3D Printing

3D Printable Recurve Bow

After printing out and assembling the 3d printable compound bow here on thingiverse, I was a bit disappointed with the force it put out. It’s a fine example of how a compound bow works, but it won’t really shoot a skewer very far.

I’m not crafty enough to figure out a dual cam compound bow, so I came up with this 3 or 5 piece recurve bow. It’s pretty stout and after a few hundred pulls I haven’t heard the PLA so much as crackle under the strain. It shoots with enough force that I decided it’s a bit dangerous to shoot anything with a tip on it, so I’ve been cutting down nerf darts for the tips of skewers.

I left an m3 hole going through the body of the riser in case you wanted to mount accessories or string a laynard.

NOTICE – if you print this right, or wrong, and pull it too hard, or to light, too closely aimed at someone’s eye or directly aimed at your alarm clock, this thing can be dangerous. You could shoot your eye, out, kid. I take no liability in your choice to test this part without a First Order helmet for safety, at least.

This article was first featured at https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/various/3d-printable-recurve-bow on January 4, 2021 at 10:13AM by