We continue the theme of the original and unique weapons homemade. This time we present to your attention a review of a video on the manufacture of a powerful pneumatic slingshot.
We recommend starting with watching the author’s video
We will need:
- bicycle pump;
- a tube from the blinds about 45 cm long;
- bullets for pneumatics;
- a screwdriver or a drill;
- drill;
- wooden lath;
- adhesive tape;
- wooden block;
- electrical tape;
- tape harness.
The first step is to unscrew the hose thread, which is located at the end of the pump.
The next step is to make a hole near the edge of the tube.
We lengthen the hole made by drilling it at an angle.
The future slingshot will be charged through this hole, so it should be large enough.
We glue the tube to the pump, leaving the hole outside.
The tube must be protected from possible damage. To do this, you can use a wooden rail, which can be fixed to the tube and pump with ordinary tape.
Now you can start cutting out the slingshot handles from a small wooden block.
After sawing, you need to carefully handle the handle with sandpaper, rounding off right angles.
We attach the handle on the slingshot with tape.
The next step is to take the electrical tape and wind it on the tube with the back side so that it travels along the tube. So we get a shutter.
Next, take a tape harness and fix it to the pump and its handle. For this, you can again use tape.
The pneumatic slingshot is ready. In order to shoot out of it, you need to pull the handle of the pump. Since the rubber holds the handle, it will return to its original state at high speed, air is formed in the pump, which blows the bulb out of the barrel, that is, from the tube for the blinds. Accordingly, the greater the rubber tension, the more powerful the slingshot itself will be.
