Polystyrene Pizza Tray Foam Jet Glider - Part #2
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Channel: GrandadIsAnOldMan · 2014 · Science & Technology
A while back 'lol plane' suggested I should make a foam jet. He has a nice one on his channel. I decided to design my own in my usual way. Just cut up some polystyrene pizza trays and see what comes out. A few bits of bright orange card to help spot it when we film it and here we are. Part #1 is the build video. Part #1 is here https://youtu.be/QC-b6t3WJHk Main components - Polystyrene pizza tray metal nuts or washers for balance weights Clearly many parts of the world do not have polystyrene pizza trays. They are just the packaging that my local supermarkets use for pizzas. I use them because they are free and would otherwise be thrown away. You could use any polystyrene or styrofoam packaging you can find or even buy foam board from model shops. The foam I am using is about 5mm thick. Main Tools - Sharp hobby knife Hot Glue Gun Filmed using FujiFilm FinePix S4800 Edited using Serif MoviePlus Starter Edition Related playlists Mini Camera playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA5a2xPRSrB3Ym4jci7AjTxOn4-ZIojMx Aircraft playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA5a2xPRSrB0nZItxE_78EJP0F99Ghaki Pizza Trays Projects playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA5a2xPRSrB04GN5yvwwJipBl8tm3-LcD Pizza Tray De Havilland Mosquito https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA5a2xPRSrB2vw43V2xKeu1I-C2y1QKbn Pizza Tray Flying Car https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA5a2xPRSrB1XmUrtUx1ZmUtvWF3rmkm9 Pteranodon https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA5a2xPRSrB30sQHI1kElNS2gD_opT-Rb Poundland Foam Glider https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA5a2xPRSrB3tDH1_rITeOHDRUXYNfmde I have thousands of videos on YouTube covering a wide range of subjects. To find them follow my search guides https://youtu.be/ceBSOoOHcgw or https://youtu.be/Zj4UgwkwYRk or see my playlists page https://www.youtube.com/user/GrandadIsAnOldMan/playlists?flow=grid&view=1 Generally my projects are for my grandchildren to enjoy. OK, I enjoy them too. If anybody else likes them, that is a bonus. I like to keep my work as simple and basic as possible so that it can be copied easily and improved by anybody who wants to try themselves. I recycle or repurpose items rather than buy new and when I do buy I like to keep it cheap. https://www.youtube.com/user/GrandadIsAnOldMan
