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CHAPTER 3

Ping-Pong Ball Minigun

It is a very easy project to make and requires
PROJECT SIZE: Small little in the way of tools or special equipment, and

SKILL LEVEL: ★✩✩✩ all the parts can be obtained from the Internet or
your local hardware store (see Figure 3-1).
This project is seriously good fun and definitely
THERE ARE TIMES WHEN THE COIL GUN will not be
more entertaining than blowing leaves about.
powerful enough for the task that the Evil Genius
However, it is strongly recommended that the Evil
has in mind. Sometimes you need to totally
Genius have his minions on hand to pick up all the
overwhelm your enemy with superior firepower. ping-pong balls, as this can become a bit tedious.
This minigun design will fire ten ping-pong balls
This design is described in such a way that you
per second at considerable speed. An entire
can adapt it for your particular leaf blower. Also,
magazine of 50 ping-pong balls can be emptied in
with the exception of a bit of glue, the project does
just five seconds.
not irreversibly alter the leaf blower, so it can

Figure 3-1 The leaf blower minigun

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