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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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Auto Combustion?

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by zvallance1 » Wed Apr 26, 2006 3:58 pm

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Well i was playing around with my mini combustion earlier (aka 2 inches of 1/2 pvc that i fill with a lighter, and spark with a piezo) and i saw that...

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Wouldn't the burnt gasses interfear with the combustion of the later/next shots?

hmm
prolly right, i guess a nice big chamber fan going nonstop...

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Wed Apr 26, 2006 8:46 pm
New Person Will this work????

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by Jammer » Mon Apr 24, 2006 8:55 pm

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I hope it does and if not what do I need to do also where should I put the lighter in at??? And I am also going to use Starting fluid is that good? I...

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Actually, you don't want to be glueing your ignitors into a hole in the gun. Instead, put wires on it and then attach those to two electrodes...

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Wed Apr 26, 2006 6:29 pm
pnumatic preformance

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by )DEMON( » Mon Apr 24, 2006 1:35 pm

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ok,so if your barrel ,valve and chamber were all linked together with silicon pipe about 9mm thick on the inside would it affect the preformance of...

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valve

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Wed Apr 26, 2006 8:39 am
BBMG Question

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by pneumaNINJA » Tue Apr 25, 2006 4:09 pm

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I have seen many pages that cite 40-45 psi as an optimal pressure range. Why is this, and is it a bad idea for me to increase the pressure?

p.s My...

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If you have a smaller tank of compressed air,using a lower pressure extends the life of it but it can still work well.high pressure=morepower and...

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Wed Apr 26, 2006 5:44 am
Grid spark chamber

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by huse_spud » Sun Apr 23, 2006 8:16 pm

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What if you could cover the inside of a combustion chamber with a metallic paint and then etch a grid design or something into the paint? sparks...

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A 100 tiny sparks may be okay for ignition but it sounds unreliable to me. I have found that sparks from a BBQ ignitor that are less than 1/8 rarely...

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Wed Apr 26, 2006 1:28 am
Simple BBQ question

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by iamthewalrus » Sat Mar 25, 2006 8:28 pm

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how many spark gaps of about 3/4cm do any of u think one BBQ lighter could make?

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one, period. but thats may be because my lighters suck

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Last post by saladtossser
Tue Apr 25, 2006 11:37 pm
2 inch to 2 1/2 inch adapter

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by SpudStuff » Tue Apr 25, 2006 8:25 pm

Many people have cannons that have 2 inch female of even male adapters for changing barrels. This can create a problem if you want to add a 2 1/2...

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Tue Apr 25, 2006 8:25 pm
air compressor tank sizes

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by laz91 » Tue Oct 04, 2005 1:54 pm

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what's the differance in tank size for an air compressor. how many gallons would i need to fill a 6 foot long 3 inch pipe. and how long do they last...

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You want at least a 10gallon beacuse you use constance PSI to run them and this ay the compressor is not all ways running

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Tue Apr 25, 2006 5:35 am
Valve system?

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by RedCore » Sun Oct 02, 2005 10:50 pm

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What is the best valve system to use? I'v built several potato luanchers already and i'm wanting to upgrade to a pneumatic cannon.

I'm basically...

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I wouldnt recomend makeing a piston valve for your first cannon because they are hard to make and a selenoid would be much easier.
I recomend a 1in...

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Last post by Benny
Tue Apr 25, 2006 2:50 am
question

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by Benny » Mon Apr 24, 2006 6:04 pm

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can you glue sch80 to sch40? with normal primer/cement? thanks. :D

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Common sence plays a big role in this one :shock: :!: jees, what did i do, i was just wondering because the pipe is a loose fit in the coupler. :x

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Tue Apr 25, 2006 2:45 am
Triggered Burst Disk 2

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by Atlantis » Mon Apr 24, 2006 4:56 pm

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I had an other idea of how to trigger a burst disk. I was looking at a pen and i realised, What if I use this concept to pop a burst disk? Basically,...

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If I were to make a burst disk pneumatic, I'd put an electromagnet (like the solenoid in sprinkler valves) in the chamber, that when powered would...

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Mon Apr 24, 2006 11:07 pm
Explosion Protection?

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by Urban Ninja » Mon Apr 24, 2006 3:38 am

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I am trying to find a way of protecting my self if my cannon explodes. Even though It is pressure rated and built very well I want to leave no errors...

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maybe the best solution is a good homemade pressure relief valve

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Last post by saladtossser
Mon Apr 24, 2006 9:17 pm
fire extinguisher valve

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by djt » Fri Apr 21, 2006 9:34 pm

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I have seen nailguns like this one

that use a little valve thing thats for an air compressor to release the pressure. i was thinking that a fire...

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I've got a skiff a 3000 by anics but he was asking about a fire extinguisher valve.

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Last post by Brian the brain
Mon Apr 24, 2006 5:01 pm
My mini Hybrid

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by WOW!! » Sun Apr 23, 2006 6:56 pm

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Here is my mini hybrid, I wil have more pics but right now it is a wrok in progress. The whole thing is about 9 long with 1 steel pipe. It has a...

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Actually a 2x mix only needs 14.7 psi, because the normal atmospheric pressure is 14.7. (14.7+14.7=29.4 psi)

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Last post by Shrimphead
Mon Apr 24, 2006 3:30 pm
metering hybrids

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by WOW!! » Sat Apr 15, 2006 10:29 pm
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iam makeing a supersmall hybrid like spudinator and i was wondering how do you caculate the mix? it is 6 CI very small, and the pipe is rated and 400...

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I got everything dont just wateing for the stun gun and the check valve and PSIG.
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Last post by WOW!!
Mon Apr 24, 2006 3:07 pm
Cheaper Stun Guns

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by Ballad_Black » Sat Apr 22, 2006 5:17 pm

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I payed 40 bucks for a 300k volt Stun gun, which broke today after only 1 week of use. Made me sick. It made sure it shocked the hell out of me...

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Well, i've thought of doing ym own ignition bow when I actually get another gun, but every gun i've found it does'nt un screw. You have to break the...

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Last post by Ballad_Black
Mon Apr 24, 2006 1:08 pm
Over and Under Combustion?

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by brumby » Mon Apr 03, 2006 11:40 pm

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I was wondering if you could make an over and under Combustion?

would it be the same power as a normal one

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Damn. I already voted...

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Last post by sgort87
Mon Apr 24, 2006 11:21 am
Pumpkin Launcher?

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by removed » Tue Mar 21, 2006 2:47 am
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Me and a coupla friends thought it'd be interesting to take potato launching to the next level. On my friends farm he has large drain piping that...

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i use the forked looking solderless terminals so u can slide them out from under the electrodes (unlike the ring terminals)

i use velcro tape to...
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Last post by nicholai
Mon Apr 24, 2006 8:56 am
CO2 capsule launcher

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by Brian the brain » Wed Apr 19, 2006 4:53 pm
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This idea came to me a long time ago.It's simply a tube with an endcap and a dart arrow-tip to pierce the back end of the 12 gram capsule.( all metal...

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I can probably seal the firing pin side with some inner bike tube or something.
Okay...as soon as I find a barrel ( no don't recommend american sizes...
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Last post by Brian the brain
Sun Apr 23, 2006 11:36 pm
regulator

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by iamthewalrus » Sun May 22, 2005 8:49 pm

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is there a certain type of regulator i need to use for a propane injection or do i just use a air regulator that has a gauge on it?

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this thread is almost a year old....

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Last post by spudshot
Sun Apr 23, 2006 7:11 pm
BBMG Air Tank Idea

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by pneumaNINJA » Wed Apr 19, 2006 2:33 pm

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I have been brainstorming to try to find a way to make my BBMG more portable, so I drew up a basic sketch of a possible solution. It uses a small...

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airsoft would be a bad idea. use a large propane tank from a grill. they are rated to 200 psi and have 3/4 inch ntp connection on the top for the...

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Last post by SpudStuff
Sun Apr 23, 2006 5:41 pm
How far has someone shot a golf ball via a pneumatic cannon

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by 357Wood » Sat Apr 22, 2006 9:56 pm

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I'm building my second golf ball cannon. My first one (Two 3 ft x 2 PVC chambers dumping through a single 1 sprinkler valve into 3 ft of Schedule 80...

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Pimpmann, the GGDT's flight simulator does account for drag. It's pretty much worthless if you install a hop-up device however, as it doesn't account...

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Last post by boilingleadbath
Sun Apr 23, 2006 3:24 pm
Stun Gun wireing

Last post by WOW!!
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by WOW!! » Sat Apr 22, 2006 1:44 pm

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What is the best type of wire to use on a stun gun? I would use the TV fly back wires but I dont not have a old TV to use. Do you think that 8 gague...

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The whole this is 9 long and 1 in diamter, its a mini hybrid.Iam going to use a spark plug so i can ground the pipe and attach he wire t the plug.

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Last post by WOW!!
Sun Apr 23, 2006 11:57 am
Burst Disks

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by Atlantis » Sat Apr 22, 2006 7:36 pm

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I need to know what burst disks are generally made out of

Alluminum Foil, Newspaper,.....That's all I've heard of.

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I think that it is better to use weaker burst discs and more times the mix then tough burst discs, twin spark and the other extras.

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Last post by Rambo
Sun Apr 23, 2006 8:32 am
Sch 14 PP pipe pressure rating

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by shockwave » Fri Apr 21, 2006 4:51 pm

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Here where I live the most common type of plastic pipe is PP (polypropylene) sch 14, 50mm I.D (about 2 ) with wall thickness of 2mm. (thats 50% of...

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Well, checked on harvel.com, and found that PVC sdr 13.5 has a pressure rating of 315 psi.
The tensile strength of PP is 5,000 PSI, and PVC is 7,300...

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Sat Apr 22, 2006 5:24 pm

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