Rubber Band Powered Crossbow

The coolest project using craft sticks.

Rubber band powered crossbow.

Download files and build them with your 3d printer laser cutter or cnc. Thingiverse is a universe of things. You will also be able to continuously shoot and load up to 40 steel balls at once. They started a new subforum for slingshot crossbows.

I decided to contribute to that forum. I think it came out pretty good. Popsicle stick crafts for kids 7 and up that are also educational. See more ideas about crossbow archery bows archery.

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. The crossbow is complete.

Quick and easy to do a fantastic classroom challenge. Build your own crossbow inspired launcher. The lower end of the stirrer should be between and 6mm and 1cm from the top of the shaft. 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.

The original bow is easily modified to create this crossbow. Riley elwood asked can you try to make a rubber band powered cross bow. This project will inspire kids to learn more about engineering art and physics all while having a ton of fun. You can use the clothespin as a simplified trigger for the rubber band based design.

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. Mar 13 2017 explore dale chesney s board automatic crossbow on pinterest. Don t tape the rubber band to the body of the crossbow or you don t be able to draw it back. Read the post at the arbalist.

It comes with the powerful rubber bands which make it possible to shoot very accurately at a long distance.