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Just a friendly little guide to familiarize yourself with K'nex terminology.
If you have any complaints or modifications, please pm me and I'll fix it accordingly.
If you have any complaints or modifications, please pm me and I'll fix it accordingly.
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Signing UpStep 1Components and devices
Rod- The long skinny pieces.
Connectors- The pieces with holes (usually) in the middle that K'nex pieces can attach to.
Rings- Rings that are just holes, usually space fillers that fit on a rod. Usually come in the half-a-connector width blue rings.
Tan Clip... Things- I don't know what they're called. Used for wheels and connectors from spinning on a rod.
Exotic Pieces- Other pieces, like rare or uncommon K'nex pieces or foreign objects like springs.
Firing Pin/Ramrod- The rod which hits the projectile, transferring kinetic energy into said projectile, propelling it through the air. Usually propelled by a rubber band.
Barrel- The section in which the ramrod hits the ammo, made usually by clipping many connectors on to a rod.
Block trigger- A trigger in which a K'nex piece blocks the hammer or ramrod. Usually hit perpendicular to the gun.
True Trigger- A trigger pressed like a normal gun instead of sideways.
Hopper/Magazine- A sort of container which uses gravity to put ammunition into the gun without manually sticking the projectile into the gun. Usually holds rods.
Stock- Like on a real gun, a stock protrudes from the back of a gun and can rest in the armpit of the user or on the shoulder. Used for stability.
Connectors- The pieces with holes (usually) in the middle that K'nex pieces can attach to.
Rings- Rings that are just holes, usually space fillers that fit on a rod. Usually come in the half-a-connector width blue rings.
Tan Clip... Things- I don't know what they're called. Used for wheels and connectors from spinning on a rod.
Exotic Pieces- Other pieces, like rare or uncommon K'nex pieces or foreign objects like springs.
Firing Pin/Ramrod- The rod which hits the projectile, transferring kinetic energy into said projectile, propelling it through the air. Usually propelled by a rubber band.
Barrel- The section in which the ramrod hits the ammo, made usually by clipping many connectors on to a rod.
Block trigger- A trigger in which a K'nex piece blocks the hammer or ramrod. Usually hit perpendicular to the gun.
True Trigger- A trigger pressed like a normal gun instead of sideways.
Hopper/Magazine- A sort of container which uses gravity to put ammunition into the gun without manually sticking the projectile into the gun. Usually holds rods.
Stock- Like on a real gun, a stock protrudes from the back of a gun and can rest in the armpit of the user or on the shoulder. Used for stability.
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May 24, 2010. 3:48 PMcj81499
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change the pump action link to 
Pump-Action Shotgun V3
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Mar 7, 2010. 7:14 AMD1rty Di3sel
says:
Semi auto guns use energy from the fired round to operate the mechanism; When you fire a double action gun, pulling the trigger cocks the mechanism, then it fires.
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Dec 12, 2009. 6:12 AMCoasterKid98
says:
semi-auto is when you DON'T have to reload after every shot.
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Nov 9, 2009. 10:06 AMMerugop
says:
the blue rings are spacers
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May 15, 2009. 2:25 PMTwistedParadox
says:
Red Impact is not a semi-auto
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Apr 28, 2009. 8:24 PMgeodez
says:
change your link to a pump action gun the old one was removed
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Jul 2, 2007. 5:59 AMLoosewire; SOE Operative
says:
they are called firing pins not ramrods, a ramrod is a rod used to push something down the barrel
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Nov 15, 2007. 5:57 PMjongscx
says:
...and the firing pin is technically only used to ignite the gunpowder in the bullet and not actually push the projectile down the barrel. I don't think there really is a term for the part and function that we're looking for here. The closest is a cross-bow or spear-gun, and they don't have a rod that transfers the energy to a projectile, the string is directly in contact with it.
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Jun 26, 2008. 10:14 AMhalo-knex-gr8
says:
a hammer?
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Sep 25, 2007. 9:01 PMgunmanx
says:
no bolt
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Sep 26, 2007. 8:35 AMLoosewire; SOE Operative
says:
No!!! A bolt is different, the bolt houses the firing pin.
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Sep 26, 2007. 1:40 PMgunmanx
says:
no ur rong
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Sep 26, 2007. 7:38 PM
Whaleman
says:
Whaleman
says:
no, he is right. Look, 27 is the bolt and 29 is the firing pin
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Jul 3, 2007. 11:57 AMflaming_idiot_dude (author)
says:
Alright, if "Firing Pin" is more common, then I shall call it firing pin. Thanks for all the help everyone.
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Jul 3, 2007. 12:19 PMLoosewire; SOE Operative
says:
thanks
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Feb 18, 2008. 1:45 PMKISSfreak
says:
good gun
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Dec 21, 2007. 4:49 PMi like pie1996
says:
u really like perfect ducks gun dont u
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Nov 20, 2007. 2:13 PMjohna111
says:
To ME, it doesn't matter WHAT the parts are called just as long as the manufacturer knows what it's supposed to do. I think that"flamin_idot_dude" did a great job.
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Jul 23, 2007. 11:23 AMDanny
says:
erm make it a colabaration and what the hell how can you say a piece of knex is exotic or semi exotic
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Jul 23, 2007. 12:45 PMflaming_idiot_dude (author)
says:
Err, it's not that rare but its not like the normal pieces.
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Jul 23, 2007. 5:11 PMDanny
says:
um yes it is exotic is like a spring, rubber band or string
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Jul 26, 2007. 11:26 PMflaming_idiot_dude (author)
says:
Ok. No objections?
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Jul 13, 2007. 3:24 AMaall50
says:
whose gun is that i want to build it!!!
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Jul 15, 2007. 2:57 PMflaming_idiot_dude (author)
says:
Click on the Bolt-Action example. It's Perfect Duck's Red Impact.
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Jul 1, 2007. 9:12 PMMepain
says:
A semi auto is not single shot, it is a gun or weapon that fires every time the trigger is pulled.
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Jul 3, 2007. 11:55 AMflaming_idiot_dude (author)
says:
No, I know that is what semi-auto means, I wrote what the K'nex community uses the word for.
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Jul 3, 2007. 1:01 PMMepain
says:
Most beginners only uses "semi auto" for that purpose because that's what they think it means, when the truth of the matter is that they are wrong. The people that have been here for a long time, however, only use the term "semi auto" for what it actually is.
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Jul 3, 2007. 3:58 PMflaming_idiot_dude (author)
says:
Which is more common? I think there are more beginners than masters
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Jul 3, 2007. 6:30 PMMepain
says:
It's true that there are more beginners, but most of them use the term semi-auto as previously stated. This is because a lot of the "masters" have tried to drill it into their heads.
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Jul 3, 2007. 7:31 PMflaming_idiot_dude (author)
says:
All right, I'll just mention that it also sometimes called semi auto. Is that fine with you?
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Jul 2, 2007. 8:17 AMmmzdaniel
says:
the semi auto explanation is wrong, a semi auto is a gun that you DONT have do cock the firing pin, you only need to pull the trigger, and every time you pull the trigger, 1 bullet goes out.
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Jul 2, 2007. 8:20 AMmmzdaniel
says:
oops now i see mnepain wrote this too....
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Jul 1, 2007. 12:08 PMEasy Button
says:
this is good for beginners
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