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Mechanical Pencil Gun #3

Mechanical Pencil Gun #3
[a more powerful version of http://www.instructables.com/id/E46CF748H5EQZJIW1W/]

make a small pea shooter like gun for free or cheap with a Bic mechanical pencil and a strong rubber band.

a well made pea shooter can shoot bb's quite a ways. my best is around 20 ft with a sting.

and don't be stupid and hit someone in the eye with this. its small but powerful. don't blame me if you do something stupid with it. (thats my disclaimer.)

i'm also currently working on a larger version of this with a steel tube and bungie cords. i might post that later if it works out.
 
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Step 1Get the stuff

Get the stuff
Thinks you'll need:
1 Bic mechanical pencil,
1 strong rubber band,
1 pair of scissors
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15 comments
Apr 13, 2009. 6:35 PMbilliebob says:
hey like every other time i shoot it a piece brakes off the pencil i figured out that if you cut a piece off a ear plug and put a hole in it then stick it on the bolt it works for a while but in the end it still brakes anyadvice to make it stop breaking?
Jan 12, 2009. 3:27 PMmega man 4bm says:
I made a mag and and trigger. I cut myself when i made it =(
Jul 20, 2008. 9:46 AMabsolute zero says:
carry a dart with ya, take the pencil led holder out put the dart in and BLOW MAN BLOW!!!
Apr 6, 2008. 10:36 PMjohndoe5595 says:
Nice name, is it based on Soundgarden's song or do you just have fun with black wholes?
Mar 18, 2008. 7:16 PMhilowns says:
made mine wiht one of the bigger bands, so powerful, it breakes a lil bit of the pencil each time i shoot, but very nice instructable. :D, feels bout like being bit by a mosquito
Oct 8, 2007. 4:39 PMX_D_3_M_1 says:
ur right elephant bic pencils fricken unreliable. yay for dr grip pencils they pwn
Sep 2, 2007. 5:08 PMnightninja87 says:
plz dont shoot toothpicks trust me they go straight through the skin
Jun 1, 2007. 8:56 PMmondaymonkey says:
Hey, I did this kinda stuff in six grade. Exept we used geometry compass lead instead of bb's. You know those real thick things of graphite they use in special compasses? Works great until you hit someone.
May 30, 2007. 7:44 PMninja kitty says:
ill try this hope it works do those giant rubberbands work?
May 21, 2007. 7:49 PMhelpful_hintter1020 says:
no a pea shooter is like a spit ball gun
May 20, 2007. 9:15 PMsnipeyouout says:
this isn't a pea shooter a pea shooter is the top of soda bottle with a balloon on the end
May 15, 2007. 4:39 PMyellow elephant says:
sweet man. this is awesome. i made the first one and was good. gonna make this one now. best thing for those terrible pencils.
May 12, 2007. 11:03 AMthingygoboom says:
been done but still i like the idea. Right now im doing some expirements with a rifled bore... crazy yeah

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