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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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HYBRID FUELING 101

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by SpudBlaster15 » Mon Mar 17, 2008 10:56 pm
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Part 1: Using traditional hybrid fuel meters correctly

Question: How many of those who have constructed hybrid launchers have used either an online...

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thank you this is so helpfull!!
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Fuel air meter

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by metalmeltr » Sun Mar 21, 2010 7:30 am

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I recently saw a gauge in the summit racing catalog that consists of an oxygen sensor and a gauge that tells you the fuel air mixture. What do you...

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Most oxygen sensors mount in the exhaust. They require high temperature to operate and measure the remaining oxygen after combustion. They are not...

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Mon Mar 22, 2010 2:53 am
Propane + Oxygen + Steel Gun

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by xequa » Wed Mar 17, 2010 1:42 am

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Hi folks, I'm trying to design a steel potato cannon that uses propane and a bit of O2 to generally increase the % of available combustible matter in...

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Any suggestions on how to make this thing cheaper? 3 black steel pipe is very expensive... at this point I'll have to wait to build the thing till......

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Fri Mar 19, 2010 12:34 am
busy with 10X hybrid (still in the design phase)

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by Heimo » Mon Mar 15, 2010 1:34 pm

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Ok now that I finally understand how hybrid fueling works I think it is high time I start on building one. The part I am still little fuzzy about is...

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How are you buying the Aluminum, as tube or as bar and then machining it?

:D :D you will have to wait and see, but I guarantee that I will keep...

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Mon Mar 15, 2010 3:55 pm
Hybrid piston valve

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by niglch » Thu Mar 11, 2010 2:24 pm

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Well I'm home for the week without much to do so the only logical course of action was to start drawing designs for a hybrid piston valve. Of course...

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Yes, more volume would help, but dead space in the pilot won't. You want the pressure to ramp way up before the piston hits the back of the tube....

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Sat Mar 13, 2010 7:32 pm
how hybrids are filled

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by bighead33 » Wed Feb 24, 2010 11:58 pm

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how am i suppose to fill my hybrid exactly, am i suppose to ad my propane then ad my air or what :?:

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khepera1997?

You've been plaguing this forum with ridiculous hybrid questions lately. Four individual topics for each of your four posts, two per...

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Thu Feb 25, 2010 12:39 am
large hybrid

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by artillerycreations » Wed Dec 23, 2009 7:55 pm
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I was just wondering if .188 wal 6 inch galvanized steel would hold up to say a 3-5x mix and in what length would i have to worry about detonation. I...

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I am considering using an 80 cf empty high pressure cylinder. In the attached file i would cut the neck to accept 3'' pipe inside of it. It would be...
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Mon Feb 22, 2010 7:17 pm
hybrid mixtures

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by bighead33 » Fri Feb 19, 2010 2:37 pm

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i herd that for my hybrid cannon i am going to use 5x more air than i use propane. is that true

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You then pressurize with air to a bit more than 5 ATM.

It is worth noting that this is absolute pressure, and that we have one ATM (14.7 PSI) all...

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Fri Feb 19, 2010 5:06 pm
Air/Fuel Percentages for Propane

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by khepera1997 » Thu Feb 18, 2010 6:28 pm

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Thank you for Your Replys you Really Helped Me But Now all i Have is One More Questions and that is: how Much Air/Propane Should i use (S.P. id...

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And I keep telling you to search! You obviously have no clue what you are doing if you think we can just give you a fixed PSI (unless it was...

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Fri Feb 19, 2010 6:38 am
Stoichiometric's (A.K.A. Fuel/Air Ratio)

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by khepera1997 » Wed Feb 17, 2010 10:56 pm

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I am in the Process of Building a Spud Gun and iv Got Every Thing Down But The Stoichiometric's. (A.K.A. Fuel/Air Ratio)

Number One:I Can Calculate...

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So on an O 2 sensor, I would be looking for a number ideally around 12.5? I just want to be sure. I'm going to be fine tuning an engine and need that...

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Thu Feb 18, 2010 3:55 pm
Oxygen amounts...

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by deathbyDWV » Wed Feb 03, 2010 10:27 pm

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Alright, so I have a question about my oxygen for my new hybrid.

For this post I'm going to say that:

air is 20% oxygen and 80% nitrogen...

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Yes I've done lots searching and reading on oxygen hazards. The most pressure the oxygen will experience outside of the tank is under 15 psi. That...

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Thu Feb 04, 2010 7:55 am
Hybrid peek...

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by deathbyDWV » Fri Jan 29, 2010 10:08 am

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Yeah that's right. I've been building a hybrid. Actually since about august now. Because of school I haven't had much tine to work on it. But it's...

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There is a 1 inch union at the back of the barrel.

I'm not sure about what material I will certainly be using.

I'm thinking about these...

I'd...

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Last post by deathbyDWV
Fri Jan 29, 2010 5:11 pm
high mix hybrid ideas and questions.

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by Jeeperforlife » Tue Jan 26, 2010 11:36 pm
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I have been trying to come up with a good way to build a hybrid that could take high mixes but not require a lathe. My hopes are 200X mixes. Here is...

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If you weld the tubes in place, then you just lost the point of having bolts. You will be relying on the strength of the welded tubes and not the...
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Fri Jan 29, 2010 12:27 am
Hybrid preview

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by CpTn_lAw » Fri Jan 22, 2010 11:01 am

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Ok everyone hello!
I've been wanting to do this for a long time now, almost came to finish it! A 5x, handheld on rifle stock, on-board propane...

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Ok I ran some numbers through HGDT !! I must say i'm quite surprised about the power difference between each number of mix.
HGDT predicts that with...

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Sun Jan 24, 2010 11:08 am
My handheld rifle hybrid (Pictures now up)

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by JDP12 » Tue Dec 29, 2009 3:49 pm

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Hey all, I'm proud to present my finally working hybrid! Been tryin to get it going on and off for a year or so.

I've only tested it without a...

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Where are the pictures!!!! :D

sorry for kicking old topic... :oops:

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Fri Jan 22, 2010 5:05 am
Hot Three Piece

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by CasinoVanart » Fri Aug 08, 2008 3:55 am
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I feel kinda lame posting this after Larda's huge win but i will anyway :)

It's a three piece stainless hybrid that i made about 4 months ago its...

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heyyyyyyyyy im here.

Its been a while but now i have employment and money i may get back into spudding a bit.

1km3t: Ill see what I can do :D
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Last post by Carlman
Wed Jan 20, 2010 10:45 am
What will they think of next...

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by MrCrowley » Mon Jan 18, 2010 4:18 am

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Anyone heard of things like these?

The Ultimate in Pest Control.

The Rodenator R3 uses a proprietary method to proportion, compress and inject...

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hahaha, ive heard of using a pneumatic to unblock a kitchen sink, but this is just nuts!! I've done it , and now, to complete the collection of...

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Tue Jan 19, 2010 8:35 am
2 X Spring Piston Hybrid

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by Rocketmanstu » Thu Jan 14, 2010 1:02 pm

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Hi from Canada , I am mulling around an idea here goes ,
I am building this into a 3 T , a piston valve held against the combustion chamber outlet...

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PVC not good for hybrids ,thanks for the input.Safty first I guess within reason of course LOL
Stu 8)

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Thu Jan 14, 2010 7:30 pm
Hybrid Safety Question

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by Rob748 » Sat Jan 02, 2010 2:05 pm

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Hi, I want to make a hybrid cannon, but out of PVC, Ive heard of the danger of ing polyvinlychloride, But I was pre planning, a 2inch schedule 80 or...

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I am fairly sure a metal fan would survive like this one I made a couple of days ago

Looks good, did you use an existing fan as a mould and cast...

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Sun Jan 03, 2010 2:04 pm
Regulator flow rates

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by kjjohn » Sun Dec 13, 2009 12:35 pm
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I am currently working on designing and building a very advanced rapid-fire hybrid cannon, and I need to know if the regulators will be able to fill...

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The only O-ring that I know of that is made for high temp is silicon. The McMaster site should be able to help you out there. There are others that...
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Fri Dec 18, 2009 5:59 am
Hybrid Piston Valve Design

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by frocksie » Mon Nov 30, 2009 10:14 pm

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I am designing a hybrid piston cannon and I would like to attain 8x mixes.

The design is an improvement of this design . I am wondering what...

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How might you propose to redesign it? I would like to keep the general design, but I am open to some changes.

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Tue Dec 01, 2009 7:01 pm
Quick hybrid piston valve question

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by sharpshooter » Tue Nov 10, 2009 9:27 pm
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Transferring from a private college to a state school has been a hell of a change. A) i have a hell of a lot more free time on my hands, and B) i now...

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there will still be a large amount of force on the piston. Before the valve opens, the piston will be subjected to a very high pressure in the radial...
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Last post by ramses
Sat Nov 28, 2009 3:41 pm
ignition and mix

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by ceizz » Wed Nov 11, 2009 10:37 am

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hello every body, i am french and if Mr le capitaine can come talk french to me i will feel very better.

its ok, my question for ignition is : about...

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Yes, 8% of the total chamber volume. For example if your chamber volume is 500mL, then the amount of butane you have to inject is 40mL.

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Mon Nov 23, 2009 11:35 am
Hybrid Fuelling Help

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by Crna Legija » Sat Nov 21, 2009 5:50 am

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I'm planing to make a hybrid over the shool holidays and just wanted to make sure that i know how to fuel correctly. I read HYBRID FUELING 101 and i...

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Well for all what i know you would want the same percentage through out, otherwise by the time you reach 25x you have only butane... The percentage...

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Sat Nov 21, 2009 6:34 am
Hybrid PVC GB barrel question

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by deathbyDWV » Tue Nov 17, 2009 9:25 pm

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Hey guys. I've been working on my hybrid and really want a golfball barrel.

I was wondering if a PVC golfball barrel, 1.5 sdr 21 (rated to 200psi...

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yes it would be able to handle it, and for quite a bit of time on only 2x. get higher mixes and then you run into trouble

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Tue Nov 17, 2009 9:35 pm
what do you think about this piston systeme ?

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by ceizz » Thu Nov 12, 2009 2:14 am
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all in the subject title :
what do you think about this piston systeme ?

i need your comments !

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i like training my english so why i am here :D
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Sat Nov 14, 2009 8:53 am

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