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Mechanical Pencil Gun

Step 4Firing Mechanism

Firing Mechanism
Get the eraser shaft, and make an incision with your blade through the center of the eraser, coming from the top. You want to split it, not cut it off. Then, take the rubber band end off of the clip, and slide it into the notch you've made in the eraser.
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4 comments
Jan 20, 2007. 7:51 PMkylel says:
Hey thanks this worked great for me!Got any ideas for some ammo?My tubes slightly bigger and it shoots airsoft bbs.But i cant think of anything else
Mar 17, 2010. 11:57 AM175airsoft says:
Knex hurts like heck if you pull it back really far
Jul 26, 2008. 5:08 PMfoxtrot4697 says:
folded staples sting(open 1 side, it can pierce skin!put the closed side in the barrel)
Jun 16, 2008. 9:38 PMruiqim says:
Try blowgun darts (trim them) or wadded up pieces of paper. They actually hurt!
Jan 26, 2011. 9:29 PMtperrette says:
of course blowdarts would hurt...
Jul 8, 2011. 9:44 AMsamwhiteUK says:
lol

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