1" nail dart

Potatoes last one shot, so build reusable! Discuss ammo designs and ideas. Tough to find cannon part or questions? Ask here!
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Wed Apr 25, 2007 6:38 pm

do you have a welder? if so you could weld two correct size washers to the nails
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Wed Apr 25, 2007 6:44 pm

Specialist wrote:@ homedepotpro that idea seems flawed. even though you have picture it probably wouldnt work well. i have tried sticking a nail in wax and it shattered every where. but you might be doing it differently than im thinking you are.
your right nails i s a p.i.t.a. to get wax without breaking though unless you know the secret :wink: (hint it has to do with heating the nail up and then sticking it though the wax) ....hope no one figures it out from my hint
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Wed Apr 25, 2007 6:44 pm

the nose doesnt always need to be lighter than the tail. this is what i use for my ballon gun and some minis and it goes close to 35 yards. its just a tooth pick and electrical tape.
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Specialist wrote:the nose doesnt always need to be lighter than the tail. this is what i use for my ballon gun and some minis and it goes close to 35 yards. its just a tooth pick and electrical tape.
well from what i know they had to be, do they spin during its flight trajectory? i suppose its because the tail has more drag than the nose
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Wed Apr 25, 2007 6:52 pm

yes and 99% of the time its a perfect spiral. and i guess thats why im getting such good results with these darts. and i will soon be making industrial darts for big combustions and pneumatics.
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Sat Apr 28, 2007 2:43 pm

could you use a light wood instead of cork? get dowel, or shape something on a lathe? or what if you used foam from a boogie board or something? or what about even styrofoam instead of corck?
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