DIY Air Hockey Table??

[electricd]

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?

[NiN^_^NiN]

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

[rampy]

old thead about byoat

repair air hockey info

another thead

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

rampy

[Ken Layton]

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.

[NiN^_^NiN]

Yeah they said leaf blower altho id use that keaf blower to make my own hovercraft

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 its a homemade hovercraft as i mentioned above but the www.howthingswork.com has better instructions on how to build 1

[SirPoonga]

also check this out for a bit of fun how to build your own human air hockey puck 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.

[electricd]

hey Ken:

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

ED7

[Ken Layton]

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.

[NiN^_^NiN]

hey sir poonga long time no see

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

its really cool and works