Looking for a new way to get your family interested in recycling? Don't just collect your empty soda bottles; shoot them into the recycling bin with a homemade soda bottle launcher. YouTuber NightHawkInLight has created a simple yet effective soda bottle launcher that utilizes a propane torch for fuel. Embellished with coiled tubing that lights up during each launch, this example of DIY know-how is the perfect weekend project.
According to Eric Limer for Popular Mechanics: "The launcher operates on basic potato-gun principles. A bottle at the end of a PVC barrel is filled with an air-propane mixture which when ignited sends the bottle flying off into the distance with a cloud of flame and a hell of a boom. What makes this particular application so great though is the flourish—the circular path the pilot flame takes, building up some tension before the big event."
Alexis Gajewski has over 15 years of experience in the maintenance, reliability, operations, and manufacturing space. She joined Plant Services in 2008 and works to bring readers the news, insight, and information they need to make the right decisions for their plants. Alexis also authors “The Lighter Side of Manufacturing,” a blog that highlights the fun and innovative advances in the industrial sector.
