How to Build the Knex Slingshot

This Instructable will show you how to build my knex slingshot.

Materialz

You will need: 2 green bendy rods, 1 grey stiff rod, 6 yellow connectors, 2 blue connectors, 1 rubber band, 4 red stiff rods, 11 white connectors, and 5 orange. connectors.

Step 1

Attach the 5 orange pieces to two red rods.

Step 2

Add on the 11 white pieces. Make sure you can see all the way through the center hole.

Step 3

Slide back two white pieces and attach 4 yellow at their center connections.

Step 4

Add on two red rods to the bottom connections of the yellow pieces.

Step 5

Add on two yellow connectors at their bottom connections to the front. Make sure the middle connections hook on to the ends of the other red rods as shown.

Step 6

Add on two green rods to the top of the yellow pieces.

Step 7-The Plunger

Now, attach a blue connector to one end of the grey rod. Next, slide on the other blue connector to make them cross, as shown.

Step 8-The Rubber Band

Next, hook the rubber band around the front ends of the two green rods. Then, insert the plunger into the center hole as shown and hook the rubber band around the blue connectors.

Step 9-The Ammo

The ammunition for this slingshot is simply the small green connecting rods that are about 1.5 CM long. To load and fire, pull back the plunger, then insert the ammo into the front. Then, let go of the plunger, and watch the ammo fly! Sorry if it gets lost...

You're Done!

Congratulations! You now have a knex slingshot! Have fun with it!

NOTE

Please remember, I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY INJURY OR DAMAGE DONE WITH ANY OF MY INVENTIONS. Thank you. :)