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Step 4Ball launcher
The ball launcher was made from various pieces of scrap wood, a piece of dowel, and an old spring.
The brown stuff is thick craft foam which cusions the knob from impacting the table too hard.
I had to create a ball launcher track over the top of the right hand paddle stick. This was made from a thin piece of wood and some single-ply cardboard, and a few little blocks of wood underneath to support it.
Please examine the photos to see how this works. You will need about an 8-inch piece of dowel, depending on how big your spring is. The knob was drilled out about halfway through to match the size of the dowel I used (5/16").
Get all the pieces together and test fit before you glue anything up. You will most likely need to sand various parts until they fit the way you need them to.
The brown stuff is thick craft foam which cusions the knob from impacting the table too hard.
I had to create a ball launcher track over the top of the right hand paddle stick. This was made from a thin piece of wood and some single-ply cardboard, and a few little blocks of wood underneath to support it.
Please examine the photos to see how this works. You will need about an 8-inch piece of dowel, depending on how big your spring is. The knob was drilled out about halfway through to match the size of the dowel I used (5/16").
Get all the pieces together and test fit before you glue anything up. You will most likely need to sand various parts until they fit the way you need them to.
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Mar 12, 2012. 1:08 AMnoob006
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is there still computer mouse with ball for sale? at a junkshop? at a second hand computer component store? a store of computer component?
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Mar 12, 2012. 7:59 AM
seamster (author)
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seamster (author)
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I see them occasionally at the thrift stores I go to. There are some still out there.
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