first pneumatic

Show us your pneumatic spud gun! Discuss pneumatic (compressed gas) powered potato guns and related accessories. Valve types, actuation, pipe, materials, fittings, compressors, safety, gas choices, and more.
User avatar
imablackskater
Specialist
Specialist
Posts: 143
Joined: Sat Jan 13, 2007 5:52 pm

Thu Mar 01, 2007 1:11 pm

This my first gun other than a bunch minis i have and its pretty simple it just uses a ball valve and shoots double a batteries
Attachments
gun 002.jpg
gun 003.jpg
gun 001.jpg
Image
COD_FILLETS
Specialist
Specialist
Posts: 112
Joined: Sun Sep 17, 2006 12:48 am

Thu Mar 01, 2007 2:56 pm

What size barrel? My first one looks just like that with a .5" barrel and ball valve and a 1.5" chamber.
"If at first you don't succeed... So much for skydiving." - Henry Youngman

"Better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than to open it and remove all doubt." - Mark Twain

"I'll Procrastinate Later" - COD_FILLETS
From [url]Quotes4All.net[url]
User avatar
dippydodo03
Specialist
Specialist
Posts: 103
Joined: Tue Jan 23, 2007 5:11 pm
Location: michigan

Thu Mar 01, 2007 3:21 pm

My first gun had a similar design but it was much bigger.
People that bash noobs can suck me!!!
itwentboom
Private 4
Private 4
Posts: 61
Joined: Thu Feb 22, 2007 4:36 pm

Thu Mar 01, 2007 3:57 pm

Good first cannon, just ease up on the primer kinda hard to paint over. If u decide to paint it use Krylon Fusion works great.
User avatar
TwitchTheAussie
Corporal 5
Corporal 5
Posts: 980
Joined: Tue Feb 06, 2007 3:23 am

Thu Mar 01, 2007 4:07 pm

Nice cannon. Would look better with paint though. But still a nice first cannon :P
User avatar
Fnord
First Sergeant 2
First Sergeant 2
Posts: 2239
Joined: Tue Feb 13, 2007 9:20 pm
Location: Pripyat
Been thanked: 1 time
Contact:

Thu Mar 01, 2007 4:26 pm

Cool gun. Its a lot cleaner than my pre-spudfiles pneumatics.
You should post some damage pics if you can.
If you have time you could make a spring loaded trigger for the valve to open it faster. It really helps if its hard to turn, plus its easier to aim.

Edit: Also, how long is the barrel?
iknowmy3tables
Staff Sergeant
Staff Sergeant
United States of America
Posts: 1596
Joined: Fri Dec 15, 2006 3:57 pm
Location: maryland
Has thanked: 3 times
Been thanked: 9 times

Thu Mar 01, 2007 4:38 pm

cool how powerful is your AA batery gun (thats sounds weird if you think of AA as in Anti-Aircraft)
Last edited by iknowmy3tables on Fri Mar 02, 2007 3:43 pm, edited 1 time in total.
User avatar
imablackskater
Specialist
Specialist
Posts: 143
Joined: Sat Jan 13, 2007 5:52 pm

Thu Mar 01, 2007 5:34 pm

Well i use a 1/2 inch barrel and a two inch barrel. i pump it up with a foot pump to about fourty psi and brobably could get some dame pics pretty soon
Image
User avatar
spudthug
Corporal 5
Corporal 5
Posts: 936
Joined: Mon Feb 26, 2007 9:02 pm
Location: johnsonburg, Pa USA
Contact:

Thu Mar 01, 2007 5:36 pm

i havent seen a valve like that wat is it??
swolengut67
Private
Private
Posts: 12
Joined: Wed Jan 03, 2007 6:19 pm

Thu Mar 01, 2007 6:02 pm

It's an ordinary ball valve. Obviously made of PVC, probably sch. 40.
Please read before you ask a stupid question like that again.

Great job on the gun. What does it shoot? HA HA HA HA HA
squeaks
Specialist 3
Specialist 3
Posts: 326
Joined: Sun Oct 01, 2006 5:45 pm
Location: Enoch, UT(next to Cedar City)

Thu Mar 01, 2007 8:13 pm

oh yeah. Nice firstie gun. Next time remember to use bushings instead of bell reducers. Bell reducers aren't pressure rated(usually) and create a small(and usually insignificant in a first gun) saftey problem. Nice job.
"Nine out of ten Americans agree that out of ten Americans one will always disagree with the other nine."
-Collin Mockery
Who's Line is it Anyway

Borrow money from a pessimist, he won't expect it back.
User avatar
imablackskater
Specialist
Specialist
Posts: 143
Joined: Sat Jan 13, 2007 5:52 pm

Fri Mar 02, 2007 2:51 pm

thanks for the tip since im working on my next gun
Image
User avatar
joannaardway
Corporal 5
Corporal 5
Posts: 949
Joined: Mon Oct 09, 2006 4:57 pm
Location: SW Hertfordshire, England, UK.

Fri Mar 02, 2007 3:27 pm

Another tip from me would be that it would be nice to see some puncutation and capitals.

And to the noobs: STOP FLAMING EACH OTHER!!!

Back to reality:
Your pneumatic sort of reminds me of my second cannon. (My first cannon was the most ghetto cannon that never won Sgort's coveted prize. *sob*)

You did overcook it on the primer a little - you've got it a quarter of the way up your chamber!
Next time, be a little more sparing.
Novacastrian: How about use whatever the heck you can get your hands on?
frankrede: Well then I guess it won't matter when you decide to drink bleach because your out of kool-aid.
...I'm sorry, but that made my year.
iknowmy3tables
Staff Sergeant
Staff Sergeant
United States of America
Posts: 1596
Joined: Fri Dec 15, 2006 3:57 pm
Location: maryland
Has thanked: 3 times
Been thanked: 9 times

Fri Mar 02, 2007 3:51 pm

well since he's pumping that to 40psi then who cares about nonrated bell reducer
User avatar
imablackskater
Specialist
Specialist
Posts: 143
Joined: Sat Jan 13, 2007 5:52 pm

Fri Mar 02, 2007 11:02 pm

ok one I am too lazy, two I am very bad at eying things and it was my first time ever using pvc so cut me some slack.
Image
Post Reply