Ballista bow

[MoonCleric]

I think i should comment on Pizza!

[SoerenHammer]

This is a nice design for a engineer type character - where did you get the design?

[devilsMovieBull]

PIZZA!!

[wigster600]

thats looks like a messed up compound bow.

[insolvancy]

I've considered making something like this, except instead of the twisted cable I was going to use springs, a bit like how a mouse trap works. This is the first torsion bow i've seen anyone make. Lots of tension bows, however a torsion bow has the potential for more power than a tension bow of the same size. cool vid!

[PompeusMagnus]

you had an excellent idea of modifying the concept of the ballista to a bow, although it doesn't seem very powerful :/

[JKTCGMV13]

Thank you, now I know how to shoot my bow without any hay bales :)

[GUIC3DUP]

Dude Kick-a** im building an actual ballista for my science courses and this is just awesome

[hillisaccount]

Hes a LARP nerd

[WeaponOfMyDestructio]

is it easier to draw than a normal bow?

[landmine21]

Is there a way you can post a tutorial how to make this? I REALLY want to make one or two for amtgard. What is the poundage?

[blindkamikaze]

FATALITY!!!!

[MrPingn]

That's just evil in the coolest of ways. Very creative!

[bcafotw]

Friend I Tip My Hat to you Sir !!! First Rate !!! thank you,...JC

[RECONNAISENCE]

im making me one thats awesome

[CombatArchery]

cool.

[DragonFyrn]

These pizzas are really good, we´ve got them in Czech republic too! :D

[Xargosss]

@DragonFyrn At last a real pizza connaisseur LOL :) I love those pizzas too, pretty cheap and really good :)

[neogenesiseva01]

Salut je veux justement me crée une baliste pour un gn a Québec(l'été prochain) mais je me demandais quesque tu avait fait pour le pied et le système de lancement et chargement ???

[Xargosss]

@neogenesiseva01 baaaaah tu vois bien qu'il n'y en a pas ...

[DDrummer132]

@neogenesiseva01 Wow, ya des gn a quebec?? si tu pouvait men faire pars (date lieux etc) se serait vraiment cool, merci

[psycho2cool]

What does this guy play?

[herrseppl]

=S i would not take rubberbands.

i and my friend buildet a ballista with normal strings, but you need ofcourse more massive wood, and its heavy. but it could fire a 500gramm steel ball about 20metres..^^ (45° angle)

i think im goin to build a bigger one, cause the wood got instabil and we had to destroy for safty

[leeham991]

Lol thats pretty cool.

Never thought of it before.

[lifes40123]

isnt a ballista supose to be a crossbow... not a bow

[Xargosss]

@lifes40123 , more of a siege weapon, but yes, kind of. A ballista is not supposed to be handheld.

[Xargosss]

@lifes40123 and that's the whole point ...

[WolfTheMadMan]

It's a cool design and all but its extremely weak.

[Xargosss]

@WolfTheMadMan It was meant to be that way, this bow is for LARP, I shoot people with it so It cant be too powerfull, I guess using better (and more) ropes, it would get stronger.

[WolfTheMadMan]

@Xargosss Ohh i didnt read the description. In that case, nice job the bow looks really nice.

[SamPabloKuper]

Pizza makes you deadly.

[Locker344]

what is pull strength and what is the rope like stuff that holds the bow arms and makes it spring back?

[Xargosss]

@Locker344 I have no idea about the pull strenght, I'd say something arount 15-20 pound. The rope is simple nylon farm rope.

[Locker344]

@Xargosss i thought it looked kinda familiar. its the stuff for like baling hay and such correct

[Xargosss]

@Locker344 yup, exactly !

[kazesamurai1000]

I have wanted to make one of these for a while, what poundage is yours?

[FranzAndRawby]

could anyone help me in the steps to make one of these?

[meierboy97]

make a vid on how to make!!!

[IIDASHII]

why?

[dragoneevee]

iv made a ballista its not powerful but its just a prototype thanxs for in spirein mi ¦:¬)

[321ags4life123]

could ya plz put up a tut or can you send me the mesurements

if its not to much trouble

[MrBudwv]

I saw a thing on the History Channel where they think the egytions made a ballista that used an "air shock" type spring instad of twisted rope. A couple of door pistons might add real power to your design.

[jarvisiscool]

the design is good

if you had the supplies and time, you could make one

[MrMasterZombie]

you eat a lot of pizza bro

[whyusucksobad]

HOW M UCH PIZZA DO YOU EAT!!!!!!!!!

[RetroNerfer]

nice, in LARP im a scout pathfinder

[mec24ful]

ta l'air d'aimer les pizzas toi lol

[MrKilltastic]

omg dude that is an ingenious design for a bow... i wish i had though of that..... im so makin one....

[IIDASHII]

@MrKilltastic

?! How is this ingenious? It is both unoriginal, heavy, and inefficient. there is a reason you've never seen a bow like this on anything other than a ballista.

[MrKilltastic]

@IIDASHII i made one out of oak and it didnt seen that heavy to me....

[niksechtniks]

nice

[2allitA]

HAHAHAHA! Very good! I try this.

[Immortal63]

mmmh... Ristorante Pizza - my favourite :)

[Xargosss]

Like Ogunshi said, making such a bow is a simple as it looks, I have no plans for it, but you don't need any, just go for it. I have almost finished version 2.

[nekoheehee]

really awesome. I'd like to make one if I could get some plans. otherwise I could always improvise based on your design here :D either way, your bow is awesome.

[ogunshi]

To be honest they really aren't THAT hard to make. Still this one looks rather better then a few others I have seen

[SKYBLUECLEAR]

it does look pretty simple but really well made. I've gotten myself into making a bit of larp and boffer weapons and armor, partially thanks to your videos, Ogunshi.

you may vaguely remember me saying I was going to make a foam mat flamberge a while ago. I changed my design about half way through and now its a single edged demon sword with a waved blade and spiked basket hand guard :D I found a new art medium to love. thanks for the guiding videos. now this bow might be inspiring my next work :D