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Title: Funny hit-rotating sling target
Post by timpa on Oct 9^th, 2020 at 6:31pm

Baking tray. But its problem is that it can’t stand slinging. Just a few throws, and it was ruined. :(

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3syu45D7t4

Title: Re: Funny hit-rotating sling target
Post by joe_meadmaker on Oct 9^th, 2020 at 7:05pm

That's an awesome target idea! I might have to try rigging up something like that.

Title: Re: Funny hit-rotating sling target
Post by IronGoober on Oct 9^th, 2020 at 8:23pm

joe_meadmaker wrote on Oct 9^th, 2020 at 7:05pm:

That's an awesome target idea! I might have to try rigging up something like that.

Agreed. All of the support structure would work fine. Maybe just have some stiff steel supports and a thick board to replace the baking tray, and it would probably work pretty well.

Title: Re: Funny hit-rotating sling target
Post by Rat Man on Oct 10^th, 2020 at 3:59pm

The tray never had a prayer. I agree, it's a great idea for a target.

Title: Re: Funny hit-rotating sling target
Post by timpa on Oct 10^th, 2020 at 5:56pm

Thanks! :)
The board also breaks gradually. Only thick metal can withstand. If Joe or IG or someone else makes a video, I definitely want to see it.

Title: Re: Funny hit-rotating sling target
Post by Albion Slinger on Oct 10^th, 2020 at 8:20pm

That tray took a beating!
Those are some powerful throws. Have you velocity calculations? I'm interested to see how many joules your throws are generating.

Title: Re: Funny hit-rotating sling target
Post by IronGoober on Oct 10^th, 2020 at 8:50pm

timpa wrote on Oct 10^th, 2020 at 5:56pm:

Thanks! :)
The board also breaks gradually. Only thick metal can withstand. If Joe or IG or someone else makes a video, I definitely want to see it.

What about using end grain wood? Like the targets that knife throwers use? I don't think that it would split as easily.

Title: Re: Funny hit-rotating sling target
Post by Bill Skinner on Oct 12^th, 2020 at 11:39am

Wood gets hammered to pieces. The grain starts de laminating. And splintering.

End grain would probably work but it would need some thickness. And a big log to cut it out of in the first place. Could glue 2X4's together with a really good glue, that should work. No idea how long the pieces would need to be to survive.

As far as the metal plate, just stomp it sort of flat and start slinging again.

Just a thought, but that also shows that cheap armor back in the day may not have been all that great protection from professional slingers.

Title: Re: Funny hit-rotating sling target
Post by timpa on Oct 12^th, 2020 at 4:03pm

The wood is likely to crumble.

Speed:
https://youtu.be/4FgcysbplWA

Penetration:
https://youtu.be/_BdcX1pyBPw

Title: Re: Funny hit-rotating sling target
Post by Curious Aardvark on Oct 14^th, 2020 at 10:46am

that does look like fun. :thumb:
Destroying something at really close range is always a blast !

Title: Re: Funny hit-rotating sling target
Post by timpa on Oct 15^th, 2020 at 5:40pm

Thanks!

Curious Aardvark wrote on Oct 14^th, 2020 at 10:46am:

Destroying something at really close range is always a blast !

That's it, it's best for slinging :D