How The SA 3252 v.8.5 Worked

This is a step by step explanation of how my SA 3252 worked. The purpose is to inform you of it's mechanisms and the concept of the gun as a whole.

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Step 1: Spool

This is a drawing of the elastic spool (top view). This was the power source of the SA 3252. A large elastic (C1) wraps around the middle. This elastic is wound around the spool by rotating the spool with a hand crank.

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beanieostrich says: Oct 13, 2011. 5:21 PM

Thank you for explaining it.

mahmel says: Oct 14, 2011. 2:12 AM

I really liked it, too bad that it didn't work too well:(
I got inspired, I'm gonna try something with the same rotating pin, just one of them.

Oblivitus (author) in reply to mahmelOct 14, 2011. 6:03 AM

Sweet, I look forward to seeing that.

PotatoCoffee says: Sep 8, 2012. 2:39 PM

I'm strangely drawn to this gun, it's like an awesome concept.

Oblivitus (author) in reply to PotatoCoffeeSep 9, 2012. 9:44 AM

Yes, I've been thinking a lot lately about that mysterious appeal that so much of my work has. It seems to me that my art sensibilities are getting mixed with my engineering. And I think that's why my Z35 was so popular. It won't win you battles, but you just want to sit there all day and drool over it. It gets in your head.

PotatoCoffee in reply to OblivitusSep 9, 2012. 11:59 AM

I know, I just want to stare at the Z3 all the time! I like your artwork!

Oblivitus (author) in reply to PotatoCoffeeSep 9, 2012. 12:56 PM

Oh, thanks. I'll post some of my latest work on your orangeboard then.

PotatoCoffee in reply to OblivitusSep 9, 2012. 1:26 PM

Thanks, I featured that comment!

Oblivitus (author) in reply to PotatoCoffeeSep 9, 2012. 3:41 PM

Cool, thanks. I can't respond because you featured it though, lol. So I'll respond here. 1. Yes, it's abstract art. I copied it from a t-shirt I own. 2. Creepy? Yeah, I guess so :P Supposed to be psychedelic. My own original work. 3. Batman indeed. My favorite superhero. Great movies that just came out. 4. What? Scary?, lol You think Zooey Deschanel is scary? 5. Lol, yes, I've never been better. It's my psychedelic take on the face of god from Michelangelo's "Creation of Adam".

PotatoCoffee in reply to OblivitusSep 10, 2012. 7:43 AM

I saw lots of Michelangelo's work in Italy. I love Batman! Also abstract is cool.

Oblivitus (author) in reply to PotatoCoffeeSep 11, 2012. 6:44 AM

Nice, wish I'd seen it.

PotatoCoffee in reply to OblivitusSep 11, 2012. 7:36 AM

Maybe one day you will!

Oblivitus (author) in reply to PotatoCoffeeSep 11, 2012. 3:31 PM

Yes, probably will actually. I think it's gotta be on the bucket list of every serious artist to see some of the stuff in Europe.

PotatoCoffee in reply to OblivitusSep 12, 2012. 1:23 PM

Lol, I'm lucky to live 3 hours away from Italy!

luke11wolf says: Jul 4, 2012. 12:24 PM

Didn't really understand one bit

Oblivitus (author) in reply to luke11wolfJul 5, 2012. 7:05 AM

Lol, sorry, I tried.

luke11wolf in reply to OblivitusJul 5, 2012. 8:50 AM

u probably have the best guns on instructables in terms of firing mechanism.

Oblivitus (author) in reply to luke11wolfJul 5, 2012. 12:12 PM

Thanks, most complicated anyway.

Sharir1701 in reply to OblivitusJul 13, 2012. 7:53 AM

lol cheers to that... have you seen my little conversation with kinetic on his slingshotgun? my concept? i'm working on it, and i believe it will work. i'm almost done with all the mechs, just have to finish up 1 thing, complete the build on the other side and run some T&Es. i believe it will be the most war worthy semi auto mech ever made. check it out, tell me what you think.

Oblivitus (author) in reply to Sharir1701Jul 13, 2012. 9:25 AM

I just read your comments, sounds great. A lot of similar things were done 3 or 4 years back but people gave up on them before they got really good because they were considered "obsolete", I hate that word, no ideas should ever get thrown out. Let me know when you post it.

Sharir1701 in reply to OblivitusJul 13, 2012. 3:43 PM

oh i don't think anything like this has ever been done before. it's a brand new type of mech. to have a removable pin-carrier thing that carries multiple pins and you can obviously make a few of these, and replace them in moments during a war... have all this with a removable regular magazine, a semi auto mech and a regular sized gun... good luck finding someone who made that. also, i think the way i'm making the trigger mech you could be able to switch between semi and full auto. now THAT is definitely a first ! the full auto would end pretty quickly because i made my pin carrier thing with only 6 pins, and i'm pretty sure that's as far as it gets with my setup... i'll explain when the gun is done. but still, a switchable semi-full auto gun that works with pins, so it has high range potential and definitely high ROF potential, since pulling the trigger isn't pulling any extra force (unlike kinetic's semi auto, for example)...

Oblivitus (author) in reply to Sharir1701Jul 14, 2012. 2:50 PM

YES!!!!- I mean.... cool man.... It's a good thing I'm not a wheeler and dealer, lol.
Most of that stuff has never been done before, but the key component of the multiple firing pins has and that was the thing that people gave up on.

Sharir1701 in reply to OblivitusJul 14, 2012. 3:19 PM

oh, but there are so many types of multiple pin guns... i wouldn't classify that as the same category. sure, if you categorize guns to slingshots, pin guns and multi pin guns, it goes there, but otherwise, i disagree. and what's with that YES!!!! ?

Oblivitus (author) in reply to Sharir1701Jul 14, 2012. 7:10 PM

That means I'm excited about the gun, lol.

Sharir1701 in reply to OblivitusJul 15, 2012. 3:38 AM

i'm glad you are, though i have less confidence in it at the moment. i'm not sure if i'll be able to make it work. the trigger mechanism is the tricky part at the moment. and when i say "tricky", believe me i mean TRICKY!!! there are a lot of obstacles to overcome with it. if you're interested, i explained it to kinetic on his slingshotgun, on our conversation.

PotatoCoffee says: Dec 15, 2011. 10:48 AM

I think I get it!

PotatoCoffee says: Dec 8, 2011. 11:01 AM

Nice!

Red-Dragon says: Oct 20, 2011. 7:37 AM

Its way to wide

Oblivitus (author) in reply to Red-DragonOct 20, 2011. 10:57 AM

Oh, I know, I agree. Even at version 8.5 its still only a prototype.

Inventor X says: Oct 18, 2011. 2:46 PM

Something....something I bet someone will use in the future. It might lead to something great one day. Thanks for sharing this Oblivitus

Oblivitus (author) in reply to Inventor XOct 18, 2011. 3:14 PM

Your welcome. Thanks for the nice words. I'm building a gun right now that uses an alternating trigger mech like this used.

TheRacker says: Oct 13, 2011. 5:29 PM

It's........So............Big...........

DELETED_Blue Mullet in reply to TheRackerOct 13, 2011. 6:08 PM

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TheRacker in reply to DELETED_Blue MulletOct 13, 2011. 8:46 PM

Immature comment is immature.

Oblivitus (author) in reply to TheRackerOct 14, 2011. 6:02 AM

Not immature, just a corny joke. Possibly innapropriate. I like that's what she said jokes personally. I just don't know if they're okay for this site.

TheRacker in reply to OblivitusOct 14, 2011. 6:30 AM

I just think they are getting way overused and have just become stupid and immature.

Oblivitus (author) in reply to TheRackerOct 14, 2011. 1:09 PM

Yeah, maybe. But that's kind of their hook at the same time. Ever watch the american version of the Office? Steve Carrel invites people to laugh AT him.

TheRacker in reply to OblivitusOct 14, 2011. 3:30 PM

The American version? I thought you were an American?

Oblivitus (author) in reply to TheRackerOct 14, 2011. 5:47 PM

I am. Just didn't want you to confuse it with the British version.

TheRacker in reply to OblivitusOct 14, 2011. 9:54 PM

There's a British version?