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SpudFiles Potato Gun Commercial

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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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pop bottles as chamber?

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by Steve- » Thu Aug 10, 2006 7:20 pm

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i just saw an episode (prolly a repeat and i don't care) where they made a bottle rocket jet pack (2L pop bottles charged with a pump) they had 15 of...

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I've seen 3L and 3.5L PET bottles. Cheap soft drinks usually come in these packages.

To my knowledge, all these bottles start out as a tube of PET,...

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Sun Aug 13, 2006 9:04 pm
Sprinkler valve pressures

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by Nereth » Sun Aug 13, 2006 8:52 am

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Ive got my hands on 2 2400S50H valves, from irritrol. Curiously, they seem to be exact copies of orbit watermaster 1 inchers, except grey and with a...

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Generaly, pressure ratings for pipe have a saftey factor of about 4.
You shouldn't have any problems running them at 150 psi, but generaly keep clear...

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Sun Aug 13, 2006 7:58 pm
basic over/under air gun

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by mdangle » Wed Aug 09, 2006 8:26 am

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Hello all. i'am new to the forums here i have been building guns for about 3 years on and off... mostly all combustion type guns. Here is the most...

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haha dude dont shoot things that breath
lol :lol:. sorry couldn't stop myself

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Sun Aug 13, 2006 6:16 pm
Super sonic Potato Gun

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by cannon freak » Fri May 12, 2006 9:18 pm
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I was wondering if anyone could help me with building a super sonic potato gun. I would really like to know if there is any mathimatical equation to...

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Some people are scared of direct relations with others, that's why they go in the forums, they can say whatever they want, there wont be any direct...
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Sun Aug 13, 2006 5:49 pm
ggdt my gun

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by ProfessorAmadeus » Sat Aug 12, 2006 11:55 pm

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Could someone ggdt my gun. I think it wont download to my computer for some reason. Its got a 32 cubic in chamber with a pnuematicly actuated...

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It does some good damage.But really only 284 feet per second? i have the gun i based my off of and its bigger but his goes faster.

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Sun Aug 13, 2006 1:07 pm
Laser Guidance

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by PCGUY » Sat Feb 26, 2005 10:26 pm

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LASER GUIDANCE

Provided By Latke -

To see the rest please click on the picture.

Provided By Latke -

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It doesnt really work that well since the cannons don't shoot in a proper straight line. Once you get to know your gun, you know what to do to make...

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Sun Aug 13, 2006 7:28 am
Rail gun

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by CpTn_lAw » Wed Aug 09, 2006 11:31 am
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hey there everybody! I've been looking over the web to find infos concerning the theory behind rail guns, and, i found a few web sites (note ) that...

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hey thx for the advise, i might get more capacitors to make it more powerful. and perhaps have a more flashing muzzle flash.
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Sun Aug 13, 2006 5:56 am
Large ball valve small chamber

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by frankrede » Sat Aug 05, 2006 1:49 am

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Ok, ball valves constrict flow. We all know that but say that I had a 1 1/2 chamber with a 2 in ball vave with a 1 in barrel would the larger valve...

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Your best bet would be to make it so that springs would open the valve. They have to be tight tho so it will open fast. But if you are going to do it...

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Last post by WOW!!
Sat Aug 12, 2006 11:08 pm
connecting Piezo ignitors

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by Biopyro » Fri Aug 04, 2006 5:52 am

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Does anyone know a way of connecting up (preferrably multiple) piezo cigarette ignitors? I am tyring to connect as many as 10 in series to give a...

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Nope, that setup will only make one spark. You want the middle screw to be not connected, that way it will serve as a bridge for the spark. If you...

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Sat Aug 12, 2006 7:16 pm
ball valve quesiton

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by djt » Thu Jun 15, 2006 4:09 pm

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i am wanting to put a spring and pin to open the ball valve on my coaxil piston faster. The pvc valve is relatively new and is pretty stiff, it...

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on my pvc ball valve when it was stiff i opened it up and dryed all the grease and shit thats on the inside up and then used dish washing liquid.

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Last post by MrCrowley
Sat Aug 12, 2006 5:24 pm
Weak chamber?

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by M3NT4L » Thu Aug 10, 2006 7:12 pm

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I painted one of my chmbers for my pneumatic cannon and i didnt like how it looked to i took the paint off with a goop or something like that spray,...

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Thanks because im scared of it bursting, well i dont think it was corrosive even though it left a red tint on the cannon :?

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Fri Aug 11, 2006 7:14 pm
What about a burst disk acuation

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by Steve- » Fri Aug 11, 2006 1:43 am

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it would be soo cool, you could charge it and then puncture it.

the only problem would be to puncture it all the way or weaken it so it would blow...

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I thought of somethng like this but eloasing the disk is too annoying, not worth it pston valves are much better in every term.

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Fri Aug 11, 2006 6:56 pm
New Here.

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by ChunKy » Fri Aug 11, 2006 11:09 am

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Hi, my names Max, but you can call me ChunKy...

I visited this site quite a while back, but didn't realise there was a forum, otherwise i would have...

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If i were you i would go with a pneumatic spudgun for the sole reason that if you fire it WILL shoot, and its hard to achieve this with a combustion...

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Fri Aug 11, 2006 6:40 pm
Need Help GGDT'ing my gun.... Please help...

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by spudkpi » Thu Aug 10, 2006 7:39 pm

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I have just made a coaxial piston cannon and i would liek to GGDT it but i dont know the exact inner and outer dia. of the chamber or the flow coef....

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Yep there it is.... with a paintball it shows 635 ft/s at 80 psi.... thanks guys

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Fri Aug 11, 2006 2:24 pm
Rifled barells

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by maniacrobbins » Mon Aug 07, 2006 2:26 pm

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Is there a way to rifle a barrel at home without spending much money? (5$ max)?

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There is an easy way to do it,and there is no lathe required at it will cost u no more then $5 if u have a few tools and a few small hardwear...

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Last post by rna_duelers
Fri Aug 11, 2006 3:34 am
Check Valve Idea

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by Atlantis » Thu Aug 10, 2006 10:05 pm

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I found a 1.5 Rubber Check Valve, it is the kind with the flap, if a hook was built into the valve to hold the flap shut, the unlatched allowing the...

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Maybe some kind of rod pushing against the flap, something with a little more force.

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Last post by Atlantis
Thu Aug 10, 2006 10:22 pm
Schrader Valve thread size?

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by simonr » Mon Aug 07, 2006 2:54 pm
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Anyone know that the thread size is for the bore the schrader insert screws in to is?

I found a reference to the size of the outer stem of a...

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haha i have never seen a sausage gun before. i cant wait to see some damage pics from the 750 psi one when you finish it!
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Last post by djt
Thu Aug 10, 2006 7:08 pm
Would this work?

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by Mihlrad » Thu Aug 10, 2006 8:14 am

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I was wondering if this crap pump would work to fill up a cannon? I imagine im misunderstanding what 250 psi output means but here

i am gonna buy...

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i could also use one of my many rechargeable 12 volt batterys... heavy but portable.

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Thu Aug 10, 2006 4:08 pm
Possible? Nail gun.

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by Mihlrad » Tue Aug 08, 2006 5:15 pm
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I want to make a nail gun eventually. No i dont mean a gun that shoots nails through plywood, i mean like a gun that is small and compact, but can at...

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whats wrong with c02? it will end up being cheaper than a regular nail gun and more portable.

and, like shrimphead said, make a system where you...
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Last post by djt
Thu Aug 10, 2006 3:08 pm
Combustion Legality In Canada

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by cannon freak » Sat Jul 29, 2006 4:53 pm

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Can anyone tell me the legality of combustion potato cannons in Canada, Ive already made several but I have no clue whether or not they are legal and...

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There is no Federal or Provincial laws legislating Potato Guns. It is mainly a municipal matter. I think it's pretty much the same in all cities : if...

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Last post by Dom
Wed Aug 09, 2006 11:41 am
jail time

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by johan420 » Tue Aug 08, 2006 1:10 am
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hey, i live in miami and was arrested and charged with discharging a destructive device and was in jail for approximately 11 hours before i was...

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... dude... i highly doubt you happened to have a copy of the ATF letter on you... Stfu...

As for the topic, odds are you wont get anything worth...
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Wed Aug 09, 2006 11:12 am
Compressor for Vortex

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by noname » Tue Aug 08, 2006 6:58 pm

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Can anyone tell me what size of compressor would be suitable for a vortex BBMG? Under $120 would be nice. And do you guys think 80 psi whould shred...

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This looks like maybe but it's only 1 hp.
Long Link

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Tue Aug 08, 2006 8:24 pm
Gun Diagram... Need Help

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by chubster » Sat Aug 05, 2006 12:39 pm

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Ok, here it is. It's my diagram of a gun im going to start building. It shoots water balloons, but i havnt designed that part yet. All we're talkin...

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when i get bored i shoot rocks from one of my pneumatics, just wrap them in tape so it dont scratch your barrel.

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Last post by nicholai
Tue Aug 08, 2006 6:46 pm
Silencing

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by mmezz » Sun Jul 23, 2006 5:17 pm

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Hi,
I have finally built my dream spud cannon but it is WAY too loud! However, it does fire at least 350 yds.
Here are the specs:
-14 inch barrel...

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yeah i was thinking about that if the projectile deviated at the last slit second and you didnt cut a big enough hole in the tee it could clip it.

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Last post by MrCrowley
Tue Aug 08, 2006 3:58 pm
Taping

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by chubster » Sun Aug 06, 2006 8:22 pm
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Would wrapping the chamber in electrical tape help at all if it were to burst?

p.s. - for pneumatics

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OK, so there's 3 things.
1. Use good pipe that you trust.
2. Sleeve it in ABS, which won't shatter.
3. Put it a strong metal box.

End of dicussion.
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Tue Aug 08, 2006 12:57 pm

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