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"T o d d P a t t i s t" <tpattist@dontspamme.snet.net> wrote in message
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> Ron Wanttaja <ron.wanttaja@comcast.net> wrote:
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>>We used to disassemble a wooden clothespin, turn the two pieces of wood
>>back-to-back, and slip the steel spring over them with one "arm" inside.
>>You
>>could then cock the spring and slip a farmer match between the jaws. The
>>coil
>>spring was a natural trigger, and when you pulled it, the contrivance
>>simultaneously launched the match while igniting it.
>
> We always found we needed to use a pocket knife and
> slightly sharpen the shelf for the cocked spring to hold
> against. A third piece of wood (from another clothespin)
> could be used like a ramrod to quickly cock the spring.
>
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> T o d d P a t t i s t
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> Make a commitment to learn something from every flight.
> Share what you learn.
You guys bring back memories.
No one mentioned that a carefully selected kitchen match would fit down the
bore of a Daisy BB gun. The Daisy could deliver the match with athority
resulting in a satisfying "POP' on impact and burning phosphorus shrapnel
for a couple of inches around the impact point - very deadly when used
against a horsefly on a concrete sidewalk. Ocasionally, a match would
ignite in the barrel creating an interesting tracer-like effect.
Fortunately, I grew up in a desert where almost nothing would burn.
bildan
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