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Old February 27th, 2010, 11:33   #16
Drake
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Originally Posted by BGrail25 View Post
A solenoid is basically a motor that goes in and out, compared to spinning in a circle. You can buy solenoids, or even make your own. Unfortunately, from some of the solenoid's I've made, it is not very strong. If you Google 'solenoid' or 'homemade', you'll find a bunch of cool stuff. If you find out a way to make it very strong (like a stronger power source) it may just work.
Don't use a solenoid to try and depress the pin on the grenade: have a spring-loaded striker (strong enough spring to fire the shell) and have the solenoid actuate a trigger/sear.
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