Rubber Band Powered Crossbow

I think it came out pretty good.

Rubber band powered crossbow.

The lower end of the stirrer should be between and 6mm and 1cm from the top of the shaft. It comes with the powerful rubber bands which make it possible to shoot very accurately at a long distance. I recently found the arbalist guild forum a meeting place for crossbow builders. Thingiverse is a universe of things.

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. I decided to contribute to that forum. It seemed appropriate to share my experiences regarding rubber in general. You can adjust the power of the crossbow by simply changing out the rubber band for a stronger one.

Glue the half piece of paint stirrer from step 5 onto the top of the clothes pin. You will also be able to continuously shoot and load up to 40 steel balls at once. Quick and easy to do a fantastic classroom challenge. They started a new subforum for slingshot crossbows.

This project will inspire kids to learn more about engineering art and physics all while having a ton of fun. The crossbow is complete. Read the post at the arbalist. Download files and build them with your 3d printer laser cutter or cnc.

Build your own crossbow inspired launcher. Popsicle stick crafts for kids 7 and up that are also educational. 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. If you decide to copy this please take care as you can cause serious injury even with the small weak rubber bands i used.

See more ideas about crossbow archery bows archery. Mar 13 2017 explore dale chesney s board automatic crossbow on pinterest. The original bow is easily modified to create this crossbow. The coolest project using craft sticks.

Riley elwood asked can you try to make a rubber band powered cross bow.