I invented a mechanical auto-loading slingshot. Super stoked—my international patent is almost approved!
Hey makers. I’ve been working on this design for a while and I'm really excited today. I just got word that my international patent for this mechanism is about to be officially approved.
Traditional slingshots have one big bottleneck: getting the next round loaded is slow and clunky (especially for beginners). I wanted to engineer a solution, so I designed this push-button dispensing system.
It stores 8mm steel bearings in an internal channel. You just press the button, and the mechanical linkage feeds the next bearing directly into a custom magnetic pouch. No fumbling around—it's just instantly ready for the next draw.
To handle the heavy band tension safely, I CNC machined the entire frame from solid aluminum.
The video shows how the internal dispensing cycle works. Super happy with how the engineering turned out. Let me know what you guys think of the mechanics! 👊