Comments on: Make a small coilgun (aka coilosapien update)

By: patto

patto — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 01:22:17 +0000

freakin awesome!

By: Lorie

Lorie — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 13:37:58 +0000

I cant able to open the given link, can you please help?

By: James

James — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 09:36:26 +0000

Well thank goodness that Vennessa is here to helpfully point that everyone here so far appreciates this hack. And thank goodness that she she herself isn’t wasting space with her post. I’d hate to think what we’d do without it.

Will, nice job! I’m gonna have to try this one!

By: Vennessa

Vennessa — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 14:09:51 +0000

You are pointing out the same thigs here.

By: Dax

Dax — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 22:24:35 +0000

#3

I think a solenoid would be a much simpler reloading mechanism.

I have a few camera flash circuits at home I think I will try to hack something up tonight.

By: PKM

PKM — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 20:40:05 +0000

i was waiting for this :)

the instructions seem to be pretty clear- i missed the circuit diagram the first time round, but it’s clearly there and seems to make sense. I wonder how much power the reload relay draws though, and whether a slightly more complex solution would pay off by increasing the battery life. i’m deeply tempted to build one just as an electronically controllable coil gun.

By: jclangs

jclangs — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 14:04:00 +0000

I like neat toys like this I am going to play with
this to drive stray dogs out of the yard.

By: Mr Jones

Mr Jones — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 10:00:01 +0000

yay im #1!!

cool hack—-robots and shooting things are always welcomed additions! thanx HAD