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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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spark consistency

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by carter » Sat Dec 29, 2007 12:00 am
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I have been looking into building a hybrid. i currently have a pneumatic marble gun, have build a 200psi 3/8 spud launcher using all galv piping....

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on the hybrid you need a propane meter and if you got a good meter so you get right fuel air mix it will fire every time.
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Tue Jan 01, 2008 8:06 pm
hybrid cartridges

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by carter » Sat Dec 29, 2007 10:01 pm

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ok now that i had have sorted out spark problems, i've started out with designs; playing with ratios and size ideas. while doing research on these...

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looks cool, i was gonna suggest you start up this idea again after your failure but you already seem to have thought of that.

p.s. woo i got a title...

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Sun Dec 30, 2007 6:44 am
Hybride help i speak french

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by NinjaNeko » Sun Dec 23, 2007 7:58 am
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Hello
I speak french and i go in forum spudfile for speaking good english .
I make one hybrid and i have the probleme
1 The chamber : who i have one...

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Tu es Francais? parce que tes phrases n'ont aucun sens.
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Fri Dec 28, 2007 8:31 pm
6x... look what happened

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by Fnord » Wed Dec 19, 2007 1:40 pm
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Well, I got the valve fixed(leaks) on my hybrid, so I decided to have some fun today.

I've never tried anything past 4x, so I figured I might as...

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wow..

I'm pretty sure I thought of that first some years ago.I don't feel like looking it up, but I'm pretty sure.
I never built it however and I'm...
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Thu Dec 20, 2007 10:15 pm
leaky burst disc

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by JDP12 » Tue Dec 11, 2007 12:31 pm

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Hey all, i was pressure testing my hybrid for leaks today, but i noticed something bad- air was escaping past my soda can burst disk. I hadn't...

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i used a cam lock right at the end of my chamber for an interchangeable barrel system and i unscrewed my barrel from the male cam lock, put a burst...

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Thu Dec 13, 2007 6:03 am
is malleable iron safe

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by bigbob12345 » Wed Dec 12, 2007 9:30 am
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I just have easy acsess to malleable iron and in lots of sizes and I want to make a hybrid out of it and I would like it to be safer than useing...

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I think Ill revise my 4x to 6x max
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Wed Dec 12, 2007 9:18 pm
Hybrid test results.

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by Fnord » Sun Sep 16, 2007 12:12 pm
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The results are finally in!

As most of you know, I built a sealed hybrid vessel recently to test the limits of 2 sch40 steel.

(more pictures...

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I couldn't hear much because I was too far away, but a little air seeps past the ball valve seals on ignition of higher mixes, so it makes a faint...
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Wed Dec 12, 2007 1:32 pm
help with union!

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by SpudFarm » Mon Dec 10, 2007 3:40 pm

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you can see the picture the male its going in the chamber and the barrel in the female part of it. i am just going to screw it right in the chamber...

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I was meaning that's what a backwards union looks like, not if it worked backwards or not :P

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Tue Dec 11, 2007 3:14 pm
valve hybrid design

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by iknowmy3tables » Sat Nov 10, 2007 5:37 pm
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I recently met a friend at school who builds spud guns he has an interesting idea for a non burst disk hybrid. It's quite simple a solenoid valve...

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hmm the design actully vents the piston and does it faster than a tiny pop off, just what I'm looking for thanks
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Mon Dec 10, 2007 12:18 pm
Mini Hybrid~No Need To Measure!

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by FeLeX » Mon Nov 26, 2007 9:11 pm
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Ive had this idea for quite long time now but never actualy tried it out. I am just trying to see what you guys think about it. So heres a pic. Ask...

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Question: How does a piston work in a hybrid?
The suddenly created overpressure in the chamber caused by the combustion makes more pressure in front...
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Last post by psycix
Mon Dec 10, 2007 10:51 am
post your burst disk of choice

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by SpudFarm » Sun Dec 09, 2007 12:31 pm

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yes i know its some of this posts around on the forum but why not got one that you dosen`t have to search for? so what is your burst disk of choice...

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A triple layer of aluminum soda can works well at 650 psi.

And yes, everyone, I'm still on. I don't post when it's not actually worth posting, but I...

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Sun Dec 09, 2007 11:48 pm
how the hybrid works!

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by SpudFarm » Sun Dec 09, 2007 5:24 pm

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i have seen many posts of people that docent know how a hybrid works. so i are going to tell what i know (if i am wrong at somethig correct me)

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Right except for one thing, not all Hybrids have an ungodly mess of pipes, gauges and ball valves- commonly known as the Propane Meter hanging off...

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Sun Dec 09, 2007 11:35 pm
My hybrid design, help with my questions please

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by JDP12 » Sun Sep 23, 2007 6:35 pm

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what do you think? Questions are in picture. Click on picture to expand to be able to read everything

actually, i don't think i'll need two spark...

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there i no problem to find out if it is steel or alu. just take a angel grinder (or something that makse sparks) and grind a bit where you are going...

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Last post by SpudFarm
Sun Dec 09, 2007 4:56 pm
first hybrid

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by SpudFarm » Fri Dec 07, 2007 11:52 am
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now I am finally got my ass up and start build a hybrid!
the chamber is going to be a 8 long 2 steelpipe and a coil for ignition.
and then to the...

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ok i thought that the seam would open on peak but i have looked closely at the sealed hybrid hybrid test or something and that has a seam and...
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Sun Dec 09, 2007 4:39 pm
Hybrid User Quiz

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by noname » Sat Sep 22, 2007 9:19 pm
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I wrote up a quiz a little while ago, and if you are planning to make a hybrid, I'd highly advise you take it. All answers will be emailed to me, and...

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Poor, poor I <3 DWV :lol:
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Sun Dec 09, 2007 12:36 pm
Metal hybid ignition question

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by bigbob12345 » Thu Dec 06, 2007 7:58 pm

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I dont get how people hook up the ignition system on a metal hybrid wont the electricety go all over the metal because it conducts electricity

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very good jimmy101

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Last post by sjog
Sat Dec 08, 2007 10:03 pm
sch40 smal diameter pvc saftey

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by bigbob12345 » Sat Dec 01, 2007 11:59 pm

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Would it be safe to use smaller diameter sch40 pvc because its rated at a higher pressure

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PVC does not melt into a liquid, it more burns from my experience. but solid PVC ammo would be pretty cool. or mabey solid PVC endcaps. mabey melted...

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Last post by psycix
Mon Dec 03, 2007 10:51 am
burst disk question

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by bigbob12345 » Sat Dec 01, 2007 12:00 pm

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I have never understood how people attach burst disks to the to the gun
and also what would you say is the best material to make a burst disk from

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Thanks for the pic it helps a lot

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Last post by bigbob12345
Sat Dec 01, 2007 10:03 pm
Acetylene for fuel (no oxidizer)

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by Novacastrian » Sat Nov 24, 2007 6:35 pm

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I was just wondering if it would increase the power of my mini hybrid if i were to use Acetylene as fuel instead of Butane as currently used. I would...

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It's on the Darwin Awards site, I don't know what year though.

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Sat Nov 24, 2007 8:01 pm
Piston Valve Question

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by SPG » Tue Nov 13, 2007 3:16 pm

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I've been reading about people's piston valves, great to see them working. One question I've not worked out though.

How are you venting the chamber...

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Excellent, I'm looking at injecting a pre-mixed, pre-pressurised mix into the chamber anyway, so if I don't have to vent, it makes life so much...

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Wed Nov 14, 2007 12:46 pm
What Ever Happened to This?

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by spudkilla » Thu Nov 08, 2007 4:50 pm

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What happened?

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I don't think anyone has heard from D. Hall in a long time.

It wasn't finished to my knowledge. He might not have gotten enough people to work on it.

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Thu Nov 08, 2007 7:35 pm
tyler's Hybrid Now Handheld!!

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by tylerthetatertosser » Tue Sep 18, 2007 7:43 pm
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I was inpired by spudblasters design of a Handheld launcher, so i converted my old hybrid to a handheld rifle, here are some pictures :)

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damn, you guys get stuff cheap over the pond....i spend about £150/300usd on my hybrid :evil:
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Last post by spanerman
Mon Nov 05, 2007 12:39 pm
a couple questions

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by Rogue » Sun Nov 04, 2007 6:14 pm

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ok i have been on the cpu researching for 6 hourss. eahh. my questions are:

are burst disk valves reusable? (i think they are just wanted to make...

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Nobody really knows how far it is possible to throw a spud

i know that this ahs nothing to do with this disscussion, but i have recently...

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Sun Nov 04, 2007 11:04 pm
How exactly does a Hybrid work?

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by HaiThar » Thu Sep 20, 2007 6:02 pm

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I can't help but wonder how a Hybrid works exactly... I know it uses a combination of pneumatic and combustion systems, but as to how it actually...

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Another way to think of a hybrid:

Goal: A pneumatic gun that operates at very high pressures, much higher than the typical compressor can generate....

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Last post by Rogue
Sun Nov 04, 2007 5:22 pm
Gen, III Hybrid

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by pbmann123 » Tue Oct 16, 2007 1:10 am
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alright guys, i brought this up a year or two ago on spudtech, and i have had some time lately, i just came back from the north, and bought a house,...

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As I said, you need 3.8 psi oxygen per atm.

Your propane meter won't work for the GEN III because of the higher O2 content per atmosphere. If you...
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Fri Oct 19, 2007 3:29 pm

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