Projectile Launcher with Timber Base-1
Projectile Launcher with Timber Base-1
MTA Essentials

Projectile Launcher with Timber Base

$179.30
$179.30
RRP $224.18
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SKU: EVSER1211008

MPN: SER1211008

Fires marbles six metres - so set up the room first

Read this before you buy: this launcher throws a marble up to 6 metres. Eye protection, a clear firing line and a backstop are not optional. The supplier does not supply any of them.

Solid timber base, rotating angle projection, three spring loadings, a large protractor with five settings between 0 and 90 degrees. Spring constant 5 N/cm. Marbles and instructions included. $163.00.

Why this beats a simulation. Projectile motion is the topic where students most readily accept the maths without believing it. A launcher that actually puts a marble 6 metres down the corridor, and lands it where the calculation said it would, settles that.

Three spring loadings and five angles gives fifteen combinations, which is enough for a real investigation rather than a single demonstration - vary one, hold the other, plot the range.

The photogate mounting is the part senior physics will care about. The base is built so a photogate system attaches at the launch end and stays put whatever the angle is set to, which means muzzle velocity can be measured rather than assumed. Photogates are not included.

On the 45 degree claim. The supplier states the longest range is 6 metres at 45 degrees, which is what theory predicts for a projectile landing at launch height. Confirming that in the room is a good experiment in itself.

Large easy-to-read protractor, sturdy wood base. Marbles included; replacements are a separate line.

Often ordered together

  • Fires marbles up to 6m - plan the space and eye protection first
  • Three spring loadings and five angles between 0 and 90 degrees
  • Spring constant 5 N/cm
  • Photogate mounts at the launch end, at any angle
  • Marbles and instructions included; photogates and eye protection are not
  • Projectile motion investigations
  • Range against angle experiments
  • Muzzle velocity measurement with photogates
  • Energy transfer from a spring
  • Senior physics practicals

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Delivery Times

Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide — 1 to 3 business days
Perth — 1 to 5 business days
Regional & Outer Areas — 3 to 7 business days

Returns

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Specifications

Contents: launcher, timber base, marbles, instructions

Base: solid timber

Angles: 5 settings between 0 and 90 degrees, large protractor

Spring loadings: 3

Spring constant: 5 N/cm

Maximum range: 6m, stated at 45 degrees

Photogate: mounts at the launch end at any angle - not included

Eye protection: not included

Brand: MTA Essentials

Model: SER1211008

Barcode: none supplied

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FAQs

Eye protection for everyone in the firing line, a clear 6 metre run, and a backstop. None of it comes with the launcher. Treat it as a projectile device, because that is what it is.
Not to use it, but they are what turn it from a demonstration into a measurement. The base is designed to hold them at the launch end regardless of angle. They are sold separately.
Yes, along with instructions. Replacement marbles are a separate line - ask us.
Five, between 0 and 90 degrees, read off a large protractor. Combined with three spring settings that is fifteen launch conditions - enough for a proper investigation.
At full spring and 45 degrees, no - that is a corridor, a hall or an oval. Use the lower spring settings indoors, which is what the three loadings are for.

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