Rubber Band Gun Thread

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Fri Oct 07, 2011 11:22 pm

So i thought it would be cool if people could show off their rbg's here. Feel free to post your own rbg in this thread and i should be adding some more guns of mine soon.

To kick this off i would like to show you guys my not so mini, mini gun.


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I think most of you have already figured it out how it works but in case you haven't.... It's just a string wound around the rotating barrels that plucks the rubber bands off. The string is pulled by a cheapo $10 electric drill.

I have an in-depth video of me dissembling the gun here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ledcc8oseFk
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Sat Oct 08, 2011 12:25 am

Thats pretty cool. Nice work.
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Sat Oct 08, 2011 3:33 am

I saw these in your youtube channel, good stuff :)
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Sat Oct 08, 2011 4:51 am

jackssmirkingrevenge wrote:I saw these in your youtube channel, good stuff :)
thanks jsr :)
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Sat Oct 08, 2011 9:41 am

that thing is pretty cool dude, good stuff, nice video!! :shock: :shock: :shock:
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Sat Oct 08, 2011 12:33 pm

I remember seeing this on your channel. 'Tis the awesomenest RBG I ever did see. :D :D

I'll have to fish around in my K'nex box to find the rubber-band bow that I made. Might take a while...
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Sat Oct 08, 2011 2:07 pm

Here's an oldy:
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Made another one about..oh...13 years ago that used pulleys to double the pull.I used a LOT of rubber bands on it.
One pull, one shot deal.
It was able to launch marbles from between two rails and buried them halfway ito a solid wood door.
By accident..

I absolutely love the minigun! :shock:
What a simple but brilliant solution.
I wish I had seen that thing 20 years ago.I would have combined the above with yours.

Good work!
Keep it coming!
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Oh my friggin god stop being so awesome, that thing is pure kick ass. Most innovative and creative pneumatic that the files have ever come by!

Can't ask for a better compliment!!
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Sun Oct 09, 2011 10:34 am

brian the brain- that things power sounds incredible and looks great too!
btw thanks!
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Sun Oct 09, 2011 12:24 pm

You got it wrong... :D my bad..
The thing in the picture is a very simple RBG, firing one band a time.


I made it for my son.

I don't have any pictures of the other one I made earlier.
I do remember it had about 90kg or 200pounds of pull.
At the time I could pretty acurately guess a weight as I was a bodybuilder back then.
It too looked pretty good and was configured like a bullpup.

Spudgunning pretty much replaced bodybuilding as a hobby
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Oh my friggin god stop being so awesome, that thing is pure kick ass. Most innovative and creative pneumatic that the files have ever come by!

Can't ask for a better compliment!!
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Tue Oct 11, 2011 10:31 am

The thing in the picture is a very simple RBG, firing one band a time.
oh ok, ya i was confused as to where the bands went and such.
and 200 pounds of pull!!!! thats crazy! where you like the joergs of 13 yrs ago :lol:

danielrowell- thanks for the compliment, good luck finding your k'nex bow :)
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Tue Oct 11, 2011 12:35 pm

Joerg consumes more accepted products for his liver to deal with.
I was stronger, but that isn't neccesarily a bigger accomplishment.

Other than that...yeah something like that. :roll:
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Oh my friggin god stop being so awesome, that thing is pure kick ass. Most innovative and creative pneumatic that the files have ever come by!

Can't ask for a better compliment!!
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Fri Oct 14, 2011 11:04 am

Thanks for the positive feedback everybody! remember to feel free to post your own rbg contraptions here too!
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