3D Designs for a Nerf Crossbow

• Friggerton wrote on 2013-03-26 22:37
  Because I want a crossbow-ish thing that can shoot nerf darts. In the technical views, the blue cylinders are metal bolts that serve as spring mounts (springs are really annoying to draft with this program) and in the case of the trigger a pivot point. The firing mechanism works by using a block of wood (shown in dark green in the technical images) on a pivot that catches and holds back a pin attached to the bolt sled, and kept in place by manually holding the horizontal bar flush with the frame. To fire, the handle would either be fully released or tilted until the pin is freed and the spring tension launches the bolt forward. Darts will be slipped over the plastic straw or other small rod shown on the front of the bolt sled.
  
  Cosmetic primary view.
  

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  Technical primary view.
  

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  Technical side view
  

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  Technical trigger view
  

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  Technical side view, trigger released.
  

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  Sled/rail view while primed.
  

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  Sled/rail view after firing.
  

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  Perhaps I'll start making it during my spring break next week :skip:
• Friggerton wrote on 2013-03-28 04:40
  Hoping to make this during spring break next week. Anyone want to see photos?