Andrew J. Coholic
10-31-2016, 10:13 PM
I wanted to do a group project for the two dozen members of my son`s troupe. They dont have a lot of $$, so donated projects like this are welcome, and also young boys like to shoot at things!
Decided small catapults would be fun. Received good feedback for the idea - we will just get the kids to sand them up, put them together and fire plasticine balls at cans or something.. :) The design is just tab and slot together with the rubber band holding the main parts together as well as firing the catapult arm.
Ran my Shopbot for 4 hours today (while I was doing other work) to cut up a full 4x8 sheet of 6mm Baltic birch, and another part sheet. I dont push the one eighth bit too fast, just 120 IPM.
The large regen blower I have (10 Hp Elmo) raised my shop temp 4 or 5 degrees! Nice benefit now that I have the furnace running anyhow.
prototype..
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j307/ajcoholic/ajcoholic049/catapult%203_zpsiknxrcfd.jpg (http://s83.photobucket.com/user/ajcoholic/media/ajcoholic049/catapult%203_zpsiknxrcfd.jpg.html)
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j307/ajcoholic/ajcoholic049/catapult%202_zps7grmowgd.jpg (http://s83.photobucket.com/user/ajcoholic/media/ajcoholic049/catapult%202_zps7grmowgd.jpg.html)
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j307/ajcoholic/ajcoholic049/catapult%201_zpstvqeitij.jpg (http://s83.photobucket.com/user/ajcoholic/media/ajcoholic049/catapult%201_zpstvqeitij.jpg.html)
Decided small catapults would be fun. Received good feedback for the idea - we will just get the kids to sand them up, put them together and fire plasticine balls at cans or something.. :) The design is just tab and slot together with the rubber band holding the main parts together as well as firing the catapult arm.
Ran my Shopbot for 4 hours today (while I was doing other work) to cut up a full 4x8 sheet of 6mm Baltic birch, and another part sheet. I dont push the one eighth bit too fast, just 120 IPM.
The large regen blower I have (10 Hp Elmo) raised my shop temp 4 or 5 degrees! Nice benefit now that I have the furnace running anyhow.
prototype..
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j307/ajcoholic/ajcoholic049/catapult%203_zpsiknxrcfd.jpg (http://s83.photobucket.com/user/ajcoholic/media/ajcoholic049/catapult%203_zpsiknxrcfd.jpg.html)
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j307/ajcoholic/ajcoholic049/catapult%202_zps7grmowgd.jpg (http://s83.photobucket.com/user/ajcoholic/media/ajcoholic049/catapult%202_zps7grmowgd.jpg.html)
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j307/ajcoholic/ajcoholic049/catapult%201_zpstvqeitij.jpg (http://s83.photobucket.com/user/ajcoholic/media/ajcoholic049/catapult%201_zpstvqeitij.jpg.html)