Skewer Gun

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Quick and easy skewer shooter. Shoots a skewer 75ft accuratlly!

Dont criticise me to harshly 'cause i am only 12 and this is my first instructable

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Step 1: MATERIALS

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-Skewers(obviously)
-rubber band
-scissors
-tape
-Toy animal grabber thing

baba4 says: Feb 29, 2012. 8:21 AM

what can i use instead of grabber thing

dim20 in reply to baba4Jun 28, 2012. 12:18 PM

large non-breaking straw or a pen

sharlston says: Apr 12, 2009. 4:20 AM

this cant shoot 75 feet i made 14 of these and they just shhot to the bottom of my 10 yard garden

hossweightlifter in reply to sharlstonJul 14, 2011. 12:13 PM

then u suck at makign them ive made this a couple times but using a pen instead of animal grabber and ive shto them 80 ft

hungyhipo 2 says: Jul 3, 2010. 9:11 AM

dude bad idea some dude might impale their sister

Cheezpaper in reply to hungyhipo 2Aug 31, 2010. 9:58 AM

And thats the idea.

unaffiliatedperson says: Apr 18, 2009. 6:51 PM

is the accuracy and strength good? overall i say its a good instructable very simple.

IAE says: May 29, 2007. 10:32 PM

Why do you have to put the rubber band on???

sharlston in reply to IAEApr 12, 2009. 4:23 AM

der so u pull the band back with the skewer

gillonator48 in reply to IAEJun 9, 2007. 12:07 PM

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trebuchet03 in reply to IAEJun 14, 2007. 4:59 PM

Make that your last insulting comment.

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nsaltz94 (author) in reply to IAEJun 2, 2007. 5:27 PM

to shoot the skewer you rest the rubberband on the skewer and pull back

aiden120000 in reply to IAEJun 1, 2007. 4:54 PM

think about how you will fire it without the band

Paul2Kim says: Sep 25, 2008. 7:43 PM

Is this safe for your bb gun?

sharlston in reply to Paul2KimApr 12, 2009. 4:21 AM

no if you want to shoot skewers from your bb gun load it and put a skewer in the end

UltraMagnus says: Jan 29, 2008. 5:12 AM

ya know.... joining an archery club would probably be much more fun..... and most will let anyone over 10 join. the cost of the equipment can be a little steep (around a total of Â£300) , but you may be able to get your parents to atleast partly pay for it since it could be thought of as "extra curricula"

berky93 in reply to UltraMagnusApr 23, 2008. 6:48 PM

you dont seem to understand - the point of all of this is DIY. that stands for Do It Yourself. of course theres a better solution, but this is just another awesome DIY project for having fun with. plus, not everyone wants to pay 300 bucks when they could just make one of these and have a ton of fun.

Colonel88 in reply to berky93Feb 20, 2009. 10:01 AM

you could also attach 2 black metal binder clips one on top of the other so they grip the tube tightly and then string the rubberband on 2 of the legs of the top binder clip. the rubberband is gonna be tough to draw, though.I made a plunger and then bent a paperclip to hold the rubberband to the hollow tube(plunger).

zonemad96 in reply to berky93Sep 6, 2008. 3:28 PM

lol yeah

cool! says: Mar 7, 2008. 7:32 PM

NICE!!! I made one (With a small rubber band and a mechanical pencil) in school (don't worry, got permission. My teachers are nice.) I made a more powerful one at home. very accurate. +1!

zonemad96 in reply to cool!Sep 6, 2008. 3:23 PM

permission lol thats funny

flips30240 says: Feb 15, 2008. 11:27 AM

dude!!!! using YOUR skewer gun i shot through an axe can and it BLEW UP after it LUANCHED into my wall and made a big hole!!!!!!! sweet!!!!!!!

berky93 in reply to flips30240Apr 23, 2008. 6:46 PM

lol sick. I must go try this now.

Zetheros says: Mar 9, 2008. 10:56 AM

add some paper fins in the back of the skewer, maybe it'll fly better.

flips30240 says: Feb 15, 2008. 11:23 AM

I made sumthin just like it except i used a stronger rubberband and used a handle from one of those old fashioned wire cheese cutters. i shot mine into the wall and i had to break the skewer cause it wouldnt come off!! Great instreuctable!!!!!!!!!!

Haza says: Jan 30, 2008. 4:05 AM

Using a toilet rool tube with a ballon worx and cut the top off a bottle and put a ballon on it fires anything that fits in it.\

Haza says: Jan 30, 2008. 4:03 AM

Nice one i posted a very similiar thing made from apaper binder clip that shoots skewers through cardboard and into wood! Yours iz gd!

gillonator48 says: Jun 9, 2007. 12:06 PM

I modified it withmechanical pencils and sharper skewers. i accidentaly shot myself!! it really hurt!!! i HAD TO GO TO THE ER!!

DELETED_Nicker987 in reply to gillonator48Jun 19, 2007. 2:31 PM

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altaria1993 in reply to DELETED_Nicker987Nov 29, 2007. 11:44 AM

no..

Gavabc123 says: Oct 31, 2007. 11:10 PM

Don't you have to be 13 to join, I had to wait two years to join

pyroboy212 in reply to Gavabc123Nov 16, 2007. 4:03 PM

all u gata do is fake age.

hunter cd says: Sep 15, 2007. 9:30 AM

add a laser pen for more accuracy

threecheersfornick says: Jun 10, 2007. 7:31 PM

Why don't you just use a straw? Or a mechanical pencil? It's just, the animal grabber things are like five bucks here. So I wouldn't want to wreck one.

killuhmike99 in reply to threecheersfornickAug 4, 2007. 10:38 PM

you could use those toy arrows frm those toy bows that u can get from the 99c store just cut the front off and yank the back off and there ya go

threecheersfornick in reply to killuhmike99Aug 4, 2007. 11:09 PM

Hmmm... ya, that would work. And then you could use the bow to shoot proper arrows...

killuhmike99 in reply to threecheersfornickAug 4, 2007. 11:41 PM

paper arrows?

DELETED_Nicker987 in reply to threecheersfornickJun 19, 2007. 2:32 PM

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