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Offline Del the cat

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Archer Automaton
« on: October 16, 2023, 04:12:01 pm »
Maple bow 9.5" draw. Mods please move this if there's a better place.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDJvVBdDx54
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Offline superdav95

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Re: Archer Automaton
« Reply #1 on: October 16, 2023, 06:01:44 pm »
Well that’s cool…   Did you make that?
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Re: Archer Automaton
« Reply #2 on: October 16, 2023, 06:03:28 pm »
Quote from: superdav95 on October 16, 2023, 06:01:44 pm
Well that’s cool…   Did you make that?
Cheers, yes, I made a wooden prototype a few years back and decided to make a better one. This one is steel and more sophisticated.
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Offline freke

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Re: Archer Automaton
« Reply #3 on: October 16, 2023, 06:11:22 pm »
10 points  :OK
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Re: Archer Automaton
« Reply #4 on: October 16, 2023, 06:11:53 pm »
Ya I love the turn of the head just before release of the arrow!  So cool. 
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Offline Badger

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Re: Archer Automaton
« Reply #5 on: October 16, 2023, 06:27:57 pm »
 Wow! That is impressive!
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Offline Hamish

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Re: Archer Automaton
« Reply #6 on: October 16, 2023, 06:37:33 pm »
Del, you're awesome!
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Archer Automaton
« Reply #7 on: October 16, 2023, 08:06:06 pm »
Very cool, Del.  8)  :OK
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Offline TimBo

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Re: Archer Automaton
« Reply #8 on: October 16, 2023, 08:36:13 pm »
Wow, that's great!  I can't even begin to comprehend how that works, but I like it.  (And nice tiller of course...)
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Re: Archer Automaton
« Reply #9 on: October 16, 2023, 10:33:23 pm »
Very nice. Your skills never cease to amaze me.
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Offline bjrogg

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Re: Archer Automaton
« Reply #10 on: October 17, 2023, 09:09:49 am »
I remember the original. Very cool. Definitely a 10

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Re: Archer Automaton
« Reply #11 on: October 17, 2023, 09:27:32 am »
Wow! Talk about perfect form. :)

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Offline organic_archer

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Re: Archer Automaton
« Reply #12 on: October 17, 2023, 11:32:06 am »
That’s gotta be the coolest thing ever. Impressive!! I don’t understand the mechanics in the slightest, but I love how he looses after reaching perfect alignment.
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Offline GlisGlis

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Re: Archer Automaton
« Reply #13 on: October 17, 2023, 12:36:26 pm »
Awesome !!

They will find you shot with an arrow in a room locked from the inside and the'll never understand how it was possible  :NN   (lol) (lol) (lol)
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Offline Aksel

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Re: Archer Automaton
« Reply #14 on: October 17, 2023, 01:50:43 pm »
;D ;D

Very cool little toy. Maybe make a bigger one and connect it to the burglar alarm?
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