Match shooter

Nowadays, you can buy almost any children's toy in the store, although their quality and usefulness are very questionable. And Soviet schoolchildren often made their own toys. For example, a match shooter. This homemade product shoots close, but is quite simple to make.

To make a match shooter, 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, the rod, and the 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 match shooter, the match does not fall inside.



Take the bottom of the marker and place the spring in it. Seal the top tightly with the cap.



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