String Shooter

This is a string shooter that I designed. I first saw a string shooter at a Maker Faire in Madison Wisconsin. The string shooter I saw in Madison was made by the Madison Waldorf School Maker Club.

After I decided that I wanted to make one I found a couple of DC motors in a box in my garage and built the design around them. The motors I use were originally from inkjet printers. When my string shooter is running the motors are turning at about 5000 RPM.

I connect the ends of the string t