How to Make a PRO Blowgun & Darts for $10 (best on youtube)

[@TheKingofRandom]

I forgot to mention; 1/2" conduit PERFECTLY fits .625 caliber blowdarts which means you can use Cold Steel blowdarts right off the shelf! Here's a link to some: amzn.to/47yAF7C

[@davidlane1248]

THAT'S what I'm talking about. Still cool to make your own though

[@JediStockTrader]

wish you would have showed us the other darts being used and at different ranges!

[@lxAngelsJourneyxl]

Brother.. this blowgun cost well over $10 😭

[@lxAngelsJourneyxl]

IMPORTANT QUESTION! Would it be better to buy a blowgun already made for about $20 bucks or am I better off making this blowgun that you guys have made?

[@davidlane1248]

@@lxAngelsJourneyxl I made mine shortly after watching this video. If you just want to plink around and have fun, go ahead and buy one... But making the gun and ammo feels awesome. It's quick and satisfying to do

[@BreadingOnFriedChicken]

The fact they have grants original blow gun, it’s like an artifact at this point, belonged to a legend of youtube

[@rated_tox1c990]

Have I been gone that long? Who tf are these people 😭

[@Ethan-ih5el]

Fr I feel the same😭

[@ImmortalAbsol]

😭

[@The_Emperor823]

Nah fr

[@johnniewalker3134]

Tru date, I don't know these people

[@redneck6713]

I was thinking the same lol

[@shanehoneycutt8531]

I’m a 25yr electrician and can tell you the old school red wire nuts with a dry wall screw was the go too lol

[@stevedunn4284]

drywall screws. cut the tip off to expose the hole. insert and glue a nail 4 penney finish cut in half. they spin really well.

[@relishgargler]

Long before TKOR or even KZbin, I made one using 1/2” copper pipe, sharpened nails, ballpoint pen tubes, and taped up pieces of paper towels for wadding/flights. It was accurate and powerful enough to kill squirrels right in the tree from 25 feet. This looks a bit more refined.

[@robertfischer380]

Yep.. me too. Sorry I posted b4 I saw your post.👍

[@kevinsmith7287]

I have 5 blowguns, I'm a big fan of them for survival. For fun I make darts that catch fire when they hit a target, say a can of camping gas. I'm 65. Growing old is inevitable, growing up is optional.

[@notold37]

At 54 years of age, it's not one that I'd make, but you seriously need to go right through Grants back catalogue of videos, and revist them, cheers from Melbourne Australia 🇦🇺

[@xyz_chain4199]

Rip Grant 🕊️, was the first thing I made from his videos in middle school 😊, I still have it to this day .

[@cl1ckh3ds15]

Same man, made it with my dad

[@avataromish]

Facts

[@thatoneguyfromthatclass3356]

Made new darts for mine not too long ago

[@thomasrye1053]

That shaving cream can, break dances better than Australia!

[@2nd_amendment_militia]

Ty for bringing the spirit of grants channel back to life with the simple things everyday people can build and share the experience with the kids

[@drukenmonkey7222]

TKOR more like the the people of random 😂😂😂

[@LolNoUsernameL]

The king of randos 😂😂

[@mkinnune29]

Not been to this channel in a while, who are these guys

[@rated_tox1c990]

@@mkinnune29 fr I was expecting at least Nate 😭

[@jakeoff7885]

they are the new hosts Nate moved to his own channel called Nate from the internet but i don't know about grace though

[@TheKingofRandom]

Grace was let go around the beginning of the year because her content just didn't fit the King of Random.

[@DammitIvaldi]

@@TheKingofRandom Sorry but Grace was 10x better than either of these two.. biggest mistake was letting Nate walk though.

[@chancesimpson6545]

​@DammitIvaldi the problem is grace was creating content that didn't fit the original goals for the channel the new guys are just bringing back to grants style as when she was in controll the channel lost nearly a lot of subscribers same ad nate and the others but it's starting to regain now it's back to the og content.

[@therealHaml0rd]

Excellent build, boys! Definitely a good "grown-up" upgrade to a tried and true Grant weekend project! Looking forward to building one myself

[@ricksteve2255]

In my experience, the best DIY blowdarts can be made using "TIG welding filler rod" and "marine grade heat shrink tubing" (the marine grade is lined with hot glue). Happy hunting ;)

[@lualdiz]

The end result actually looks really cool for a DIY project, and the power is shocking too!

[@kalpgarg]

Loveing that your bringing old ideas back. But do hope you will also make new videos on new topics

[@TheKingofRandom]

Oh we are

[@kalpgarg]

@@TheKingofRandom yessssssss

[@joatmon_313]

I need more of Jarom he just reminds me so much of Grant… let him do old style videos and see how it goes. Been watching for 11 years, I knew KZbin wouldn’t be the same without Grant. But plenty of other great KZbinrs have flopped… this channel and Smosh are the only 2 I have hope might come back. Don’t let me down ❤️

[@EternityXAlex]

rip grant i would watch him after school all the time 😔😔😔😔

[@Medwest]

So cool ! 🎉

[@BradYaeger]

I use to make my own darts out a pieces of coat hanger too and taped on cotton balls. The gun was copper tubing . Suckers really moved . Ended up sending one clear throw a beer can aaaaaaaaaaand also clear through the patio door glass in my apartment . Which proceeded to slowly crumble into tiny shards . Thats 2 layers of safety glass, very impressive

[@TheKingofRandom]

Blowguns have more power than you’d think

[@comfortablynumb9342]

This reminds me of being 11 or 12 years old and making all sorts of weapons. I remember finding a quarter and using it to buy a foot of rope to make numchucks. We made darts with sewing needles and tape to shoot from straws. We used my suspenders to shoot Gobstoppers through the math class ceiling tiles. Yup, good times. 😂

[@marvolobrant7300]

I can finally stand up to my bullies with this one. Thanks TKOR 😃

[@TheKingofRandom]

With great power comes great responsibility

[@benb7295]

You should sand out the middle of the conduit. Grab a pine dowel tape some sand paper on one end. Roll the sand paper around the dowel sand side out. Attach other end of the dowel to a drill. Make sure drill is spinning in the direction that will keep the sandpaper wrapped up. Work up to at least 120 grit sandpaper.

[@OpifexSingularity]

The Pawns Of Random.

[@alancalkins2656]

Pro tips: xacto blades on the skewers for hunting, marking flags for wire darts, and cut the cones about 1/8" long then clip the extra length into fringe for a perfect fit

[@stevelyons2744]

Shaving cream + fast projectile = easy Christmas decorating.

[@Somatom_Man]

When I was stationed in the Philippines in the 70's at Clark AB,, the native Negritos used to sell these to G.I.'s from little stands on base. They worked very well.

[@shawniebeans8382]

These 2 are fun to watch

[@calebsheppard7798]

This makes me feel like I'm watching the TKOR I grew up with. Thank you for capturing some of that here.

[@RFMeloneer1989]

This video was so fun that I watched it twice.

[@spyersecol0013]

In my youth my friends and I used the bamboo skewer or coat hangers for dart tips. What we used for the cone was an index card rolled into a cone and filled with candle wax.

[@davidlane1248]

I made mine yesterday. Super easy, less than 20 bucks for everything at home Depot(although i didn't buy spray paint or the quiver material and i already had electric tape). You also don't need hot glue I advise getting colored duct tape- i use red- for easy to spot darts when recovering. Instead of hot glue, i wrap electric tape around the shaft of the dart where the nail meets the duct tape- effective, no need for electricity and gives a cool dual tone color pallet for your darts I also sawed about a foot off the end of mine. It's slightly less powerful, but 4 feet of electric conduit pipe is a lot easier to use than 5. I also have a factory made lower caliber dart gun, but this one blows it out of the water

[@TheKingofRandom]

Awesome!!

[@crisflockhart5029]

Dude I haven’t seen this channel in so long who are these dudes

[@REVJC]

This is the most entertaining temu Nick Offerman Parks and Rec spin off tutorial ;)

[@thatguyonyoutube-g2j]

This brings back some good memories dudes thanks for revamping it i love this and keep it up so far of all the host tkor has gone through i think i like yall the best

[@cheeseburger3119]

Try making long paper cones with a toothpick or nail in the end. For a 5/8 tube use a third of a sheet of paper cut lengthwise. Twist it into a cone and tug to tighten. Add a bit of tape top and bottom. Drop into blowpipe and mark it at the muzzle. Cut it just below the mark. Cut point of cone to make hole big enough for whatever you want to launch. Tape payload to fasten. (I prefer an unmodified 8d nail for 1/2 or 5/8 tube, 16d nail in 3/4 inch.)

[@johnnash9072]

Use a thick packing tape to make your cones and fill the back no more than half way. I use large pearl head pins as the pointy end.

[@anthonyman5912]

Oh my gosh, I remember making this blow dart gun when the original king of random made it the first time around.

[@JamesMcDowell-d2w]

Tim Wells has the best blowgun

[@martyblake3146]

I used to use 3/16 welding rods. Remove the flux , cut in half and sharpen. For the tail use foam ear plugs and a dab of hot glue.they are long and light, but don't break.

[@dilkhan6448]

I would love to buy the channel and make it exactly how grant did it. I've enjoyed watching grant since i was 13. That was 11 years ago!

[@MaxjAdventure]

Really cool, they actually charge for them, I have one that looks like the more I push it, the more power it loses. I'll have fun making some! 😊

[@5161estel]

We used to make little cones out of foil after school, behind the bus shelter😊

[@theonlydeadtroll]

I miss the real KING of random

[@ArosIrwin]

I walked away from the king of random when it was just Grant. I see the king has courtiers now.

[@jackieneto]

Nice video!! Glad to see more posts from y’all!!

[@TheKingofRandom]

More to come!

[@jackieneto]

@@TheKingofRandom Glad to hear that!!

[@samsmith8052]

Additional weight on the cone use epoxy. For hunting game, flatten the point end and sharpen to an arrow point

[@Mr.SuperDuper-idk]

I used small diameter sticks of titanium hydraulic line Worked Fantastic.

[@j91313]

Use coned up magazine paper for non-lethal darts, spend days playing with these as a kid

[@JDAngling]

Man, I miss Grant but even the new videos are good too!!

[@MrMann703]

Great build guys, a step up from Grants. Heat up the end of a nail flatten it and shape a mini broadhead for small game

[@Rudy32225]

Has anyone cut fins on the rear of the cone to add a spin for increased accuracy? Looks like yours are pretty accurate as is. Great job!

[@LKH9Channel]

My darts have added on rocket fins, they really do spin like rifled bullets.

[@zachcrawford5]

You should try loading these with water beads or paint balls.

[@victorbarajas4705]

Here’s a “better” way of making the tails of the darts from hdpe. You’ll need about an inch of whatever tube your blowgun will be made of, a plastic milk jug, something the shape you want the darts to be that’s a little tougher than a paper cone and something to heat up the plastic (i use a torch lighter). Now….. cut the jug into flat sheets. Heat up about an inch diameter right till it turns transparent, hold that part to the mouth of the little piece of pipe you have(or the blowgun) and push your cone through the melty plastic till its snug onto the pipe. Wait a few seconds for it to cool. Pull out the cone and the pipe should have left a ring around your new plastic cone that you can cut the excess off. Im not sure how to end this so……..

[@TheKingofRandom]

I’ve tried it. The resulting cones are too thin and break pretty fast

[@victorbarajas4705]

@@TheKingofRandom ahh fair enough. I’m still using the old blowgun so not enough power to see what you mean…… im glad y’all uploaded an update 😈

[@christophersherratt7299]

I've got a suggestion for you put a lazer from the cheap catapults of ebay then with the pole in a fixed position attach lazer when correct glue it on remembering that you need to be able to change the battery's am 63 from UK 🇬🇧

[@rjashik4468]

Ur first bow gun was one of my most favorite video.I made a bow gun seeing that video. From that video I am an active member of ur channel.

[@philkennedy342]

Absolutely ace!! Am gonna make one look like great fun thanks for sharing.....

[@TheRealRomansThirteen]

If you haven't seen Jake makes content then you're missing out he's been here for years along with all the other original Weapons KZbin Pros. Jarome I get but Jake makes you have no excuse for not knowing who that is and then complaining about it, go watch his content. Literally from Grant to Nate from the internet Jake was the perfect choice.

[@mspadorchard1]

Aluminum conduit is not steel. (I presume that was just a slip of the tongue.) As a kid (1967 or so) We used acetate sheets to make the cones, and piano wire (thick ones) for the tip. We then sharpened the tip with a grinding wheel. Using a 5 foot conduit at 20 feet the darts would penetrate a 1/4 thickness of plywood. I like your duct tape cone concept. Nice video.. and have fun.

[@TheKingofRandom]

Aluminum conduit is not steel, but this conduit is not aluminum. Aluminum or copper tubing would work better as the inside is polished, but they are much weaker and bend if you look at them wrong.

[@collector7993]

I like alloy tubing, light and strong.

[@grub1962]

Sadly, a completly prohibited weapon in Canada.. thanks for the video. Very entertaining.

[@chaswalk1000]

Years ago, when I I built a blowgun, rather than use cones for the darts, I remember cutting all the little pom-poms off of a decorative pillow to use for the darts.

[@donaldwilliams79]

1/2" EMT and red wire nuts are deadly. If you cut some drop ceiling wire to a point and push it through the wire nut, you have a perfect blowgun dart.

[@aadithyasaisankar3651]

Never thought id come back to see young Ron Swanson on TKOR😂

[@RickyD1968]

Awesome video !!!

[@Bmuth712]

You sound like Ron Swanson love the tutorial!

[@westpearson6759]

Back in the 60s I made mine using bicycle spokes and small plastic balls

[@KurtGoldston]

Iv made cones by heating a milk jug with a lighter and very gently push a plumb bob into the hot plastic and it makes a great cone . Trim to size.

[@raymondclark1785]

When i was stationed in Labrador an Airman there ftom Montana who used to hund snakes there with a blow gun made one with a radar wave guide. He could hit a playing card pined up on the dart board across the Airmens club 😅

[@russellwolter5153]

Do a video of using a pneumatic (pump) airgun as the pressure. I found out what is capable and it is beyond what you would believe.

[@photooutdoor2574]

8:41 You can make a pair from one bicycle spoke. Best are the ones with two thicker ends. Cut in half and make a sharp point on each thick end. Because of this they fly more straight!

[@phmiii]

Too Cool! I must build One or maybe Two.

[@charlies418]

Just a word of warning - make sure that when you take a deep breath that your mouth is nowhere near the mouthpiece! I made the mistake of inhaling and sucking the dart into my mouth! As kids we made small blow guns out of disposable BIC pens and the darts were made using sewing pins using a bit of wool and cotton thread as a flight/fletching.

[@Herbistry420]

I need to make one!

[@brettwhitesides7595]

😂 We made EXACTLY the same guns and darts 50 years ago. Didn't have hot glue used Elmer's for paper cones and model glue for the plastic ones.

[@Blove2125]

The video of making the blowgun is great and you have said that some of the other videos that show people how to make are awesome too. I have made one with a copper pipe the copper one is good but it does have a lesser weight to the electrical conduit pipe. Also the darts i have seen one with the plastic but the one with the folder is better but another item i saw they use was a empty milk container but that process i see is too much. You need a heat source to heat it up and push the nail through it. The dart too i have used the steel flag markers they sell in home depot and they are the standard for the darts too, but the other materials definitely are great to use too. The videos you make are inspiring for people to make a project to do and give them ideas.

[@QK-gelguns]

Thanks for this video!

[@DannyPhntm777]

I love how when Grace decided to leave they were like "thank God new people" and now everybody's like "who are these people" it's like a vicious cycle 😂😂

[@TheKingofRandom]

I swear this channel is cursed. Can’t please anybody

[@Mclaren4521]

Excellent 👍

[@davidchamberlain6304]

What does the inside of the tube look like??? Very smooth is very important! Like copper tubing..... P.S. I use a $20.00 pneumatic drain cleaner ( basically an air blaster with the pump in the handle) with my cold steel blowgun, which is insanely powerful and I'm experimenting with some 3/4in. Copper tubing.......

[@yrusonoz5574]

Now fit it to a quick release valve and air compressor for more fun lol

[@joedee1863]

Awesome 😊

[@vincenthernandez2242]

I'd be really interested in 3D printing parts and darts and accessories for this

[@et7021]

You guys need to do some more back and forth commenting to each other throughout to make these videos more interesting and give it a team like vibe.

[@underourrock]

Besides this being pretty cool, does anyone else get Nick Offerman's son vibes here?

[@billrhawn6450]

So awesome

[@ty007webb6]

If there’s ever a flashback in a Nick Offerman film or tv show, I know who’ll play him.

[@WaxPaper]

How do blowguns like this generate so much force? Is the pressure amplified as it leaves the barrell or something?

[@blueunicornhere]

With the coat hangar darts you canbheat the end an pound it into a broadhead and sharpen it for hunting

[@RobertSeverson-u4n]

In my state it's illegal to hunt with it, just because you can doesn't mean you shouldn't look up your local laws to make sure you don't get in trouble for it. Also whatever you shoot you have to retrieve people call the police when they find a squirrel with a dart sticking out of it.

[@julianwilliams3532]

Good blow pipes, but have you thought about attaching laser pointers for better aim accuracy?

[@TheKingofRandom]

Sure, the problem is lasers point straight and darts arc downward with gravity

[@kittenlang333]

Tall guy has some of the best hair on the planet. Suggestion: grow it out and see how good it is for rope, wire, etc. experiment!

[@Sp1der44]

Blowguns don't get enough respect - they are actually totally functional and deadly wielded properly. Loved the video. 🫡👍

[@watcharintongnui4880]

I really it , both of you made it, crazy &funy

[@captain_coleton]

So glad ,"vertically challenged - Jake" Jarom is not using a box or platform shoes to be taller like Grace did when making a video with Nate.

[@TheKingofRandom]

lol we thought about it, but he'd have to step down off it eventually and then it would just be silly

[@KathyTriplett-y2h]

Red wire nut fit perfect

[@TheKingofRandom]

Good to know!

[@nerfherder9021]

awesome!!

[@martin-u6j8q]

Try a cross country ski pole with a pop bottle top mouthpiece .

[@poepflater]

lol we used to make mini ones with empty bic pen with a frayed tip from a shoe lace with a pin through as a dart,

[@heathbecker420]

I know this is meant to be stuff anybody can easily obtain but if you have access to a 3d printer (and most people nowadays have a friend or family member that has one if they don't have one themselves) just 3d print the cones.

[@TheKingofRandom]

Yep, great if you have access to one

[@jadeddragon4254]

Not to flex on you too hard but I figured out how to build blow guns like this when I was twelve years of age back in the eighties. Only thing I did different than you was I used old school tent poles for tubes. Other than that, my darts would stick in oak trees 🎯