Wing Nuts or Wire Nuts

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If you really want a true jobsite blowdart. I mean one that will travel like a bullet and puncture most anything, check this method out.

4' of EMT, 1/2" Both ends deburred inside and out. Longer increases accuracy. Must be a straight piece.
Cone shaped water cups found on job site.
Nails about 1"-2" long, not to heavy (regular nails) Flat head.

Cut the point (bottom) off of the cup. Just enough to losely fit in the conduit. You may have to try one or two times to find the right diameter of the cone.

Insert nail into the cone from the open end. Push through the end of cone with head pushed to the bottom cone. A little glue before installing the nail will make the dart last for several shots.
Position dart into EMT barrel.
Blow a short hard breath into the other end of the barrel.

Note: Do not point at others or anything you want to stay in one piece. This is a very dangerous instrument, and extremly accurate. Have fun.
 
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John Valdes said:
If you really want a true jobsite blowdart. I mean one that will travel like a bullet and puncture most anything, check this method out.

4' of EMT, 1/2" Both ends deburred inside and out. Longer increases accuracy. Must be a straight piece.
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In NY we favor more easily concealable WMD's. :cool:
 
I like the wing nuts for everything, but have found that the red wire nuts make the best blow gun darts. EMT is a great blowgun and John is right, the longer it is, the more accurate it is.

Just try to get in to the units before the painters come :)
 
LawnGuyLandSparky said:
The wing nuts make better blowdarts with the addition of an 1 5/8 sheetrock screw, blown through a 3/4 EMT. But it does get the boss in a tizzy when he spots an impromptu, well used "dartboard" on the jobsite, dotted with about $10.00 worth of his material, and quite possibly $500.00 labor. :grin:
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Well we had to try it... Last week wasnt as productive as the week before..:grin:

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~Matt
 
sparky_magoo said:
LMAO. I know what I'll be doing Monday morning.
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We used to have "knife" throwing contests with the screwdrivers. I worked with a guy that could stick about 7-8 out of 10 in a board, everything from awls, flat heads, phillips, and even the twirlies. He was good. My favorite was the field goal kicking with empty drink bottles turned on the cap.
 
3M red Scotchlocks are in my opinion the best for a blowgun.
The trick is to heat up the end with a lighter and flare it a little on the end of a screwdriver.
As long as we are on the subject, what about 1/2" EMT used as a horn?
We had an apprentice who came to us from high school band that could play any song you could name.
We bent up a piece of EMT so that it would sit on his shoulders and end at his mouth.
AHH, the sweet sounds that boy could produce.
Ended going on to apprenticeship school on a full ride scholarship.
 
dezwitinc said:
We had an apprentice who came to us from high school band that could play any song you could name. We bent up a piece of EMT so that it would sit on his shoulders and end at his mouth.
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Ah, the Thinwall Tube-a.
 
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