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Science => Backyard Ballistics => Topic started by: tkgmalice on May 23, 2014, 03:22:05 am

Title: pvc bows
Post by: tkgmalice on May 23, 2014, 03:22:05 am

take heatgun, evenly heat pvc till squishy. taper flatten with a board and spacers. cut knocks string and boom. further details and such if anyone wants em. also see backyardbowyer on youtube, lots of good instructions.

Title: Re: pvc bows
Post by: Infinityshock on May 23, 2014, 06:57:29 pm

SCH80 PVC works better for this...its thicker/stronger

Title: Re: pvc bows
Post by: tkgmalice on May 30, 2014, 07:00:22 pm

ooo i have only use sch40 i may try some 80 when i find some

Title: Re: pvc bows
Post by: Infinityshock on June 01, 2014, 10:29:46 pm

its a lot thicker so takes more care to heat without melting/burning. if you burn-melt it the elasticity is virtually gone and itll snap instead of bend