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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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thank you for creating this website is there anything i can do to help
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Sparker Reference Guide

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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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School Project - Automated, Propane Tennis Ball cannon

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by Team PSU » Thu Oct 30, 2008 8:58 am

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What a great website. I just wanted to make you guys aware of a senior design project that myself and a partner are working on. We are designing an...

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Great information everyone. I've been doing some significant research lately and I believe we are going to switch our approach to a pneumatic...

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Fri Nov 07, 2008 5:01 pm
I need some help

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by cowkiller » Wed Nov 05, 2008 9:50 pm

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i am having trouble calculating the amount of different fuels i need and i tried to search for info but i seem to be missing what i am searching for....

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Thank you to every one you have pointed thing i either over looked or did not see

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Thu Nov 06, 2008 4:29 pm
My First Cannon... Lots of pictures!

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by Andymcvick » Mon Nov 03, 2008 7:22 pm
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Hey everyone.. I've been browsing these forums for a while now and I finally decided to post my cannon.

Its not very complicated. My barrel is 2...

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Okay thanks.. I'll have to give that a try :D
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Wed Nov 05, 2008 7:07 pm
Ignition with Rocket engine igniters?

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by unhipjuffowupp » Tue Sep 30, 2008 1:15 am
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So i decided to skip the whole grill ignitor idea and just use rocket engine ignitors to ignite the fumes... Is this possible?

I hooked everything...

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Estes rocket igniters, steel wool + 9V battery, fine nichrome wire with a 12V battery, 14G copper wire with an automotive type battery ... All of...
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Wed Nov 05, 2008 4:38 pm
marble gun

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by blowgunsgalore » Mon Nov 03, 2008 6:09 pm

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has anyone made a smaller caliber gun if so what size tankand barrel
. I am gonna use it for pigeons and sparrows

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Usually, the Discussion of Hunting with your spudgun is Frowned Upon. If your going to do it, so Be it, but dont tell us about it.

Also, Do your...

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Mon Nov 03, 2008 6:12 pm
ak 47 inspired cannon

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by nibbler125 » Sun Nov 02, 2008 10:46 pm

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here is my idea to build a semi auto potato cannon. it uses a gas piston to hit a valve to release propane into the combustion chamber and to load...

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There's very little point to this.... fueling the combustion would take a lot longer than just muzzle loading.

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Mon Nov 03, 2008 12:47 pm
looking to fuel my monster cannon

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by F.E.A.R._Sniper » Mon Oct 27, 2008 12:05 pm

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yes i've been teasing you guys with talk about my monster cannon every now and then. I want to put pictures up really badly but because I am in the...

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Indeed.
SCH80 wall thickness may sound like a sturdy pipe, but when the pipe diameter is one foot, its just a thin, flimsy wall which can't have alot...

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Sun Nov 02, 2008 10:41 am
Advanced Combustion Potato Gun

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by LCTChamp » Sat Nov 01, 2008 12:50 pm

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This is my first advanced combustion. After playing with a spray n pray combustion I decided I needed more power, so this is what I came up with. I...

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Starman actually it is pretty consistent. If you open the ball valve barely it wont over pressurize. And if it does I turn off the propane open the...

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Sun Nov 02, 2008 8:05 am
choice of fuel

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by nibbler125 » Sat Nov 01, 2008 11:31 pm

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what is youre favorote fuel?

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Pointless topic. Similar topic posted recently.

Locked.

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Sun Nov 02, 2008 2:16 am
water bottle rockets

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by cannon monkey » Sat Nov 01, 2008 4:48 pm

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i going to make somthing to spend fun time with my little brother a few years ago a teacher made one and the students had to make their own rockets...

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ya well he is 7

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Sat Nov 01, 2008 10:49 pm
clear pvc combustion ?

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by nibbler125 » Sat Nov 01, 2008 9:33 pm

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I want to build a 100% clear pvc cannon with a 6 long by 3 wide combustion chamber and for barrel have a 3' long by 2 wide bore but im mostly worried...

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Sched 40 clear PVC is pressure rated...I assume that's what you have.

Might I suggest a somewhat larger chamber...will be easier to fuel and more to...

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Sat Nov 01, 2008 9:49 pm
Tank Materials

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by fogus » Tue Oct 28, 2008 11:44 pm

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Hello All,

I have been doing a lot of thinking towards my next cannon, which I plan to be an over/under (i.e., non-inline), 2 inch diameter barrel...

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I'm looking for the kind that fits into the 1/4 NPT

You'l better use a replacement schraeder valve, more there is pressure, more it seals.
No mess...

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Sat Nov 01, 2008 6:07 pm
Semi-auto combustion design #2

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by auxiliary » Wed Oct 29, 2008 6:19 pm

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I came up with a design similar to my last one, but it solves the problem of spewing propane out the side of the gun. I decided to go with using a...

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Oops :oops: My mistake. In my excitement over having a design that works , I ignored a very crucial flaw that you pointed out. Well... never to fear,...

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Last post by auxiliary
Fri Oct 31, 2008 11:16 am
Here's a semi-auto combustion design...

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by auxiliary » Sat Oct 25, 2008 6:23 pm

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So this is how it works,
When you pull on the trigger, it is attached to the Delrin hop-up/feeding system so it and the barrel moves back. As it...

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Maybe use pressurized air to blow fresh oxygen into the chamber, at the same time that the propane gets in.
Getting the right amount of fuel in would...

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Last post by psycix
Wed Oct 29, 2008 5:46 pm
Can I fire my spudgun with the fan ON ?

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by nightshot » Tue Oct 28, 2008 9:31 am

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yes, this is the question.. it sound stupid but i need to know o.O
So, can I fire my spudgun with the fan turned on?

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As said above, it doesnt make much of a difference whether you keep it running or not.
The main functions of a fan are mixing and venting, and...

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Last post by psycix
Wed Oct 29, 2008 5:18 pm
What is the best fuel, how to light it

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by 12tjklotz » Wed Oct 22, 2008 6:03 pm

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i have made my fist spudgun and i am having trouble actually launching the potatoes. I used AXE spray for about a second and then lit it with a...

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I just use any deodorant thats lying around. May not be the most powerful stuff but it does the job and best of all it's free (pretty much)

Well,...

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Last post by owza
Sun Oct 26, 2008 10:15 pm
Blunt Lakes simulator

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by ROCK SOLID » Sat Oct 25, 2008 3:20 am

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Sorry i haven't posted in a while , do have other hobbies too ( model Rocketry).

I was just wondering i why i can type in my own dimensions for the...

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thats good that i have a converter. What if the gun has a 100mm T section , dose Burntlakes RatCal only do spud guns that don't that a T section as a...

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Sat Oct 25, 2008 3:44 pm
Im New Here, This Is The First Spud Gun I Have Ever Made

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by car0010 » Thu Oct 09, 2008 5:59 am

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Hey Gyz, I am New To Spudfiles

This is my very first spud gun
i think it looks pretty cool but tell me the truth bout it
if you have any ideas on...

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welcome,

we seem rather similar, im metric too and im pretty new

i like your simplicity and if you said it shoots over 100meters then its very...

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Last post by john bunsenburner
Sat Oct 25, 2008 1:13 pm
Golf Ball Canon, big and LOUD

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by MortarArmy » Sun Oct 19, 2008 7:02 pm
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Not done yet, still waiting on my golfball barrel from BCARMS, but i couldnt resist trying it out.

This is my second gun, basically a redesign/scale...

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got my golf ball barrel in today.

I severally underestimated the weight of a 5ft section of sleeved 2 pvc....
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Sat Oct 25, 2008 11:36 am
Semi-auto combustion concept

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by Ragnarok » Wed Oct 22, 2008 6:54 pm
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As promised a few days back, this is the basics of the semi-auto combustion concept I have sitting in my mind.
This is the solenoid operated one, the...

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I realize the problems now and when I get a chance I will correct and re-post.

Edit: revised, and as always, not to scale, layout not final,...
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Last post by ramses
Fri Oct 24, 2008 2:43 pm
PVC help!

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by elad311 » Thu Oct 23, 2008 11:00 am

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i want to build a basic combustion cannon, but i don't know if the
kind of PVC i found, is good..
(O, and it's not threaded pvc)
I can squeeze it.....

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OMG! This is french-european(i dont know were exactly) pvc!

This not a good idea of firing with this because it its not pressure rated at all.

And...

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Last post by Demon
Thu Oct 23, 2008 5:10 pm
My First Successful Spud Cannon, Check It Out

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by hansom72 » Mon Apr 28, 2008 1:52 am

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Alright I finished my propane cannon now and wanted to put pictures on this website, but all my pics and videos cannont be uploaded because of their...

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very nice gun!
looks very powerful! :D

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Last post by elad311
Wed Oct 22, 2008 5:02 am
First spudgun :) Needing ignition help

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by Silentone » Mon Oct 20, 2008 12:27 am
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Hi guys,

Ive done some reading, I have built myself a spud gun, Its all set and ready to let rip.. But the ignition system doesn't always spark, I...

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You really have to play with the fuel mixture alot to get it to fire. Don't lose hope and keep at it, I had the same problem :wink:
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Last post by TurboSuper
Tue Oct 21, 2008 5:31 pm
Fiberglass reinforcement?

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by auxiliary » Sat Oct 18, 2008 12:05 am
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I am planning on building an inline advanced combustion with two 4 chambers connected with a Wye and a 45 degree elbow. The only kind of large...

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One thing to remember is that nobody wants a bolt that bends (makes it hard to screw in, ya know?).

This is why we have BIGGER hammers! :lol:...
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Mon Oct 20, 2008 12:26 am
Under over or inline?

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by SpudUke5 » Wed Oct 15, 2008 8:56 pm

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Ok well i am making a large bore combustion with a possible 4 foot chamber of 4 diameter pipe, with interchangeable barrels of 3 , and 2 .

Now i was...

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An over-under design allows you to use longer barrels and therefore, it can have more power.
When using DWV, I'd say stick with an inline, or just...

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Sat Oct 18, 2008 5:28 am

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