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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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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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Shear discs?

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by D_Hall » Wed Jun 10, 2009 10:37 pm
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I'm thinking that for a large bore gun burst discs can be problematic. It occurs to me however, that a solution may be a shear disc instead. More to...

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If it wasn't for the size of the bore there's probably one with what you need more or less off the shelf.
There are off the shelf solutions... And...
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Mon Aug 03, 2009 8:09 pm
Pellet gun hybrid?

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by scianiac » Wed Jul 29, 2009 1:52 am

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Sorry if this is has already been brought up but the search gives like 500 results.

Has anyone ever tried to convert a pump pellet rifle into a...

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My uncle tried that, only he just put sewing machin oil in the gun and he got his pelets supersonic. The spring compression ignited the oil, and it...

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Wed Jul 29, 2009 7:29 pm
fuel mixing

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by ramses » Sun May 17, 2009 9:47 pm

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First, the relevant specs of my cannon:
2x12 chamber plus a lot of fittings
manometric metering
ignition: camera flash+ignition coil (tested to work...

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You could always add a fan (brushless preferably) to aid mixing.

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Last post by Willdebeers
Tue Jul 28, 2009 5:57 am
Thoughts on real rifle barrels and hybrids

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by MrCrowley » Thu Jul 09, 2009 4:27 am
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I understand that it probably takes close to a thousand if not more PSI to be able to get a real bullet to be rifled by a real rifle barrel. So I was...

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Far beyond my budget but still very interesting nonetheless. :)
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Sat Jul 25, 2009 1:43 am
TeaBrid

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by inonickname » Tue Jul 21, 2009 4:22 am

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Nothing particularly special here- just a hybrid inside a 1/4 tee. It's just practice for the 200x mini- mainly in fueling. However, the 200 will...

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thanks ino and happy bday for you too
im getting 500 dollars for my bday,too bad ive been sick with an outer ear infection.... i hope it goes away...

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Tue Jul 21, 2009 8:42 pm
First Hybrid (with Videos)

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by vince » Thu Jun 18, 2009 9:36 am
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This is my first hybrid. I hope you like it.

Barrel: 2,5m long, 26mm ID, 28mm OD
Chamber: 20 cm long, 2'' diameter (about 660ml)
Ignition:...

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now I wanna shoot my hybrid in the basement! That is some beastly penetration
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Fri Jul 17, 2009 3:44 pm
555+mosfet+ignition coil ignition

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by Copperboy » Mon Jul 13, 2009 3:52 am
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I've always wanted to build a simple and powerful ignition system, and I think I finally found it! At least it's powerful! As I not are that into...

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Maybe I don't need it, but it would draw less current. But yeah, 5mm is a bit overkill.

To save power, but still have a long powerful spark, simply...
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Last post by Technician1002
Thu Jul 16, 2009 11:19 am
Fuel injector

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by daccel » Tue Jun 30, 2009 1:19 am

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Working on the injector part of a liquid fueling system now. The plan is to use a spool valve to meter a very small amount of liquid. Reservoir air...

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On the flashback issue, I can understand not wanting high pressure to transfer back to the fuel reservoir which may be lower strength, but if there...

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Wed Jul 01, 2009 1:08 pm
5 shot hybrid repeater

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by spudamine » Sat Jan 24, 2009 6:56 pm
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This is my second cannon and my first foray into the world of combustion, she's not finished yet but I think there's enough material here to share....

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Thanks Mark, I'm betting you saw the damage picture I posted in another topic, though what the hell did that and had a bit of a search :)
When I...
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Tue Jun 30, 2009 2:58 pm
Can someone check these metering calculations?

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by Dave_424 » Wed Jun 24, 2009 10:25 am

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Hey guys, just wondering if someone could check over these calculations for manometric metering

Volume of the chamber = 19.6349541 * 28 = 549.778715...

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Thanks for that Mark

That really helped, Im now confident that my numbers are correct.

Now to order the parts and start assembling

Dave

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Wed Jun 24, 2009 8:37 pm
How much pressure will this chamber take?

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by Dave_424 » Mon Jun 22, 2009 4:04 pm
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Hey guys, I have a sodastream bottle that is pressure tested to 3600 psi

What X mix do you think I could use it to? The fittings will be 1/4 steel...

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That is the hole that I am tapping, I am not worrying about te cylinder walls, Just showing that there is sufficient material to hold the threads...
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Tue Jun 23, 2009 3:55 pm
Starting a project to break the SOS :)

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by Dave_424 » Mon Jun 22, 2009 7:20 pm

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Right guys, I have a odastream bottle that is tested to 3600 psi and am going to build a high pressure hybrid.

I will tap a 1/4 thread into the...

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Woah thats a mighty long post .

Okay then, I will reach 15X with my fridge compressor capable of 60 BAR

I might not even take it to 15X for a...

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Mon Jun 22, 2009 8:53 pm
Swing check valve for burst valve?

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by auxiliary » Sat Jun 20, 2009 7:42 pm

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Instead of making a piston the way Fnord did with his hybrid, would it be effective to install a strong spring inside a swing check valve so it...

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You want this thing to pop open instead of leaking. The simplest way to do such thing is to make it have extra surface area as soon as it starts...

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Last post by psycix
Mon Jun 22, 2009 5:38 am
Another random thought....

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by D_Hall » Thu Jun 18, 2009 8:46 am

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A few weeks back I started complaining to the powers that be. We were WAY behind schedule because my crew kept getting pulled off my project to work...

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Hooray for human sized bore!! :cheers:

Top priority spud gun FTW!

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Fri Jun 19, 2009 11:01 am
oxy vs air & oxy regulator

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by Moonbogg » Tue Jun 02, 2009 5:43 pm
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I will be using oxygen to increase power rather than using compressed air. Is the power the same between the two assuming of course the correct...

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You may get unexpected combustion speed with no nitrogen buffer. It may be a true explosive mixture which is against the forum rules. I mentioned it...
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Last post by Biopyro
Wed Jun 10, 2009 4:36 am
its going down

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by Moonbogg » Fri May 22, 2009 2:47 am
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+ + =

A little ID sanding and UHMW bushings will make this a beautiful golf ball barrel insert that will slide right into the existing barrel....

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Just park your car at a distance and keep wind direction in mind. It never comes straight down into the barrel, making a random hit somewhere around...
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Last post by psycix
Wed Jun 10, 2009 3:27 am
Pipe bugs... way cool.

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by D_Hall » Thu Jan 15, 2009 9:43 pm
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Just got a new tool delivered this week that makes pipe cutting operations very smooth. I highly recommend a pipe bug if you have the need to cut...

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And since this is an on-going off-topic thread - What would be the best approach for a mechanical engineering student in college to get involved in...
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Last post by Technician1002
Wed Jun 10, 2009 1:31 am
Diesel copper gun

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by jmeyer1022 » Wed Jun 03, 2009 2:01 pm

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I was thinking about doing it with PVC, but I don't think it could take the pressure. I got the idea after see this

I'd want to go on a larger bore...

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And I just did some digging and for a given chamber diesel will produce up to 2600psi during the burn process... so just build your chamber to...

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Thu Jun 04, 2009 1:14 pm
Spray n pray hybrid

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by daccel » Sat May 30, 2009 1:01 am

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Current project is still under development, and I wanted something to take camping this weekend, so I threw this together.

It has .75 chamber, .569...

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For science!

Sweet, and that ali furniture looks very promising :D

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Last post by jackssmirkingrevenge
Thu Jun 04, 2009 1:08 am
Combustion containment

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by Moonbogg » Sun May 24, 2009 11:33 am

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Quick question here...I was thinking about getting a camlock plug and doing some combustion containment with a pressure gage connected to the chamber...

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If you can get some good data for 1x you should be able to extrapolate that out for 2x and 3x...not sure it's really necessary to test those unless...

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Last post by Moonbogg
Mon May 25, 2009 1:51 am
Diesel+Autoignition idea

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by auxiliary » Wed May 20, 2009 8:38 am
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The concept of igniting a fuel in a combustion chamber using just pressure is pretty widely used. This is a video of a guy that uses the diesel...

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yeah maybe... but you won't know unless you test it...

Maybe a premix would be better with some kind of super light piston but the point of...
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Thu May 21, 2009 10:59 am
QEV/Pop off hybrid?

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by boom_o_matic_2.0 » Sun May 17, 2009 9:59 am

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I'm not entirely sure but I don't think any one has tried it but do you think a QEV/Pop off valve would work in firing a hybrid cannon? I would try...

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dont worry. that IS something to brag about.

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Last post by boom_o_matic_2.0
Tue May 19, 2009 9:36 am
Liquid fueled hybrid

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by daccel » Thu May 14, 2009 12:31 am
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I was thinking about using methanol in a hybrid, but would the liquid not evaporate under pressure? Or if you heated it to evaporate would it...

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Well it would be easy enough to do some trial and error with and without a wick, I suppose.

Forgot to show it in the diagram, but the idea is to...
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Mon May 18, 2009 11:58 pm
Converting a pneumatic into hybrid using shock heating

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by psycix » Tue May 05, 2009 4:56 pm
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Im throwing out this crazy idea I had. :)

Say you have a normal pneumatic launcher, lets assume a barrel sealing piston valve for now and pressurize...

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You are now talking about light gas guns. Have the piston have a larger diameter then the projectile.

The piston need not be a larger diameter than...
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Last post by KineticAmbitions
Sun May 17, 2009 3:14 pm
Hybrid Mix

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by Woody » Wed May 13, 2009 4:22 pm
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First of all I have a good idea of what 2x mix, 3x mix, etc means, but could someone tell me exactly what it is. Also, I know you should make hybrids...

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Don't make a hybrid cannon from PVC. I know they can fail, even after being made from a 3 layer sandwich of PVC. And anyway, whats the point of a...
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Sat May 16, 2009 10:03 am

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