Macguyver
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That sounds really freakin' sweet, Pete!!! Can't wait to see that in action!
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That sounds really freakin' sweet, Pete!!! Can't wait to see that in action!
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ransom
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ive been pondering this one and i was thinking about using some powered attenas for a car but mcguiver had a point to slow so i kept thinking and i also looked at the batons but there so small 7 in to 21 in was the best i could find so i keep thinking and i walk into my kitchen and what do i see a umbrella????? it opens real fast at a touch its a cheep mod and ist a small thing that gets real long put two together and bam what do you think?
Tachd ehine
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ive been pondering this one and i was thinking about using some powered attenas for a car but mcguiver had a point to slow so i kept thinking and i also looked at the batons but there so small 7 in to 21 in was the best i could find so i keep thinking and i walk into my kitchen and what do i see a umbrella????? it opens real fast at a touch its a cheep mod and ist a small thing that gets real long put two together and bam what do you think?
you know that sounds like a great and very cheap idea, definitly try it out an post some pictures. The only few problems i can see in useing the idea though is 1 what are you gonna do with all the small poles that are used to open and close an umbrella, and 2 closeing the spear back up would have to be done by hand. But definitly for someone like me who has no mechanicle or construction abilities, definitly a whole lot easier to construct heh.
ransom
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the umbrella idea didnt really work out to good. i have been working on this and i tried using pullies and wires and that worked but it bunched up in the tubes. so i then tried something new i went to wallmart got two golf ball retrievers that extend 16 feet each from 2 feet took then apart used the last three of the pole took a umbrella apart and cut the spring into 2_ 3 inch sections and put them into the cylinders of the golf retriever glued the golf retriever back together and put some clips on it to hold the poles in place but i got bored with it and started the animatronics of the canon ill come back to it later but r/d is expensive around christmas
Slayer84092
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that is a hella good idea, but i can't find any good tripods for the damn thing.
Slayer84092
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cool. i just got a response on another topic to check out car antennas, or apparently as the british say, "ariels". i bet you could base something off of an umbrella mechanism too.
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