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- - How to make a homemade rocket launcher -
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- Materials:
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- 2 - 3 paper clips
- 2inch dia. 4-6 foot long rapping paper tube.
- 4 "AA" bateries
- 1 paper towel tube
- 4 or 5 wires (I forget)
- 1 switch
- 1 piece of cone shaped styrofoam
- ~ of model rocket engines.
- ~ of ignighters
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- First we must make the electrical launching system. Take the paper
- Towel tube and cut in so you can fit the batteries in it nice and snug.
- Once you have taped that together, tape a wire to the end of the positive
- side of the end battery. There should not be any paper towel tube sticking
- out farther than the end of the battery. Now attach this on the tube about
- 3 inches from the end. On the negative side of your battery tube make somewhat
- of a flap on the end so that you will be able to tape an exposed wire on the inside
- of the flap. This will act as the ignition button. Next, take a wire and attach
- it to the exposed wire that is on the flap. Run this wire through the end of the tube
- and attach an alligator clip to it. Now for the safty switch. Attach the wire from
- the positive side of the batteries to one side of the switch. Now take a wire and
- run it from the other side of the switch to the inside of the tube. You must
- also attach an alligator clip to the end of this. Now take your cone shaped peice
- of styro foam and fit it into the end of your tube. This should fit nice
- and snug and should be extended anywhere from 1 to 6 inches out of the back
- of the tube. You should use the paper clips to attach the cone to the tube.
- *Note* - you should place tape on the end of the cone on the inside to keep
- it from melting or catching on fire from the rocket engine. Now you should have
- something that looks somewhat like a bazzuka. **NOTE** This is not guided in any
- way, shape, or form. So whatch where you point it!! This file is just for fun and
- enjoyment!! This IS NOT a guided missle launcher!!!!!!!!!! These engines
- go crazy!!!!
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- Now to shoot it switch your saftey switch on fire and press the flap down
- so the wire touches the battery and Whooooosh!!!!!! Have fun!!
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