How Do You Make A Water Rocket Launcher?
Kids love to see things go up in the air. It’s even better to have these things be everyday items like 2-liter pop bottles. If that isn’t enough, how much more fun is it to get wet when the bottles get launched? All that is required once you have the launcher built is some water, an air compressor, and a supply of empty 2-liter or 20 ounce pop bottles. There are more steps in this project than my usual but stay with me here…this is a great project! The first thing to focus on is the platform. We used a piece of 3/4″ plywood with a dimension of 22″ x 28 5/8″. It was already that size when we pulled it from our heap of scrap wood. You can choose a dimension that is somewhat close. Just make sure it is squared-up. We need to create a space under the platform for the compressed air pipe. Cut two lengths of 2″x4″ wood to match the long side of your platform (28 5/8″ in our case). Here’s a tip. Measure and cut the first one, but cut the second one based on the first. Just drop the first pi
Kids love to see things go up in the air. It’s even better to have these things be everyday items like 2-liter pop bottles. If that isn’t enough, how much more fun is it to get wet when the bottles get launched? All that is required once you have the launcher built is some water, an air compressor, and a supply of empty 2-liter or 20 ounce pop bottles. There are more steps in this project than my usual but stay with me here…this is a great project! The first thing to focus on is the platform. We used a piece of 3/4″ plywood with a dimension of 22″ x 28 5/8″. It was already that size when we pulled it from our heap of scrap wood. You can choose a dimension that is somewhat close. Just make sure it is squared-up. We need to create a space under the platform for the compressed air pipe. Cut two lengths of 2″x4″ wood to match the long side of your platform (28 5/8″ in our case). Here’s a tip. Measure and cut the first one, but cut the second one based on the first. Just drop the first pi
