CAS Spinning Plate Target

[dbrown3]

Does anyone have any good close-up pictures or drawings of the gravity powered 5 spoke spinning target with metal plates that fall off when shot?  The weight imbalance causes the wheel to spin.  I need to know how the plates are attached.  I appreciate any help available.

[Camille Eonich]

The plates have two holes drilled in them on the "stem" of the plate.  The arms of the star have two studs.  The plates fit over the studs and the spring loaded clamps on the arms of the star hold them in place.

[Arcey]

MGM Targets used to have pictures of the plate attachments on their site.  Don't see them now.  Maybe they'd turn up with a more detailed search.

[Ozark Tracker]

I guess I've missed this post along the way,  I built one last year,  I'll get some pictures of the way they attach and tell you they need to be pretty solid, so when you shoot one all of them don't bounce off

the way Cammie explained the one she's seen sounds pretty interesting,  seems like it would work.

I'll see if I can find any pictures I took and post them

[Ozark Tracker]

here's a picture of the way I built the connector on my targets.

the triangle piece of metal  keeps it from rotating,  the piece of flat metal on the left stabilizes the target to hold it in it's notch.

[Ozark Tracker]

here's a shot of the target on the arm you can see how it fits to keep it in place

[Ozark Tracker]

here's what I used for the bearings for the target to spin on.

there are 2 bearings,  this is the hub assembly of a 36 inch ventilation fan with a 5/8 in shaft. the hub assembly is welded to a 11/4in  pipe and a support on the bottom

[dbrown3]

Thanks, this is very helpful information.  The more pictures the better.

[Adirondack Jack]

Another method to hold the targets on is to use "lolipop" shaped stems and clamps with "sockets" for them.

When the plate is cut, it has a "stem" that attaches to the hub.  The hub end of the plate has a little round "bulb" shape at the end, maybe inch in diameter.  The hub has spring clamps resembling clothespins on steroids hidden behind a central disk (so they don't get shot) and the jaws of the clamps have a flat jaw on one side and a loosely fitting "socket" that matches the bulb shape on the end of the stem on the other.  Ya squeeze the clamp, insert the "bulb" into it's socket (think jigsaw puzzle here) and let go of the clamp.

Works pretty good, and the plates would be reproducable by anybody with a plasma cutter or even a cutting torch and grinder.

[dbrown3]

Anyone have any new pics?
Especially close ups of the spring loaded clamps