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by Datum
Fri May 09, 2014 10:38 am
Forum: Homemades
Topic: Slingshot/Crossbow WBL
Replies: 7
Views: 3075

Re: Slingshot/Crossbow WBL

IMO, the best sabot setup would use a "sabot catcher", where only one sabot is necessary. The trick is to give it enough slack that the balloon flies out with no interference, but also not so much slack that it takes forever to reset. The sabot also needs to be strong enough to survive being yanked...
by Datum
Thu May 08, 2014 10:51 am
Forum: Homemades
Topic: Slingshot/Crossbow WBL
Replies: 7
Views: 3075

Re: Slingshot/Crossbow WBL

If you have ever watched "The Slingshot Channel" on YouTube, you will find that 90% of his slingshots use Theraband Gold exercise bands, I think one of them with two full width bands of it attached to the same pouch was drawing a massive #66lbs. It was watching his videos that got me off of my butt...
by Datum
Thu May 08, 2014 2:30 am
Forum: Concept & Dream Water Blasters
Topic: Mini WBL, a New Class of Water Guns?
Replies: 9
Views: 8127

Re: Mini WBL, a New Class of Water Guns?

I have read that guide several times, pondeded, searched relevant things on google, and still cannot figure out how his ejection works. He said he made it just like a real gun, yet I have yet to find a source of how an extractor works on a real gun. An explanation or linky-linky would be great. His...
by Datum
Thu May 08, 2014 1:35 am
Forum: Homemades
Topic: Slingshot/Crossbow WBL
Replies: 7
Views: 3075

Slingshot/Crossbow WBL

Hello, all. I'm new to the site. I've also been looking forever to find a place that might appreciate my launcher. I have spent about two or three years total in various stages of R&D on an idea proposed by my older brother. He participated in a lot more water wars than I and pointed out water ballo...