Clothes-pin Clip Gun

by hunter13 in Living > Office Supply Hacks

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Clothes-pin Clip Gun

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On this instructables, I will show you how to make my improved version of a clothes-pin clip gun. It is very easy, powerful, and tiny.
You need:
A wooden clothes pin clip
A saw
A rubberband
Hotglue

Step1

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First, disassemble the clip.

Step2

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Next, take any of the two pieces of wood. Cut to the right of the large dip on the far right of the picture. Do this for both.

Step3

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Take the second piece and cut a notch on the left side of the large dip.

Step4

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Here is the result of the last three steps. Now continue to assemble.

Step5

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Take the large piece with the notch and, with hotglue, attach a handle as indicated. You should make it fairly sturdy.

Step6

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Install spring and loosely tie top piece using rubberband.

Step7

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Use the pictures as a reference to load. Look closely. Insert anything that fits between the wooden pieces. Pull the spring like a trigger to fire.