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Building a backyard rocket launcher (photos)
Creative Crave reader Kevin Shoemaker devised a multiple-rocket launcher out of off-the-shelf parts and a $5 toolbox.
Rocket launching system
Chicago-area rocketeer and overall home tinkerer Kevin Shoemaker devised a clever way to save some cash for a rocketry weekend with the kids by combining recycled stuff from around the house with off-the-shelf parts from Radio Shack. The finished result is self-contained and maybe a little dangerous, like me.
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Rocket launcher diagram
The secret sauce.
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Eight-rocket launcher
The eight-station rocket launch system (version 1.0 wasn't quite as badass).
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Wooden rocket launch towers
You can walk on the Bolivian rosewood rocket launch towers, or you can use them to launch potentially explodable projectiles high into the air. Your call.
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Launcher wiring
Well, this wiring just kind of ruins the magic, doesn't it?
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Power source
The system's power source. No, you can't take this through airport security.
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