some data of my actual "device" -> Let me show you its features ! ;-)
rubber powered (10 parallel theraband silver on each side)
transmission ratio to bow string 1/4
push & pull energy storage
frame material : Aluminium
size: 80cm*20cm*20cm
stroke length 55cm (pusch&pull)
bolts: DIY 27.5g...
My 3rd generation DIY aluminum pumpaction repitition compact slingshot "device" is getting quite nasty (70Joule) and there might be possibilities to even improve it further.
Especially the efficiency is actually only around 50% (due to cold rubber bands) and some havy rollers,..etc...
As...
Hello from Brazil!
I've doing my diy/maker projects for a while and watching a lot of videos about it, now I decided to improve in a subject I've followed for years, slingshots, crossbows and bows. As soon I have something to share I'll :)
Fred Laranjo
here you can see my continued development on the concept of a QEV actuated airbow, mechanically it is essentially complete with only ergo work and maybe some tweaking of the regulator to bump up performance a bit. it seems that it is slowly becoming the profile of a ghetto verminator.
here...
I was browsing a slovak Etsy equivalent and found this.
http://www.sashe.sk/niebieski.potwor/moje/farbickove-sperky
So I went to recreate this for christmas gifts for women in my life. I used a universal glue - Pattex Fix Super ( Only glue I had home). Its in a tube so I just inserted the...
Hi there, I wanted to hear your thoughts about my creation which qualifies as my first slingshot since its not just a Y shaped stick a sawed off.
Now , I have a problem , I didn't really think about how I'll attach theraband to it before I made it. And since I was just going off by Joerg's...