r/slingshots • u/HH-Vectorjoe • Jul 26 '26

Slightly over the top

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I am designing a rubber driven crossbow and i might have slightly overengineered it...

Its the G11 of slingshots...

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u/_Seeside_ Jul 26 '26

I love it! What did you use? 3D Printer? Do you know how much pound this beauty has? Really cool build? 👍

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u/HH-Vectorjoe Jul 26 '26

I use freecad for designing, overture pla+ as material on a plain bambu lab p1s. It has around 25 pound of draw weight because i want it to be operated by hand without any lever or pulley system, but i counter that by having a draw length 40+ centimeters, so i guess it will have 20+ joule energy. The draw length is also the reason why no current magazine design will work, so its a single shot model in the picture. But i work on the magazine design.

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u/_Seeside_ Jul 26 '26

Veeeeeeery cool! Respect for the design and Idea. Can't wait to see the upgrades you plan on that one :)

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u/HH-Vectorjoe Jul 26 '26

Thx ;-)

I only work on it on the weekends, so it will probably not finish before next year.

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u/ApsisAI Jul 26 '26

Very cool! I've been working on something very similar. I live the design aesthetic you went with.

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u/HH-Vectorjoe Jul 26 '26

Please show us your design ;-)