Introduction: Pocket Sized Grapple Gun
This grapple gun can be used for many things, from grabbing a paper off your friends desk, to getting a hat off a high shelf, this truly is the ultimate mini-tool.
Step 1: Materials
Needed
- 3 Standard Size Staples
- 1 Needle
- Thread
- 1 Black Paper-mate Ball Point Pen
- 1 Key-Chain Clip
- Low-Temp Hot Glue Gun
- Low-Temp Hot Glue Sticks
- Knife of Some Sort
Strongly Recommended
- Hack Saw or Dremel
- Empty Epoxy Putty Tube
Step 2: Saw Off Hook
Hold the key-chain clip in tour hand and saw off plastic hook, as seen in picture.
Step 3: Cut Piece of Pen
1)Pull out inside of pen
2)Measure pen against key-chain, pen peice should be about 3/16"-1/4" longer than clip piece.
3)Cut 2 pieces of ink barrel, one about 1" long and the other, about 1/4" long.
Step 4: Glue Together Pen Pieces
1)Hot glue 1" ink barrel piece to end of pen barrel piece.
2)Use needle to make sure there are no obstructions in the tube.
Step 5: Glue Pen Pieces to Clip
Glue the pen pieces to the clip and move trigger up and down a couple times to make sure it can move.
Step 6: Make the Grapple
1)Slide the smaller ink barrel piece onto the needle.
2)Pinch fingers just below ink barrel piece, position staples as evenly as possible, and apply a small bead of hot glue.
3)As a safety precaution I am required to tell you to put a bead of hot glue on the needle tip to dull it.
4)Cut a thread to the length of your desire(I recommend about 4 feet).
5)Tie the thread to the needle(at least a triple knot; very tight) and cut off the excess.
6)Tie the other end of the thread to the clip's bottom loop.
Step 7: Usage and Storage
Usage
1)Load the grappling hook into the barrel.
2)Make sure your hand is out of the way of the string.
3)Pull back the switch, and fire.
Storage
1)Wrap string around point where clip meets loop.
2)Put grappling hook through key ring, loop around ring, and put through key ring again.
3)Place it all in the empty epoxy putty tube.

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56 Comments
4 years ago
cool.
can you substitute a different clip?
7 years ago on Introduction
Where Can I Get The Key-Chain Clip
Please Tell Me
Reply 7 years ago
the average 2 dollar shop should sell them
Reply 7 years ago
I am in India so there are no two dollar shops
Reply 7 years ago
okay. im from new zealand
8 years ago
will make when i get the clip where can you get one for a cheap price
9 years ago on Introduction
u could use paperclips for the hook
9 years ago
cool {-_-} ----+---- /\
9 years ago
looks cool going to get supplize for it tommorow
9 years ago
I like so cool gonna build with black clip for ninja edition
Reply 9 years ago on Introduction
planning on infiltrating an emperor's palace any more
10 years ago on Introduction
that is the coolest mini weapon i have ever seen!!!!!!!!!!! :D
10 years ago on Step 2
Me too
12 years ago on Introduction
lol, pretty nice. hey does anybody know where I could buy one of da clips cos I'm going mad, i can't find any. raaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh!!!! *cough*
Reply 10 years ago on Introduction
SWEET! This rocks my world!
Reply 11 years ago on Introduction
r u high?
Reply 11 years ago on Introduction
or the dollar store
Reply 12 years ago on Introduction
dude at homedepot for 97 cents
11 years ago on Introduction
i had this keychain for a long time and i thought u could make a launcher out of it but how, well this is the answer. u could probly make a keychain bb gun if u just takeout the ink tube thingymajig and put in a bb.
11 years ago on Introduction
this is awsome!!