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Tue May 05, 2020 3:13 am

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i'm going through my first built of a spudgun, and i'm gathering the parts and doing research. I'm gonna use a 75mm barrel, but the valve i found is 1/2" in diameter. Will this difference in diameter impact my pressure/firing distance?
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Thu May 14, 2020 4:47 am

You must think in terms of cross-sectional area.

In this case, 75mm is almost 6 times greater than 12.7mm, but in terms of area it is a whopping 35 times greater.

This is not a recipe for good performance.

The effects of the Square-cube law are quite pervasive in this hobby.

Finding a bigger valve commercially is going to cost you, so consider building your own or using something simple but effective like a burst disk.
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Mon May 18, 2020 5:48 pm

127mm or 12.7mm
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Tue May 19, 2020 3:42 am

farcticox1 wrote:
Mon May 18, 2020 5:48 pm
127mm or 12.7mm
Good catch, edited.
hectmarr wrote:You have to make many weapons, because this field is long and short life
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