My dad and I are building a prize wheel, and we have everything to build it. The only problem: what can we use as a pointer/needle? I am trying to have it a spring-loaded needle, but any material will do. Ideas? I am afraid to use rubber because of the friction. WILL a rubber pointer work?
2007-11-21 01:31:15 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
I made a prize wheel for a charity event last summer and we used a spring door stop (the kind you'd screw into the wall behind a door to keep it from hitting the wall). We mounted it onto a small wood block and it worked perfectly because it was flexible but strong. Just make sure you glue on the plastic tip or it'll fly off after a few spins!!!
2007-11-21 01:36:48 · answer #1 · answered by sommerluvn77 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You could cut one out of plastic like from the lid of a coffee can. May need more than one (glued together) to get the resistance you need. Connect it to a wood holder that is permanently mounted to the top of the wheels upright.
2007-11-21 02:59:31 · answer #2 · answered by sensible_man 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The simplest to use would be a plastic drinking straw fastened to the wheel. Attach it so it can be replaced if damaged.
2007-11-21 01:43:38 · answer #3 · answered by T C 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cut up Tupperware into the size you need or just a thin plastic ruler you can cut to size
2015-12-02 08:38:42 · answer #4 · answered by Paul Kohler 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what about foam, like from a hobby store, you can buy it in sheets and different colors
2007-11-21 01:34:34 · answer #5 · answered by PoPtArT 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋