Matchstick Gun

thingiverse

This compact yet potent mini-weapon can launch matches or toothpicks over 20 feet with ease! It runs on the spring from an everyday clothespin. Once printed out, just insert the spring and push the matchstick all the way through the barrel of the gun. The mechanism will automatically cock itself. Take aim and pull the spring back like a regular trigger. To make this work, you can carve out the clothespin to shoot the match, but it requires a lot of effort and experimentation. It's much simpler to print out this matchstick gun since it shoots farther anyway. There are already several designs for clothespin guns on Thingiverse, but this one has been crafted to be the most efficient. It takes only 30 minutes to print on my printer with default infill (This may vary depending on your printer type).