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(148 votes) Published: Jan 17, 2008 5:05 p.m. In 11 Favorites Lists Viewed 1520 times
before i start, this a repost of my old crossbow egg. my image hosting site deleted my account so this is an exact copy of my old egg with working pics.
materials:
chunk of wood (i made mine 45 by 4.5cm)
solid metal pipe (mine was 7.5mm by 24cm)
3 average length wood saws (these are made out of spring metal)
eyelets (these are hollow rivets)
nail and screws
tin strip 3cm wide
spring (the one i used came from the school solder holder)
nylon string
method:
1. first thing to do is to cut your piece of wood into the desired shape (see first pic)
2. the next step is to find the spot where you want your trigger to stick out and mark there. then you have to drill a hole approx 2.5cm in diamiter all the way down from that point at a 45 degree angle (it doesnt have to be perfect), this can be done with an electric drill or a school drill press.
3. to attach the metal tube that will be the trigger first you must stick it through the hole you have just drilled (it will fit very loosley) so that it sticks around 2cm out of the top of the hole. drill a nail sized hole in the side of you crossbow and all the way through including the meatal tube so that it can pivot on the nail. if done correctly the metal pipe should rotate back and forth on the nail. next bend the handle part of the trigger so that it runs almost parallel to the wood.
after the first 3 steps it should look something like this:
4. now u can remove the trigger so that another hole can be drilled the size of thespring almost all the way straight through the handle. then sit the spring in the hole so there is a fair bit poking out and then replace the trigger so that it is compressing the spring. when the trigger is squeezed then the part poking out the top of the crossbow should move down into the hole.
it should look like so:
that was the hardest part
5. now to make the prod (bow). first thing to do is to get your 3 wood saws and mark out the larges posible strip you can get out of them (make sure they are all the same size) and cut them out with an angle grinder
6. bend the piece of tin into a u-bolt so that the metal strips of saws fit onto the inside and use a spot welder to attach them to it (do not attach the three pieces of wood saw, they need to be able to rub and slide on each other). the u-bolt should look like so (the u-bold has to be inset to stop the arrow hitting it when fired):
drill a hole through the u bolt on either end and into the the wood of the crossbow and screw them toghether. drill two holes, one on either side of the bow for the spring to go through.
7. angle grind the part of the trigger that the string attaches to so that it is vertical and the string could not slip off.
8. put the eyelets through the holes on the bow and tie a knot in the nylon string so that it cannot slip out and bend the bow (may require help) before doing the otherside.
the finished product should look like so:
for my arrows i bought some heads and fletches and dowel and made my own
the one i made (the one in the pics) is very small but my best shot so far has been over 80 meters.
please rate and comment, i will answer questions.
Jan 17, 2008 5:15 pm - pretty cool,though you really should have some sort of bay for your ammo.
Jan 17, 2008 5:23 pm - Do you want to know whats ironic? You are the one telling ME I should kill myself, yet YOU are the one with the stupid little anime faggot holding a gun to his head.
Jan 17, 2008 5:35 pm - seriously alle, you are a bitch. You rarely contribute much that isnt negative or trying to put somone down. Because of assholes like you this site is going to hell.
On another note, good egg this crossbow is pretty good. I made one once but for the stock I used an old "play" gun I had. The bolt fit right into the slot where the barrel was so it tunred out pretty decent. 4*s
Its funny. You say I don’t contribute, but I have ~35 eggs accepted into the directory, and you don’t have a single one.
Would you like a chance at a more intelligent rebuttal, or would you like to just stew for a bit in your own pile of idiocy?
Notice I said "you rarely contribute much that isnt negative"
Im sorry that you were in to much of a hurry to make another asshole comment and didnt take the time to read what I really wrote. Nice try asshat.
Its funny. You say I don’t contribute, but I have ~35 eggs accepted into the directory, and you don’t have a single one.
Would you like a chance at a more intelligent rebuttal, or would you like to just stew for a bit in your own pile of idiocy?
Notice I said "you rarely contribute much that isnt negative"
Im sorry that you were in to much of a hurry to make another asshole comment and didnt take the time to read what I really wrote. Nice try asshat.
Its funny. You say I don’t contribute, but I have ~35 eggs accepted into the directory, and you don’t have a single one.
Would you like a chance at a more intelligent rebuttal, or would you like to just stew for a bit in your own pile of idiocy?
Notice I said "you rarely contribute much that isnt negative"
Im sorry that you were in to much of a hurry to make another asshole comment and didnt take the time to read what I really wrote. Nice try asshat.
Its funny. You say I don’t contribute, but I have ~35 eggs accepted into the directory, and you don’t have a single one.
Would you like a chance at a more intelligent rebuttal, or would you like to just stew for a bit in your own pile of idiocy?
Notice I said "you rarely contribute much that isnt negative"
Im sorry that you were in to much of a hurry to make another asshole comment and didnt take the time to read what I really wrote. Nice try asshat.
Jan 17, 2008 6:01 pm - First of all, I’d like to introduce you to a good friend of mine:
She is the punctuation fairy. When your head deflates, maybe she will come down and scatter massive amounts of punctuation marks in your attempt at a rebuttal, to make your sentences not a complete mind fuck to read.
I do contribute positively. A lot, actually. I just take that extra 30 seconds of my day, to piss people off, and make fools out of them (you).
J n 17, 2008 6:08 pm - seriously, take your bitching to forums you guys, this egg is pretty awesome, I have a pistol crossbow myself, but the bolts are wayyyy too light thus not very accurate, this thing looks medieval as fuck man 5*
Jan 17, 2008 6:13 pm - My bad for posting that so many times, I was just hitting refresh. Sorry for e fighting in your egg bro.
To Alle:
So is that your standard response when you know you are wrong? Make fun of someone’s lack of punctuation? Well here’s a novel idea: I don’t give a flying fuck about my punctuation and in reality it wasn’t that bad. You know you are wrong for being such a dickhead all the time so you feel the need to constantly put people down to make yourself feel like you have something to contribute. But that doesn’t really matter does it? Behind the unanimity of the computer your really just someone with low self esteem who needs to get laid.
To answer your question with another question; Does it really matter who I am?
Jan 17, 2008 6:25 pm - i think alle should go kill himself
maybe you should actually contribute to the site and make some good eggs instead of making those gay aquarium eggs and having all your little faggots that love you rate it 5*
Jan 17, 2008 6:26 pm - No, that is my standard response to take idiots like you down a peg. You can’t be as intelligent as you think you are if you continue to molest the English language.
Do I have self esteem? You bet your ass I do. Thats why I’m a narcissist. Do you really want to get all bent out of shape because I made fun of you on the internet?
There you go, slugger. Keep your chin up.
Also, I got a good laugh or two while leading your "About Me" section.
I got you a new avatar:
Perfect.
As for "younganarchist" , thanks for blocking me. Now I don’t feel bad about 0*ing this egg. Then again, I hold no social qualms about downrating new members eggs anyway.
Although, I better watch out. You are an anarchist. You could do something rebellious and unexpected at any moment!
Jan 17, 2008 6:49 pm - Alle, you are not the most inconsiderate person I have ever met, but you definitely hit the top 10. And I’ve met some real assholes.
Anyways, it’s true that a typical bow will have far superior accuracy than a crossbow. However, that is mainly due to the fact that the crossbow was intended for short range anyways, as opposed to the incredible long range of the bow. The fact that you can draw and let it rest without holding it is what made it ideal for short range, you can actually "load" it, as opposed to a bow.
This egg is not worthless, and this looks like a project I may try. Alle, you need to understand that the bow and the crossbow were generally used for different things. Maybe you should learn a bit more about something before you just instantly dismiss it.
Alle_mussen_sterbe Jan 17, 2008 6:27 pm -
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ya i like to just chill with friends. WOOP WOOP. and if you dont know what that means then you probably wont be chilling with me
What an idiot. Are you that unintelligent in person as well?
Holy shit dude, your SO FUCKING ANNOYING!!! I’m not even joking, your so fucking pathetic. This is the fucking internet, NOBODY but weird fucked up kids like you take even SOME interest in punctuation...welcome to the freedom of the net asshole. Dont you realize your not wanted here? Dont you realize how many people are thinking the same thing: "If alle wasn’t here, this website would be a better place..." This is a website, SERIOUSLY!!! Quit with your shit! "Learn to spell, you n0*0b." You honestly MUST have no life to waste all this time pissing people off and being hated....go fucking cater to your little friends of the sea...better yet, go ’swim with the fishes’ as the say...FOR ALL OF OUR SAKE! Sorry whoever’s egg i spammed, but AMS is seriously an asshole...I HOPE HE DOESNT LIKE PHUCX0R UP MY PROFiLE CAUSE I FLAMED HIS FISHY ASS!!! Go kill yourself AMS....seriously...
I HOPE HE DOESNT LIKE PHUCX0R UP MY PROFiLE CAUSE I FLAMED HIS FISHY ASS!!! Go kill yourself AMS....seriously...
No, don’t worry about that. This is why people don’t generally care too much about ratings on RE. A few high level assholes downrate tons of things for no good reason, so, don’t worry about it.
Jan 17, 2008 8:27 pm - Fucking lay off Alle already, damn.
In the first comment, he is right, this will not be accurate.
Secondly, you should use proper punctuation and grammar. It makes it a hell of a lot easier to read than a whole bunch of this site’s garbled junk. It also makes you look much more intelligent when you type like this, not lke dis cuz im teh coolst.
Thirdly, Alle is not an asshole in every egg he comments in. He actually votes up and leaves positive comments when it is when it is a good egg, that is.
Yet another point I am going to make is the fact that Alle’s aquarium eggs are not shit, they are not junk. In fact, I have used them quite a few times when helping my brother with his tank. Alle’s egg explained the problem better than the jackass at the fish store could.
Younganarchist, you are so lucky that Alle decided to pick a E-fight in this egg. Haha you made off like a bandit in points from people just voting 5* to spite Alle.
There is more I could say, but I need to shower and then I’m going to sleep. I am done with my defense of Alle for today, haha.
Jan 18, 2008 3:20 pm - wtf? why’s everyone hate alle so fucking much. You ppl have so much pride in yourselves.
younganarchist-nice egg but as I found out your an asshat. I 0* all your shit.
IllCastAShadow-who are you? stop acting all tough cause you can now post comments on eggs.nub enjoy ur 0.
for life. every egg, your profile all your eggs are 0* every week.
My bad for posting that so many times, I was just hitting refresh. Sorry for e fighting in your egg bro.
To Alle:
So is that your standard response when you know you are wrong? Make fun of someone’s lack of punctuation? Well here’s a novel idea: I don’t give a flying fuck about my punctuation and in reality it wasn’t that bad. You know you are wrong for being such a dickhead all the time so you feel the need to constantly put people down to make yourself feel like you have something to contribute. But that doesn’t really matter does it? Behind the unanimity of the computer your really just someone with low self esteem who needs to get laid.
To answer your question with another question; Does it really matter who I am?
chances are buddy, you never got laid before have you.
also, how old are you again?
12?
yeah thought so. this site is for people above 14.
you need to gtfo
Jan 18, 2008 3:28 pm - YOU FUCKING CUNT. NICE! YOU MANAGED TO COPY OFF EVERYTHING IN YOUR LAST EGG ON CROSSBOWS. TRYING TO GET POINTS OFF YOUR PAST EGGS? FAIL 0*
Jan 18, 2008 4:21 pm - read the beggining of the egg before you slander fool. i said its an exact repost. my image hosting site deleted my account so i made and exact copy with working pictures, now i intent to delete the other one, i fucken dont give a dam about egg points i just make this shit for fun and put it on this site for other peoples use, go drink a cup of concrete and harden the fuck up.
Feb 15, 2008 6:54 am - Yes its a good egg, and the crossbow too, but this time alle is right, this has really no accuracy.
You need a carving in there.
Jun 30, 2008 3:27 pm - 5 stars from me Alle sucks balls, and so do fish. I hope he gets married to a hot girl, then a few years later she swells up to the size of a whale. I hope he enjoys waking up with fat girls.
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