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#1 knex crazy

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Posted 27 September 2003 - 03:04 PM

How will I create the launch? Shal I use elastic

bands?

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#2 live4bb21

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Posted 27 September 2003 - 05:44 PM

i would definatly use elastic of some kind, it seems to

be the most effective.


#3 Evil Jester

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Posted 27 September 2003 - 11:46 PM

sure. do it! But ugh..... If u can actually come up

with somthing more orignal DO IT!!!! (if it works)

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#4 joshg678

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Posted 28 September 2003 - 01:41 AM

well why not use a air launch, i could make one, just

need some ss sets.


#5 live4bb21

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Posted 28 September 2003 - 08:24 AM

wouldnt an air launch be really diffucult to make?


#6 joshg678

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Posted 28 September 2003 - 11:38 PM

not if you know how, i made one in shop class for

shooting potatos, it was fun :D
i might get 3 ss

sets and make an air launch and have it 5 feat tall, and breaks.
maby not.


#7 live4bb21

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Posted 29 September 2003 - 06:07 AM

hmmm a potato gun..., but an ss gun?


#8 knex crazy

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Posted 29 September 2003 - 12:48 PM

i used mega thick elastic bands only 60 pence from my

local shop OMW they were so pwoerfull they got up a 10 ft vertical tower and over

the top and to the finish again

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#9 live4bb21

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Posted 29 September 2003 - 01:34 PM

i still like my garage door spring idea lol... like that

would work.


#10 joshg678

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Posted 29 September 2003 - 05:20 PM

well i have an idea, make a weight drop thing that is

far away from the track, so when it launches, it won;t be in the pics, and you could

make it work just like xlc, and i think i might make a air launch, and sell the design.