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wheel of fortune FINISHED

tomh.tomh. Member Posts: 3,845 ✭✭✭✭
edited October 2011 in General Discussion
I've been tasked to make a couple carnival games by the wife. She needs a wheel of fortune kind of thing. And at no cost or at least very little cost.
As you can see below, I've pretty well got that whipped with some lumber I had in the shed.
But I need a way to make the pointer "boing" against the stoppers. I'm going to use bolts for the stoppers around the wheel. Figured I'd just make a pointer out of plywood.
I just can't really find anything around here that makes my brain go "A-Ha!"
Anybody got any ideas?
wheel.jpg
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  • cce1302cce1302 Member Posts: 9,555 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    use rubber for the hinge
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  • Mr. PerfectMr. Perfect Member, Moderator Posts: 66,404 ******
    edited November -1
    you just need a torsion spring. Slip it over the bolt you use to attach the pointer, anchor one side to the pointer, and the other to the non-spinning frame.

    For a more realistic Wheel, make sure you add in a means to control the rate of spin and stop the wheel as appropriate.[;)]
    Some will die in hot pursuit
    And fiery auto crashes
    Some will die in hot pursuit
    While sifting through my ashes
    Some will fall in love with life
    And drink it from a fountain
    That is pouring like an avalanche
    Coming down the mountain
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  • 47studebaker47studebaker Member Posts: 2,251 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    dry wall screws for stoppers (if the plywood is thich enough) and a short piece of "metal banding" for the "boing"
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  • tomh.tomh. Member Posts: 3,845 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Ok, I got it. Thanks for stimulating my brain.
    It's a little over-engineered. Maybe that's the German in me!
    I used a spring that looked like it was probably out of an ATV recoil starter.
    I'll get some bolts for the stoppers, coat of paint and I'm a hero for a day.
    wheel001.jpg
    Now it's on to Plinko!
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  • SG_NinerSG_Niner Member Posts: 2,463 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    post a pic when you finish it all!
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  • tomh.tomh. Member Posts: 3,845 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Well, I got the wheel of fortune finished. Here's the final product.
    mtb018.jpg

    Then I started on a plinko game.
    plinko002.jpg

    And here it is finished.
    plinko003.jpg

    I'm not quite ready to give woodshed a run, but it all turned out really well. But the carnival, scheduled for today, qas postponed/cancelled due to weather. So my games may be in storage. Oh well. I got them finished by the deadline and Mrs h was impressed. And that was my real motivation anyway! [;)]
    She did mention something about thinking up some other games for me to build....
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  • boogerbooger Member Posts: 1,460 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    That's superb. Not over engineered, just done right!!
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  • Alan RushingAlan Rushing Member Posts: 8,805 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    You did good.

    The games look nice.
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