Swab-O-nator

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I desperately needed a launcher for my mini rc projects, and I finally found a solution that fires cotton swabs and toothpicks with surprising accuracy. Be cautious, though - this thing shoots pretty hard and far. To build it, I used 2 springs from clothespins and 2 9g mini servo's: https://www.gearbest.com/electronics-gadgets/pp_009943701902.html?wid=1433363&lkid=17059657. I also attached cotton swabs to connect hinges with hot glue. I made some minor adjustments to the video compared to the original upload, and I quickly edited in a camera plate for fpv. Since modeling a separate gearsystem wasn't necessary, I remixed the gear on the servo from a servo gripper that I downloaded from thingiverse a while back. When I find it, I'll give the person credit. The tracked vehicle is also a remix/design by me: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2999790. Click on my sponsors' affiliate link to support me - no need to buy anything. For instance, check out the 11:11 sale at https://www.gearbest.com/activity-11.11-sale.html?lkid=17059620 and the shopping guide at https://www.gearbest.com/promotion-11.11-shopping-guide-special-3887.html?lkid=17059643