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Title: Check out this awsome rubber band gun!
Post by: melarky on August 04, 2006, 11:18:46 am
Saw this on makezine.com:

http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2006/08/rubberband_machine_gun.html

That looks awsome.  If you read the comments, it looks like the plans that are available from these guys are a rip off, does anyone have good plans for something like this?  Looks like a really fun project.
Title: Re: Check out this awsome rubber band gun!
Post by: shardian on August 04, 2006, 11:33:09 am
I wonder how long it takes to load 144 rubber bands...
Title: Re: Check out this awsome rubber band gun!
Post by: M3talhead on August 04, 2006, 11:42:05 am
I wonder how long it takes to load 144 rubber bands...

Who cares?

What matters is how fast you can UNLOAD them.....
Title: Re: Check out this awsome rubber band gun!
Post by: thebrownshow on August 04, 2006, 11:47:03 am
I wonder how long it takes to load 144 rubber bands...

Or what percentage break while you're loading it and hit you in the face.
Title: Re: Check out this awsome rubber band gun!
Post by: melarky on August 04, 2006, 11:50:05 am
I wonder how long it takes to load 144 rubber bands...

I found another site that talks about this:

"There is no word around on how long they take to load but I imagine it's one by one for all 144 rounds. Since it boasts 560 rpm and holds 114 bands, that's all of them gone in under 13 seconds. So it may be the case of 4 hours prep time for 13 seconds play but it certainly looks cool. Perhaps it would make a good executive toy for the corner of the office ( if you have a PA to load it for you ;) )."

link to site: http://www.therubberband.info/the_gatling_gun.php
Title: Re: Check out this awsome rubber band gun!
Post by: shardian on August 04, 2006, 01:39:52 pm
I wonder how long it takes to load 144 rubber bands...

I found another site that talks about this:

"There is no word around on how long they take to load but I imagine it's one by one for all 144 rounds. Since it boasts 560 rpm and holds 114 bands, that's all of them gone in under 13 seconds. So it may be the case of 4 hours prep time for 13 seconds play but it certainly looks cool. Perhaps it would make a good executive toy for the corner of the office ( if you have a PA to load it for you ;) )."

link to site: http://www.therubberband.info/the_gatling_gun.php

As a side note, I got 7th place on the rubber band happiness test. I'm one happy dude ;D
Title: Re: Check out this awsome rubber band gun!
Post by: NightGod on August 05, 2006, 12:42:03 am
Betting its more like five minutes load time.
Title: Re: Check out this awsome rubber band gun!
Post by: danny_galaga on August 05, 2006, 09:47:55 am
Saw this on makezine.com:

http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2006/08/rubberband_machine_gun.html

That looks awsome.  If you read the comments, it looks like the plans that are available from these guys are a rip off, does anyone have good plans for something like this?  Looks like a really fun project.

actually looking at what you get i dont think its a rip off. theres a 24 page instruction manual AND some parts...
Title: Re: Check out this awsome rubber band gun!
Post by: NightGod on August 06, 2006, 04:06:46 pm
Except that the plans are for the 72 band version and they make it sound like its for the 144 band one.
Title: Re: Check out this awsome rubber band gun!
Post by: hnugz on August 07, 2006, 09:23:47 am
they sell these at the texas state fair.  i forget how much but definately more than im willing to pay.
Title: Re: Check out this awsome rubber band gun!
Post by: danny_galaga on August 08, 2006, 05:41:29 am
Except that the plans are for the 72 band version and they make it sound like its for the 144 band one.

just build two  ;)