How to make a matchstick pistol from a wooden clothespin. How to make a matchshooter from clothespins Pugach from clothespins and matches

In this tutorial, we'll take a boring clothespin and convert it into a powerful match and toothpick shooter that can stick them into apples and darts.

Step 2: What is a match gun?

The match gun is required element your desktop weapon 🙂 This little pocket contraption is capable of firing matches up to 6 meters away and sticking toothpicks into apples as well as a dart board.

At the same time, this pistol can be assembled very easily at almost no cost.

Step 3: What You'll Need

All you need for a clothespin crossbow is:

wood glue
Simple clothespin (wooden with metal spring)

Additional things that may help with the build:

Waste paper
wooden lists
wooden toothpicks

Step 4: Create a Small Crossbow

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To create the gun, you will first need to remove the spring and place the wooden parts of the clothespin back to back with their notches in the center.

Make a mark on the top of the clothespin at a notch about 1.3 cm long and another mark at an angle on the bottom of the clothespin (see pictures for clarity).

For convenience, I colored the areas that need to be cut with a blue marker. Take a knife and carefully cut off all the blue areas.

The long channel cut in the center will be used as the muzzle of the gun, so work on it until the match slides easily over it while both parts of the clothespin are folded together.

An angle mark marks the spot where you want to make a small notch. This notch is needed to hold the spring when you move it from its original location.

Step 5: Glue the Wood Pieces

It's time to glue the body of the gun.

Cover the flat parts of the wood with a layer of glue and press them together. I applied a mound of glue to the paper, and then carefully ran the flat pieces of the clothespin over the mound, spreading the glue evenly across the surface.

After 5-10 minutes, the adhesive should be strong enough to install the spring.

Step 6: Putting on the Spring

When slipping on the spring, I found it most convenient to first position the top hook over the outer notch, then bend the spring to “open” it so that the second hook of the spring could slip into the central cavity.

The spring should lock into place without any problems. The pistol is now ready for use.

Step 7: Ammunition Options

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The gun is designed to fire matches, so they should glide well down the muzzle.

If the muzzle is too narrow, you can widen the hole with a thin drill.

To load our gun, simply insert a match and press it until the spring reaches the back notch. The pistol will cock automatically and be ready to fire. If the trigger system doesn't work as it should, don't get discouraged - just work on it and tweak it until the gun starts cocking. Each pistol is slightly different from the others, so each needs to be modified separately.

You can hold the device like a normal pistol and when you are ready to fire, simply pull the trigger. You will be surprised how powerful such a small spring is, it unbends in a fraction of a second and shoots charges at a distance of up to 6 meters.

Now you can try to shoot with toothpicks - just remove one of the sharp edges, making it flat. From a distance of about 15 cm, the gun will have enough power to stick a toothpick into an apple. Of course, the closer the gun is to the apple, the harder the toothpick will go into it.

Step 8: Simple Improvements

If the barrel of your pistol is too big and difficult to shoot, then feel free to modify it until it meets your requirements.

Now you know how to convert an ordinary clothespin into an interesting little desktop gun.

Nowadays, you can buy almost any children's toy in the store, although their quality and usefulness are very doubtful. And Soviet schoolchildren often made their own toys. For example, a matchstick. This homemade shoots not far, but it is made quite simply.

To make a matchshooter, you will need a thin felt-tip pen and a powerful spring. By the way, the spring can be removed from the lighter. Or from the mechanism of an automatic ballpoint pen.

Using a hacksaw, cut the felt-tip pen into two equal parts. Then remove from it the writing tip, core, and plug, which is located on the top of the felt-tip pen.

Insert a small metal (or plastic) plate into the spring. This must be done so that when using a matchbore, the match does not fall inward.

Take lower part felt-tip pen and place the spring in it. Close the top tightly with the cap.

So, the matchstick is ready. To start using it, insert a match into the hole, press it with your finger and release it sharply. The spring will unfold and push the match out. The firing range of this homemade product is about five meters and entirely depends on the length and elasticity of the spring.

You can not be afraid to make a matchshot to your child, because co-production any crafts, this is a great pastime, and a ready-made matchgun will be no more dangerous than a gun bought in a store that shoots plastic or rubber bullets, because matches in this case are not used for their intended purpose and you can remove the sulfuric head from them. A matchstick can be made from a variety of improvised means and materials, and in this case we will make it from a clothespin.

TO MAKE A MATCHBOOT FROM A LAUNDRY PEGS YOU WILL NEED:

=>Knife,
=> Clothespin,
=> Narrow tape or spool of thread.

SELECTING A CLOTCH FOR MANUFACTURING A MATCHBOOT

Not every clothespin is suitable for making a matchstick, and it doesn’t really matter if it is plastic or wooden. It is important to take a clothespin for a matchbox that has a certain design. Clothespins with a spring inside used as a spacer and something like that will not work.

For a matchshot of this option, you must use a clothespin with a spring that does not burst from the inside, but the pressing part of the clothespin from the outside. Such a spring will be used as a trigger and a mechanism for pushing a match out of a match gun.

MANUFACTURING A MATCHBOOT FROM A LAUNDRY PEGS

After we have found a suitable clothespin for a matchbore, we will proceed to its manufacture.

1. Let's disassemble our clothespin in parts, into a spring and two blanks.

2. On the outside of one part of the clothespin, cut a groove with a knife or other sharp cutting tool.

3. In the other part of the clothespin, we make exactly the same cutout and now you can connect both elements of the matchstick and see how it will look.

5. Now we have to choose one of the blanks for making two more cutouts, for which the spring from the clothespin for shooting will be attached. We make external and internal transverse cuts and proceed to the sixth stage of manufacturing a matchstick.

6. At this stage, along one of the parts of the workpiece, we cut a channel for loading and firing the match arrow with matches.

7. In another blank, we make exactly the same channel.

9. At this stage of work, with the help of adhesive tape or threads, we fasten both blanks and get a ready-made matchgun, but without a trigger and a trigger.

10. In order for our match shooter to fire a shot, we equip it with a spring that was pulled out of the clothespin at the very beginning.

12. We stretch the spring and fix its edges into the notches previously cut across. We insert a match and you can shoot from a match gun.

13.After pulling the trigger inner part springs will pop out of the recess and push the match out of the match gun.

In order for the matchgun from the clothespin to shoot again, we stretch the spring, load it with a match and pull the trigger.

Every grown man was once a child. And the greatest entertainment in those happy times of childhood was to play with friends in the yard. It doesn't matter what, the main thing is to play. What did you play most often? Of course, in skirmishes, war, guerrillas and much more, it was impossible to list everything. And if there was an opportunity to shoot from something, then it was the ultimate dream of any boy! Slingshots, crossbows and other charms of the world of boys simply excited the imagination. And if something is blown up to the whole yard, then this is the height of bliss! And if it is possible to shoot burning matches at a decent distance? It was, as they say now, "The Hit of the Season"! We will tell you about one of the types of boyish fun. It's called scarecrow.

A pugach is a device that makes noise. The main purpose of its creation is to scare someone. In fact, a scarecrow is considered to be a children's toy in the form of a pistol, which, when used with caps, makes a loud popping sound. But there are also so-called "adult" pugachi - blank cartridges, for example.

However, there are also many ways to make a scarecrow at home. What can this product be made from?

from copper tube and a piece of plywood;
from a clothespin;
from a metal tube;
from a bicycle spoke;
from two bolts and a nut;
from a dowel, etc.

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A pugach from a clothespin, or, as it is also called, "Matchshot", was invented a very long time ago, when the Soviet Union still existed. A whole era of children have been amused by this kind of "weapon" when playing war with friends in the yard. The design is so simple, and the materials for its manufacture were so accessible to everyone that only the lazy or those who had not heard anything about it did not make a clothespin scarecrow. Compactness, ease of use and reliability have made the device very popular. Another feature is that it was possible to shoot both conventional and incendiary shells from it.

Nowadays, a clothespin scarecrow is no longer popular. One of the main reasons is that in Soviet times, clothespins were wooden with a weak spring, and now they are made of plastic. Another important factor: now children have so much entertainment (the Internet, games, movies) that they are not even interested in doing something with their own hands. Yes, and with the development of the Internet and social networks you rarely see children in the yard school age to play something.

However, there are still enthusiasts! For them, we wrote this article, in which we will tell you in detail how to make a scarecrow from a clothespin with your own hands. So let's get started.

Now let's go directly to the description of what needs to be done to create this miracle weapon.

First stage

You disassemble the clothespin into three parts - you should get two of its wooden bases and a spring.

Second phase

Using a penknife, it is necessary to process both halves of the base of the clothespin, which is not at all difficult. First, cut a gutter on one of the wooden bases. Don't rush or you could cut your fingers! Then divide the second half into two parts.

Third stage

Now carefully pull the spring back to the chute so that its protrusion fits exactly into the chute. Then you need to attach the short part to the long one. In order to avoid mistakes, you should focus on the factory gutter. The final stage: when everything has risen as it should, it is necessary to fasten all the details with an elastic band. All is ready! As you can see, making a scarecrow is not at all difficult!

The next thing to do is to test our creation. This is the most enjoyable stage, isn't it?

Checking the product

To do this, perform the following steps:

1. Pull the upper part forward until the spring is its protrusion in the factory chute. Once you have done this, you must pull this part back until the clothespin with its protrusion is in the groove that you made.
2. Now you must select a projectile and load it. To do this is simple: slightly lifting the top part. In this case, matches or paper clips are best suited as shells.
3. Then we retract the spring until the start bar is released. After that, there should be a shot. If so, cheers! You did everything right!

What to do if the device does not work?

The reason may be the fact that the second part of the spring is not held in place. What should be done? It is necessary to deepen the groove in which the spring is held.

Believe it or not, even such a simple device can be upgraded! Yes, yes, don't be surprised. Now we'll tell you how.

Glue a strip to the bottom of the scarecrow, which we cut out from matchbox. We cut out a fragment where sulfur is located to set fire to matches. As a result of this improvement, the match will light up at the moment of the shot.

Safety precautions for use

Since the range of the projectile can be up to five meters, never use it at home or in other areas. Also, do not aim at other people, children or animals. Also keep your crossbow away from flammable objects. It is highly advisable to wear goggles to protect your eyes when using burning shells, caution does not hurt. Happy use!

You can not be afraid to make a matchshooter for your child, because the joint production of any craft is a great pastime, and a ready-made matchshooter will be no more dangerous than a gun bought in a store that shoots plastic or rubber bullets, because matches in this case are not used for their intended purpose and they can remove the sulfur head. A matchstick can be made from a variety of improvised means and materials, and in this case we will make it from a clothespin.