Chris Conley Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 (edited) Here's some poppers that I made messing around the shop. The body is aluminum plate and used a cut off wheel and file to shape them. Have six made now. Going to try and make six more this weekend at work. And you can calibrate them. Chris C. Edited December 27, 2007 by Chris Conley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Conley Posted December 27, 2007 Author Share Posted December 27, 2007 And another view. Chris C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhunter Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Cool, and the Air Soft gun knocks them over? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Conley Posted December 27, 2007 Author Share Posted December 27, 2007 Oh yeah!!!! Even has the ting sound to it. Chris C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket35 Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 How much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket35 Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Looking at your design- would you consider making and sending out just the popper "plate". I 'spose one could make it with sheet metal and a pair of tin snips....but it would be nicer utilize your expertise and build a base on their own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Conley Posted December 27, 2007 Author Share Posted December 27, 2007 Never really thought about selling them. Thing about the aluminum is they shouldn't ding up like the sheel metal does. I'll have to think about the selling part but yeah I could just ship out the plate. Chris C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outerlimits Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 (edited) interesting...how thick is the metal? Edited December 27, 2007 by outerlimits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shred Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Cool. I made one from 3/8" poly a while ago, and it works pretty well, but do take note of the ricochet hazard.. How bad is it with Aluminum? http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=34524 I'd look at making them reset too-- a central hinge and a weight ought to do it-- I never got anywhere useful with springs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSEMARTIN Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Manny Bragg sells poppers and plate racks. I just bought a plate rack for $150 bucks. Should be here any day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket35 Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Manny Bragg sells poppers and plate racks. I just bought a plate rack for $150 bucks. Should be here any day. Is there anywhere one can look at these products? Chris- maybe a few tips on where one could get materials and steps on how they were cut would be suffisciently helpful vs. selling them. I thought about cutting some out of wood- but thought about the ricochet aspect. Maybe some type of harder foam would be a good material? Any thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GentlemanJim Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Just make a pattern guide and cut em out with a plasma cutter .125 6061 t6 you could cut bunches from just one sheet...that would keep the cost down. you could also make them forward falling. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket35 Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Just make a pattern guide and cut em out with a plasma cutterJim Thanks Jim- I will just head to my plasma cutter now and whip a few out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GentlemanJim Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 How could a person possibly get through life with out a plasma cutter It would be like living without......socks...or eggnog Kidding aside....do you know a local friend with one? Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket35 Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Our club has a member that works at a place that he was able to get them to cut some steel for poppers. But that is about as close as it gets. I will be relegated to hand or small power tools unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Tom Drazy is making airsoft poppers and plate racks, too. http://www.drazymetalworks.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket35 Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Hey- cool! I know that guy! And he's local.....well kinda. Thanks for the link! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket35 Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Tom Drazy is making airsoft poppers and plate racks, too.http://www.drazymetalworks.com/ Cool flip over targets Tom! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Conley Posted December 27, 2007 Author Share Posted December 27, 2007 Hey- cool! I know that guy! And he's local.....well kinda. Thanks for the link! In and out of business all in a few hours. Just joking. The thickness of the metal is 1/8th inch found in the scrap metal bin at work. Size of the popper is just a regular dryfire target. Cut that out and used it to trace around. Used a cut off wheel to rough cut and a file to shape. A real course file hamburger of the stuff the wheel can't get and a fine file dresses us the edges real nice. The use some light sand paper to scuff up the surface so the paint will stick. The next bunch that I make I'll try and make them reset. There's all kinds of stuff in the machine shop that I think will work. Chris C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Ok, I want some of these in my basement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GentlemanJim Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Neat little targets Chris I love it when folks build stuff Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Conley Posted December 27, 2007 Author Share Posted December 27, 2007 Here's the rest of them. Two of them were "loaned" out to a friend. The base is just 2x4 so you can place them where you what them. Chris C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Hey- cool! I know that guy! And he's local.....well kinda. Thanks for the link! They also seem to stand up to .22LR Colibri ammo. (no powder) http://www.natchezss.com/product.cfm?conte...odID=AU1B222337 It doesn't even mark the aluminum. It just chips away the paint like the real thing. It works great for practicing with my revolver here at home. Well. Outside, anyway. At least from now on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSEMARTIN Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 Here is a picture Manny sent me: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket35 Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 Here are a couple that Tom Drazy sent me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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