Making a Toy Catapult
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- Опубликовано: 14 май 2020
- On this week's show, we build a simple catapult toy from some scrap pine and a few ping pong balls. I hope you enjoy the project.
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The raw enjoyment with the stronger rubber bands made my day.
Getting old is mandatory. Growing up is optional. LOL. Thanks for tuning in. Glad that I could bring a little joy to your day.
Great parent and child project. And when using it, a great way of teaching the principles of trajectory.
Double bonus with this one!
And if you take one of the other viewers suggestions, you can also terrorize the cat with it. That's a triple bonus. LOL. Thanks for tuning in to the show Richard.
Love IT
Glad to hear it Troy. This one was a lot of fun to make. Thanks for tuning in to the show.
definitely will try! Thanks for the demo. hope to have some fun.
Good luck with your build. Thanks for tuning in to the show and taking the time to leave a comment. It's very much appreciated.
Admit it, you made this for yourself didnt you!!! 🤣🤣🤣
Thanks for this post, very good Christmas present
I know not of what you are speaking. ha ha ha ha ha ha. I may not have made it for myself, but I'm sure going to play with it. This thing is a blast. LOL. Thanks for tuning in to the show.
Nice!!! Another project on my list to do. Thanks for sharing Kenny.
Glad that you liked it Marcelo. Thank you for tuning in to the show.
I need one of those for work thanks for the idea.
You'll need a bigger one than that sir. LOL. Thanks for tuning in to the show this week Daniel. It's appreciated.
Made these with my grade school aged niece and nephew yesterday. They loved them! Going to make three more next week with a friend’s kids. Thanks for the great project!!
Now THIS is a great way to start my day. I love hearing that people are getting their children involved and introducing them to the shop and shop made toys. I'm glad that you were able to share this with your children Lisa and that they loved it. Thanks for tuning in to the show and for sharing your story with me. It made my day. Thank you.
I think the kids on my street will have a good time for the 4th of July street party - thank you. Truly easy to follow your instructions.
Glad that you found the video to be useful Pieter. Good luck with your builds. I hope the kids have a great time. Thanks for tuning in to the show.
@@acutabove_woodworkings I would like to know the scource of the straight edge meassuring instrument you used (flat sheet of with holes for marking). I think it would be more accurate than the hook ruler I am currently using.
@@pietervandertuin4069 The device that you are asking about is called a T-rule and it is made by INCRA. They are available at most woodworking suppliers or from INCRA directly. I got mine at Lee Valley tools. Here's a couple of links.
www.leevalley.com/en-ca/shop/tools/hand-tools/marking-and-measuring/rules/58877-incra-t-rules
incra.com/measuring_marking-trules.html
Great project and gift for young kids. I plan on making the uprights wider and drill holes for 3 dowel positions. This will give different trajectories and can add to the target practice.
Feel free to modify it as you wish. That's the fun of making these toys. Thanks for tuning in and taking the time to leave your kind words. It's appreciated.
would make a nice twist on "Beer Pong", LOL nice idea and work thank you
That would be a great idea Mario. Maybe some weaker elastics for that one though. Thanks for tuning in and for chiming in with your suggestion. Awesome.
Great project Kenny it looks a lot of fun.
Glad to hear you liked the project Raymond. Thank you for tuning in to the show.
Kenny, AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME!!! What a great little toy to make. As you get more grandkids you will need to make more of those. I can see some really great marshmallow battles in the future. Heck I might have to make some for my grownup grandkids just because I know that they would have a blast. Ingenious project.
Thanks for the kind words Paul. They are a lot of fun and the kids love them. Heck, the kid in me loves them. Good luck with the build and thanks for tuning in to the show.
I really like this one Kenny, must try it. On a hot day, small water bombs would be good outside with the kids, also plastic skittles with ping pong balls would be a good game. I think the idea's can be endless. Thanks for doing this one for us kenny. :) :) :)
You're very welcome William. I'm glad that you found the show to be useful. Thanks for tuning in.
a funny toy , I'm going to make one for myself thank you for sharing great idea 👍🏼
Good luck on your build and thanks for tuning in Tomas. I appreciate it.
Well worked!
Glad that you liked it. Thanks for tuning in.
Great project
Glad that you liked it Michael. Thanks for tuning in.
When you started laughing after using the catapult it made my day
All of us are just kids at heart Darryl. Some people have just forgotten how to let that kid have some fun. LOL. This project was a load of fun to make and play with. Thanks for tuning in to the program and taking the time to leave your comment. I truly appreciate it.
Awesome 👌 off to make one for myself 🤣🤣
Good luck on your build. I hope you enjoy it. Thanks for tuning in to the show.
Great little project, Kenny! I'm going to try a slightly scaled down version to go with a toy medieval castle I'm currently making for my grandson. All the best from England.
That's a great idea. Don't forget the rustic wheels. I'd love to see what you come up with. Good luck with your build and thanks for tuning in to the show.
@@acutabove_woodworkings Thanks for the encouragement, mate. At 60, I'm new to woodworking and prefer to use hand tools rather than power tools. I have some ideas for the wheels, but thanks for the inspiration. Subscribed! Stay safe and take care.
We are all kids at heart!
Some of us, more than others Don. LOL. Thanks for tuning in to the show.
I see that the big kid inside the shop is playing again...🤣🤣🤣
I can't deny that I had a ton of fun with this one Jeff. Especially with the stronger elastic bands. Thanks for tuning in sir.
NICE project! The shots with the ping pong balls shows another piece that looks like a lower plywood stop block. Is that correct? Thanks.
It took me a while to figure out what you were referring to but I get it now. That plywood block was just placed there to keep the catapult from firing while I took a picture of it. I guess you could make it a permanent feature of the catapult but it was not its intention and was only put there temporarily. I hope this helps. Thanks for tuning in to the show.
Gonna have to make one. Torment our cat. Lol
That's an awesome idea. My wife has a cat........hmmmmmmm......and I already have built the catapult. Hate to see it go to waste. LOL. Thanks for the suggestion and for tuning in to the show David.
Some sights call it the throwing arm....
I can see why they would do that Joel. Regardless of what you call it, I call it a lot of fun. Thanks for tuning in to the show and taking the time to leave a comment.
Man I was watching this thinking "Cool I got stock for this"..gonna try it.
(btw how did you drill 1/4 holes in that wood with out it splitting?)
Then the end comes and this 50 yr old man with failing eye sight (not lol)
turns into a overall wearing 8 yr old, with a sling shot in his back pocket
incase the catapult fails, madman giggling.
You sure your name ain't Calin and own a stuffed tiger??
Sorry I'm long winded tonight lol. Take care.
For starters, I've never had an issue drilling pine. You just have to make sure your bit is sharp. Twist bits will split it like there is no tomorrow but a brad point will cut it no problem. As for the 50 year old man.....you missed a couple of years. The 8 year old boy? He's in all of us. It's just that some of us are afraid to let him out. As for Calvin, my mother used to like that comic strip because it reminded her of me as a boy. I was a handful to say the least. LOL. Thanks for tuning in to the show this week Dale. Now get out there, make a catapult and bring out the overall wearing 8 year old in you. LOL.
@@acutabove_woodworkings LOL Will do Ken lol.
Hey Ken, I could tell that you made the catapult for yourself. Now if you really want to have a discussion with your wife over the need for making such a weapon for a child take it into your living room with the kids. Just to have a little extra fun, as the kids would do, get some golf balls, not wimpy ping pong balls, and then in about 6.5 seconds sit down with your wife and talk about the need for a new plasma television to replace the broken TV. Ain't we having fun? God Bless my friend.
I love the idea Frank. Except I'm not going for some new plasma....I'm going for projection with a full theatre. Go big or go home. Thanks for tuning in Frank and for the chuckle. Stay safe sir.