Date: 12/04/2018
Despite a slingshot's compactness I wanted to make one that would be even more compact, but how? My maker skills were not that developed. Fast forward about 30 years and I find myself with a 3D printer at home. One of my first projects was to realize a super compact folding slingshot. It consisted of a plastic handle, two metal channels and two screws. I printed the body from ABS plastic. But the ABS was too brittle and the snap in lock mechanism or the metal channels would always break after a few uses. It was a prototype but not a functional part. Today the plastics one can print have vastly improved and now I was able to print a functional folding slingshot. I used XT filament from ColorFabb which is excellent for this use. It is sturdy, layer adhesion is awesome, and it is not at all brittle. You can see a little demonstration in the video below:
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