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Re: lego 'gun'
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Date: 
Thu, 8 Jun 2000 02:23:42 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Tom Newsom writes:
My latest avenue of lego research is lego firing. I am trying to make a
contraption using only lego peices that will fire a small projectile (eg a
black friction peg) as far as possible. At first I tried to use springs, but
the results were very disapointing. I am having the most success now with two
8448 tyres in a 'tennis ball launcher' design, being powered by direct
friction with a large wheel hub on an old 9v motor. I can get a couple of
meters range from about 1/2 a meter high. How can you do?
David A. Karr made a LEGO machine gun that can fire 17 2x4s in 1.9 secs.  See
it at: http://www.silverlight.org/Cray/lego/machinegun.asp .
Alan
http://foofoogood.homestead.com/files/lego.htm



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My latest avenue of lego research is lego firing. I am trying to make a contraption using only lego peices that will fire a small projectile (eg a black friction peg) as far as possible. At first I tried to use springs, but the results were very (...) (24 years ago, 8-Jun-00, to lugnet.technic)

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