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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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Ignitor

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by noobie23 » Thu Jun 22, 2006 11:41 pm

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OK i had a thread about my first spud gun awhile ago and since then i have made a upgrade but would like some help. What i have done is bought a bbq...

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Honestly, I'm not sure what your problem is beyond poor writing skills. Look here:

If that doesn't answer your question, please rewrite it in one...

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Fri Jun 23, 2006 6:55 pm
Can you use propane on any combustion?

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by Mihlrad » Fri Jun 23, 2006 12:58 pm

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Can you use pure propane on any combustion in place of deodorant or hairspray or is doing this just asking to blow up? I dont really know what...

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Propane isn't really more dangerous than hairspray or deodorant. It is more powerful, but nothing to worry about. Do you understand the for it to...

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Fri Jun 23, 2006 5:38 pm
Pressure rated sch-40 fittings

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by beebs111 » Fri Jun 23, 2006 11:28 am

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i have been looking around for some pressure rated fittings for my latest pneumatic cannon, and i was wondering if anyone had any insight as to where...

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Yeah, Home Depot and Ace around the bay area only have up to 2 pipe and fittings but Home Depot doesn't have reducers very often. You can get any...

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Fri Jun 23, 2006 3:43 pm
Bike frame barrel...

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by D-Roc » Tue Jun 20, 2006 5:54 pm

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I found an abandoned bike in front of my house. Bike frames are made out of
T6061 aluminum, right? I'm going to chop off the main part of the frame...

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Bike frames are made out of T6061 aluminum, right?

Yup. Aluminum frame bikes are typically 6061 T6. Steel frame bikes are typically some flavor of...

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Fri Jun 23, 2006 3:41 pm
Valve Position

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by Charlie Brown » Fri Jun 23, 2006 11:54 am

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I'm in the process of building an over/under pneumatic and before I get to far into it I would like to know, Where should I put the valve; at the...

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If your using a large size chamber and a large barrel, use reducer s and put the valve between the elbows.
3/4 Male threads fit in 1 elbows
1 Male...

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Fri Jun 23, 2006 3:38 pm
gas station air compressure

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by roughboy » Thu Jun 22, 2006 6:10 pm

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would the air compressure at the gas stations work on my gun? and what is the psi on those gas station air compressures?

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If they are that large in diameter, you areg youg to have problems getting very much pressure; they have an area of probably ~4.5 in^2, so a 150...

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Fri Jun 23, 2006 2:59 pm
I Love my cannon

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by Mini Khan » Fri Jun 23, 2006 1:54 pm

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this is where all you people get to discribe your cannon brag and say how much you love it. My cannon is a piston coxial cannon the chamber is 4inch...

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My favourite cannon,the HK1, the way it is so comfortible to hold, so portible, so scary,I love it. You haven't seen my upgrades either. there will...

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Fri Jun 23, 2006 2:36 pm
check valve

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by Mini Khan » Thu Jun 22, 2006 7:40 pm

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is it posible to use a check valve for a primary valve? Exuse the bad spelling.

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And then your wasting a buttload of cash. At the local hardware store near me, the smallest check valves they have are 1/2 , and just those are...

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Fri Jun 23, 2006 9:45 am
A visit from the sherriff...

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by Pete Zaria » Mon May 15, 2006 9:13 pm
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This afternoon I was firing off my spudgun while BBQing some steaks for dinner. About half an hour later, sitting down to dinner with my parents, my...

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The cops around here would take them away and say, come get these in two weeks
or something like that :(
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Fri Jun 23, 2006 9:32 am
Help!

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by rinsin_dnb_dj » Fri Jun 23, 2006 5:46 am

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Greetings spudders,

Is there anyone from devon, uk or just even uk here? Cant find anyone who supplies SCH40 pvc pipe or fittings. Any guidance here...

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I think a link just posted recently for suplies is -
you can get the online.

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Last post by jrrdw
Fri Jun 23, 2006 6:49 am
Hyrbid C:B ratios

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by rna_duelers » Tue Jun 20, 2006 6:34 am

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Ohhk,well for a usual comebustion the optimal C:B is 1.5:1 so what is the best C:B ratio for a hybrid on say a 2x mix does that mean the barrel ratio...

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Pressure increases are going to be a ratio by absolute pressure, not gauge;
I belive that a 2x mix, close chamber, produces about 115 psig...

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Thu Jun 22, 2006 9:16 pm
Expoxy on holes in combustion chamber?

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by Mihlrad » Tue Jun 20, 2006 5:20 pm
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Is it dangerous if i put 5 minute epoxy in the 2 holes i have where my electrodes were. Like will they shoot out randomly when the thing fires....

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jeeze that doesnt sound good. how do you get your arm almost severed in a skateboarding accident?? sounds like a story i would like to hear!

but...
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Last post by frogy
Thu Jun 22, 2006 9:01 pm
manke rifled pvc?

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by Mini Khan » Thu Jun 22, 2006 7:39 pm

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is there an esay way to make rifled pvc barrels without buying one from spudtech? exuse the bad spelling.

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Search the forums, dude. This question has been asked at least 10 times in the few months I've been posting.

The answer is \ not really\ . It can be...

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Last post by Pete Zaria
Thu Jun 22, 2006 7:46 pm
epoxy air chamber

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by roughboy » Thu Jun 22, 2006 6:45 pm

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can i just make a hole on the air chamber and put the pressure gauge in then epoxy it in place?

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Its been proven that you can safely thread or tap fitting into PVC but you should only do it though a fitting and the pipe wall for maximum martial...

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Last post by carlbelcher
Thu Jun 22, 2006 7:34 pm
3/8'' barrel

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by roughboy » Thu Jun 22, 2006 5:53 pm

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Where can i buy a 3/8'' steel pipe to use for my barrel?. Do hardwares carry them & what are they used for?I want 4 feet of 3/8'' steel pipe.

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okay thanks guys

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Last post by roughboy
Thu Jun 22, 2006 6:20 pm
pressure gauge

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by roughboy » Thu Jun 22, 2006 5:48 pm

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Is a tire gauge the same as a pressure gauge?

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i used a tire guage on my first gun for awhile! before i joined spudfiles.

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Thu Jun 22, 2006 6:16 pm
BBMG firing problems

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by demilus » Tue Jun 20, 2006 4:12 pm

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I recently made two cloud bbmgs out of 2 sch 40 pvc pipe. I made one with 1/4 brakeline for a barrel and it works fine w/ airsoft bbs. I made another...

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Mabey they are too heavy.

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Last post by )DEMON(
Thu Jun 22, 2006 2:25 pm
mod this type of sprinkler?

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by djt » Mon Jun 19, 2006 6:28 pm

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this is the valve im about to go purchase from Lowes for my cannon. it has a little black thing in the top where the hole should be drilled. should i...

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I've modded sprinkler valves with both bleed holes and guide rods. The valve on my offset over and under had a guide rod, and the valve for my next...

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Last post by carlbelcher
Tue Jun 20, 2006 7:46 pm
Safe Paintballs

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by Atlantis » Thu Jun 01, 2006 8:56 pm

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I know their are regulations on paintball speeds in a game, what is the limit in fps and about what pressure in a gun would that amount to with say a...

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lo pressure is a good thing because then you can get more fills from a CO2 tank or pump faster with a hand pump

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Last post by SpudStuff
Tue Jun 20, 2006 7:44 pm
Soap Piston

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by Atlantis » Tue Jun 20, 2006 12:28 pm

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I wonder if soap would make a good piston. You would never have to lubricate it that's for sure. It's also easy to shape.

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....Bondo?

Peace,
Pete Zaria.

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Last post by Pete Zaria
Tue Jun 20, 2006 7:37 pm
An Ignorant Combustion Question

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by Evan » Tue Jun 20, 2006 12:49 am

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I'm planing on making my first cannon and was just wondering if there was a rule of thumb for sizes of chamber to size of barrel. I don't mean the...

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if its got a pressure rating, yeah its fine, if it says cellular core then no, its not

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Tue Jun 20, 2006 7:34 pm
1.5" Valve

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by Atlantis » Sun Jun 18, 2006 6:22 pm

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Would a 1.5 valve be big enough for golf balls? I might end up making a 2 . Basically I'm looking for something that I can shoot Golf Balls and...

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Does anybody if a 3/4 Elbow fits in a 1.5 Tee? If they do I'm going to build the Big Valve in a smaller version...ironic...

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Tue Jun 20, 2006 7:16 pm
New 625,000v stun gun!

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by D-Roc » Mon Jun 19, 2006 5:33 pm

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I just got a 625,000v stun gun and was wondering what should I build? I'm thinking of a
building a high-powered long range barrett. What do you guys...

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Thanks PCGUY, i slipped and posted something i shouldn't have, then caught myself and deleted it. Didn't wanna go againest the rules, i think my...

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Last post by jrrdw
Tue Jun 20, 2006 5:14 pm
Wires for BBQ ignitor...

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by Mihlrad » Sun Jun 18, 2006 9:37 pm

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The wires that came with my BBQ ignitor, u know the ones with the fittings attached to them to fit on rod in the centor of the ingitor, and the one...

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i got the tings that you can get at lowes or home depot that (i dont kno the names of) that you can cut the plastic off and jab a nail in to widen up...

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Tue Jun 20, 2006 4:29 pm
2nd Cannon

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by removed » Tue Jun 20, 2006 2:54 am

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Hey all.
I built my first combustion cannon a while ago and over time and with several problems it turned out to be quite good. It's reached the...

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A chamber to barrel ratio is a simple thing really...

If the volume of your Chamber is 5 L (About 63.5 cm long peice of 4 Pipe)
You divide 5 L by...

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Tue Jun 20, 2006 1:14 pm

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