To make a cool crossbow from the popular computer game Half-Life 2, you will first need to create a drawing of the main details of the crossbow on your computer and then print it on paper. If you don’t want to do it yourself, you can download a ready-made template on the Internet.
To make the mechanism for lowering the crossbow bowstring, it is necessary to transfer the template printed on paper to PVC plastic. After the glue dries, we cut out the parts from plastic and then transfer them to the surface of the metal workpiece.
Long cuts can be done with an angle grinder, but crayons are best done with an engraver. 6 mm thick plate. If possible, then a thicker plate (up to 10 mm) can be used.
The main stages of work
We make the crossbow case from a steel plate 2-3 mm thick. Next, we make a small slot for the bowstring, after which we drill all the necessary holes for the fasteners to install the details of the trigger mechanism. Then we install the parts themselves.
For the manufacture of the main body part, a profile pipe 50x50 mm with a wall thickness of 3 mm is suitable. It will also be necessary to cut preforms from a steel strip 20 mm wide and bend them at right angles, making preliminary incisions with a grinder.
We make the shoulders of a homemade crossbow from the springs of a car. In the spring we make wedge-shaped cutouts from two sides. Then we weld two plates with holes, and fasten the shoulders with the help of studs with nuts.
At the last stage of work, we establish the mechanism for lowering the bowstring and proceed to the assembly of the crossbow - a detailed process can be seen in the video on our website.
