| LastMX
- 07 Jan 2015
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Disclaimer: I don't really play air hockey, but I do like to make cool stuff.
So recently I made a Reubens' table https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWjxoH2x2w0 and it occured to me that if I made it longer and attached rails it would be really cool to play air hockey on. The Reubens' table I made has ~2.5 holes/inch, with each having a diameter of 1/16". If someone could tell me what the hole spacing, hole diameter, and operating air pressure for a standard air hockey table is I'd appreciate it. Specs on the dimensions of the pucks and mallets would also help. Obviously I'll have to machine new ones out of something non-flammable. Any info would be appreciated, and I promise to post pictures/video when it gets done.
Sincerely Marc
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| carolina phil
- 08 Jan 2015
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Fire Hockey, I like it.
Mark and others can provide specs for you. Do you also plan to make mallets?
Phil Arnold
USAA, Founder
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| LastMX
- 09 Jan 2015
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| I'll probably need to machine custom mallets and pucks out of aluminum (or maybe a ceramic?). I might also have the ends of the table past the blue lines work on compressed air so people don't need to wear prox suits to play. I try to pay vague attention to safety. I'm also wodering if the sooy the builds up will act to reduce friction.
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| fractalzoom
- 09 Jan 2015
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| This looks amazing. Wish I knew more on how to make tables.
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| tableman
- 09 Jan 2015
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On most commercial tables, hole spacing is 1" apart, and hole diameter is roughly 1 mm or .039 in. I don't know what the overall air pressure is but you could buy a commercial blower from us (Gold Standard Games) or Valley-Dynamo.
Pucks are 3 1/4" diameter, mallets 4". You should probably buy a sample of each of USAA-style pucks and mallets to see the way they're built. And I believe both mallets and pucks contain flame retardants, but they still aren't designed for a fire table. :)
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| LastMX
- 25 Feb 2015
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| LastMX
- 25 Feb 2015
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I don't think I'll need a full blower for what I'm doing. The table is going to be only 24 x 48, and only the two areas outside the blue lines will run on compressed air. If anyone knows the typical pressure that would help a lot, both for what compressor output I need, and what size of regulator for the propane. Tableman, I appreciate the dimmensions you gave me.
I expect the puck especially to get very hot, so I'll need something that's fire proof, not just resistant. For the mallets I might be able to get away with commercial ones. Science will need to be done!
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