakes please tell me.

I have built a simple combustion cannon before, but after watching Grant...

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Thanks so much on the info, the breech for the projectiles will be a PVC interrupted screw that has a de bange interruptor for an airtight seal, my...

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Thu Apr 13, 2017 9:16 am
Wookiee Cannon

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by auxiliary » Wed Nov 23, 2016 8:27 pm

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Hi Spudfiles,

I made an advanced combustion cannon to complement my pneumatic cannon Bigfoot! I call it the Wookiee Cannon :D

There is nothing...

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It's not huge like VERA where it can use Wookiees as ammo, but It does have a 2 barrel for potatoes! I will upload a compilation video soon so you...

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Thu Dec 22, 2016 9:28 pm

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