Will do a pure arrow shooter first, just to learn what works and what doesn't.
Removed the upper receiver and also the trigger/hammer assembly. Then I
made a base plate from 18mm multiplex. Added a trigger and my usual
lock, used a nail that I can bend into shape.
The lock works like a charm!
I will use two 16mm steel tubes as "barrel" and "rail" parts. The draw
is 100% inline with the rails. I plan to make a cocking slide for fast
action. This crossbow will be quick.
The spring has come. Once again we can spend some time outdoors!
Of
course one must ALWAYS have a slingshot around. But on a Sunday morning
walk with the family, a bulky Moorhammer isn't appropriate. So I always
carry a mini slingshot.
Ammo is another concern. I actually loved LW's magazine idea
It is chambered for
the 75x30mm Ashtrays. Those weigh 245 gramms (0.56 lb) each. The weapon
holds four of them in the clip, 1 more in the chamber.
A pump
action shooter that you put against your chest and the draw back with
both arms. Thanks to the specifically designed mechanism that isn't very
hard.
The ashtrays land with a mighty force! Video coming up Sunday.
I had messaged the Bill Gates foundation and told them that my "condom gun" isn't a serious competitor, just a piece of comedy, and they got back to me today.
Here is an excerpt from their mail:
....We wanted to let you know that your video has drawn the 2nd most amount of traffic to our site since March 22, second only to the Gates Foundation website.... By creating a fun video, you were able to draw so many viewers to this topic, and we hope that one of these applicants could have a solution that could really help save lives. Thank you for sharing this opportunity with the world and for bringing people’s attention to this important topic.
If you wouldn’t mind sending us your mailing address, our team would like to send something as a token of our appreciation.
Reddit is a huge bulletin board style website, immensely popular. It is also called the "frontpage of the internet".
The members create posts about interesting things they find on the web, and other members can up- and downvote the post. If a post makes the front page, it is very popular - and will be even more popular soon, thanks to the participating members.
Some of my videos have been featured on reddit, and the last one (condom gun) even made the top of the front page. Yay!
Reddit also has a way to interview people online. They call it "IAMA". One of their users posted a request for me to be interviewed:
"Application of knowledge from other fields" is explicitly called for. Bill looks for "attributes that increase ease-of-use" and designs that make it "easier to properly apply" a preservative.
Of course I HAD to come forth and help the visionary billionaire on his lofty quest. Therefore, this video brings to you the world's first condom applicator slingshot gun!
See for yourself.
Please keep in mind this is comedy and NOT a serious project. :)
So many people wanted blueprints and tuts for my pump actions.
But of course the Oreo one is useless, and the cardboard one is flimsy and weak.
So
I decided to make a really nice one that shoots M10 hexnuts. Those are
very cheap (I buy 100 pcs for five Euros), last forever, and have the
right weight. About 10 gramms is ideal for a pump gun, as draw length
and weight is limited if you want to be able to fire quickly. I made one
a long time ago for 20mm steel balls, but those are too heavy, three
time as much as the M10 hexnuts.
Also the weapon is pretty thin, just under 30 mm wide and 80 cm long.
The magazine fits 40 rounds!
The
mechanism is really the same as for the Oreo shooter - but I put in a
rare earth magnet to hold the "active" nut in place. Nice, you hear a
clicking noise when you repeat, and then you know everything's fine.
