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[Commonly Hunted]

Told you so. Only I didn't mean to make the stick that way, I drew the rubber and first and the stick was shaped after that making it tapered.

I actually like that you put a clip on top of it (if you actually did that, if not, it'd be a good idea). Does it get any kind of good ranges? Maybe not with the heavy dart but with a lighter one if you tried that.

Edited by Commonly Hunted, 28 February 2007 - 01:26 PM.

[Jergling]

Yes, the clip is on the real one, made from balsa (no idea how it's holding up), and tacky glue.

I also left my 20' length of FBR at my grandparents' house to straighten, its been a month since I left it there, and last time I wen there I slept the whole time with the flu, so I will bring it home next time, and use BBs and hot glue to make real stefans.

Is there anything that I can do to conserve that foam, I'd rather be using the skewered length to make stefans, could I replace it?

Edited by Jergling, 28 February 2007 - 01:12 PM.

[Commonly Hunted]

Yeah, I think you could replace it with a wooden dowel rod that fits closely in the pipe. You don't really need a seal for this gun because the dart is being bushed by the "bolt" and not compressed air so the dowel can be loose if there isn't a better size.

[SHADOW HUNTER ALPHA]

If you could refine the design a bit, and then attach some kind of motor to automatically pull back the dowel and release it, you could make an automatic close-range sidearm or primary for indoor wars.

[Grenado]

Wouldn't that defeat the purpose of "cheapest homemade ever"?

[Jergling]

Not if I use a really cheap motor. I think this thing might disintegrate before I find a solid place to attach anything beyond its already incredibly basic system.

The shotgun part of it is going to be helped by the dart pushing approach, since my shotgun idea has absolutely no seal to help the dart ge pushed out, and in fact works almost like a vent for pressure-a bad thing.

Also, I am probably going to be able to pick it up this Friday.

Edited by Jergling, 28 February 2007 - 09:21 PM.