TESTING 1 inch valve with marshmallows (961 mph!!!)


1.5 inch valve
BETA 1
testing Piston valve vs sprinkler valve

Honker TechEd task is to build
a t-shirt launcher for the DEC 12 blazer game

Partners:

  • INTEL
  • PORTLAND TRAILBLAZERS
  • Garland Manufacturing Company
  • INSITU
  • ace hardware

 

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INTEL mentor Randy is assisting the honkers in designing and building a piston valve launcher

see the WIKI for rules and discussion

Click HERE for high speed camera stills from testing at AHS
Field test at the last home football game.  With a little help from TORCH of the Tri-Cities FEVER arena football team


Valve modification
Randy and his device
game day and testing Ginger's roll


COMPLETE build Document in PDF
submitted to Intel for contest
CLICK HERE (adobe reader required)

  picture shot by FEVER photographer picture shot by FEVER photographer

  • medium angle shot with slight cross wind.
  • loose roll held together with 1 rubber band (as they shoot in the FEVER arena at close range)
  • 50pSI nitrogen (what we had on hand)
  • range- mid-field to lane 4 of the track
  • launch/reload/charge cycle time... less than 1 minute
  • injuries-minor abrasions and contusions from the mêlée that can only be described
     as similar to overly competitive bridesmaids battling for the bouquet at
    a wedding reception!

 

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