TOM KAYE"S Earliest AUTOMAG FOUND!!!!!

[cphilip]

Yes! I found it! I told you earlier about Toms first invention of the Rock and stick...then the rock and hollow stick..well there was a later development...Although we have not found that very first rock and hollow stick I have discovered his very first "Automag" prototype that he built.

We speculate that this was built by Tom in Mr. Laneys Shop class back in 1969. It was his first marker that would do 20 RBPS (Rubber bands per second). Now this was the first time Tom was allowed to use power tools. Under carefull supervision of course. Note the routed edges and pine body. Surely not a finer example of his early work has been discovered?

[manike]

I'll bet it was the fastest rubber band gun in it's day

manike

[cphilip]

Still is! And does not chop!!!!!

[manike]

Will it run on any type of elastic bands?

[cphilip]

Well...not brittle ones too good. Must not be level 10?

[manike]

Can I get an electro grip frame upgrade?

And does it have more range than a paper dart?

[cphilip]

I can probably hang a 9V off it?

I think it can shoot darts...I got some and will try.

[manike]

Can you change the wooden barrel for a longer one to get more range (actually that would probably work...)

I wonder if Dye would make you a barrel for it? (shtystick hehehe )

manike (who ought to go to bed now... really I am going... honest...)

[WickeDKlowN]

i herd that the Bud Orr AutoBander shot farther with more accuracy.

[manike]

Yeah but it's slow and hard work to look after... and if you split the grain only a qualified carpenter can fix it...

manike

[WickeDKlowN]

i thought you were going to bed, lol

[cphilip]

I would try and fit a Oak barrel to it but its such a collectors item I might just leave it stock...

[cphilip]

I smell a contest...

Tom Kaye can give away a Mag..then so can I!

Muhahahahaha!

[WickeDKlowN]

how?

[cphilip]

Rules? We don't have rules here! We make em up as we go along. I will post them up when it starts. However you will be required to beg for the Mag and covet the mag and extole the virtues of the mag! In addition to finding the mag