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Simple Rideable Hovercraft

Posted April 21, 2007 8:35 PM

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Simple Rideable Hovercraft A large hovercraft that you can ride! Materials 1. Shopvac. 2. Plywood, 3ft or 4 ft square, 3/8in or 1/2in thick. 3. Coffee can lid or other small plastic disk. 4. Tarp 1ft larger then the wood. 5. Electric saber saw, drill, razor, staple gun, duct tape. Make The Wood Cut your wood into a circle with a 4 foot diameter. you can try different shapes. Make a hole in the plywood whuch exactly fits the shop vac hose. This hole must be placed half way between the center and the edge. Its a good idea to trace the hole by tracing your pencil around the circumference of the hose. If it isn't perfect you can later seal it with duct tape. Make The Skirt Lay your plywood in the center of the plastic shee... By: Spl1nt3rC3ll

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04/23/2007 9:07 AM

Add a gasoline powered lawn blower, and you can really float away cordlessly. Watch out for the hills. And a breeze.

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04/23/2007 4:36 PM

hahaha! I tried this using an inner tube and a gas leaf blower. Way too much fun for a grown man, way too dangerous for kids

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Re: Simple Rideable Hovercraft

11/03/2007 1:52 AM

WTF? How did this get here? I only posted it on Instructables.com.

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