Introduction: TR-4 Buzzsaw Preview (internals Update)
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About: Hello. I'm JonnyBGood! I'm a college student who now has a degree in Mechanical Engineer Technology. (MET) (excessively worded to mean a person who builds stuff).I enjoy building K'nex guns and many other thin…
Well before we even start I know what you're thinking. Where's the turret? Has JonnyBGood forgot some of the most basic knex gun deffinitions on this site? No I haven't and yes it is a turret, I just put a different spin on it (haha!). The turret is the rounded front part of the gun but instead of spinning perpendicular to the shooter, it spins towards the shooter. The front rounded part of the gun literally spins like a saw, thus the name buzzsaw. Now that I cleared things up a little lets look at some of the pros and cons:
Pros:
Looks great (to me)
Sturdy
Compact
Trigger extends the length of the handle allowing you to use your entire hand to squeeze the trigger.
Sci-fi (with a capital S)
40 feet of range (using one rubberband that wasn't a 64)
Curvy
New concept
Cons:
4 blue rod capacity max
Cannot shoot larger ammo
Cannot be "dry fired"
Sometimes revolver does not stop spinning. (1 out of 5 trys)
It isn't anywhere near as easy to use as a standerd TR8
Does not offer any benefits in a knex war (besides looking good) XD
Uses two cut rods. (no I didn't use a buzzsaw to cut them either)
Anyway I'd love to know what you think about this gun so please leave a comment. Thanks!
JonnyBGood
Update-1-23-14
Again I can't stress how surprised I am on the intrest people have in this gun!
Anyway you may also be able to weigh in on how I can make it work better as well. The problem I'm having right now is how to keep the turret section together. It is currently held together at two points the cut rods, well this worked with my old ammo locks but not with my new ones. The new ones solve the problem I was having with rods ricocheting off them when fired, but lack the structural integrity to hold the two revolver halves together. I added some image notes to the picture to clarify my lingo and also feel free to ask questions as always!
Pros:
Looks great (to me)
Sturdy
Compact
Trigger extends the length of the handle allowing you to use your entire hand to squeeze the trigger.
Sci-fi (with a capital S)
40 feet of range (using one rubberband that wasn't a 64)
Curvy
New concept
Cons:
4 blue rod capacity max
Cannot shoot larger ammo
Cannot be "dry fired"
Sometimes revolver does not stop spinning. (1 out of 5 trys)
It isn't anywhere near as easy to use as a standerd TR8
Does not offer any benefits in a knex war (besides looking good) XD
Uses two cut rods. (no I didn't use a buzzsaw to cut them either)
Anyway I'd love to know what you think about this gun so please leave a comment. Thanks!
JonnyBGood
Update-1-23-14
Again I can't stress how surprised I am on the intrest people have in this gun!
Anyway you may also be able to weigh in on how I can make it work better as well. The problem I'm having right now is how to keep the turret section together. It is currently held together at two points the cut rods, well this worked with my old ammo locks but not with my new ones. The new ones solve the problem I was having with rods ricocheting off them when fired, but lack the structural integrity to hold the two revolver halves together. I added some image notes to the picture to clarify my lingo and also feel free to ask questions as always!