10 Minute Project: High Power Nerf Air Gun
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10 Minute Project: High Power Nerf Air Gun
Convert a drain blaster into a powerful nerf dart launcher. A simple 10 minute project with almost no skill requirement. Tool less assembly and disassembly once constructured.
Supplies
Parts List
Toilet Plunger Air Drain Blaster $20
Brass Hose Barb Fittings Adapter Connector 1/2" Hose Barb to 1/2" NPT Female $5
K & S Precision Metals 8140 K & S Engineering #140 17/32x12 Round Brass Tube $9
Snap Clamp EZ White 1/2 Inch X 4 Inches Wide for 1/2 PVC Pipe $1
3/8" - 5/8" Key Type Adjustable Stainless Steel Hose Clamps <$1
Zip Ties
Tools List
Electric Drill Compatible Pvc Pipe Threader Kit $6
Wire cutter
Safety Glasses
Prepare the Barrel Connection
Thread the head of Drain Blast with 1/2" thread cutter. Screw on the Brass Hose Barb adapter. You might need to sand down the barb fitting part with fine sand paper (200 grit) to fit the Brass tube to the adapter.
Making the Break Action Chamber
Attach the hose clamp to one end of the brass tube, this is the end that goes into the chamber. Cut the 1/2" Snap clamp into the break action chamber for the nerf dart. Zip tie one end to the drain blaster. Zip tie the other end so the barrel would not fall out. Cut enought space on one side of snap clamp such as the brass barrel can be deattached from the barb adapter and rotate to accept nerf darts into the barrel. Cut some small notchs on the snap clamp so the zip ties would not slide once tie up.
Fire Your New Power Nerf Air Gun
Put on your safety glasses, load nerf dart into the barrel, give it a few pumps and blast it away. I 3D printered barrel front sight to make it look like a rifle. @40 PSI (more than 15 pumps) , it would shoot a full dart at 300 FPS, a half dart at 280 FPS. DO NOT AIM AT PEOPLE OR ANIMAL. Nerf would not sell anything this powerful for a reason.