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Summary of Contents for TeacherGeek Ping-Pong Ball Launcher
- Page 1 Example Ping-Pong Ball Launcher ™ Unleash Your Creativity!
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Page 2: Parts List
Slide Stop Material Card Stock Sheets (heavy weight paper) student Inches SAFETY GLASSES student Wear safety glasses when working Think Safety! on or using your launcher. Page 2 Copyright 2006 - TeacherGeek - Ping-Pong Ball Launcher Activity - All Rights Reserved... - Page 3 Dowels vary in diameter because they are made of wood. We have provided you with extra dowels to make up for dowels which may be too large or too small to use. Page Copyright 2006 - TeacherGeek - Ping-Pong Ball Launcher Activity - All Rights Reserved...
- Page 4 Reamer to make it easier for it to The link strip holes that the dowel needs to slide to the middle of the dowel. rotate in were reamed with the Loose Reamer. Page Copyright 2006 - TeacherGeek - Ping-Pong Ball Launcher Activity - All Rights Reserved...
- Page 5 Leave the screw a ¼ turn from tight Slide-Stop Material keeps components with “loose” to allow components to rotate/pivot. reamed holes from sliding back and forth on dowels. Page Copyright 2006 - TeacherGeek - Ping-Pong Ball Launcher Activity - All Rights Reserved...
- Page 6 mm mm 180mm 2mm Step 2: Cutting Link-Strips Cut your link-strips to length. Length: Quantity: 2.mm 2.mm 60mm 120mm 60mm 19mm 60mm 19mm 120mm 19mm Page 6 Copyright 2006 - TeacherGeek - Ping-Pong Ball Launcher Activity - All Rights Reserved...
- Page 7 Push the 45mm dowels down below the linkstrips into perpendicular adaptors from step 3 ( ) and mm new perpendicual adaptors ( mm mm mm mm mm Page Copyright 2006 - TeacherGeek - Ping-Pong Ball Launcher Activity - All Rights Reserved...
- Page 8 Step 6: Assembling The Body Place the reamed perpendicular adaptors from step 5 ( and two 60mm linkstrips ( ) onto dowels ( Step 6 Finished Page 8 Copyright 2006 - TeacherGeek - Ping-Pong Ball Launcher Activity - All Rights Reserved...
- Page 9 ) into a perpendicular adaptor ( Place the assembled 45mm dowel and perpendicular adaptor ( ) into the launcher body ( mm Step 8 Finished Page 9 Copyright 2006 - TeacherGeek - Ping-Pong Ball Launcher Activity - All Rights Reserved...
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Page 10: Step 9: Assemble The Base
Attaching THe Base To The Body Attach the body ( ) (from step 8) to the base ( ) (from step 9) using 2 screws. Page 10 Copyright 2006 - TeacherGeek - Ping-Pong Ball Launcher Activity - All Rights Reserved... - Page 11 ( ) on the end of a 150mm dowel ( Draw a black mark on the dowel every 5mm, starting from . Marks Every mm Page 11 Copyright 2006 - TeacherGeek - Ping-Pong Ball Launcher Activity - All Rights Reserved...
- Page 12 ) (from step 12) into the “loose” reamed holes in the launcher body ( Step 1, Finished Step 14: The Rubber Band Attach the rubber band ( ). . Page 12 Copyright 2006 - TeacherGeek - Ping-Pong Ball Launcher Activity - All Rights Reserved...
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Page 13: Step 15: Adjust The Angle
You can download additional protractor sheets at: http://www.teachergeek.org/protractor.pdf *best printed on cardstock Place the hook end of the wire into the hole in the corner of the protractor. Page 1 Copyright 2006 - TeacherGeek - Ping-Pong Ball Launcher Activity - All Rights Reserved... - Page 14 ) is per- fectly straight. Set the launcher on a table top. The angle of the launcher is the number the wire falls to on the protractor. Page 1 Copyright 2006 - TeacherGeek - Ping-Pong Ball Launcher Activity - All Rights Reserved...
- Page 15 You can use them to adjust the power of the ram, and to fire consistantly. Your Launcher is Complete!!! It’s time to start shooting ping-pong balls! Page 1 Copyright 2006 - TeacherGeek - Ping-Pong Ball Launcher Activity - All Rights Reserved...
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