Making my first Spud Gun

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.
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Sat Apr 11, 2009 11:59 am

hatssold wrote:Thanks guys 8) . Anyways, what kind of bike pump should i use? I dont really want to invest in a compressor right now.
Some people with high pressure low chamber volume guns use shock pumps (used to fill air shocks) They take way too long to pump a large tank. Bike pumps work well for most stuff. For my 700 cu in beast, I often shoot at 25-50 PSI, so I got a lower pressure higher volume pump for quick fills in the field. It is a plumbers test pump used to inflate rubber bladder plugs in drain line for pressure leak testing. It has a surge tank and large gauge. For what they want for those, I could have bought a small compressor. If possible, get a pump with a surge tank. They pump much easier.

Hand pumping a high pressure shot with the large bore pump is serious pushing. I need a smaller volume pump for my smaller cannon.
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or build a fridge compressor....



BTW mine broke down a couple of days ago...

after about 15 years of being a part of a refrigerator and 3 years of constant abuse as a fridge compressor, which isn't a bad result I suppose.... the funny thing is that it broke down due to faulty starting circuitery... the motor itself was ok but before I realized that it burned the motor

oh well I need a new one becasue now I can't imagine spudding without it

....lol I miss you fridgy :wink: :roll:
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