Rubber Band Ping Pong Ball Launcher

Cardboard or plywood makes a good target.

Rubber band ping pong ball launcher.

You can get a clean release with the bead which prevents taking energy away from the rubber bands. This is 3 4 inch extruded aluminum and it s connected with a 8 32 by 1 and 1 2 inch machine screw. 3 multi shot rubber band guns. 1 ping pong ball launcher.

Don t forget to wear safety goggles. This item will ship to united states but the seller has not specified shipping options. Make it an experiment. The other is that the bead strikes the lid when you release it which causes the rubber bands to come to an abrupt stop releasing the ping pong ball.

Putting your ping pong ball launcher together is pretty easy once you have all the pieces hammered in. These will ofcourse not fit in the 3 5 cm compartments of your gun so you should take the second plan with holes for the 4cm ping pong ball. Contact the seller opens in a new window or tab and request a shipping method to your location. Put your ping pong ball launcher together.

And that causes the bar to stop so that the ping pong ball is released. Remember to check the diameter of your ping pong balls before making this gun. Mine where 3 5 cm or 35 mm but i also saw 4 cm or 40 mm ping pong balls in a store. Loop a 64 rubber band through each hold on the ping pong ball holder and then loop it through itself so it is securely attached.

And we have a. It s screwed on to this extruded aluminum piece. If the clothespin is to weak to hold the rubber band wrap another rubber band around the gun to strengthen it. Load a pingpong ball and you re ready to launch.

This would be a great project to do with a class or a group.