crossbow construction - ZetaTalk
crossbow construction - ZetaTalk
crossbow construction - ZetaTalk
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CROSSBOW CONSTRUCTION<br />
Part One - Basic Dimentions.<br />
Material used for stock is the birch.<br />
Part Two - The Prod.<br />
Well, not much to say about it. The best matereal is the fiberglass, but I have not found a suitable piece of it.<br />
So, the first bow was made from some unknown plastic, found in the garage. It was 65 cm long and has about<br />
37 kg draw weight. All was OK for some weeks, but then it got a terrible string follow. My current prod is<br />
made the next way: I took an old slalom ski, sawed back part of it, then cut it lengthwise. Thus I got limbs<br />
and mounted them on central section with long bolts. So I got a prod wich is longer than normal, but it works<br />
well , and does not have any string follow. It's draw weight is about 43 kg.<br />
Alternatively commercially produced prods can be purchased from several manufactures at a<br />
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fraction of the cost of finished <strong>crossbow</strong>s.One such supplier is: Alchem Incorporated, 314 East<br />
195th St. Euclid, Ohio 44119 (216) 313-8674 alchem@en.com<br />
Part Three - Bow Irons and assembling.<br />
Of course, I wanted to make a prod removable. So, I took a catch from old-fashioned ski binding and used a<br />
resilient hook When the catch is locked on the hook, the hook folds and clasps the prod to the stock. Notches<br />
on the stock and on the prod fit into each other and the prod is reliably fastened into place.<br />
Here is the general scheme of what it looks like<br />
And here is a more detailed drawing<br />
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Part Four - release mechanism.<br />
I made a simple mechanism, containing only two steel details, including a spring.<br />
I hope pictures show, how it works.<br />
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Here are release mechanism dimentions<br />
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