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A creator modifies a Stomp Rocket to fire Nerf darts by swapping the barrel for clear pipe, adding a 25-dart magazine, and building a one-way valve from a dart head to prevent jams from stopping the airflow.
A creator modifies a Stomp Rocket to fire Nerf darts by swapping the barrel for clear pipe, adding a 25-dart magazine, and building a one-way valve from a dart head to prevent jams from stopping the airflow.
This is a Stomp Rocket. Oh, beautiful! But what if instead of rockets, we made it shoot Nerf darts? The barrel of the Stomp Rocket looks like it might already fit a Nerf dart, but on the inside there is this crosshair-shaped extrusion that prevents you from putting anything in it. Luckily, we can just pull that out and replace it with this barrel. This is just a clear pipe that I had lying around that fits darts, and I had to wrap a little bit of tape around the end just so that it fits into this socket. But now that it does, I will be able to take Nerf darts and just load them in. And once we head outside and connect this to the stomp bag again, We'll see if it works. So that works surprisingly well, and it was kind of fun. What would be more fun though is if I could fire off multiple shots without having to reload. So for that, I took my barrel and I added a thicker piece of tape like this so that I can attach it to a tee. On the other end of this T, I can attach a long tubular magazine. How long, you ask? Well, this long— 25 darts in total. This guy can go on the back, and the magazine tube is a wider diameter pipe so these darts can slide around freely. So in order to reload, all I need to do is tilt this guy downwards a little bit And that first dart kind of chambers into the barrel. Now the air from the stomp bag will be coming up from the bottom, and this will also serve as a handle. But hopefully what I'll get from this is 25 back-to-back shots. Let's go out and try it. It seems that I will unfortunately not be getting 25 shots with this thing. But that's okay, because we have burst fire, which is even better. One problem though, as you saw, was that dart number 3 of my first shot got stuck in the middle of the barrel. And that prevented the stomp bag from reinflating, so it was difficult for me to get off the next shot without disconnecting the hose. I thought for a while about how I could prevent darts from getting jammed in the middle of the barrel, but ultimately I don't think it's going to be possible because every stomp is a little bit different and comes with a little bit different amount of force. And so instead, I came up with a different workaround, which involves putting a one-way valve into the hose system. So here I've got another tee, and I've got a cap that I've drilled a hole into. If you imagine there was a rubber stopper in here that was free to slide around a little bit, then as soon as air pressure is in this line, the rubber stopper would fly to the right and close off the hole. But if there's suction in the line, the rubber stopper will fly that way and then allow air to come in through the hole. And what better to use as a rubber stopper than the head of a dart? This, since it's the same tube as the magazine, already fits in here loosely. I can keep that in there, and this should function as a one-way valve. And if I add it into the system, even if a dart jams, I'll still be able to keep shooting. And hopefully we can fire off a full mag with no issues. I want to take a quick moment to thank the sponsor of today's video, which is Kryloff. Introducing Kryloff Crystal Clear Clear Coat, the revolutionary product that turns any material into a see-through masterpiece. With just a single spray-on coat, Krylon's patented Clarity formula magically renders your projects transparent. Their technology is what allows you to see the inner workings of today's build. Order some Krylon products today from the link in the pinned comment and use code MATYY at checkout for 0% off your entire purchase. Thanks again to Krylon, and let's get back to the video.
