How to make a machine gun from wood - a guide to creating a weapon model + useful tips for creating a fake machine gun

In the modern world, many children are practically indifferent to toys. Electronic gadgets are of much greater interest now. Of course, every parent is concerned about this and tries to introduce their child to games with real objects.

One of the best ways to wean your child off from virtual worlds is to make a toy with him. A do-it-yourself machine will be an excellent toy with which you can have a lot of fun. And if you manage to save it, it will be an excellent souvenir “from childhood”, bringing with it a lot of pleasant memories.

There are several ways in which you can create an automaton. It all depends on how much time and effort you are willing to put into the craft. Another important factor is the availability of all the necessary tools. After all, not everyone has a whole carpentry kit in stock.

If the child for whom the product is intended is old enough, then you can further diversify the toy. Namely, add a shooting function.

The main thing to remember is that in order not to overshadow the process of creating a wooden machine, you should also not forget about basic safety rules. Protect your hands when working with cutting tools. Purchase a protective mask and respirator in advance for working on a grinding machine or with sandpaper.

There are a huge number of fun things you can play with your children. Undoubtedly, these are outdoor games. At the same time, an integral advantage of a wooden toy is its durability. The same cannot be said about plastic analogues.

How to make a simple machine from wood

To diversify your child's games, you can make a simple wooden machine. It won't take much time, but first you need to prepare everything you need.

Tools:

• Circular saw;
• Drill;
• Jigsaw;
• Sharpener 10 cm.
• Sandpaper;

To simplify your work, print out a drawing of the machine model. The drawing can be easily found on the Internet. Then follow the instructions below:

• Take a block of wood or a piece of thick board;
• Based on a drawing or photograph of a machine gun, carefully mark the boundaries of the future weapon on the tree with a marker;

If you print an image of a machine gun on paper, and then cut it out and use it as a stencil, the product will turn out to be very realistic. After all, all proportions will be maintained.

• Start cutting straight lines using a circular saw;
• Pay special attention to cutting out the curved parts of the machine. To do this you need to use a jigsaw;
• Use a sharpener to contour the weapon;
• To make the machine more interesting, do not forget to drill holes such as the barrel;
• Polish the resulting weapon using sandpaper by hand;
• Take a small piece of wire, preferably aluminum, to construct the trigger;
• At the end, paint the machine or varnish it;

This wooden toy machine is quite easy to make and will bring a lot of joy to the child.

How to make a realistic Kalashnikov assault rifle

A realistic model of the machine can be made at home using available tools. So, here is a list of things you will need:

• Thick and wide board (thickness should be at least 4 cm);
• Wood handle (quite thin);
• Plywood sheet;
• PVA glue;
• Dye;
• Jigsaw;
• Milling machine;
• Sandpaper;
• Magnets;
• Marker;

First, choose the necessary material for work. It is better to choose a pine board.

When choosing wood for a product, please note that there should be no knots or splinters on it.

We make a sketch on the wood. Using a marker we outline the outline of the future Kalashnikov. It is worth considering that the magazine will be separately attached to the machine, so you need to draw it separately. When the image is ready, begin to carefully cut out the blank using a jigsaw.

Next, on a sheet of plywood, draw two sketches of the side parts of the machine. These parts will be needed to hide the magazine mounting location in the future. For this you should choose thin plywood.

In order for the magazine to be securely attached to the base of the weapon, you need to try it on and sharpen it several times. Nothing should get caught, only in this case the child will be comfortable while playing.

Use a milling machine to add volume to the product. To do this, it is necessary to chamfer the handle, as well as the butt. Subsequently, sand the workpieces as best as possible.

Take the prepared side parts, cut from plywood, and glue them to the main part of the machine, generously smearing them with glue. Particular attention should be paid to the contour of the workpiece. Then press all the parts for more reliable gluing, and leave for several hours until completely dry. As a result, it is worth sanding the product again so that the plywood parts do not stand out.

Start modeling the barrel of the future wooden machine gun. At this stage you will need a thin cutting (you can make it yourself or purchase it in the construction department of the store). You also need to cut out the front sight and drill holes in the machine gun in order to later fasten the barrel. Lubricate all parts with glue at the fastening points. After the machine is completely assembled, give it time to dry.

At the final stage, start painting the resulting machine model. You can use dark paint or varnish.

If you prefer paint, use water-based paint. It's safer.

To make the magazine more securely attached to the machine, it is necessary to use magnets. If the purchased magnets are in the shape of a tablet, then before gluing them, it is worth drilling small holes in the magazine and the inside of the machine. The diameter of the holes must match the diameter of the magnets. If you purchased a roll-type magnet, then glue a piece of the magnet of the desired shape and size to the inside of the machine. In this case, a metal plate must be glued to the magazine. It is better to choose quick-drying glue or superglue.

Now the wooden machine gun is ready. This weapon model is very interesting and realistic, which means it will undoubtedly be in demand among children.

Model features

Standard features include a removable magazine, a removable receiver cover, a removable bolt, a removable ramrod, and a moving sight rail. At the same time, we have a genuine scale, and an excellent external resemblance - you can rob the stalls at night. Well, I was joking by the way. In a word, it’s quite a comical toy. True shooting enthusiasts will appreciate it. And for staged filming, it is allowed to arm, at low cost, whole hordes of people... desires, desires. Over the course of about 70 years, the USSR and Russia developed several dozen modifications, prototypes and concepts of the most famous small arms in the world - the Kalashnikov assault rifle. The universal basis allows you to design “guns” for virtually every taste: folding, shortened, with a bayonet, optics or an under-barrel grenade launcher, for special services or individual branches of the military. In this material we will tell you how to learn to distinguish between the main AK models and what their unique features are.

The typical, very first AK-47 adopted for service is difficult to confuse with anything. Made of iron and wood, without any bells and whistles, it has long become a symbol of safety and ease of use in all conditions. However, it didn’t take long for the machine gun to become like this: it took Mikhail Kalashnikov several years to bring his creation to fruition. In 1946, the military authorities of the USSR announced a competition to create an assault rifle chambered for an intermediate (in terms of destructive power - between a pistol and a rifle) cartridge. The new weapon had to be maneuverable, quick-firing, and have good bullet lethality and shooting accuracy. The competition took place in several stages and was extended more than once because none of the gunsmiths could give the required result. In particular, the commission sent AK-46 models No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 (with a folding metal stock) for revision. The improved Kalashnikov assault rifle, which was assigned the index AK-47, as Sergei Monetchikov writes in the book “The History of the Russian Automatic Machine,” was virtually completely redesigned. The best ideas were borrowed from the designs of rival weapons, implemented in individual parts and entire assemblies.

The machine gun did not have a classic solid stock. Taking into account the strong receiver, the separate wooden stock and fore-end assisted in holding the weapon during shooting. The design of the receiver was redesigned; it was firmly different from the previous ones with a special liner rigidly attached to it, connecting it to the barrel. In particular, a reflector of spent cartridges was attached to the insert.

The reloading handle, integral with the bolt frame, was moved to the right side. Test soldiers demanded this; they noted: the left-sided position of the handle interferes with shooting while moving without stopping, touching the stomach. In the same location it is inconvenient to reload the weapon. The transfer of controls to the right side of the receiver made it possible to create a successful fire switch (from single to mechanical), which is also a fuse, made in the form of a solid rotary part.

The huge mass of the bolt frame and a strong return spring ensured the correct operation of the mechanisms, including in unfavorable conditions: dusty, clogged, and thickened lubricant. The weapon turned out to be adapted for trouble-free operation in the range of air temperature changes up to 100 degrees Celsius. The wooden parts of the new weapon - the butt, fore-end and receiver grip, as well as the pistol grip, made from birch blanks - were coated with three layers of varnish, which ensured they were fairly resistant to swelling in damp conditions.

How to make a toy machine and wood

Before you start working on a future toy, carefully draw a sketch of the future machine and transfer it to the material from which the product will be made. In this case, each detail must be drawn separately.

Make sure that the entire set of tools necessary for the job is at your fingertips. For the initial finishing you will need: hammer, chisel, hatchet, plane, wood hacksaw, metal hacksaw, drill, level.

For harvesting, you should choose coniferous wood. And on the blank, leave at least 15% of the material as a reserve. This is required for subsequent adjustments to the shape of the product. All elements of the future machine are cut out separately.

After all the parts are cut out of the wood, you need to move on to the sanding stage. To achieve the desired result, use the following sequence. First, file each piece using files. Then use coarse sandpaper first and then fine sandpaper to bring the surface of the product to the required level of smoothness.

At the last stage, start decorating the future toy. To do this, coat the surface of the wood with varnish, preferably in two layers. Pre-prime the areas where the paint will be applied.

Let the toy machine dry. And you can start playing.

“Cabinet” body: sawing and finishing

“Everything is very simple: essentially, my Multi Arcade Time Machine is a cabinet, a computer, a display from an old LED TV, controllers, speakers, lighting and a pinch of accessories,” Arseny voices the “summary” of his arcade machine.

All the parts of the body, according to his drawings, were cut out of MDF by a private “sawmill” (at the same time, they refused to cut holes of non-standard sizes or roundings). According to the plan, production should have taken 6 days. However, the quality of the work turned out to be a big surprise for the customer: “They rarely got everything right the first time. It was painful to look at: 80% of the jambs, not a single corner was sawed off correctly, the fasteners were 5 cm too large.”

It ultimately took a month to “finish” the body.

Arseny brought the prepared base to fruition on his own, at the risk of “sawing off his fingers.”

He drew the drawings based on space games that decorate the case himself, partially taking ready-made vector graphics - airplanes, the color and compositional solution was borrowed from the Space Duel slot machine.

How to make a Schmeisser machine gun

You can make a machine gun from wood in different ways. It all depends on your skill and the materials you have at hand.

To make a machine model you will need:

• Wooden slats – 2 pcs.;
• Super glue;
• Nails;
• Espagnolette;
• Hacksaw;
• Sandpaper;

The boards or slats that will be used must be at least 50 centimeters long. We saw the first strip lengthwise in the middle, leaving only a third. While the lower part needs to be removed. We divide the second rail into two unequal segments. The longer part will be the magazine, and the short part will be the handle of the future machine gun.

The prepared parts of the product must be sanded using sandpaper. Then fasten all the parts together using glue.

Also, any weapon needs a front sight. Make it from a nail, carefully driving it into the upper part of the barrel. Make the trigger in a similar way. Attach a latch to the side of the machine as a bolt.

At the final stage, sand the future toy again with sandpaper. Then cover the entire machine with dark paint. And let the product dry.

Now you can enjoy playing this slot machine and win new victories.

Design ideas

The design of a paper machine is done in different ways. The following materials are used for this:

• decorate the craft with paints as desired,
• using felt-tip pens to draw red army stars on the handles,
• Signatures are written on the trunk, for example, “Since May 9,”
• They cover the entire machine with themed stickers.

To decorate homemade weapons, use any ideas that come to mind. The main thing is to use your imagination, and you will get the most beautiful craft. It is better to entrust this task to children; they will make the decorations more creative and interesting.

How to make a simple Schmeisser

It often happens that there is not enough time to create a complex machine model. But this is not a problem, because a simple Schmeiser can be made from scrap materials. You will need:

• Chisel;
• Nails;
• A pair of wide slats;

Divide one of the slats into two parts. It is desirable that one of the halves is longer than the other.

On the second rail, cut out several pieces in the area of ​​the future trunk. Also in the opposite part, saw off a piece of wood so that you get an acute angle. This will be an improvised butt of a machine gun.

Finally, use nails to attach the magazine and the handle to the main part of the toy.

How to make a dummy machine gun from wood

Often, ordinary plywood is an excellent material for creating a dummy. Using one of the methods, you can easily make a machine model with your own hands.

To work you will need the following “basic” tools and accessories:

• Plywood. It is not necessary to use a whole sheet of material; in most cases, scraps are sufficient. However, it is important that the pieces are of the appropriate size and thickness. Sometimes it is worth choosing thicker plywood, since during use the layout may be subject to significant loads;
• Tools. This list includes both devices for grinding and cutting. To make various recesses and holes on the surface of the dummy, you need to have a carpenter's knife or chisel on hand. While for sanding several sheets of sandpaper of varying degrees of grit are sufficient;
• Protective covering. The future product must first be coated with a special compound that protects it from moisture. And then cover the dummy with wear-resistant paint. Black wood paint is most often used. But you can also use silver.
• Glue. In order for all parts of the machine to be securely fastened, it is necessary to use epoxy resin as glue. If it is not available, then you can get by with PVA glue. And in some cases even superglue;

To create a real dummy, you need to find a sketch of a real machine in advance. It is advisable that all exact dimensions are indicated on the drawing.

When all the components of the future dummy have already been cut out of plywood, you need to glue them together and securely fasten them until they dry completely. Clamps will be very useful in this process. They will securely fix all the parts together.

In order for the “blank” to take the shape of the desired machine, it is necessary to recreate all the holes and recesses. Use a jigsaw for this, first drilling the holes and then shaping them.

The dummy must have a realistic appearance. This means you will need to work hard. If you do not have enough experience working with cutters, it is better to start with simpler parts. Otherwise, you may accidentally damage the product and the work will have to start from scratch. However, the result should please you with its similarity to the original.

Pay special attention to sanding. To give the necessary smoothness, carefully sand the dummy with sandpaper. First, go over the entire surface with coarse sandpaper. For example, marked M - 100. And then use small paper for finishing.

Of course, it is necessary to paint the dummy. Please note that the colors must match the original of this machine model. Choose paints of the desired shades.

Filling: computer, warm lamp monitor and controllers from AliExpress

A large global community of “crazy enthusiasts” has rallied around arcade games. They created the arcade emulator MAME, the project has existed since 1997 and brings together “a ton of bios of arcade machines of all times, or almost all of them.” This emulator was used to create Multi Arcade Time Machine.

Inside the “cabinet” is an ordinary computer from a second-hand store: “A more or less live processor was required. All other components are minimal. I came across this option: video Geforce GT 430, AMD Athlon ™ II x2 200 (2.80 Ghz), 4 Gb of RAM and a 160gb hard drive. This is absolutely enough even for 3D games in 2000. And most importantly - for the Hyperspin graphical shell, which is written in Action Script 3.0 and is demanding on processor resources.”

If you wish, you can do all this not only on Windows, but also on Linux, Ubuntu, Mac, this emulator is even available for Android and Windows phone.

The Russian-speaking community helped with setting up the Hyperspin graphical shell, which allows you to view video previews for games (some of the enthusiasts got confused: they filmed a video preview and posted it publicly), select a game and play directly.

Arseniy calls his pride the LED display from an old LG tube TV weighing about 40 kg: “Those games were launched on exactly such displays: large grain, pleasant lamp color - all this recreates the atmosphere of the era and allows you to play those games the way the 20s played. 30 years ago."

Installing and connecting this monitor was very difficult: “Firstly, because of the weight. Secondly, the TV is very high voltage, and just in case we had to actively ventilate the entire case. Thirdly, you can’t just output a signal to a TV; you need a magic VGA to RCA box that converts the signal for TV. I was lucky to find one in Belarus, but they usually order from China. In addition, modern interfaces are designed for a resolution of at least 800x600, but on TV we have 320x240. I had to tinker with the settings so that the picture was pixel by pixel, without distortion.”

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The controllers were ordered through AliExpress and were cheaper than shipping them.

“These controllers have been made by the same plant in China since time immemorial. They are quite primitive, but very hardy. At the heart of everything is a microswitch, like this. The controller itself is one of the simplest Xin-mo Dual Arcade, the buttons are connected according to a simple scheme. Then the system sees all this as a regular gamepad.”

Since the buttons arrived before the body was ready, Arseny spent his free time studying the possible layout of the buttons: “I assembled several cardboard prototypes to test them. I settled on a classic Japanese layout, with a console height of 1 m and an angle of 3 degrees.”

The joystick is also made on the basis of microswitches: “It has 4 switches - 4 directions. In addition, we get a diagonal if 2 adjacent switches are clamped, for a total of 8 directions. There are also analog arcade joysticks, but they cost 5 times more, plus the controller for them should be more advanced and also more expensive.”

The old TV also became a “donor” for speakers: “In those days, a TV was a full-fledged home media device. And considering the sound quality in older games, the quality of such speakers is more than enough.”

Since the computer, monitor and title lamp get hot, Arseny used a system of three fans to cool the machine.

The resulting “Time Machine” ultimately weighs about a hundredweight.

How to make a machine gun that shoots rubber bands

Any machine gun model presented above can be modified by adding the ability to fire.

The easiest way is to attach a small handle to one of the sides of the machine. A thin lath may also work. The “trigger mechanism” can be installed either from above or from the side. The main thing is that it is comfortable for small children's hands.

You can attach the cuttings using nails or superglue. The main thing is that the fastening is reliable.

Another thing necessary for shooting is a rubber band. It is better to use so-called “bank” rubber bands. They cost very little and are the perfect size. There may be a couple of these rubber bands in your organizer. To charge the weapon, weave two rubber bands, attach a paper clip to one of them. If possible, it is better to make several charges. To fire the shot, carefully grasp the paperclip. In this case, the elastic band must be stretched to the very edge of the handle. And then release the paperclip.

Try not to point the weapon at people or animals, as the shot can have significant force and cause harm to others.

How to modify a machine

In order for a wooden weapon to be fully equipped, in addition to the machine gun itself, you will need a bayonet, a knife and a belt to carry. This will be especially true if the toy was made of dense wood.

The belt can be made of canvas tape. And it is attached to the machine with two rings of metal wire, or in pre-cut holes. Also, for more comfortable wearing, you should make a “double loop” from the tape. To do this, you will need a piece of a weapon belt twice the standard length and a ring made of thick wire. First, we attach the belt to the machine gun, so that one of the edges is fixed near the barrel, then we thread the belt into the prepared ring and draw it closer to the base of the barrel. We pass the middle of the tape through the fastening near the butt. If everything is done correctly, there should be a long “tail” of the belt, to the edge of which it is necessary to sew a ring made of durable metal, which remains hanging on the fixed section of the belt.

In the future, it is the elongated part of the belt that is put on the person, and the machine gun remains hanging on it. This option of carrying a wooden weapon will allow the child to play carefree, without having to hold the machine with his hand all the time. However, when calculating the length of the belt, it is worth considering that in a free position, the barrel should not touch the ground.

Now your dream wooden machine has been created and is fully equipped!