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Low-budget reactive targets
Jun 7^th, 2021 at 8:42pm

Well… it started as an idea for a tunable “shock sticker”… I’m not sure yet if it’ll work, but it sure was fun to smash!
… you know, for science!

https://youtu.be/oyF9Yh7qrdo

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Re: Low-budget reactive targets
Reply #1 - Jun 8^th, 2021 at 10:52am

NooneOfConsequence wrote on Jun 7^th, 2021 at 8:42pm:

you know, for science!

Does that mean, that you are kind of a scientist yourself ?

A few weeks ago, i smashed some bricks (for science Wink

), but your target seems very interesting too (looks like it reacts to weaker shots too) and it is much cheaper than using bricks. I like that idea.

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Re: Low-budget reactive targets
Reply #2 - Jun 8^th, 2021 at 5:09pm

MikeG wrote on Jun 8^th, 2021 at 10:52am:

Does that mean, that you are kind of a scientist yourself ?

Did you know they let ANYONE just buy a lab coat?

LOL. I’m an engineer. It’s a lot like a scientist… but one who knows how to do stuff outside of the laboratory Grin

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Teg Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Posts: 1113 Central Europe Gender:	Re: Low-budget reactive targets Reply #3 - Jun 8^th, 2021 at 5:42pm Yeah, I don't know either what you are measuring But what about: - Swinging mass and IMU (or Mark 1 eyeball amplitude reading ) - Piezo shock sensor - Attach tube and pressure gauge -> install a peak pressure indicator on the gauge.
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Re: Low-budget reactive targets
Reply #4 - Jun 8^th, 2021 at 9:11pm

Teg wrote on Jun 8^th, 2021 at 5:42pm:

Yeah, I don't know either what you are measuring Cheesy

But what about:
- Swinging mass and IMU (or Mark 1 eyeball amplitude reading Wink

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- Piezo shock sensor
- Attach tube and pressure gauge -> install a peak pressure indicator on the gauge.

One goal is to measure power without fancy instrumentation. It might take a lot of work to calibrate, but then the only equipment you need is a plastic bag and water.

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Re: Low-budget reactive targets
Reply #5 - Jun 12^th, 2021 at 9:21am

You know… the target might not quite do what it was supposed to, but it might be able to do a small-scale version of this:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=v5sfpInqaVU

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Teg Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Posts: 1113 Central Europe Gender:	Re: Low-budget reactive targets Reply #6 - Jun 12^th, 2021 at 10:31am I like this direction of thought Although, considering your original intention, it means measuring the speed/energy/impulse/whatever of a flying object by making an object fly
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Re: Low-budget reactive targets
Reply #7 - Jun 12^th, 2021 at 5:27pm

Many years ago I built some kind of measuring device. It was based on air pressure. Take a rubber heat bottle. Attach a long hose to it. This hose should be a few meters long. It is mounted on the bottle. With a valve. The tube is located vertically on the bottle. Draw a scale on the hose. Shoot the bottle. It was a little funny. We destroyed five bottles in the process. But it works. How many liters do you manage to press? It is very laborious. But funny

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