Chained Rubber Band Slingshot Bands Tutorial
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One of the simplest ways to make a slingshot is using found objects and some of the things you can find lying about. You can make a really potent hunting slingshot with office rubber bands. However, not all rubber bands are the same. Today, we are going to use size 32 rubber bands made from a material called red clay or red clay 32. You could use any 32 or 64 size rubber band with the same setup. To make a band set, you will need about 30 rubber bands. First, we need to test all the rubber bands. We will stretch them with our hands to make sure they have the same stretch. If we find any odd balls or broken bands, we will remove them from the system. Once we have a set of three bundles of rubber bands, we can proceed to make one side of the band set. We repeat this process to make the other side, resulting in six bundles of three.
Now it's time to start putting it together. We grab a bundle and ensure they are not twisted. We take two bundles and loop one through the other, making sure they are not crossing over one another. We then do a larks head type knot, ensuring there is no twisting and everything is tightening up at the same rate. The key to a long-lasting band set is to snug it down as we build it, nice and tight. We repeat this process one more time to complete the other side of the band set.
Next, we need to attach the pouch. We bring the rubber bands through the hole in the pouch, making sure they are nice and even, not crossed over one another. We can tie them on using a simple larks head knot, which attaches to the pouch nicely. With the completed band set, all that's left is to attach it to the slingshot. We use two three to four inch pieces of paracord and two rubber bands to create tabs. We wrap the paracord around the slingshot, locking it in place. Then, we make a loop on the end of the fork with the band set and use the rubber bands to lock it down on each side.
The finished slingshot is ready to shoot. This band set can throw a half inch steel ball or something of similar mass at around 170 feet per second when drawn out to a 36-inch draw. If you want a heavier band set, you can always add more rubber into the system. This is a quick and easy way to make slingshots from found objects and chain rubber bands. Thanks for taking a look, now go shoot a slingshot!
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I remember building these 50-years ago. I used an olive branch fork, found bands, and a bit of pouch salvaged from some cloth I found in the house. What a wonderful memory. Thanks!
@user-xf6kr1hr4d
6 жыл бұрын
David Th ompson
@IMP-vi6je
2 жыл бұрын
How old are you now?
@thaknobodi
2 жыл бұрын
@@IMP-vi6je 690.5 years old
@renelletan4840
2 жыл бұрын
@@thaknobodi hahaha😐you😐got😐me😐laughing😐so😐hard
@joaohenrique2533
Жыл бұрын
@@user-xf6kr1hr4d ... .,
Please make a closeup video where you show the trick of snapping a cut rubber band to lock it after wrapping it around the fork. That is neat!
3:51 that’s what she said
#1 Great Tutorial.
Thanks for taking the time to share your slingshot expertise. Great idea and a great project to share with my grandsons. You make some beautiful slingshots. Thanks again for the idea of using rubber bands.
Nice vid friend, in the uk west midlands, chained slingshots have been used for decades for plinking an hunting by locals. Its nice to see that a good well explained vid is on youtube explaining the procedure from start to finish in a good instructional vid. Well done sir....ive subbed as a result
@simpleshot
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you! We really appreciate it!
this is the best tutorial ive seen so far...👏🏼👏🏼
Looks like a good slingshot for all it took to make it. This is a very similar chained band idea my best friend and I would make about 44 years ago. But good ideas can't be outdated it looks like. Great tutorial, Very nice of him to post it since there's not much monetary gain in it for SimpleShot
@simpleshot
8 жыл бұрын
John Averick there is very little new in the world of slingshots and one of the most fun things about them is the ability to share the fun. It ain't about the money, just spreading love.
Back to basics and more than capable of hunting great tutorial
Always appreciate your how to's, tips, and calculated testing. Where in NC is your shop located?
That was fascinating. You are such a good teacher. Really enjoy your videos and my four slingshots from you. Thanks so much for all your hard work.!!!
@IMP-vi6je
2 жыл бұрын
Sniper hello
Subscribed today!! I'm hooked. After seeing this vid I chained some (8)bicycle tire 'ranger bands' I even have a pseudo taper by cutting thicker ones at the fork ends. I like your paracord loop method too.Might use a stopper knot. Bike tire rubber last longer than other rubber bands and don't dry out.
Thank you for educating us about being able to use rubber bands for slingshot bands. When I was a kid, grandpa would send me over to a local store to buy some really big rubber bands that he would cut and use like a regular flat bands.
Thank god this video was made. Great content!
Worked a lot for me 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Lol “feeler gauges” I like it!
Is there something to put on your bands to keep them from drying out. Iv'e noticed that flat bands tend to turn white is this from the heat drying the bands.
Thank you sir... Great video
this is so good I love it
How do you lock the rubber band down wasn't very well explained
You've got that wrapping tec down! I had to watch a couple times to see how you were securing the loose ends. So you go over your thumb for the last wrap, then hold the loose end under the thumb & roll the loop off your thumb down on top of the loose end. Did I get that right?
@simpleshot
6 жыл бұрын
Let's see, Nathan has wrapped about 213,4576 slingshots, so... Seriously, though. Practice makes perfect!
hey nathan it is joseoh you are the best shout ing
you are a great person
Great! Thanks a lot!!!
very nice great video
Could you do a video showing wear on bands? I have some grey wear on my bands and I'm a little worried. I use double layer Theraband Gold bands with 3/8" steel. q
@mabroukal-shukri7329
6 жыл бұрын
Teds Outdoors HoodCraft Survival fuck u bitch
Just excellent 👌 Thank you for sharing...you really do things right ;)
@simpleshot
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Our pleasure!
Takes me back to doing this at school from nicking the bands out the teachers desk , then firing Fencing staples out em ,,,,, nasty , great vid
Used to do this in school combined with frameless technique, to shoot paper at friend!
@kaliumnitraat
3 жыл бұрын
Paper wasps
Woooow you are smart 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Have used this all my life
These videos are the best
I searched this up because I had nothing to do while in quarantione
@shortbinnie5630
4 жыл бұрын
lmao innit
@2tsmeyoshi
3 жыл бұрын
Same
@fishfishgamer8096
3 жыл бұрын
O lord I remember the beginning
Will leather laces work as tabs
Are these tabs ttf ott
Outstanding
@simpleshot
2 ай бұрын
Thank you!
Please where can i get elastomer ( rubber) for slingshot i am from egypt
These is best way
Nathan is good to have around . lol
I actually tried it and it was good
How many rubber bands would you recommend to put in one link for hunting with 1/4 steel ammo
@simpleshot
3 жыл бұрын
Hunting with 1/4 steel? What are you hunting?!
@erickmora467
3 жыл бұрын
@@simpleshot pigeons
@yogeshbandekar7359
3 жыл бұрын
5 or 6 rubber bands
Very good information tnx ❤❤❤❤🇧🇩
I love slingshots
muy bueno gracias
Thanks
One time i made a slingshot from a natural wooden tree fork and i thought it was perfect i decorated it with colored tape idk why but then i had no bands so i found ways with office bands and cut a piece of leather from a watch and i kept facing problems, it wasn’t throwing stones far and the bands just kept breaking i kept on fixing it tryna find alternatives but no it kept breaking and i just gave up and thought slingshots were dumb and didnt work for me. Until my dad got me a wrist rocket then I looked on KZread and the problem was i had no bands that were actually good of course regular use rubber bands used for tying up cards or papers weren’t gonna work u need actually good material. then my extreme love obsession for slingshots came flooding on back, i lost the slingshot i while ago tho but now i have an super cool axiom ocularis with flat bands. I thought the axiom ocularis was really good better than the scout, then I realized the scout was way better though my axiom ocularis was already on its way! Then it came and i was shocked, the axiom ocularis is really cool and fun to play with and i look back at the scout and realize i dont think i would like that grip. I still wanna get one in the future tho but the internet was wrong the axiom ocularis is great its cool that I’m carrying Nathan’s signature slingshot
@_g_520
3 жыл бұрын
Then I got real ammunition too
Cool bru
Nico S would like this!
@brujero13
8 жыл бұрын
SlingshotWarrrior Where do you think he learned it from? I am the guy who introduced the use of the red clay #32s back in 2009 first in Jacksshed and then ssf and it saw its height at RSSF where Nate is a member and first shared his trial run experience with the chained red 32s. Right buddy?
@slingshotwarrrior8105
8 жыл бұрын
Nico S Awesome brother ,I'm the one who invented the scrapper slingshot and the first to use nylon twine. To tie bands ,but we shooters look for new ways of making slingshots.
@simpleshot
8 жыл бұрын
Nico S that right! My great grandfather used to speak of chained rubber bands, as did most of the folks in my region if they couldn't source red innertube rubber. When I finally tried them I knew why my great grandfather spoke so fondly of them. I believe he said he would get his from the post office.
@slingshotwarrrior8105
8 жыл бұрын
SimpleShot Shooting Sports There's nothing new under the sun bro!
@brujero13
8 жыл бұрын
True its all old stuff but give credit where credit is due.. I did turn people on to using the red clay #32s and I never said I invented anything. I did help re awaken the interest in these bands. Which you would not have tried with out our inspiration. Chained office bands have been in use for 150 years unless I'm older than that I cant make such a wild claim lol.
excellent
Very very good
Im making mine out of an old set of loom bands that my nephew doesn't use anymore..
Where do you get those rubber bands?
@simpleshot
8 жыл бұрын
+legocruz simple-shot.com/accessories/red-clay-32-rubber-bands/
Awsome
the best lubricant for tightning the larks head is potroleum jelly
@simpleshot
7 жыл бұрын
You are correct from a functional point of view. However, petroleum products quickly degrade and break down latex. Using petroleum jelly as a lubricant would lead to premature band failure. If you are opposed to using saliva, the very best lubricant is isopropyl alcohol. We strongly do not recommend the use of petroleum jelly.
how much we use per loop
@simpleshot
Жыл бұрын
That depends on the draw length and the weight of the ammo.
Have you ever worked with exercise bands?
@simpleshot
8 жыл бұрын
+SlingshotWarrrior we sure have. Check this out: kzread.info/dash/bejne/lnuhsc19n5rTp8o.html
@slingshotwarrrior8105
8 жыл бұрын
SimpleShot Shooting Sports thanks
nice victorinox
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Super man
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What's the taste of rubber band?
@simpleshot
3 жыл бұрын
😮
Your videos are great! However, over and over there is a serious camera mishap. You speak to explain something working with your hands, but the camera stays on your head completely ignoring where the real action is.
He looks like Ryan Reynolds
You should go and check out ZACHERY FOWLER's channel
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How come none of you slingshot expert's ever use superglue ??? .Superglue makes tying handsets SO MUCH EASYER it's like having another hand and nothing ever slips try it
@simpleshot
2 жыл бұрын
There is no need for use of superglue.
Couldn't you use water instead your spit . Please
Just kidding
i ve killed a water chicken with these
@someonesname7448
6 жыл бұрын
duck*
@fdss-el6lt
4 жыл бұрын
Someone's name water chicken*
why is youre body old but youre face like 26 yrs old
Please where can i get elastomer ( rubber) for slingshot i am from egypt
@simpleshot
5 жыл бұрын
Check out simple-shot.com
@jackripper5169
5 жыл бұрын
wafey abdo post office or stationary supplys should have them
@bertiefourie1130
5 жыл бұрын
Stationary store