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MAKING A ROCK HURLER by Jeffro
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This file is to make a "rock hurler", which is easy.
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Take a 1 foot 1/2 inch to a 2 foot piece of PVC pipe that has 1 inch
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diameter and drill a 1/4 inch hole about 1/2 inch from the bottom through
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both sides. Run a piece of rope or string through the holes and tie it so
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it will never come off because it takes some wear and tear. You could
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also replace the string with wire it could hang on a belt and be more
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durable. I find that 1 foot 1/2 inch piece of PVC works best but 2 foot
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will work also. To fire it, you drop a rock into the end farthest away
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from the string. The rope or wire prevents it from falling out making you
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burn more calories to bend over and pick it up!
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The next part is the hard to explain. With the flick of your wrist and the
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movement of your arm (like you're throwing a baseball) you can watch that
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rock land about 150 ft away. It is hard to explain in writing about your
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arm, but just experiment. You don<6F>t have to flick your wrist, but it adds
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more power. Step just before you throw to add more power. With practice
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you will find the right speed to move your arm and the right arc for the
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best distance. Remember that you have to take into account that the rock
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is sliding up the tube while your arm is moving, so it might come out
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sooner than you expect.
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Another idea is super gluing a BB to the primer of a shot gun shell and
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hurling that, just don<6F>t kill Mrs. Johnson walking down the street! I
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haven<EFBFBD>t tried it but the shell probably will turn and not land on the BB
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so I would carefully open the crimp on the shell and take out the pellets.
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Then stick a wad of paper down by the powder to hold it in during flight.
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That would make it land right and it would be a lot safer (like you
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care!). I have an empty 12 gauge shot gun shell that I use a lot and I am
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working on a parachute system to bring it back down slow. I don<6F>t know
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what that could be used for, because it would be to slow to detonate a
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shot gun shell. If you have found a way to get it far and then the
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parachute opens, or what it could be used for, please e-mail me. I<>m
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also working on fins for the shot gun shell, since the empty one tends to
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come down with the tail in a big spiral. I have found that taping a 4 - 6
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inch piece of string to the side of the shell eliminates that problem.
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Make sure that about 80 percent of the string sticks out over the end so
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it will act like a fin. You could make a new hurler the size of eggs
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and go egg dead Mrs. Johnson<6F>s house. Put up a target on the front door
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and have a contest with your friends! She doesn<73>t care
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>Oh well. That<61>s the rock hurler so have fun with it and use common sense,
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just don<6F>t kill your self
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I take no responsibility for you injuring yourself, others, or destroying
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property.
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A work from Jeffro - jfdarden@hotmail.com
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(c)opy the whole thing freely, just don<6F>t change any one part without
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letting me know.
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