Not exactly car related, but....

[Racin'Jacin]

this shows what a "car guy" can do with those garage skills!!
We needed a soccer ball launcher - mostly because my knee just hurts too much after I practice with the kids so...

FIRE UP the welder - and we came up with this!!

Thought you guys might get a kick out of it!!!


Racin'Jacin


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXTFdExAHoI

[Basement Paul]

I love the evil laugh at the end like you just built some weapon of mass destruction.

Can you speed it up or slow it down?

-BP

[Racin'Jacin]

Paul, yes it'll crank WAY WAY faster than this. In the video the motors are running right around 800 rpm - they top out at 2,500! They are also independently adjustable - so you can crank one more than the other so it will curve the ball. Built mostly out of stuff I had laying around. 90VDC motors - SCR controllers - 3" Tubing - 3/4" conduit. Only thing I bought were the rims/tires - Ebay and Lowes.

I still plan on a couple small refinements , but for now we're having a blast with it!!


Jacin

[Fred32v]

You've do it again. Very clever, looks like a patent opportunity.

[Racin'Jacin]

Thanks, but nothing unique here other than building it for peanuts!! Now the up and coming REV "B" - that just might have some slicker than snot on a door knob technology!!


Just wanted to show how a "car guy" goes about problem solving. Practiced last night with Donovan - afterwards my knee didn't hurt a bit!!! Mission accomplished!!!!!



Jacin

[Racin'Jacin]

OK Fella car guys - I'm trying to tie this all together so it makes sense as to why it's on a car forum so here goes:

Look closely at the pic - no not the lazy guy - no not the ice tea - yes you got it!! the '47 ford truck running board used as a ball return!!! See - car related after all -makes perfct sense - right???!!!

Yep it was a hard day practicing with Donovan today!!!!