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Build Your Own Gatling Rubber Band Machine Gun

Posted by timothy on from the must-prepare-for-the-sesquicentennial dept.

New submitter melarky (3767369) writes This is a fun weekend project that most nerds will appreciate. Step by step instructions and also a handy video will make the construction of this project fast and easy. I have seen lots of plans for sale (or actual guns/kits for sale), but couldn't seem to find any plans for free. I played around with a few different designs (even cut my first few on a homemade CNC machine) and finally landed on this design. I made the guide more accessible to the general public (no need for a CNC machine here), so if you've ever dreamed of ending friendships because of hundreds of rubber band welts, now's your chance! We'd like to see your home-made projects, too.

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  1. Let the.... by bobbied · · Score: 4, Funny

    Office supply closet raids begin... Better tell the admin to order more rubber bands...

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    1. Re:Let the.... by timrod · · Score: 4, Funny

      Office supplies nothing. A couple years ago, there was a guy who posted instructions on how to make a working AK-47 out of a shovel, turning the wooden shaft and handle into a stock and cutting up the handle to make some of the metal parts. The rest of it had to be ordered in, but from what I remember, he was able to fire it once it was done. Don't fear the rubber bands.. fear the mighty Kalashnishovel.

    2. Re:Let the.... by Intrepid+imaginaut · · Score: 2

      http://thechive.com/2012/12/06...

  2. 12 pages in one... by HybridST · · Score: 4, Informative

    Link to single-page version:

    m.instructables.com/id/Gatling-Rubber-Band-Machine-Gun-Easy-Weekend-Proje/?ALLSTEPS

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  3. Mostly contribute on the Shapeoko site by WillAdams · · Score: 2

    So the wiki and pages such as: http://www.shapeoko.com/wiki/i...

    Have made a few things:

      - Wooden Box with hinged lid --- http://www.shapeoko.com/projec... --- cut w/ a CNC machine
      - wooden case for my Bear Custom Kodiak T/D --- http://www.pinterest.com/pin/3... --- done entirely by hand tools, including the dovetails save for drilling the holes for the arrow holder (used a jig and an electric hand drill for that) --- this build was documented on ArcheryTalk though: http://www.archerytalk.com/vb/...

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  4. Latex Assault Weapons already banned in NJ by operagost · · Score: 5, Funny

    Already banned in New Jersey and D.C., and New York and Connecticut have a 7-band magazine limit.

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  5. not Gatling-like, only somewhat Gatling-inspired by mr_mischief · · Score: 3, Interesting

    There's no autoloading from a gravity-fed hopper. This is an interesting thing with the multiple barrels that rotate and it's a cool homage to Gatling. There's no quick reload with this thing, though. One of the neatest things about a Gatling gun is the feed.

  6. Here's another idea: by Type44Q · · Score: 2

    Here's another idea: a DIY glass eye...