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Shootin' steel
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<blockquote data-quote="gonehuntingagain" data-source="post: 44942" data-attributes="member: 1206"><p><strong>Re: Shootin\' steel</strong></p><p></p><p>Imagine a L-shaped piece of steel, now cut it at the corner. Weld on a pair "ears" to the top of the base and on the back of the part that is standing - make them such that you can run a bolt through them. Now, find a spring that is the type that looks like a pig's tail - such that the bolt will fit through it. The ends of the spring should have a short straight length at each end, so that it looks like a "O_". Put a little pre-load on the spring when you install it to hold the target face up. The spring doesn't have to be super strong either.</p><p>Hopefully I have explained this clear enough for you to get mental picture. If I had a digital camera here, I would take a picture.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gonehuntingagain, post: 44942, member: 1206"] [b]Re: Shootin\' steel[/b] Imagine a L-shaped piece of steel, now cut it at the corner. Weld on a pair "ears" to the top of the base and on the back of the part that is standing - make them such that you can run a bolt through them. Now, find a spring that is the type that looks like a pig's tail - such that the bolt will fit through it. The ends of the spring should have a short straight length at each end, so that it looks like a "O_". Put a little pre-load on the spring when you install it to hold the target face up. The spring doesn't have to be super strong either. Hopefully I have explained this clear enough for you to get mental picture. If I had a digital camera here, I would take a picture. [/QUOTE]
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