Introduction: K'nex Wheel-launching Gun
This is a wheel-launching gun. It's my first instructable.Any constructive comments are welcome.
Step 1: The Back of the Gun
This is the back part of the gun. The group of white connectors is the handle.
Step 2: The Barrel.
This is the barrel. It's quite simple and the pic is self-explanatory.
Step 3: The Firing-pin.
This is a simple, average, firing pin that you can find on other guns.
Step 4: The Back-center.
This is the center that will soon connect to the back.
Step 5: The Front-center.
This is the piece that is connected to the back-center and the front which will soon be made.
Step 6: The Front.
This is the front of the gun. It's the main piece.
Step 7: Putting It Together.
Put all of the pieces from the previous steps together. This one picture should be enough to understand how to put it together.
Step 8: Putting the Firing Pin In.
You will have to put the firing pin in now. It goes through the three gray pieces. You will have to remove and replace the tan piece. Also, the rubber band will go on one of the red rods as shown in the pic. I made a mistake, it goes on the red rod right of the one shown in the pic.
Step 9: The Ammo.
The AMMO is actually a wheel. That's new.
Step 10: Where the Ammo Goes.
You will have to slide the wheel onto the firing pin until it slides into the tab on the tan connector. That way, when the firing pin is pulled back and released, the wheel goes flying.
22 Comments
15 years ago on Introduction
I just to tell anyone who has or hasn't built this - i didn't expect that many people to build this gun cause it kinda stinks - but anyway, i just wanted to say that the wheel will keep rolling after you launch it.
Reply 15 years ago on Introduction
i like it, used aton of rbs and it hurt really bad
16 years ago on Introduction
hmmm looks cool but how much force does it have if i use those thick elasticks? fifth comment
Reply 15 years ago on Introduction
5th comment is nothing to be proud of.
Reply 15 years ago on Introduction
your right. 6 is all the rage. lOL
Reply 15 years ago on Introduction
Thats right!
Reply 15 years ago on Introduction
It flies like 21 feet, but don't bother building this gun. Check out my sniper, which shoots rods 200 feet
Reply 15 years ago on Introduction
no it doesnt...
Reply 15 years ago on Introduction
What? Oh, wait! Sorry, HUGE mistake there. I meant 21 inches. Man, am I an idiot... But as for my sniper, yes, it does fly 200 feet.
Reply 15 years ago on Introduction
i never said anything bout ur sniper. i built it and its awsome! but i only got like 60 feet lol!
Reply 15 years ago on Introduction
Yeah, if you've read my comments, you will see that I have these special super-stretch rubberbands. They are like $00.50 each. I'm glad you like my sniper!
Reply 15 years ago on Introduction
where did u buy them? knex . com?
Reply 15 years ago on Introduction
Heh, no, lowes.
Reply 15 years ago on Introduction
lol, didnt know they had rubberbands there!
15 years ago on Introduction
this post will not die
15 years ago on Introduction
should i post my knex dinosaur?
15 years ago on Introduction
Yo, sorry for being so harsh. (I guess i never thought of it that way....) Well, anyway, i'd like to see your instructables, so i'll tell you how to do it. 1At the top of this website near the right, you should see a list that says: You, Explore, Forums, Groups, and Submit. Put your cursor over the submit part and a box will appear that gives your choices of what to submit (you have to be logged in at this time.) Click on new instructable. It will ask you to write the title of your instructable. Write that, then, in the box underneath it, write the main description. Underneath the description box is an empty box. Upload your pictures and take your main picture (a picture that shows the whole gun, car, bow, whatever) and drag it into the box. You can make yellow boxes on your pictures and type in sub-descriptions. If you look closely, you will see that i did a few of the sub-descriptions on my pictures.) You do not have to do sub-descriptions. Now, near theb bottom should be a thing that says Save and move onto next step) or something like that. Click it. Now another three boxes will appear. Make the title of the first step (for example, "The Barrel", and then type a description. For example, "This is the barrel. The pics are self-explanitory, yadda yadda yadda....) Okay, next, add the picture of the step. Once again, you can do sub-descriptions. At the bottom, you can click Save and move onto next step. Keep doing this routine until your instructable is finished. If it is an instructable on a thing that fires or has a somewhat complicated mechanism to it, add a last step (Loading and Fireing) or something like that. Then do steps on what you have to do to load and fire. You can go back and edit your steps along the way, even after you've posted it. Be sure to be very descriptive, but make a good step-by-step instructable. This is mainly it, if you have anymore questions, come and ask me and i'll try to help. (Try and ask on my more recent instructables, for it was only luck that i had looked upon the wheel launching gun.) Also, please comment and, if you want, rate my sniper rifle.
15 years ago on Introduction
Ok, so i put this together in like three minutes. Yeah, i know its not that good... i just wanted to get used to posting stuff. I'm going to take it off when i post my next instructable. Don't worry, my next instructable will be really good.
16 years ago on Introduction
how far does it shoot??? forth comment lol
16 years ago on Introduction
intresting third comment