Currently i'm creating a giant "Belly Bow" for fun, and just to see if I can do it.
I drew out some plans on art pad (Although they look terrible because I have no artistic ability) and everything looks simple enough, I just need to gather the materials and get to building.
I'm going to share the plans and the proposed dimensions of the piece, and hopefully you guys can give me some insight as to how it will work.
(This is all length)
The Arms - 3feet
The Body - 4-5 feet.
The Boxes - 6inches - 1ft
The Holding Block - 4 inches
Here are the overhead view of it, and the loading mechanism.
Overhead - http://www.imagedump.com/index.cgi?pick=get&tp=552109
Loading Mechanism - http://www.imagedump.com/index.cgi?pick=get&tp=552111
Once i'm finished i'll be sure to post some pics of it and some stats of how far it shoots. I'll even crunch some numbers to see if I can find out how much force it shoots with.
My only questions are, has anyone attempted something like this before? Anyone have any tips? And does anyone know what types of wood/rope would be best to use for this project?
Thanks.
I drew out some plans on art pad (Although they look terrible because I have no artistic ability) and everything looks simple enough, I just need to gather the materials and get to building.
I'm going to share the plans and the proposed dimensions of the piece, and hopefully you guys can give me some insight as to how it will work.
(This is all length)
The Arms - 3feet
The Body - 4-5 feet.
The Boxes - 6inches - 1ft
The Holding Block - 4 inches
Here are the overhead view of it, and the loading mechanism.
Overhead - http://www.imagedump.com/index.cgi?pick=get&tp=552109
Loading Mechanism - http://www.imagedump.com/index.cgi?pick=get&tp=552111
Once i'm finished i'll be sure to post some pics of it and some stats of how far it shoots. I'll even crunch some numbers to see if I can find out how much force it shoots with.
My only questions are, has anyone attempted something like this before? Anyone have any tips? And does anyone know what types of wood/rope would be best to use for this project?
Thanks.