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Rubber Band Gun

A rubber band gun perfect for those secret missions!

Rubber Band Gun
  • Hammer
  • Wire cutters

Steps

Step #1:

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  • You will need a hammer,
  • wire snips,
  • wood your desired size about 1cm thick and about 10 cm across,
  • elastic bands 3>,
  • 1cm nails.

Step #2:

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  • Hammer one nail about 1cm in.

Step #3:

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  • Then hammer another nail on the opposite side on the other end as pictured.

Step #4:

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  • Some more views of it.

Step #5:

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  • Lay pieces out like this.
  • Hold them together with elastic bands (2 or more).

Step #6:

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  • Just snip the nail down a bit for more reliability.
  • Pop a rubber band over the nail at the top then tuck it in the gap between the two bits of wood.

Step #7:

Rubber Band Gun
  • Have fun!!!

Conclusion

Get ready for a mission!!!

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2 Responses to Rubber Band Gun

  1. Goli Mohammadi on said:

    That’s not very constructive feedback, Jeff. How would you improve the project?

    Reply ↓
  2. Tom on said:

    well it was my first project and i got the size wrong so i altered the settings on my phone a nd took a photo of the screen

    Reply ↓

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