DIY Crossbow Trigger Mechanism Made With 3D Printing

"DIY Dudes" made a DIY crossbow with aluminum rails and PVC pipe bow but the trigger mechanism is fully 3d printed. The trigger group is the most complex part of the crossbow and as video shows it is fully operational.

There is the video of the crossbow in action:






The files for the trigger mechanism were not released but you could reverse engineer them from the drawings.


Project homepage:

http://diydudes.com/3d-printed-crossbow/


If you are interested in making a PVC crossbow for under 10 USD here is a step-by-step guide video by Nicholas Tomihama:

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Big 3D Printed Bolt and Longest Wooden Crossbow

Joerg Sprave is master of crazy slingshots and archery devices. In his latest video he tests a large 3d printed arrow printed by Myminifactory and his big big rubber band crossbow pistol.




Bolt was tipped with a big metal nail and it penetrates a wooden target:

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3D Printable DIY SlingBow

After 3d printed compound bow here is a DIY 3d printed slingbow. You can shoot arrows with it by using elastic bands.

Stay safe people!

Here is a full video construction guide:





You can get all the files here:

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:423954

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Testing 3D printed DIY arrowheads

Here you can see a video of a test featuring DIY 3d printed arrowheads and their effect on 3d printed chain mail and fruit :-) While 3d printed compound bows seem functional, these arrowheads seem completely useless.




Two arrowheads were tested:

• The first arrowhead was designed by sebastianrosca on Thingiverse http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:124716
• The second arrowhead was designed by Aiks on Thingiverse http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:558612

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3d printed DIY bow hand

Archery is an area where 3d printing is often used. There is even a fully 3d printed DIY compound bow project.
Southern .45 made a working prototype of 3d printed bow hand in ABS.

Source and more information:

http://southern45acp.tumblr.com/post/108881474356/ok-so-a-working-prototype-of-the-3d-printed

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Vinci DIY compound bow with 3d printed parts

Vinci is a DIY compound bow that you can make with 3d printed parts and some fiberglass limbs. This bow has some 30 pounds of draw weight in its current version, but it is a third version and the improvements are visible in each new build.
Many of the available parts could be used in other DIY archery projects.

Here is a video of bow in action:




DIY drop away arrow rest:



All the 3d printing files needed and construction instructions can be found at:

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:550639


Vinci bow is in the third iteration, here is the previous version, the Vinci Mark 2 with much lower draw weight: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:483477

3d printing is used in many other hobby and DIY archery projects like: DIY bow quiver,  3d printed sight mount and stabilizer for hig power compound bow, DIY archery sight pin and target pins, DIY arrow fletcher and other DIY archery accessories like knocks and other useful things.

Here you can see a DIY bow made from some old skis and 3d printed parts:

http://diy3dprinting.blogspot.com/2013/05/archery-bow-made-from-3d-printed-parts.html

Looks like a home / workshop 3d printer is must-have tool for all archery hackers!

Update here is a new project: working 3d printed DIY bow hand!

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Hoyt Carbon Matrix bow DIY 3d printed sight mount and stabilizer

Both sight mount and stabilizer were printed by Dan Beaven on his homemade DLP 3d printer:

http://diy3dprinting.blogspot.com/2014/04/aluminum-frame-diy-3d-dlp-printer-by.html

Here is the source, Dans blog with more details:

http://3dprintzothar.blogspot.ca/2014/03/3d-dlp-printer.html

For more 3d printed archery see:

http://diy3dprinting.blogspot.com/search/label/archery

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DIY Archery with 3d printer - various accesories

Archery is great field for using 3d printers. Many things can be produced, repaired and replaced. Here are some:

DIY Arrow Nock

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:203761

DIY Arrow Fletch Protector / Straightener

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:203773

DIY Arrow Accessories Box

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:203788

All projects are by Mirran

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3d printed arrow fletcher

There are many 3d printing projects in the field of archery. This 3d printed arrow fletcher has very organic and futuristic design.

From project page:

Where is the future of 3D printed product design headed and why? Niche and pricy markets like arrow fletchers may see the soonest market disruption. A good arrow fletcher holds feathers accurately and securely in place while glue dries. This fletcher was printed and delivered at the market price of current ones. 

A helical twist in the feathers create arrows with better stability in flight, but helical fletchers are generally more difficult to manufacture, leading to very few that can fletch 3 feathers simultaneously. Instead of designing products with simple extrusions and assemblies of stamped parts, this fletcher asks where forces are actually needed, and how they can be satisfied with the least.
Depending on an archer's handedness and set up, different twists are required. Instead of buying the only fletcher that meets your requirements, you can select “18.5 Degree Twist, Clockwise Rotation, 12lb Glue Pressure, Style 2”,through a customizer such as OpenSCAD and click “print”.

23 springs, yet only four parts. By understanding the elasticity of the material, we can create products which clamp and stretch and bend in predictable ways without adding more parts to assemble. Freedom from draft angle or such other constrictions allows these shortcuts to be used more freely than they have been in the past.
To use:

• An arrow nock is snapped into the base

• Squeezing the arms allows feathers to slide in, glue is applied

• The arms click into the base and are folded up

• The arms snap - with audible satisfaction - onto any diameter of aluminum arrow

• The feathers are now secure, and the glue is left to dry

http://hunterfrerich.com/#/arrow-fletcher/


Update:

here are some more 3d printed archery accessories:

http://diy3dprinting.blogspot.com/2013/12/diy-archery-with-3d-printer-various.html

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3d printed archery sight pin and target pins

Replacement archery sight / aim pin

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:150680

Target pin that replaces metal ones

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:150684


As I am interested in DIY archery, I just wanted to share this useful printables.

if you share interest in archery, take a look at:

http://diy3dprinting.blogspot.com/2013/06/3d-printed-diy-bow-quiver.html

http://diy3dprinting.blogspot.com/2013/05/archery-bow-made-from-3d-printed-parts.html


Projects by:

http://www.thingiverse.com/reversehaven (thnx dude)

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