alright so i built this paper plane launcher a few weeks ago so i so i thought id post how i did it.It shoots planes a amazing 30 meters my teacher said it was the best he ever saw. Email me to get the drawings that wont post.
nitroburn66@gmail.com
Paper plane launcher materials
· Home wire copper 1 mm thick
· 13 Popsicle sticks
· 1 foot of string
· Hot glue as needed
· Two by four
· Three Nails one inch long one mm thick
How to make a paper plane launcher
1. Get a two by four construction grade cut a 27” piece then use a table saw to shave it to 1.5” width and .75” height
2. About two inches from the right end draw a line like this 3. After that draw an oval in front of the line like this
4. Use a gouge and carve out the oval like a bowl about half an inch deep.
5.Get a nail about one millimeter thick and 1 in long the with cable cutters cut the head off hammer the nail into the center of the oval until flush with outside wood so about half a inch of nail shows fold the nail over on the other side.
6. Then turn the wood sideways and drill a hole about 1 fourth of a inch down like this
7. Buy some home wiring copper about 1 mm thick
8.cut two lengths of wire about 6 inches strip the insulation off then with pliers slide them into the holes and bend around the nail like this then solder together
9. Hot glue a Popsicle stick two these two wires below the wood they should move freely back and forth
10. use a v tool on the left end of the launcher cut a v about half a inch deep like this then drive a nail same as the first into the v like this leave the head on 11. Get about eight inches of the same wire as the first glue on like this
12. Hot glue Popsicle sticks to the right of the launcher like this
13. Hot glue three Popsicle sticks about two inches from the end of the left side like this
14. Spread out the Popsicle sticks in step 13 with another Popsicle sticks like this
15. Drive another nail in same kind as the others leave the head on leaves about 3mm out
16. Cut two nine inch wires then hot glue to the launcher like this
17. Tie a string to the nail in step 15 and 10 then tie those to a binding rubber band 18. Bend a paper clip into a hook shape like this
19. Slide the rubber band into the paper clip do it rests right here
20. Pull the paper clip back so this part rests on the nail in step 5 with the soldered wire in step 8 then push the Popsicle stick in step 9 the paper clip should slide off the nail then the rubber band flinging it forward
21. To launch planes make cones like this tape to either side of the plane slide cone on to hook after completing step 20
You have completed building the paper plane launcher
By: Eric