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22nd December 2016, 05:50 PM #1
Rubber Bands.....
A couple of years ago I made some rubber band pistols for my then 12yo grandson. He is now 14 and likes to make things so he wanted to make a bolt action rubber band rifle and as it is now school holiday times last week we set about making one from some $5 plans from the Internet. Mostly scroll/band saw stuff along with a few cut pieces and a few holes to be drilled on the drill press.The plans were poor even though there was a You Tube tutorial there were a few things we had to work out but in the end he finished up with a working bolt action rubber band gun.Here are a couple of pictures.The magazine is just for show and holds spare rubber bands. You can preload about 6 to 8 shots and just have to reset using the bolt action between shots.Great spending some shed time with him as it gets him away from all those video/iphone/ipad thingos and he shows good aptitude to things mechanical....
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While looking at You Tube tutorial videos we came across another rubber band gun and decided to have a crack at a lever action rubber band gun. The plans for this one were FREE and supremely detailed on how to make all the parts and assemble the unit. As I said before, these plans were excellent and easy to follow. This one is virtually made solely on a scroll saw and the parts glued together in the right order. It works perfectly after some minor fitting adjustments and is very realistic as it is basically a replica of an 1870's firearm.Here are some pictures showing the mechanism and the finished item. It was a fun build.
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While my thoughts were busy hatchin'
If I only had a brain.
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22nd December 2016, 06:29 PM #2
Look out, you'll have dead flies everywhere as the boys get there eye in.... beautiful job Ruddy,, Cheers crowie
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22nd December 2016, 07:44 PM #3GOLD MEMBER
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WOW what a beauty. Just make sure he plays with it in the back yard and not out on the street. The boys and girls in BLUE get a bit over zealous at times!!!!!
It looks so realistic, cept the barrels a bit rusty
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22nd December 2016, 09:26 PM #4GOLD MEMBER
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Very nice workmanship
Regards
Keith
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22nd December 2016, 09:33 PM #5
Amazing work, you guys should be proud! Love the lever action especially, they've always been one of my favourite firearms to shoot.
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23rd December 2016, 03:42 PM #6Senior Member
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Very cool. I've seen some pistols online I'd like to try myself. How many hrs do you think you spent on this?
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23rd December 2016, 08:07 PM #7
Thanks for the comments. The bolt action took about 6 hours to make spread over two days. The lever action was maybe 9 hours over a couple of days but let me say I never tally hours when in the shed......sounds too much like being at work! There is quite a bit of waiting time between glue ups especially with the way the lever action rifle is made.
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While my thoughts were busy hatchin'
If I only had a brain.
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28th December 2016, 07:57 PM #8Intermediate Member
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Terrific job Ruddy. I have an 1873 Winchester 44.40 saddle carbine and you've produced an excellent replica. Would you mind letting us know the web address for the lever action. I'd love to have a go at producing one.
Superfoot
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28th December 2016, 11:07 PM #9
You can find plans here:
https://www.rbguns.com/guns/lever-action-rifle/
Ole
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29th December 2016, 07:08 AM #10
Thanks Ole......When you visit the site you can download the plans and also get links to the two tutorials on YouTube. They are comprehensive and easy to follow.
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While my thoughts were busy hatchin'
If I only had a brain.
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29th December 2016, 08:35 AM #11GOLD MEMBER
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Not only a rubber band gun but an elegant result at the same time. Very well done.
Now you need to introduce the shooter to stock carving!
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