[hackpgh-discuss] Re: Maker Faire project?

  • From: Chad Elish <chad@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: hackpgh-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2015 15:53:32 -0400

I think if we shoot them into a net it won’t be an issue.

Cheers!
-Chad
President | HackPGH
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On Jul 9, 2015, at 2:50 PM, Greg Land <landjgregory@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Or a rickroll. Time for the good old 50/50
On Jul 9, 2015 2:50 PM, "Greg Land" <landjgregory@xxxxxxxxx
<mailto:landjgregory@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Link relevant.
https://youtu.be/J7K91g8yG_w <https://youtu.be/J7K91g8yG_w>
On Jul 9, 2015 2:47 PM, "Steven Owens" <stevenjowens@xxxxxxxxx
<mailto:stevenjowens@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
For extra flash, have a knob that tweaks the wedding folks to make the planes
curve left or right.

On Jul 9, 2015 2:44 PM, wrote:
I've always wanted to make a similar gadget that folds and shoots paper
airplanes, rapid fire. Maybe small potatoes airplanes, to make then faster
and cheaper (and less wasteful).

On Jul 9, 2015 1:48 PM, "Doug Philips" <dgou@xxxxxxx <mailto:dgou@xxxxxxx>>
wrote:
Considering the number of large fire producing Maker Faire things that have
happened, I don't think "too dangerous" is the right
response, I think "how to mitigate the danger" is...

I was actually thinking of having a barrel around the shooting end in case of
"fragmentation at launch".
As to the landing part, if only acrylic weren't so expensive, I'd like to
have a clear barrel long enough to contain the entire flight.
If we aren't going to be outside where wind is a factor, we could have a
"catcher's box" perhaps?
With targets maybe... Hmmmm...

Well, so far this is still in the brainstorming phase...


-=D


On 7/9/15 12:44 PM, Alex Reasinger wrote:
I have built frisbee throwers before that are not that difficult.

On Jul 9, 2015 12:43 PM, "Greg Land" <landjgregory@xxxxxxxxx
<mailto:landjgregory@xxxxxxxxx> <mailto:landjgregory@xxxxxxxxx
<mailto:landjgregory@xxxxxxxxx>>> wrote:

No more dangerous then firing a shotgun into the air.

In all seriousness if you wanted to turn this into a makerfair project
it would be more appropriate to modulate the speed and buy about 35
frisbees.

On Jul 9, 2015 12:39 PM, "Robert Berger" <bob@xxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:bob@xxxxxxxxxxx> <mailto:bob@xxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:bob@xxxxxxxxxxx>>>
wrote:

Doesn't anyone else think doing this at a public event is a very
bad idea?

When acrylic shatters it can create small sharp shards. I would not
use such a device unless everyone in the room was wearing eye protection.

- Bob


On Jul 8, 2015, at 7:14 PM, Joachim Hall <jjoachimhall@xxxxxxxxx
<mailto:jjoachimhall@xxxxxxxxx> <mailto:jjoachimhall@xxxxxxxxx
<mailto:jjoachimhall@xxxxxxxxx>>> wrote:

That would be really awesome! We'd have to be really careful
because I would think on of those could cut you really bad. I've also seen
people spin the CD until it explodes.

On Jul 8, 2015 1:29 PM, "Chad Elish" <chad@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:chad@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> <mailto:chad@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:chad@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>>> wrote:

YES YES YES YES YES YES YES!

-Chad

On Jul 8, 2015, at 1:05 PM, Doug Philips <dgou@xxxxxxx
<mailto:dgou@xxxxxxx> <mailto:dgou@xxxxxxx <mailto:dgou@xxxxxxx>>> wrote:

Of course we'd have to take this 'up a notch', but still, it
looks quite doable.
Safety? Well, hmmm...


http://www.core77.com/posts/38777/Misburnt-CDs-Angle-Grinder-Pigeon-Throwing-Machine

<http://www.core77.com/posts/38777/Misburnt-CDs-Angle-Grinder-Pigeon-Throwing-Machine>

(Not able to make it Detroit, thinking of our own Maker
Faire...)
-=Doug





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