Vex Gatling Gun Dart

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This is a work in progress. I'm currently happy with the way they work, but I'm open to suggestions for optimization! I bought a "lot" of 2+ Vex Gatling Gun sets on eBay, but they didn't come with darts. Apparently it's a common complaint that while the guns are a great build and fun to play with, people (kids) lose the darts and then the fun goes away. Also, there's no way to buy replacement darts. Based on some pictures online, measurements of the launchers themselves and some quick iteration, I was able to re-design a pretty functional dart. Print it, cut a small piece of a Nerf dart to glue on the end (see the picture), and you should be good to go. The only change to the gun was that I moved the piece on the gun that physically triggers the launch back one spot, but it will work either way. I've included the Fusion360 source if you want to tinker.