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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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Stinger (Video)

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by Spuddin » Tue Feb 19, 2008 5:22 pm
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Finally done.
Combustion
Breach load
Shoulder fired

This will be my first breach loader
1.5 barrel 3 feet long
3 chamber 12 long
custom bondo grip...

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Very cool idea! I had thought of something similar but I scrapped the idea for another and am going to just use a regular pipe and igniter to launch...
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Thu Jan 24, 2013 9:07 pm
would this design work?

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by iloveairguns » Thu Dec 27, 2012 6:35 am

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ok imm asking that would this kind of combustion cannon work. It doesnt have a chamber really cause the barrel is the chamber at the same time and...

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well this what ill say will be a bit derailed, but any instructions to build a pneumatic one with a single barrel maybe i dont build a combustion...

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Thu Jan 24, 2013 9:22 am
Airsoft Cannon

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by Boltgunner » Fri Aug 24, 2012 11:06 am

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Hello all,

I am building a new canon for airsofting. I do launch potatoes, tennis-balls, and even large sticks when we run out of ammo. I need...

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Any cannon that can shoot 200 meters with a Nerf pocket football shouldn't be shot at people closer without having the muzzle velocity be...

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Thu Jan 24, 2013 9:15 am
Got Arrested For Shooting My Tennis Ball Cannon (well almost

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by rustlerdude987 » Sun Jan 20, 2013 5:17 pm
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So i figured i would share my story with you guys today. so im 16 and Yesterday i was out with a couple of friends shooting my 6ft tennis ball cannon...

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Same here, I live in an urban area in Wisconsin, my cannon sounds like dynamite, and the cops have never touched me.

Knock On Wood...
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Thu Jan 24, 2013 12:56 am
What's the best fuel for good power and a nice muzzle flash?

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by Squerl101 » Wed Jan 23, 2013 3:16 pm

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Hey guys, I have been spudding for a while now. I currently use AquaNet hairspray for fuel. It produces excellent power, but no visible muzzle flash...

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I'll read everything. It looks like a very useful site.

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Wed Jan 23, 2013 5:02 pm
This math look correct to you guys?

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by Bangotwago » Wed Jan 16, 2013 7:06 pm

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Built a prototype already. Ended up with 1:5-1 and Im not completely satisfied with power. Second unit I'm going to learn from my mistakes. Wanted...

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The fuel left in the meter is accounted for by the fact he is using 14.7 PSI on the left hand side, but using 40 PSI as is on the right hand side as...

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Thu Jan 17, 2013 3:36 pm
Black Monster 2.0

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by zacgun38 » Sun Oct 30, 2011 2:29 pm

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Hello, i am french and i sorry for my very bad english!
I use the site Reverso to translate texts thus thank you has you not to use an abbreviation....

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lol i thought this was a new thread and was about to write the same comment I wrote before.

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Tue Jan 15, 2013 7:00 pm
Spudguns legal in New Zealand?

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by Pyro_Boy » Wed Oct 11, 2006 12:33 am

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Are combustion Spudguns legal in nz.
If so on what grounds do you have to be 18 to pocess or something

please awnser

Thanks pyro :wink:

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Nice, my sister and niece live up there. I'm in central Vic.

If you're careful, you'll be right, having a gun license means you can make a lot of...

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Tue Jan 08, 2013 6:57 am
[PAL] Pulvérator

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by smirpab » Sat Jan 05, 2013 7:45 pm

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Hi all, (sorry for english, i'm French ;)).

I present my latest creation, a PAL to change a little bit.

So it had to be powerful, simple, reliable...

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Thank you very much :D.

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Sun Jan 06, 2013 9:36 am
.54 pistol

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by jean » Thu Dec 27, 2012 5:04 pm

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hi

my pistol
chamber 55ml
barrel 13.6mm/17,5cm

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doing some v0-v8 test today using audacity

with 1,7g full bore wax slug 70m/s (17cm barrel)
with 0,2g 6mm bb 85m/s (17cm barrel)
with 0,2g 6mm bb...

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Sat Jan 05, 2013 8:52 am
Combustion Ratios

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by Essohbe » Sat Dec 29, 2012 10:41 am

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Why are allot of people I read making cannons talking about trying for combustion ratios of 4:1 and 1.5:1, etc...

From everything I've read the...

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That should read most fuel efficient ratio .

I saw a ballistic graph where they measured the muzzle velocity of a spud and all indications were...

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Mon Dec 31, 2012 1:49 pm
Want build a signal cannon

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by Bangotwago » Sun Dec 30, 2012 4:24 pm

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I built my first spud cannon yesterday and I think I have found enough info on here to get me thru that project. What I really want to do is be able...

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When the courts are stacked full of leftists then that is the quality of opinion they will rule with. Just because a court rules on something doesn't...

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Mon Dec 31, 2012 11:19 am
How much propane to meter?

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by Essohbe » Sat Dec 29, 2012 5:13 pm

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How do you figure out how much PSI you need to meter your cannon at?
Is there data that I haven't found or is everyone just trial and error sort of...

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Man, thanks for the help. I'm retarded. Seriously.

Alright so bsically I'll just measure the volume of the meter I make then I will plug that into...

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Sun Dec 30, 2012 10:24 pm
I need combustion chamber math help for 3 or 4" barrel.

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by Essohbe » Sun Dec 16, 2012 4:22 pm

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Alright, I am TERRIBLE with math and I need help figuring out how big a combustion chamber I'd need for a 6 PVC chamber with a 4 PVC barrel (or 3 )....

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Good to hear.

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Sun Dec 30, 2012 12:09 pm
Aluminum Cannon w/ Mixing Piston

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by auxiliary » Tue Dec 18, 2012 3:58 pm

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I built this cannon mostly from scrap aluminum I purchased for $4.50 a pound. I ordered all the other stuff from MSC Direct and McMaster Carr. Plus...

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I made two gaskets out of PVC bathtub liner that I had lying around. The five bolts just squeeze everything together.

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Wed Dec 19, 2012 12:48 pm
Remote Fired Powder Cannon

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by wrath144 » Tue Dec 11, 2012 4:30 pm

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Been a member here for a long time, never made anything worth posting. Figured this one would be worth it ;)

Purpose:
Design and build a remotely...

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To adjust the current on your wire to prevent burning it in two, use a longer piece and shorten it just enough to get it to glow. Then you can use it...

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Wed Dec 12, 2012 5:39 am
Sparkplug powererd spudgun

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by mr.potatohead » Sat Nov 10, 2012 12:55 pm

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well has any one made a potato gun using the spark plug as an ignition like it should work

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yes.. definitly

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Sat Dec 01, 2012 8:33 pm
Regulating propane

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by CS » Wed Oct 10, 2012 5:05 pm

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Both type of regulators I used never stopped venting. My guess is the temperature of the propane is making seals leak because the rubber is...

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What size bottle are you using? 5 lb or 14 oz? If you're using a 5 lb tank I recommend bayou classic 0-30 adjustable regulators. They have a 1/4 FPT...

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Mon Nov 26, 2012 1:12 am
PMC- Multi chambers

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by Petitlu » Tue Nov 06, 2012 4:30 pm

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I thought the concept of multi chambers to double the acceleration of the projectile, I do not know if this is true but hey I suggested the idea...

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Multi-chambers, while they may not reach a higher velocity, allow for a more controlled acceleration curve for sensitive projectiles. On a combustion...

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Fri Nov 16, 2012 12:36 am
Poly-19 - PAL polycarbonate

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by Petitlu » Tue Nov 06, 2012 4:39 pm

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Hi, I present the Poly-19, made in 1 hour!
Barrel and fittings PVC-P, chamber polycarbonate.
Cal: 19mm, 720mm barrel.
Chamber: D40mm, L: 340mm
Multi...

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For Thorjack, I would need a gun metal!
And 19mm internal, it is difficult to find ...

I used PVC pipe as a barrel for hybrids up to 15x:

The...

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Wed Nov 07, 2012 12:48 am
8 inch Mortar

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by Spuddin » Mon Jun 23, 2008 8:05 am
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A friend of mine gave me a piece of 6 inch and 8 inch pipe so i built another mortar with the 8 inch. it has a 1/2 inch ball valve to add the fuel...

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Thats a sweet setup man , you might need to make the combustion chamber more powerful, maybe use a different fuel, but the cannon still pretty sweet,...
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Fri Nov 02, 2012 3:43 pm
16 inch gb-barrel

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by jean » Sun Oct 21, 2012 5:19 am
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hi

what is the best chamber size for a 16 inch golfball barrel?
i know the 0.8 rule and i used hgdt.... but it seems so small with only 29inch^2....

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Keep at it buddy and finish the cannon then well comment on what you have done :) and give you advice :)
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Thu Oct 25, 2012 3:31 pm
Stone Age Tech

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by Aethir » Mon Oct 08, 2012 6:20 am
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after spending the last couple days getting thoroughly lost in mountains of threads, I thought I'd throw my 2c worth down memory lane, crossed with a...

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If you read the fuels pages it is pretty well explained why it is the volume of the air (hence the amount of oxygen) in the chamber that is by far...
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Sun Oct 14, 2012 5:42 pm
Injection gas electric automatic Please Help !!! andurilmike

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by andurilmike » Sat Jul 14, 2012 10:13 pm

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My question is, is what I could not put a motor for pressing the tube with just a bouton.Des ideas?

Shot at 2012-06-27

please looks at the...

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aller dans un animalerie, ils ont plusieurs tailles de tubes pour aquariums.

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Sat Oct 13, 2012 12:05 am
Propane leaving barrel

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by ninjamonkey127 » Thu Oct 04, 2012 11:59 am
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Hello, I am a new member to this site and I also built my first potato combustion cannon. I just got done building it today, but i can't get it to...

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The leak u have sounds like your gas valves are not 100% tight.

second thing that hits me, it sounds like u have not ventilated the chamber with...
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Thu Oct 11, 2012 8:57 pm

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