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Christmas present, rubber band gun

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#1 ·
What do you get the man who has everything? A rubber band Gatling gun that can shoot 100 rubber bands.

I was scratching my head trying to find something for my Father this year, and couldn't think of anything. I had a copy of a Scrollsaw magazine on my desk, and this project caught my eye.

Of to the scrap bin I flew in a flash, grabbed some knotty walnut, poplar and ash. It was a fun but challenging enough project, with about 35 different pieces, and as many holes that needed drilling. Finish is a mix of spray on poly and paste wax.

The hardest part was finding nylon kite string in December, the Jute I ended up using doesn't quite work as well as it should. I finished it up this morning, now off to the car for Christmas Eve dinner with the family.
 

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#2 ·
The perfect gift for the kid in all of us. Great job, Doug. Your dad should love this.

Merry Christmas

Bill
 
#4 ·
Too cool Doug . Wish there was video :D

Richard Gatling has always been interesting to me . The Gatling gun was invented 100 years before my birthday and both our first names are Richard .
Just some useless information lol
 
#5 · (Edited)
you be the coolest son...
 
#7 ·
If I'd seen this earlier I'da made a bunch and had a rubber band fight among the adults...way cool...YOU ROCK...

I can just see this mounted on a tri-pod and using a drill to turn the crank...yeah...stronger rubber bands...YEAH...longer "barrel"...YEAH

...SOMEBODY STOP ME...! ! !
 
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#8 ·
break out the duct tape guys...
Nick is getting all wound up and out of control....
 
#14 ·
1.... way too much time playing the angles and dangles ..
2... just what is in the punch bowl...