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Title: DIY Air Hockey Table??
Post by: electricd on November 30, 2003, 05:06:00 pm
Anyone ever tried to make an air hockey table?  A friend of mine (a woodworker and electrical engineer) asked me the other day if I ever came across plans for a DIY table, and so far I havent.  Anyone tried this, or can point me in the right direction?
Title: Re:DIY Air Hockey Table??
Post by: NiN^_^NiN on November 30, 2003, 05:46:43 pm
Actully i do know of plans but i dont remember where they are tho :(

I'l search for you when i get home but what i remember is all you need to do is evenly drill holes over the playfield and you use a lef blower (you know them things u use to blow leafs away) as the air pump.

i'll find the plans for you later ok :)

but another alternative is to buy a self powered air puck they are big but its cheaper and all you need to make is a table no holes nothing :)
Title: Re:DIY Air Hockey Table??
Post by: rampy on November 30, 2003, 09:23:50 pm
old thead about byoat (http://www.arcadecontrols.org/yabbse/index.php?board=1;action=display;threadid=6263;start=msg43353#msg43353)

repair air hockey info (http://www.arcadecontrols.org/yabbse/index.php?board=1;action=display;threadid=5741;start=msg38935#msg38935)

another thead (http://www.arcadecontrols.org/yabbse/index.php?board=1;action=display;threadid=11052;start=msg84769#msg84769)

*Shrug* hope that helps.... goodl uck!

rampy
Title: Re:DIY Air Hockey Table??
Post by: Ken Layton on December 01, 2003, 12:23:57 am
A leaf blower? For the air blower.....you've got to be kidding! That would be awfully LOUD!

 Generally the commercial coin-op Dynamo air hockey (and it's predisessor the Brunswick) use a Grainger blower assembly and commonly available furnace filters for the air system.
Title: Re:DIY Air Hockey Table??
Post by: NiN^_^NiN on December 01, 2003, 12:54:22 am
Yeah they said leaf blower altho id use that keaf blower to make my own hovercraft :D

but yes im sure there is better and less noisy solutions :)

He did ask about the a DIY table and i just mentioned what i saw awhile ago :)

but rampy actually posted the build your own air hockey table 2 post up :) so check that out

also check this out for a bit of fun ;) how to build your own human air hockey puck :D its a homemade hovercraft as i mentioned above but the www.howthingswork.com has better instructions on how to build 1
Title: Re:DIY Air Hockey Table??
Post by: SirPoonga on December 01, 2003, 11:55:30 am
Quote from: NiN^_^NiN on December 01, 2003, 12:54:22 am
also check this out for a bit of fun ;) how to build your own human air hockey puck :D its a homemade hovercraft as i mentioned above but the www.howthingswork.com has better instructions on how to build 1

What did you search for?  nothing comes up when you search for hovercraft.
Title: Re:DIY Air Hockey Table??
Post by: electricd on December 01, 2003, 09:03:07 pm
hey Ken:

any idea how large of a grainger blower should I need??  There are sooo many of them on thier site!

ED7
Title: Re:DIY Air Hockey Table??
Post by: Ken Layton on December 02, 2003, 02:28:21 am
No, I don't know what size/type offhand, but if someone could get inside a Dynamo air hockey and get the numbers off the Grainger blower motor nameplate it would be a big help.
Title: Re:DIY Air Hockey Table??
Post by: NiN^_^NiN on December 02, 2003, 05:52:29 am
hey sir poonga long time no see :)

http://travel.howstuffworks.com/hoverboard1.htm

its really cool and works ;)  ;D