41magsnub
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A bit of back story.. my Dad (an accountant) is taking welding classes so he can weld a metal framework for a bridge at our cabin this summer, He is way more serious about it than I thought, he is on the third class and $6000 into a welder, plasma cutter, and other paraphernalia. He is looking for small projects to do in order for additional practice.
I have one for him which is a metal motion target. What i envision are two A frames connected with a metal bar (basically a narrow saw horse). then hanging from the connecting bar would be metal disks by either chain or more likely metal rods with a loop on one end that goes around the top bar. the disks would vary from 4" to 1". when you get a good hit on a disk it will spin vertically around the top bar, but there will be enough weight on the disk it will stop fairly quickly and come to rest.
Everything on that is easy, but I am not sure how thick the metal on the disks should be and a larger question is would this be safe?
any ideas?
Edit: what would be shot at it would be .22's and .38 wadcutters.
I have one for him which is a metal motion target. What i envision are two A frames connected with a metal bar (basically a narrow saw horse). then hanging from the connecting bar would be metal disks by either chain or more likely metal rods with a loop on one end that goes around the top bar. the disks would vary from 4" to 1". when you get a good hit on a disk it will spin vertically around the top bar, but there will be enough weight on the disk it will stop fairly quickly and come to rest.
Everything on that is easy, but I am not sure how thick the metal on the disks should be and a larger question is would this be safe?
any ideas?
Edit: what would be shot at it would be .22's and .38 wadcutters.