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by JoergS
Mon Sep 12, 2011 8:06 am
Forum: Off-Topic Hobbies
Topic: The Slingshot Channel Thread
Replies: 1168
Views: 201896

Well, kind of hard to draw out the bands if a PVC pipe covers the tiller.
by JoergS
Mon Sep 12, 2011 3:08 am
Forum: Off-Topic Hobbies
Topic: The Slingshot Channel Thread
Replies: 1168
Views: 201896

Yes, there is some uplift. But it is reproducable and therefore not a problem.
by JoergS
Mon Sep 12, 2011 2:45 am
Forum: Off-Topic Hobbies
Topic: The Slingshot Channel Thread
Replies: 1168
Views: 201896

Real nice work, guys! Thanks for keeping my thread alive... I have been on a lengthy business trip (the IFA show in Berlin). Anyway, I haven't been lazy this weekend! Here is my newest toy: http://www.imagehosteronline.com/image-9929_4E6DB62D.jpg Slingshot crossbows are fascinating weapons. Powerful...
by JoergS
Sun Aug 28, 2011 1:48 am
Forum: Off-Topic Hobbies
Topic: The Slingshot Channel Thread
Replies: 1168
Views: 201896

Finally. At last. Slingshot Artillery!

This was probably the most exhausting, but also the most satisfying and fun vacation week I ever had. It took four days to build the cannon, and then one more day of basic filming with the great guys from http://www.tapefilm.de before we brought the cannon to its playground - Tobias's wonderful farm...
by JoergS
Tue Aug 16, 2011 2:32 am
Forum: Off-Topic Hobbies
Topic: The Slingshot Channel Thread
Replies: 1168
Views: 201896

I still have my Razor Edge compound bow. Not a bad weapon, but ever since my Liberty 1 arrived, it really only caught dust. So I had this idea to use it as a part for a home made slingshot crossbow, much like the medieval style rubber powered model I am so happy with. Took a whole afternoon, but it ...
by JoergS
Fri Aug 12, 2011 9:06 am
Forum: Off-Topic Hobbies
Topic: The Slingshot Channel Thread
Replies: 1168
Views: 201896

In preparation for the big event in two weeks, I started to put things together. Today, I made the pouch for the monster. I want to use boule balls, 2kg, 3kg and 4 kg shot put as ammo. The pouch has to be big enough for the largest ammo type, which has 10 cm (about four inches) in diameter, solid st...
by JoergS
Fri Jul 29, 2011 2:24 am
Forum: Off-Topic Hobbies
Topic: The Slingshot Channel Thread
Replies: 1168
Views: 201896

Daniel, I am neither leaving this forum nor my youtube channel, just the slingshotforum (which used to be my "home base"). I made a few more variations for the "Panther", it is too much fun. First, I "married" the "Lead Launcher" handle (part of a design I made for Gamekeeper John) with the Panther,...
by JoergS
Mon Jul 25, 2011 8:10 am
Forum: Off-Topic Hobbies
Topic: The Slingshot Channel Thread
Replies: 1168
Views: 201896

The Jörg Sprave "Panther" Slingshot by Dankung

Probably the most versatile slingshot commercially available. Flat bands. Tubular bands. Hammer grip style. FInger support style. Endless modding possibilities. And you can win a slingshot every week, for a full year! Jörg [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHKSRxiKQBM[/youtube] BTW, I designed...
by JoergS
Fri Jul 22, 2011 4:32 am
Forum: Off-Topic Hobbies
Topic: The Slingshot Channel Thread
Replies: 1168
Views: 201896

Using the Financial Times as Slingshot Ammo

Certainly not a Zed killer, but usefull "less lethal" ammo.



The Financial Times Germany brought almost a full page about me, very positive coverage in the prestigeous weekend issue.
by JoergS
Mon Jul 18, 2011 1:38 am
Forum: Off-Topic Hobbies
Topic: The Slingshot Channel Thread
Replies: 1168
Views: 201896

Satiical video: Portable slingshot guillotine

Well, some may hunt "big game" (such as a poor skinny 15 lb deer) or even bears with the slingshot - but The Slingshot Channel takes this one step farther by using slingshots against the much feared undead Zombie monsters. As you may know, decapitating them helps a lot. They still bite, but they can...
by JoergS
Mon Jul 11, 2011 2:38 am
Forum: Off-Topic Hobbies
Topic: The Slingshot Channel Thread
Replies: 1168
Views: 201896

I think I found the limit of a slingshot crossbow that can be cocked without mechanical aids like winches. I put the beastly 20mm speargun rubber on the medieval style crossbow. 200 lbs draw weight! It takes all of my considerable strength to load this weapon. It is insanely powerful. Bought the rub...
by JoergS
Sun Jun 26, 2011 10:49 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Hobbies
Topic: The Slingshot Channel Thread
Replies: 1168
Views: 201896

Lost against Venus Williams...

...but came close! Fired tennis balls yesterday, with the "hand Howitzer" and triple TB gold bands, full butterfly. Clocked the shots at 129 mph (207 km/h)! That is just one mile per hour slower than Venus Williams record serve. Tennis balls are quite heavy, 58 gramm (928 gr). 95 Joule, 71 ft-lb! ht...
by JoergS
Sat Jun 25, 2011 10:59 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Hobbies
Topic: The Slingshot Channel Thread
Replies: 1168
Views: 201896

Slingshot vs. iPhone!

"Will it shoot?" The Slingshot Channel tests if it possible to use an iPhone as slingshot ammo, and also what happens when a big steel ball, shot from a powerful slingshot, hits an iphone full on the touchpad. A specifically designed slingshot crossbow is employed to launch what many regard as the b...
by JoergS
Mon Jun 20, 2011 11:30 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Hobbies
Topic: The Slingshot Channel Thread
Replies: 1168
Views: 201896

I think I have. Check out my flechette shooter video. Short bolts, shot from a regular slingshot and from a specifically designed crossbow.

by JoergS
Mon Jun 20, 2011 9:21 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Hobbies
Topic: The Slingshot Channel Thread
Replies: 1168
Views: 201896

Did you guys see my Vampire stake shooter? Basically a small rocket shaped piece of 1" wood, pointed. Probably the most dangerous ammo I ever shot. Fast. heavy. Pointed. Unbreakable. Das Pümpel-Video wird irgendwann im Juli ausgestrahlt. Wenn Du's verpasst, nicht schlim, bei Pro7 bleibt's ja erstmal...