Rubber Band Powered Crossbow

They started a new subforum for slingshot crossbows.

Rubber band powered crossbow.

Mar 13 2017 explore dale chesney s board automatic crossbow on pinterest. Quick and easy to do a fantastic classroom challenge. More precisely you will get to shoot up to 30 to 50 meters with ammo or 20 to 30 meters if you are fishing with a shaft. Build your own crossbow inspired launcher.

I think it came out pretty good. Don t tape the rubber band to the body of the crossbow or you don t be able to draw it back. Glue the half piece of paint stirrer from step 5 onto the top of the clothes pin. Read the post at the arbalist.

It seemed appropriate to share my experiences regarding rubber in general. Download files and build them with your 3d printer laser cutter or cnc. The crossbow is complete. If you decide to copy this please take care as you can cause serious injury even with the small weak rubber bands i used.

If you want you can take a square of cardboard or fold over a piece of paper a few times and tape it around the rubber band to improve cradle. It comes with the powerful rubber bands which make it possible to shoot very accurately at a long distance. You can adjust the power of the crossbow by simply changing out the rubber band for a stronger one. Be very careful with this toy it can be very dangerous so please do not shoot at anyone or yourself.

Riley elwood asked can you try to make a rubber band powered cross bow. The lower end of the stirrer should be between and 6mm and 1cm from the top of the shaft. I decided to contribute to that forum. The original bow is easily modified to create this crossbow.

Popsicle stick crafts for kids 7 and up that are also educational. This project will inspire kids to learn more about engineering art and physics all while having a ton of fun. Thingiverse is a universe of things. You will also be able to continuously shoot and load up to 40 steel balls at once.

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