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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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PrOpAnE?

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by nabu92 » Sat Jan 21, 2006 11:07 pm

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Hey, i recently made my 1st spudgun and i was wondering if directly spraying propane from a torch into the chamber is dangerous, right now i use...

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k,thanks for the info :)

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Sun Jan 22, 2006 12:04 am
WHY WONT IT WORK

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by nabu92 » Sat Jan 21, 2006 7:15 pm

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i just made my first combustion chamber spudgun, and it wont ignite! ive been trying to ignite it with my camera flash igniter and bbq igniter for 3...

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i think ur right, ill try it 2morrow, thanks 4 the help

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Sat Jan 21, 2006 10:03 pm
coaxial pneumatics

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by cardinals08 » Tue Jan 10, 2006 11:33 pm

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I was just wondering, if you have a coaxial pneumatic, that would mean that the valve is in the chamber, right? How would you get it open? By remote...

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well actually the pneumatic cylinder i was thinking of actuating the piston (could be a pvc piston with o-rings) would be small but fast. a smaller...

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Sat Jan 21, 2006 6:02 pm
ported valve

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by jrrdw » Fri Jan 20, 2006 10:13 am

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here's a idea-a spring loaded rotorary valve, say your chamber is 4 dia. and your barrel is 2 dia. have the barrel through to the end with a quick...

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Dude just scrap the idea, it won't work. Even if you did get it to work, it wouldn't be half as good as a ball valve.

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Sat Jan 21, 2006 12:11 am
mini pill bottle cannon fuels

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by darkpyro » Tue Dec 13, 2005 5:46 pm

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i have made a mini cannon and it is a pain to get the right feul air mix i have used butane (i did not really get to try this much because my lighter...

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Try making a cone out of paper, stick it into the chamber, and most of the hairspray won't enter the chamber avoiding over-fueling. Basically, make...

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Last post by Atlantis
Fri Jan 20, 2006 4:06 pm
braided regulator hose

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by SpudStuff » Wed Jan 18, 2006 10:30 pm

how many of you have seen latkes propane regulator and seen the braided hose and said i want that. it's pritty expencive so i found a solution. to to...

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Wed Jan 18, 2006 10:30 pm
Big Blowgun

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by Atlantis » Tue Jan 17, 2006 8:17 pm

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Does anyone here know how a blowgun works? I was whondering if it was possible to make a large PVC version of one.

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So basically the piston moves down and the air leaks AROUND it? I might try to make a design for this but it porbably won't work. Thanks for the help...

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Wed Jan 18, 2006 8:23 pm
Stupid mistake

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by Lucas_Pukas » Sun Jan 15, 2006 11:55 pm

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So I feel like a real idiot now. I went to ACE to pick up the necessary PVC for my newest gun the other day on my lunch break. I was kinda in a hurry...

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Thanks! Not sure yet about the silencer. I still need to put some holes in it. Most of the gun is just dry fit for the picture. I need to get time to...

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Last post by Lucas_Pukas
Wed Jan 18, 2006 12:04 pm
over 120 psi with piston valve

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by Mini Khan » Mon Jan 16, 2006 5:34 pm

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i have had some experince with cannons and iam looking forward to build a piston valve cannon but iam wondering why no one ever takes thier piston...

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thanks guys, i guess ill take ur advice by not going up too high but i should of let u know that i was gonna use 2.5 inch sch 40

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Last post by Mini Khan
Tue Jan 17, 2006 10:07 pm
which is better piston valve or diaphragm valve?

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by Mini Khan » Mon Jan 16, 2006 7:17 pm

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which makes a more powerfull cannon a piston valve or diaphram valve?

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no way ur so awsome thanks for the advice, u deserve like a gold metal or somethin

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Tue Jan 17, 2006 10:04 pm
Legality

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by Casper » Mon Dec 05, 2005 5:53 pm
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Ok i have this neighbor that saying my gun is becoming an issue but really hes becoming an issue for me lol but ya i need proof that these guns are...

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I checked with the cops after my first gun was built up. It was legal and all, but he said the only place they could take any waction is if its in a...
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Tue Jan 17, 2006 8:16 pm
Mini Combustion Accessory

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by TalonXxX » Wed Dec 07, 2005 1:44 pm
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I really liked j_diz's PVC stand he made for his propane combustion cannon and I really wanted to make one... but didn't have the time/money/parts to...

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I forgot to remaind-never ignite thise mixigere with out safety glases. :!:
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Last post by Rambo
Tue Jan 17, 2006 8:14 am
Making a Electric spark.

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by soggysandwich » Mon Jan 16, 2006 11:42 pm

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I was wondering how to make a spark using a 9volt battery. like a stun gun but i wanna make my own. so does anyone have a guide to making one? thanks.

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the car coil does need 12 volt DC to charge, the converted charge comes out of spark plug wire is normaly upwards of 25,000 volts DC, the newer one...

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Tue Jan 17, 2006 7:20 am
cannon wont work

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by gijeses » Sun Jan 01, 2006 9:38 pm

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im getting a little spark, and ive been using starter fluid for propellant, btw this is a simple combustion chamber gun. i have a 10 4 pvc combustion...

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Here's some advice when dealing with sparks.
1: Flame Facials are not fun.
2: The gun may fire even though it has been opened multiple times.
I have...

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Last post by Atlantis
Mon Jan 16, 2006 9:04 pm
pneumatic questions

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by regre7 » Sat Jan 14, 2006 3:43 pm

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Hello again. I've been gone for a while, but I'm back.

I'm about to start putting together the pneumatic cannon I was talking about earlier here,...

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well pretty much any will work but a putty type of epoxy will be much more easy to work with since it wont dribble down and make a mess, the other...

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Last post by nicholai
Mon Jan 16, 2006 5:44 pm
soda stream carbonators

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by darkpyro » Fri Jan 13, 2006 11:37 pm

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i live in australia and am trying to get co2 for my cannon and i know that you can get co2 canisters from the super market to use in these things...

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i cant find a pic but i think the soda stream carbonator has a valve built in in the form of a button so you just stick your 330gram bottle in then...

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Last post by darkpyro
Mon Jan 16, 2006 5:01 pm
effect of volume of compressed air released

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by regre7 » Sun Jan 15, 2006 5:39 pm

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How much does the volume of compressed air released from the air pipe into the barrel affect the muzzle velocity of the projectile? Does modifying...

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Wheather you'll get more power from a better valve or a bigger chamber is going to depend apon the mass of the projectile, among other things. You'll...

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Last post by boilingleadbath
Mon Jan 16, 2006 1:12 am
hybrid idea

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by cardinals08 » Thu Jan 12, 2006 4:58 pm

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The teacher did a demo in chem class today. she put little zinc pebbles in Hydrochloric acid. It made a reaction producing zinc chloride and hydrogen...

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And you think it wouldn't have gone up in flames if it was filled with propane?
(ignoring that it would have never been set on fire, because propane...

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Last post by boilingleadbath
Mon Jan 16, 2006 12:43 am
Trident PB Clip

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by Atlantis » Sat Jan 14, 2006 12:03 am

I was looking at semi-auto paintball guns on this site and I noticed how much the clips stick out. I came up with this idea, where you could angle...

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Sat Jan 14, 2006 12:03 am
supah plus pneumatic chamber size

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by DAltar » Fri Jan 13, 2006 8:13 pm

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i just ordered a supah plus and i was wondering if a 4 x 46 inch chamber is sufficient or should i go with a bigger chamber? if anyone has any...

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doesnt it just depend on how big you want your gun?

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Last post by cardinals08
Fri Jan 13, 2006 8:48 pm
Poorman's Breech

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by dethstik » Thu Feb 03, 2005 3:38 pm

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***Poorman's Breech***
The Poorman's Breech is nothing more than a piece of pvc the SAME SIZE of the barrel cut to about 1 or 2 long and then taking...

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You can use a 1.5 cam lock on a 1.5 barrel if you want to turn some of the diameter off the barrel. If you don't want to compromise the strength of...

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Fri Jan 13, 2006 2:54 pm
Combustion Silencer????

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by Snikle » Mon Jun 27, 2005 10:23 am
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Heay everyone ive just made my first spud cannon with my dad and a couple of mates. It fires great (see vid below)

The problem is that its too loud...

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Nice serious sounding cannon, and I'm still laughing my arss off after watching that video too! :lol:
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Fri Jan 13, 2006 2:35 pm
meter

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by iamthewalrus » Wed Jul 06, 2005 1:29 pm

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is there anything wrong with injecting propane from ur meter through a 1/8 in hole instead of the normal 1/4??

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I cant imagine it being very much slower, however I have a question, do you nooed a regulator on a propane meter? and if so is there a particular...

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Fri Jan 13, 2006 9:34 am
First Micro

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by r0n » Tue Jan 10, 2006 6:25 pm

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ive been surffing this fourm for along time and today i have finally built my first cannon execpt it is a micro but its still a cannon. Im building a...

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made it at lunch. all my firends were like WOW and fired it once outside pretty loud and cool did not melt but it expaneded as it shot. qtip didnt go...

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Thu Jan 12, 2006 8:38 pm
bike pump pressure

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by cardinals08 » Tue Jan 10, 2006 7:04 pm

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How much pressure could you get in a copper chamber of say, 1 inch by 4 inches with a portable bike or ball pump, the cheap ones, like from wal mart?...

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thats fine, I was kinda talking to both of ya

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Thu Jan 12, 2006 6:29 pm

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