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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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Sketchup Model Library

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by dewey-1 » Tue Mar 24, 2009 12:12 pm
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Over the last year I have made a lot of CAD drawings for
Pneumatic Launchers.

I have imported several of them into Sketchup format.
Here is the link...

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Bollocks. Dewey put them out in the hope that, and I quote

some of you can make use of these!

There's absolutely nothing wrong with using them,...
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Solvent Welding Course Recommended For ALL

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by sgort87 » Fri Aug 04, 2006 8:18 pm
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Originally posted by DR on the Spudtech forums:

IPEX Solvent Cements ONLINE Course can be found here:

It is recommended that you download and...

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Your earlier post about just scoring the surface, has me wondering if that is why OATEY makes a brush tool that scores the inside of a fitting, and...
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Thu Dec 02, 2010 5:04 pm

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Modeling Programs

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by kjjohn » Sat Oct 24, 2009 4:27 pm

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What computer modeling programs are commonly used to create 3D models of cannons? Are there any that I could get for free?

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Sticky: Useful Links & Infromation

Scroll down to design .

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Sat Oct 24, 2009 10:50 pm
Fishing line reel

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by tweeek » Thu Oct 22, 2009 10:27 pm

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Hello,

I am looking for recomendations on what some of you guys use was a reel to hold your fishing line (Like on antenna launchers)

I need to...

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I launch water bottles out to the end of a 500 foot mason line with no problems. A proper cannon and heavier projectile can tow a heavier line just...

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Fri Oct 23, 2009 5:34 pm
Remote Control Mini Spud Gun Turret

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by mikemurph » Thu Apr 30, 2009 6:45 pm

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It is RC and moves left and right, i have not added a spud gun to it yet, because i cannot figure out the remote ignition, right now i use a long...

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If you can remote the movement of the turret, remote the spark with a servo hitting a switch. If you remove the stop piece on the servo, you can get...

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Fri Oct 23, 2009 7:40 am
Target Strengths

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by kenbo0422 » Tue Oct 20, 2009 10:34 am
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Since everyone typically will use plywood for a target, especially to measure the force of a projectile, does anyone know the max loading weight of a...

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I don't see how the fact that it's rotating will affect projectile integrity or penetrative performance in a measurable manner.

Even ballistic gel...
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Wed Oct 21, 2009 12:20 pm
How to make a lead ball mould.

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by blafen » Sat Oct 25, 2008 9:22 pm
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I notice that many of you who have built high powered, hybrid launchers do not use lead projectiles, most likely because lead balls are difficult to...

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Link it will you!
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Wed Oct 21, 2009 6:28 am
New to the site.... recommendations....

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by burke_a_lot » Tue Sep 30, 2008 1:54 am
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G'day people new to this site/club, I have one Q.

What would be a Recommended for me a first timer?!?

Looking for something that will fire long...

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thanx mate! yea.... no worries I lift the bar.... and spend a lot of time thinking b4 making....
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Last post by burke_a_lot
Wed Oct 21, 2009 3:22 am
built my first spud gun

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by barleydude » Mon Oct 19, 2009 11:19 am

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I built my first spud gun this weekend. I've used them in the past but felt like being creative and making my own.

I ended up using

4 pvc (12...

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Oh and I found a few more pictures on my cell phone.

Before the paint and handle:

Base paint of black:

This was prob the most important part,...

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Tue Oct 20, 2009 9:50 am
The Flyswatter-Igniter

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by Jokke Himself » Thu Dec 13, 2007 8:25 pm
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Hello fellow spudders! :D

a couple weeks back i was in a desperate need of a good and reliable igniter for my combustion. I didn`t have acces to a...

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Himself!
Aight I keeled it then. Nothing smells burned tho, guessing it's the thing that makes it click then. Ahh well glad it was a sponsor gift...
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Sun Oct 18, 2009 7:57 am
Propane regulation with air regulator?

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by kjjohn » Fri Oct 16, 2009 9:23 pm

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Can I use a pressure regulator designed for compressed air for propane?

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It would however be advisable not to use a relieving regulator - that is, don't use one which will bleed off pressure in excess of the set pressure....

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Fri Oct 16, 2009 11:11 pm
Anybody live in florida?

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by trae08 » Fri Oct 16, 2009 8:05 am

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want some free pipe?
i have quite a bit of pipe i need to get rid of but i hate to throw it away. if you want to come pick it up its yours. i wont...

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ya i would love to come pick them up but i got no gass money thats a kind of far trip for me
and i just started driving i dont think mom give me the...

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Last post by cannon monkey
Fri Oct 16, 2009 8:53 am
One mans trash in another mans treasure. valves ect 4 sale!!

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by trae08 » Tue Oct 13, 2009 1:04 pm

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I have had all these things for a while been meaning to post this thread for months now but never got around to it. Not a whole lot of stuff but its...

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:D look like threads on my old spyder

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Last post by cannon monkey
Fri Oct 16, 2009 7:30 am
my chamber volume calculator

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by c11man » Thu Oct 15, 2009 4:34 pm

some of my new desings might use a coax chamber and a non coax chamber. ggdt does not allow for this dual chamber configuration. so i made this...

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Thu Oct 15, 2009 4:34 pm
Remember a gun like this?

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by CS » Wed Oct 14, 2009 1:01 pm

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Searched the combustion/hybrid showcase and nothing...

It was made out of aluminum used MAPP gas and possibly was a hybrid. Most importantly I...

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For future, if you're looking for a particularly notable cannon, there's a reasonable chance it may be linked on this Spudwiki Page (which is also...

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Last post by Brian the brain
Thu Oct 15, 2009 4:29 pm
SCBA tank

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by deathbyDWV » Wed Oct 14, 2009 7:02 pm

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I found this tank on ebay for what i think is a great price. I have a couple of questions though. I did search for answers but couldn't find much....

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That is really how i think i'll do it velocity3x. My uncle has a machine shop, my grandpa has a lathe, and me and my dad have things like a drill...

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Wed Oct 14, 2009 11:11 pm
My Homemade Air Compressor (fridge compressor)

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by jmadden91 » Tue Oct 13, 2009 11:58 pm

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I have been collecting bits for this for a while now. But its basically finished. The tanks rated to 220psi, I wont be running it that high. The...

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IDK really....these things probably have a small solenoid valve... but the easiest way is to wire it and connect to pressure

there are pressure...

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Last post by POLAND_SPUD
Wed Oct 14, 2009 6:25 pm
How well should a breech loader seal?

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by boyntonstu » Wed Oct 14, 2009 7:55 am

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I am interested in designing a breech loader and I wonder about the seal.

Obviously, the pilot valve dumps some pressure.

But what about the breech...

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that would seal it good, but the point of brech loading is to make it fast.The union takes it away could of just put a sliding barrle and clean up...

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Last post by Crna Legija
Wed Oct 14, 2009 11:17 am
Design engineering discussion

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by Moonbogg » Sat Oct 10, 2009 8:58 pm

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I want to open up with my engineering techniques for the Striker to receive feedback, criticism and advice. I posted this as its own topic because...

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I sometimes get confused by stacked forces like this too. Think of two air cylinders placed back to back, each pushing with a force of 100lb. What is...

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Last post by Moonbogg
Wed Oct 14, 2009 12:46 am
it wont fire!

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by baardkaas » Mon Oct 12, 2009 7:29 am
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hello there

i'm new in the spudgun building thingy

e made one of 2 bottles taped together (with opposite holes)
at one end a cap and at the other a...

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yaay! thnx for the help
i did to much in it. even when i tought i was spraying too little.. THNX!
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Last post by baardkaas
Tue Oct 13, 2009 5:51 am
New Hybrid valve design idea

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by ThegunGuy » Mon Oct 12, 2009 1:42 pm
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This is my idea for a new hybrid valve design. I am new to potato guns so I dont know much about this stuff, but the idea is simple. Just put a wire...

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The valve for a hybrid should react on the sudden increase in pressure.
You will need piston valve.
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Last post by psycix
Tue Oct 13, 2009 5:16 am
New Member

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by 91sport_tn » Fri Oct 09, 2009 10:04 pm

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I am new here but I have been lurking for a while.
I have been aware of spudguns though I have not considered building until recently.

I decided...

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Incoming JSR-imitation!

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Last post by psycix
Mon Oct 12, 2009 1:18 pm
A penetration test "Standard"

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by boyntonstu » Sat Oct 10, 2009 11:31 am

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1> We all use the same distance for the test, say 20 feet.

2> Target:

a. Plywood
b. Yellow pages
c. ?

Suggestions?

BoyntonStu

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Surely this can not be a pneumatic launched projectile...can it?
It will be pneumatically fired, from Project 3vo.

There are two ways to get...

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Last post by Ragnarok
Sun Oct 11, 2009 6:24 pm
How to make solid projectiles (the alternative method)

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by zephir » Mon Jan 14, 2008 4:44 am
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I've already read the other topic about using plaster to cast lead balls.
There is a more modern style of projectile first known as the Minie Ball,...

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Its an old thread, but...

McMaster: Tubing: select .22 ID gives you a SS tube that withstands 3500psi (28 for just under $12), or a 7mm ID steel...
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Fri Oct 09, 2009 9:39 am
Giant space air cannon

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by qwerty » Thu Oct 08, 2009 1:55 am

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Pretty cool, eh..

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Pretty cool, eh..
Umm... Not really.

Guns to space have been investigated since the 60s. They always have a person or three advocating them in one...

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Thu Oct 08, 2009 6:24 pm
An accident that almost happened with an 'empty' gun.

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by boyntonstu » Wed Oct 07, 2009 5:34 pm

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I was testing my latest piston mod and as ALWAYS I kept the muzzle pointed to a safe place in my garage.

As the pressure rose past 300 psi it...

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because of the strange feeling to load a pneumatic from the muzzle @250 psi.
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Yeah, feels weird doesn't it?
Some people call it common sense,...

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Last post by psycix
Thu Oct 08, 2009 3:18 pm
breech, multi shot air tank, + more on any cannon. pics+vid

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by jhalek90 » Sat Sep 19, 2009 3:48 pm
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Today i built an interchangeable system to attach to any of my air cannons.
The system includes, a simple breech, multi-shot air tank, and...

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but as we all know... it dosent... the balls tend to hang on the lip inside the tee.

I wouldn't know, not too big on standard fittings meself......
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Thu Oct 08, 2009 3:22 am

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