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SpudFiles Potato Gun Commercial

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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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VERY simple combustion cannon

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by SpudBlaster15 » Sat Aug 04, 2007 12:37 am

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that's a nice family you have there!

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Sat Aug 04, 2007 7:56 am
first combustion

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by unipa » Sun Oct 08, 2006 10:04 pm
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im 16 and this is my fist spud gun look

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very nice cannon !! do you have a electric diagram of the ignition ? is it build with an NE555 and a power Transistor ?
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Fri Aug 03, 2007 5:36 pm
Home Made Ignition Devices

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by dauphinoise potato » Thu Aug 02, 2007 3:58 pm

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I just made this ignition device using an old 6 volt ignition coil from my dads BSA lightning rocket that he sold. I used a homemade camera flash...

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That is pretty much what I made I used a bit of an old hack saw blade and an old coil of loads of wires I found. But the ignition coil is really weak...

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Fri Aug 03, 2007 5:13 am
My new Favorite fuel

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by spudgunnerwryyyyy » Wed Aug 01, 2007 8:27 pm

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So I was trying ether to no success then I just put denatured alcohol in a fine mist spray bottle and I love it. I live where its hot so it works...

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I put it in a old bull frog bottle 3 sprays works for my small gun. Where is DR when you need him?

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Fri Aug 03, 2007 12:35 am
Cannon on my 2/3 scale jeep

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by fred » Mon Jul 30, 2007 3:46 am
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Cannon mounted on my 2/3 scale jeep

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Haha yeah, if a potato slug from one of these things hit you I think you may be f*cked. Not proper f*cked :wink:

Looks heavy too, must be reliable....
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Wed Aug 01, 2007 4:26 am
Pretty frickin' big combustion

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by noname » Tue Jul 31, 2007 11:20 pm

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Just some big ass gun that cost me less than $20. The barrel (10 feet, 2 PVC) was 50 cents, the chamber (4 feet, 4 ABS) was 50 cents, and the BBQ...

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Your lucky. All the scrapyard around here are just piles of random crap.

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Wed Aug 01, 2007 12:07 am
Another cheap gun

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by noname » Tue Jul 31, 2007 11:24 pm

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This one's pretty fun too, along with a decent paintjob. My friend wanted a gun similar to my 4th of July PB gun, and was going to buy one from me...

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The wires are stickin' out, and so are the screws, but we just think of them as sights. :D
The handle is very comfortable, firing from the shoulder,...

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Tue Jul 31, 2007 11:50 pm
A few simple things I need clarification on

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by niglch » Mon Jul 30, 2007 9:48 pm

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The first thing I'm wondering about concerns the diameter of barrels. 4 chambers with 2 barrels and 3 chambers with 1.5 barrels seem to be the most...

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By power I meant range and speed. I want a gun that will shoot as far as possible (while of course still being safe to fire). I'm not very concerned...

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Tue Jul 31, 2007 10:18 pm
spark strip question....

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by hoarp001 » Tue Jul 31, 2007 3:57 pm

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Hi,

I have just finished making two spark strips for a combustion gun. each spark strip looks like this:

It has three 1mm gaps, and i am...

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It'll work just fine, although as Pete stated, larger strips for bigger chambers will be more effective. I have 4 sparks each about a millimeter long...

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Tue Jul 31, 2007 7:33 pm
new spudgun

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by E-crown » Mon Jul 30, 2007 9:42 am

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i would want some help i was thinking if i had a chamber that 75mm in diameter and 50cm long and a barrel that was 50mm in diamiter and 1m long can...

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pneumatic or combustion ? i think it would be combustion and for combustion thats a fine ratio if you don't want a large amount of power. make the...

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Tue Jul 31, 2007 5:38 am
Ammo

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by Scotty » Mon Jul 30, 2007 4:49 am

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I have been moulding my own rounds using a lead nose and polyurethane.
I would like to hear anyones suggestions as to the best shape for accuracy....

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woof! :D

lol

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Tue Jul 31, 2007 4:54 am
Preparing to build my first gun

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by niglch » Sat Jul 07, 2007 8:54 pm

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I'm probably going out to buy materials for my first potato gun tomorrow. I'm using combustion because it seems to be both the simplest and cheapest...

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it is so loud because its a 1.2 ratio ;)

indeed, drop the chamber size (or increase barrel length) and it will become silent

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Sun Jul 29, 2007 12:35 pm
easter egg gun not firing far

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by bob-a-lu » Mon Jul 16, 2007 11:51 am

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its combusting im using flammable air freshener but the egg gos about 10 feet whats wrong?

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Im happy to hear you fixed the problem, does it work now?

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Sat Jul 28, 2007 12:40 pm
Twitches Science Project V.2. "SNCA"

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by TwitchTheAussie » Tue Jul 24, 2007 2:16 am
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Well ever since V.1 Whompah Stompah blew up from an attack of MAPP gas, I decided to rebuild it. V.2 is finished. I gave it the name Spray and Click...

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DDT? Isn't that a pesticide :?

yeah i think it is....:(

I ment that thing that happens to hybrids...were you loose your face...and it goes...
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Fri Jul 27, 2007 10:29 am
How do you reduce battery voltage?

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by Mr. Gopher Killer » Sat Jul 21, 2007 9:17 pm
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I have ben building an combustion cannon that uses a cordless ryobe drill handle and rechargeable battery. The problem is the batteries for the ryobe...

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it takes .3 amps to kill you.
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Thu Jul 26, 2007 5:57 pm
sparks !!! sparks !!! Sparks !!!

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by jeraldcyc » Sun Jul 15, 2007 1:57 am

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hi my country doesn`t sell stun-guns so i was wondering how i could make one , or perhaps a flyback transformer .... do tell me how please ... thanks...

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BBQ igniters should be possible to find in a store specializing in .. well garden furniture and BBQs. They should be available as spares for the gas...

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Thu Jul 26, 2007 4:15 pm
Tater Salad

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by Specialist » Wed Apr 04, 2007 5:30 pm

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i just built tater salad its super powerful and LOUD :D and its got a pretty good kick back. it has a four inch chamber and a two inch barrel and a...

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hardware store

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Wed Jul 25, 2007 9:55 pm
liquid propane calculations

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by singularity » Fri Jul 20, 2007 3:29 pm

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i recently acquired a green gas chamber complete with green gas valve, heres some pics

the actual chamber is about 2 long and has a...

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hmm. im getting one of those along with my M-11 magazine (1 is just not enogh with this thing!!!!!)

and 1000 shots seems reasonable.

i may just be...

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Mon Jul 23, 2007 8:19 pm
Pressure Regulator for Propane

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by demilus » Sun Jul 22, 2007 8:21 am

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Hey, I'm back after a slight hiatus from spudding due to my pockets being emptied from my copper piston gun. I've built mainly pneumatics, and kinda...

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Before you get a regulator, try the classic standard meter with two ball valves and a PSI gauge. If you're reasonably quick on the valves (close the...

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Sun Jul 22, 2007 4:28 pm
Flow Regulators for Metering Propane

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by mark.f » Thu Jul 19, 2007 10:07 am

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I simply ask this because I've seen flow regulators everywhere, and their cheap. There are both the fixed kind, and the adjustable kind like you find...

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The simplest flow regulator is just the standard benzomatic torch head. Unscrew the burner/mixer assembly (not the pipe to valve junction). You'll...

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Fri Jul 20, 2007 6:24 pm
First Gun. Insight Wanted

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by wanimal » Sat Jun 30, 2007 11:56 pm
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I've wanted to build a Potato Cannon for a long time, but i've never really had the motivation to do so until today. I went to my friend's open...

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3) Porting the barrel is thought to increase the range and accuracy of the projectile by preventing the gases escaping from the end of the barrel...
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Fri Jul 20, 2007 9:53 am
Spud Gun Silencer

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by tatekennedy » Thu Jul 19, 2007 9:41 am

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Hey i just made my first gun and i was wondering if any body had made a silencer for it. and if you had made on i wanted to know if it worked. just...

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In any case, the same rules of longer barrel/smaller chamber apply to both combustions and pneumatics, as does silencer construction.

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Thu Jul 19, 2007 9:52 am
Wiring a 12v fan

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by flamerz14 » Fri Jun 01, 2007 11:57 pm
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I want to wire my computer fan but its a 12v.What sorta batteries can I use and whats the best way to join iwres? I gotb these insulator closure...

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Starting voltage for many computer fans is 7v, below that it won't even start My fan used to run off a 6v battery and pretty fast too. Maybe some...
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Thu Jul 19, 2007 6:35 am
Quicker way to make muzzle knife?

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by Spedy » Mon Jul 16, 2007 8:06 pm
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Ugh. All I have to do is make that stinking muzzle knife and cement my gun together..... and my only file is basically a tubular cheese-grater.......

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My dremel cost $11 before tax hahahahaha
try using a torch to soften the tip, then just cut it with a knife.
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Thu Jul 19, 2007 12:21 am
Combustion Fan Malfunction

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by The Doktor » Tue Jul 17, 2007 12:00 pm

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Gah, I build my combustion with the standard 80mm computer fan. After only a handful of shots working beautifully, the fan just stopped working. When...

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The electronic driver is broken.

How brushless fan works without spark is because of its driver.

The blade piece has a ring of magnet inside, it...

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Thu Jul 19, 2007 12:08 am

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