1022 AD the Holy Roman Empire (aka Germany at the time) had an expeditionary force of 20,000 men marching through Rome to capture surrounding territory.
I doubt it would be very accurate from a distance. The only practical application I can see of this is close-range elephant hunting or smth like that xD. At that, it would be very good, however...
Joerg: "I have made a crossbow that will consistently punch through 12ft of steel and weighs 4lb" Every government ever: "Give" Joerg: "Onto the next project"
Four meters of steel... with a 2kg launcher? The energy such a projectile would require -- even with 100% of that launch mass being the projectile itself -- would utterly overpower anything of such minuscule mass. It would be like those videos of two idiots running towards eachother holding up a yogaball, except in this instance one of those people would be a bullettrain. You'd wouldn't just bounce, you'd be halfway to Jupiter before you could blink.
Well, the quality of life we enjoy now is the fruit of the culture of inventing, testing and reiterate or ditch tools and practices. In the case of weapons, my opinion is that it has gone too far.
@@bertegue5162 That would explain so much! I think i just learned a profound and fundamental truth about this day and age. I am not even kidding. Not one bit. In these last 2 or 3 years i found myself wondering about the state of language education in today's schools now and again. Maybe it isn't that people are worse at reading or writing than they were before. Maybe it is simply technology. Thank you for telling me about this!
@@bertegue5162 It must be OK to point out that the correction makes little sense, since the genitive form of "it", if there were no separate word "its", would clearly be "it's". On a side note, I always have to check whether it's "ones" or "one''s", in which case there will be some ambiguity either way, although not so often in practical use in sentences.
This is starting to look like something that Sergeant Detritus of the Ank-Morpork City Watch would use. Well done sir! Off topic - your garden looks and sounds idylic.
As someone who works offshore on large vessels I can’t recommend Dyneema enough. That stuff is amazing. It’s a nice alternative to galvanized cable for some things. Definitely not all. But, it does hellva job.
If you want the arrows to fly cleaner, I think you might need more distance between you and the target. I’m not sure because the crossbows don’t have to face the archers paradox, but a normal bow needs a littlebit airtime before the arrow flies straight.
Crossbow bolts are smaller and stiffer, so it isn't as noticeable, but they do actually travel on a similar wave like path. However, they go up and down, as opposed to the side to side of a bow.
@@ActuallyImaginary no they ALL have wobble which is why we have designed ways to counteract it, such as rifling in guns and tracer bullets and even fletching on arrows/bolts. Look at baseball, football, you will see the wobble even kicked a ball has wobble. Airplanes wobble and they have jets, the wobble is the air not shifting out of the way fast enough and shifting the object propelled in the air. Airplanes call it drift wind if I remember correctly.
After 5 months of working on a pvc fiberglass crossbow i finally built it thanks to your videos and others (like todds workshop) so i gotta thank you for making videos MR. Sprave. Also i made it because i love archery don’t worry i have a legit compound bow. 🤝
@@doofsivaworshipper8015 Apparently, plywood has a better strength to weight ratio than fiberglass. I am building the shell to a velomobile, so I have to keep weight below 100 lbs, and plywood would be best.
@@spectrumom1 Depends on the ply. Shuttering ply and poor quality East Asian ply is usually full of voids that weaken it. The only ply that is guaranteed to be free of voids is marine ply and that stuff is expansive. I'd invest in a cheap mig welder and use steel instead for load bearing parts.
Also, I'd definitely use a ratchet or ratcheting box end wrench on the winch, just in case it were to let go, then the ratchet could free wheel instead of swinging around a solid hunk of steel 1 foot from your face. Probably something you'll never need to worry about, but just a thought!
Amsteel /Dyneema is fantastic stuff, and since it's a hollow braid, it can be used to create loops where the string is buried inside itself (a bury). great for hanging up a hammock.
You should get the affiliate credit: I was half thinking whether it would be better for the hammocks, and your comment made me switch apps and order some.
@@JB-fh1bb LOL,. Thanks to some youtube tut's on splicing,. I now realise that these are called "dog bones",. (in hammocks and camping),. a string with a fixed loop at both ends. A.K.A. ...a crossbow string.
Herr Sprave, thank you for not giving up on this project I know with your knowledge and skill in the workshop that when you improve it it will work gloriously Nochmals vielen Dank
You should definetely design a cocking lever than ony locks onto the nut in one way, so if the "safety ratchet" securing the meganism fails, the 440 pounds don't accelerate the lever and potentially break a bone of your hand or arm
Persistence pays off. Glad you re-evaluated the project and made the adjustments. I am also glad you presented the failure and corrections. Keep up the good work. Oh and it’s nice to see you using rubber.
Well done mate, it was great to see you get the crossbow out of the trash and work it out and never give up. You truly inspire me. Thanks for all your videos I'm one of your biggest fans. Thanks Terry
Thank you for showing that these things are a process of trial, observation, thought, application, retest, repeat. Sometimes we see you with a finished product and do not realise that it took many JS hours to complete. Many more if you're a bit of a beginner like myself. Thank you from the UK ❤️
For the bolts You may want to use alloy steel tube such as 4130 or 4140. They can be tempered to make them more flexible before permanent deformation. They are often used in gun barrels, due to their toughness. Or you can go to a disposable design of bolt that is cheaper to manufacture.
Well, I'm not at all surprised to see you keep going with that monster and you're spot on about failures - as long as we determine why we learn more there than from successes. Quick thought on the slots on the front plate - add a retaining strap around the outside maybe rather than removing material? Just a bit of mild steel screwed strip in to the wood should do it.
Hello to you Joerg from the good old USA. Just love that you will show your failures as well as successes. Keep up the great work and my God bless you fella too. Peace vf
Wow Joerg! That’s amazing! Love the stuff you build. Don’t want to be negative, and hope this is taken positively, but I hope you have properly calculated the cross member strength, because if it fails/breaks under that much poundage strain/tension, it will fire straight back in your face quite possibly either kill you, or leave you horribly disfigured. Please, please be sure there is not the slightest chance of failure.
Dyneema is amazing stuff! Pretty commonly used to make high end camping gear because it’s so light, strong, and waterproof. I’ve got a backpack, tent, tarp made of the stuff and the they each only weigh a pound or so. Downsides are it’s wildly expensive and each item cost hundreds sometimes thousands.
that's just INSANE that's LITERALLY a one man siege weapon....it would take 4 or 5 men to move, and cock something with that amount of power in the middle ages.....and it would be GIGANTIC....
@@infernaldaedra and a crossbow with a 600 lb draw weight, made with mideval tech, is, drumroll please, GIGANTIC and would require multiple men/horses to move and aim, and would be classified as a "siege weapon"
Can you use a cams to convert that draw weight into string velocity? Band strings affixed to smaller pulley/cam and bow string affixed to larger cam on same axle , small and large cam/pulleys are affixed to each other and small pulley/cam has helical groove to allow string to wrap without crossing . Speed up and smooth out power stroke a the expense of some raw power for use with smaller faster bolts
Your attitude about things is amazing to me. I need to get better about how I look at my project failures. Thanks for all you do brother, love from Georgia, USA.
Jorg kinda reminds me of Tim The Toolman from Home Improvement. Always adding more power to his homemade machines and making iconic sounds while doing it. I love this channel
Man, that thing is powerfull. Strengthening the construction seem worked well, though I wonder if making it heavier wouldnt also help, as it seem the recoil is doing some damage (like key holder falling off last time)
Joerg, That was awesome. Glad you revisited and improved the 'weapon'. I use Dyneema for almost everything now. When I started hammocking a couple years back paracord was the thing(other than the actual hammock hanging) a lot of people were using but having trouble with because of the breakpoint. I decided to go with Dyneema for everything that a rope is used for. I have never been sorry. With 1600 lb break strength on 7/64" diameter and I believe 450lb to 600lb on 2.5mm it is unbeatable. And of course, the sailing industry has used it for as long as Dyneema has been around for major break strength at much lighter weight ratios than natural fiber rope, steel wire, or cable. The material itself is very slippery, but when you learn how to tie the knots or make the shackles properly - that dynamic is not an issue anymore. Thanks for sharing, great fun to watch!
You never disappoint, Joerg. I knew that after you threw the crossbow down you'd be picking it up again. I figured a few "magic words" were said, some whiskey consumed, and you started redesigning things in your head. Probably dark by the time you went out and picked it back up. Sometimes it takes a small setback to get creative people to look at something from a different perspective. And look at the result! Beautiful! And more powerful than originally planned. Using Dyneema is an excellent idea, especially when dealing with something so powerful. That's the material used for rigging on America's Cup boats as it's lightweight and amazingly strong. Makes paracord obsolete in certain applications, this being one of them. I believe that climbing ropes are made of it as well. I suggest that you contact the manufacturer, perhaps some type of sponsorship deal could be made. At the very least you could ask them to make you a "Safety T-Shirt" from their product.
Our so called "failures" are our teachers which guide us to better products, Joerg proves this principle. Now it is obviously not a failure but a step towards complete success!
Now on the front plate, you might want to put a triangular pice of wood to strengthen the plate. From the plate to the stock of the crossbow. Just an idea. Glade you did not give up on this one, so much potential power there.
My first video of yours. Instant subscribe. Love the crossbow. Love that you talked about your failures, and love your voice! Keep on keepin on! Can’t wait to watch more :)
I can just see how much I will enjoy drinking a pint or two of Rheinbacher Pilsner with Joerg and just enjoy his wonderful kind-heated company and contagious laugh!
I am always happy to see your ideas and designs even though i may never have any use for a crossbow or sling type of weapon. Its the process that is fun to see. Thank you for the cool videos.
Aye , Your a real man . The real deal aka last of the Mohicans . I don’t know why people are afraid to be humble these days . Life rewards you when you are , as you clearly see
Your enthusiasm, your laugh and just your feel good energy is infectious. I love watching your videos and seeing what you're going to get into next. I dont know why I wasn't subbed! You've earned it and more my friend. Stay healthy and stay safe!
Awesome job in fixing it just to make it better man. Love the crazy ideas you come up with and i wish i had the extra money cause i really want to get into archery and bow hunting and having multiple rapid shots would be very helpful for bow hunting. Keep up the great work and never let failure defeat you. It's just a stepping stone to a better outcome lol.
My dream comes true. I was so sad when it failed, and could feel your disapointment. The best way to overcome this is by analysing the problem and fix it. So satisfying! 🙂
*Roaring Applause* congratulations Jorge you are now one of my heroes. Through sheer perseverance you took those lemons and turned them in to a margarita. Well done, I salute you. Btw, just make the shafts out of solid steel, instead of tubes. Worked for me when I was making my compressed air arrow launcher. My arrows kept disintegrating as soon as they left the barrel. And my aluminum and steel tube arrows never survived a single shot.
Till I saw your videos the coolest thing made of plywood that amazed me was a picnic table made from a single sheet of 5/8". Carry on sir, you have very creative mind!
Im sure you have seen my prior comments and have been following you on this project, Iwas thinking instead of attaching the bands to the tp of the bow you can add a pulley at the tip and wrap the bands around the pulley and then back and attached near the trigger end, This will keep your band and pull strength while allowing you to shorten the length of the barrel, It can cut the length in half while keeping the power. I also would suggest doing alot of research into pulleys and leverage systems because once you master those concepts it willsignificantly help you in adding power to that gun.Im sure your already familiar with the pulley concept to some degree and how they turn an ordinary long bow into an extrodinary compound bow.
This is amazing! I think you need heavier projectile for more force to be transferred to the arrow, having a projectile too light will bring diminishing returns as the power goes up
Jörg super Arbeit!Geil dass du dem Projekt nochmals ne Chance gegeben hast. Dieses brachiale Teil würde ich gerne mal auf 50m Distanz sehen. Schönen Gruss aus Zürich!
Imagine having Jorg 1000 years ago on your side during a castle siege!
"Let's show the enemy it's features" - Medieval Jorg
The Romans wouldn't have stood a chance
@@tomsharpe2251 Perhaps, their use of specialist weapons always amazed me like Pilums and Dogs
1022 AD the Holy Roman Empire (aka Germany at the time) had an expeditionary force of 20,000 men marching through Rome to capture surrounding territory.
"Hello everyone, and welcome to my castle! This is the gate house, ahuhuhuhuh! Allow me to show you its features!"
Hehe, I was like wow on this. Might be a bit much, but would like to see the outcome.
Amazing engineering. Jorge says " not heavy". The Man is built like a tank that fires 500lb crossbows 🤣
He should build a wooden tank that fires crossbow bolts that he can drive around 🤣
Tanks are built like him 😂
I also love the heavy duty nroad heads that you tried out.
I'm sure that it leaves an excellent blood trail
The wench is there to help lower the torque cause if joerg does it without will explode to pieces
@@russellwilkins2449 if you can't follow that spoor... Although, you've probably just pinned your prey to a tree. 🤔😁👍
The sound shots from this crossbow is almost like gun shot. Very powerful. Would be interesting to see, how accurate it is from distance...
Very beautiful, very powerful.
It would be interesting to see that. I'm going to guess once he gets his "arrows" dialed in, it'll pack a major punch over a long distance.
Yeah that’s a good point I wonder how precise this thing is.
I doubt it would be very accurate from a distance. The only practical application I can see of this is close-range elephant hunting or smth like that xD. At that, it would be very good, however...
Obviously breaking the sound barrier.
2:00 when people said use less rubber Jorge said “Ok I will use MORE RUBBER”😂😂 this guy could never bring down the power
He kinda reminds me of the TV show home improvement when tim always puts more power into things.
@@grady1134 Jorge has a much better laugh
Joerg: "I have made a crossbow that will consistently punch through 12ft of steel and weighs 4lb"
Every government ever: "Give"
Joerg: "Onto the next project"
with a blunt tip too.... that's pretty insane though i'm kinda new to this channel
Government: “THERES MORE!!!???”
"Give"
*No*
9mm pistol is more powerful. No one is salivating for a crossbow outside of hobbies, not that there is anything wrong with that
Four meters of steel... with a 2kg launcher? The energy such a projectile would require -- even with 100% of that launch mass being the projectile itself -- would utterly overpower anything of such minuscule mass. It would be like those videos of two idiots running towards eachother holding up a yogaball, except in this instance one of those people would be a bullettrain. You'd wouldn't just bounce, you'd be halfway to Jupiter before you could blink.
Engineers understand that their creations seldom work right the first time. It's a troubleshooting process all the way.
APQP help to reduce the pain.
Trouble shooting!! Like what you did there.
Bit like life in general
Well, the quality of life we enjoy now is the fruit of the culture of inventing, testing and reiterate or ditch tools and practices. In the case of weapons, my opinion is that it has gone too far.
his laugh is contagious, thank you friendly German man.
I love the captions sometimes. Every once in a while his laugh is described as "menacing laughter" and it's so funny
@@arranaburden5667 If someone breaks into this property at night, he will also hear that laugh, and then be done for.
@@vast634 XD, completly underated comment, literally laughed my ass off
Just going down into the comments to see if he is german or not cause i hate how we speak english 😅
There is nothing that can stop this man from showing us its features. A true legend.
Edit: it's to its
"its"
I think my phone autocorrected it to "it's", thanks for pointing that out!
@@bertegue5162 That would explain so much!
I think i just learned a profound and fundamental truth about this day and age.
I am not even kidding.
Not one bit.
In these last 2 or 3 years i found myself wondering about the state of language education in today's schools now and again.
Maybe it isn't that people are worse at reading or writing than they were before. Maybe it is simply technology.
Thank you for telling me about this!
@@martialme84 Oh I think it's a bit of both, hence why I didn't correct it initially. I must have just not noticed...
@@bertegue5162 It must be OK to point out that the correction makes little sense, since the genitive form of "it", if there were no separate word "its", would clearly be "it's".
On a side note, I always have to check whether it's "ones" or "one''s", in which case there will be some ambiguity either way, although not so often in practical use in sentences.
This is starting to look like something that Sergeant Detritus of the Ank-Morpork City Watch would use. Well done sir!
Off topic - your garden looks and sounds idylic.
A fellow Discworld connoisseur.
Remember Mister Safety Catch. If Mister Safety Catch is not on, Mister Crossbow is not your friend.
Very Morporkian in style, I agree.
One wonders if projectiles escape the yard?
@@george5156 i think the neigbors have all vanished....under mysterious circumstances
As someone who works offshore on large vessels I can’t recommend Dyneema enough. That stuff is amazing. It’s a nice alternative to galvanized cable for some things.
Definitely not all. But, it does hellva job.
It's bad under friction if I remember correctly.
The only issues we’ve had was it chafing up under tow.
If something is to big we always got back up cable.
If you want the arrows to fly cleaner, I think you might need more distance between you and the target. I’m not sure because the crossbows don’t have to face the archers paradox, but a normal bow needs a littlebit airtime before the arrow flies straight.
Crossbow bolts are smaller and stiffer, so it isn't as noticeable, but they do actually travel on a similar wave like path. However, they go up and down, as opposed to the side to side of a bow.
Bolts
This happens with all projectiles. They all have wobble.
Most yes, it is an artifact of fluid dynamics. I don't know if I would say all.
@@ActuallyImaginary no they ALL have wobble which is why we have designed ways to counteract it, such as rifling in guns and tracer bullets and even fletching on arrows/bolts. Look at baseball, football, you will see the wobble even kicked a ball has wobble. Airplanes wobble and they have jets, the wobble is the air not shifting out of the way fast enough and shifting the object propelled in the air. Airplanes call it drift wind if I remember correctly.
You absolute madlad! You *increased* the power while reinforcing it and still made it work, glorious
Thanks! AWESOME WORK JOERG!👍
I knew you could do it! Just gotta have the faith we have in you.
Dang that thing is a monster😁
I love it when I see his body overflowing with serotonin after all the hard work he's done.
This is so insanely powerful, even the sound is starting to sound like a firearm 😳
After 5 months of working on a pvc fiberglass crossbow i finally built it thanks to your videos and others (like todds workshop) so i gotta thank you for making videos MR. Sprave. Also i made it because i love archery don’t worry i have a legit compound bow. 🤝
Bro how much lbs
About 80-75 i don’t know because i don’t have a scale for it. It could be 100+ for all i know
@@doofsivaworshipper8015 Apparently, plywood has a better strength to weight ratio than fiberglass. I am building the shell to a velomobile, so I have to keep weight below 100 lbs, and plywood would be best.
My boi if u love it you gotta know the best bows were made by Mongolians get a wooden bow fr
@@spectrumom1 Depends on the ply. Shuttering ply and poor quality East Asian ply is usually full of voids that weaken it. The only ply that is guaranteed to be free of voids is marine ply and that stuff is expansive. I'd invest in a cheap mig welder and use steel instead for load bearing parts.
Also, I'd definitely use a ratchet or ratcheting box end wrench on the winch, just in case it were to let go, then the ratchet could free wheel instead of swinging around a solid hunk of steel 1 foot from your face. Probably something you'll never need to worry about, but just a thought!
That is an excellent suggestion , I hope Joerg notices it amongst the dozens of others He always receives .
1000% this. One release of that tension and he's gonna crush his hand.
Amsteel /Dyneema is fantastic stuff, and since it's a hollow braid, it can be used to create loops where the string is buried inside itself (a bury). great for hanging up a hammock.
You should get the affiliate credit: I was half thinking whether it would be better for the hammocks, and your comment made me switch apps and order some.
@@JB-fh1bb LOL,. Thanks to some youtube tut's on splicing,. I now realise that these are called "dog bones",. (in hammocks and camping),. a string with a fixed loop at both ends.
A.K.A. ...a crossbow string.
Herr Sprave, thank you for not giving up on this project I know with your knowledge and skill in the workshop that when you improve it it will work gloriously
Nochmals vielen Dank
Still an inspiration after all these years sir!
Great job! You both fascinate and scare me at the same time! Glad you got the former issues figured out.
This inventions are a great mix of curiosity, determination and ingenuity. I love hearing your commentary!
You should definetely design a cocking lever than ony locks onto the nut in one way, so if the "safety ratchet" securing the meganism fails, the 440 pounds don't accelerate the lever and potentially break a bone of your hand or arm
FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!!!! Overcoming obstacles with Joerg smile and laugh.
What a legend! I'm still remember this man building epic slingshots back in the day when I'm still teenager.
Bless you Joerg! Keep creating!
Persistence pays off. Glad you re-evaluated the project and made the adjustments. I am also glad you presented the failure and corrections. Keep up the good work. Oh and it’s nice to see you using rubber.
Well done mate, it was great to see you get the crossbow out of the trash and work it out and never give up. You truly inspire me. Thanks for all your videos I'm one of your biggest fans.
Thanks Terry
Thank you for showing that these things are a process of trial, observation, thought, application, retest, repeat.
Sometimes we see you with a finished product and do not realise that it took many JS hours to complete. Many more if you're a bit of a beginner like myself.
Thank you from the UK ❤️
You Da Man Joerg!
Thank you for taking us through the process.
A beer is indeed raised to you, and your hand held ballista. Awesome work as always, sir!
Raising a glass in your honour Joerg. Truly impressive, cheers!
For the bolts You may want to use alloy steel tube such as 4130 or 4140. They can be tempered to make them more flexible before permanent deformation. They are often used in gun barrels, due to their toughness.
Or you can go to a disposable design of bolt that is cheaper to manufacture.
Well, I'm not at all surprised to see you keep going with that monster and you're spot on about failures - as long as we determine why we learn more there than from successes. Quick thought on the slots on the front plate - add a retaining strap around the outside maybe rather than removing material? Just a bit of mild steel screwed strip in to the wood should do it.
Hello to you Joerg from the good old USA. Just love that you will show your failures as well as successes. Keep up the great work and my God bless you fella too. Peace vf
Wow Joerg! That’s amazing! Love the stuff you build. Don’t want to be negative, and hope this is taken positively, but I hope you have properly calculated the cross member strength, because if it fails/breaks under that much poundage strain/tension, it will fire straight back in your face quite possibly either kill you, or leave you horribly disfigured. Please, please be sure there is not the slightest chance of failure.
My thoughts exactly.
I was thinking a v brace. Behind the crossmember to the stock.
Wow that thing looks dangerous!
(🙏 for Joerge)
But he use his safety t shirt?
(Wait, he's not!)
@Wayne Halliday that logic is flawed
Dyneema is amazing stuff! Pretty commonly used to make high end camping gear because it’s so light, strong, and waterproof. I’ve got a backpack, tent, tarp made of the stuff and the they each only weigh a pound or so. Downsides are it’s wildly expensive and each item cost hundreds sometimes thousands.
A crossbow that works like a Bolt action rifle would be perfect
Thought about that also.
@@Ko-st6mp Perhaps a Savage rifle lever action.
I've watched this channel ever since i was a kid, and even as a grown man his content makes me smile.
that's just INSANE that's LITERALLY a one man siege weapon....it would take 4 or 5 men to move, and cock something with that amount of power in the middle ages.....and it would be GIGANTIC....
I mean crossbows and warbows come from that time period.
@@infernaldaedra and a crossbow with a 600 lb draw weight, made with mideval tech, is, drumroll please, GIGANTIC and would require multiple men/horses to move and aim, and would be classified as a "siege weapon"
Outstanding!!!! And you made it more bad ass !! You are a inspiration to the world!
Can you use a cams to convert that draw weight into string velocity? Band strings affixed to smaller pulley/cam and bow string affixed to larger cam on same axle , small and large cam/pulleys are affixed to each other and small pulley/cam has helical groove to allow string to wrap without crossing . Speed up and smooth out power stroke a the expense of some raw power for use with smaller faster bolts
Your attitude about things is amazing to me. I need to get better about how I look at my project failures. Thanks for all you do brother, love from Georgia, USA.
Yay, Joerg! Great job not giving up! MORE rubber! That had me laughing! :)
Your engineering skills and tenacity are remarkable. Keep up the great work!
Tim Taylor of Tool Time would call your latest version, The Binford 6100 Crossbow.
Congratulations! More Power
Jorg kinda reminds me of Tim The Toolman from Home Improvement. Always adding more power to his homemade machines and making iconic sounds while doing it. I love this channel
This is the elephant gun of the crossbows.
... imagine if the use of rubber had developed in the 12th and 13th centuries... medieval weapons could have been even more insane.
Where there's a Will, Theres a Way 👍
The joy you find in your work is truly an inspiration. Ich danke ihnen sehr!
I love a good comeback story!
This is expert craftsmanship and compassion for a tradition your an amazing engineer
Man, that thing is powerfull. Strengthening the construction seem worked well, though I wonder if making it heavier wouldnt also help, as it seem the recoil is doing some damage (like key holder falling off last time)
Joerg, That was awesome. Glad you revisited and improved the 'weapon'. I use Dyneema for almost everything now. When I started hammocking a couple years back paracord was the thing(other than the actual hammock hanging) a lot of people were using but having trouble with because of the breakpoint. I decided to go with Dyneema for everything that a rope is used for. I have never been sorry. With 1600 lb break strength on 7/64" diameter and I believe 450lb to 600lb on 2.5mm it is unbeatable. And of course, the sailing industry has used it for as long as Dyneema has been around for major break strength at much lighter weight ratios than natural fiber rope, steel wire, or cable. The material itself is very slippery, but when you learn how to tie the knots or make the shackles properly - that dynamic is not an issue anymore. Thanks for sharing, great fun to watch!
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this man is a true man of action!!!...so badass!!!!!!!!
Congratulations, my hats off. How ingenious, persistent and courageous you are !
Outstanding! Another fantastic contraption, Joerg. Congratulations!
Thanks, love your WORKS!!!
Go NAVY!!! Colorado Springs.
Celebrating with you here in Missouri. Thanks for the awesome content. Cheers.
You never disappoint, Joerg.
I knew that after you threw the crossbow down you'd be picking it up again. I figured a few "magic words" were said, some whiskey consumed, and you started redesigning things in your head. Probably dark by the time you went out and picked it back up. Sometimes it takes a small setback to get creative people to look at something from a different perspective.
And look at the result! Beautiful! And more powerful than originally planned. Using Dyneema is an excellent idea, especially when dealing with something so powerful. That's the material used for rigging on America's Cup boats as it's lightweight and amazingly strong. Makes paracord obsolete in certain applications, this being one of them. I believe that climbing ropes are made of it as well.
I suggest that you contact the manufacturer, perhaps some type of sponsorship deal could be made. At the very least you could ask them to make you a "Safety T-Shirt" from their product.
Nice i'm glad you didn't give up this is a great example for those who wish to be inventors and keep pushing forwards
Oh mein God, this man is just radiating pure ingenuity and joy. The laugh makes me smile and the accent is just 👌👌
Our so called "failures" are our teachers which guide us to better products, Joerg proves this principle. Now it is obviously not a failure but a step towards complete success!
Your laughter is amazing 🤣🤣🤣 this is a tank! Your awesome 👏
Now on the front plate, you might want to put a triangular pice of wood to strengthen the plate. From the plate to the stock of the crossbow. Just an idea.
Glade you did not give up on this one, so much potential power there.
just came across this video, seeing a happy man loving what he makes put me in a good mood. thank you! and awesome crossbow!
Your booming laugh is so hearty, it’s amazing to hear.
Whenever I pass away I hope I go someplace where I can spend eternity with Jorge, Steve Irwin and David Attenborough the most positive people ever.
I don't think this can be called a crossbow anymore, this is a handheld ballista
Great persistence! I too like when you show the failures as well as the successes.
That's the spirit, never surrender, shoe the failures and the victories, both we learn from and will improve no matter what
My first video of yours. Instant subscribe. Love the crossbow. Love that you talked about your failures, and love your voice! Keep on keepin on! Can’t wait to watch more :)
I could imagine if this guy were born in the medieval times, this guy would have been remembered as the legend of that time. Impressive.
You should be very proud of yourself for learning from your failures. Well done. Works great!
I can just see how much I will enjoy drinking a pint or two of Rheinbacher Pilsner with Joerg and just enjoy his wonderful kind-heated company and contagious laugh!
We expected nothing less from the Slingshot Master 👍👍👍🎯🏆❤🇺🇸
I am always happy to see your ideas and designs even though i may never have any use for a crossbow or sling type of weapon. Its the process that is fun to see. Thank you for the cool videos.
Aye , Your a real man . The real deal aka last of the Mohicans . I don’t know why people are afraid to be humble these days . Life rewards you when you are , as you clearly see
Your enthusiasm, your laugh and just your feel good energy is infectious. I love watching your videos and seeing what you're going to get into next. I dont know why I wasn't subbed! You've earned it and more my friend. Stay healthy and stay safe!
You are truly fearless. Amazing work
Kick ass Brother I knew you could fix all those initial problems. You always do!
The way he laughs is so menacing yet it makes me smile with joy
I lost this channel like 5 years ago but super happy to see this guy again :’)
Awesome job in fixing it just to make it better man. Love the crazy ideas you come up with and i wish i had the extra money cause i really want to get into archery and bow hunting and having multiple rapid shots would be very helpful for bow hunting. Keep up the great work and never let failure defeat you. It's just a stepping stone to a better outcome lol.
When the zombie apocalypse happens, I want this dude on my side so bad...
He builds some crazy, insane, beautiful, things.
Dude is just amazing...
Mate, you make the world alot brighter. Love crazy mental work. Anytime your down under I will shout a beer or 2 👍
My dream comes true. I was so sad when it failed, and could feel your disapointment. The best way to overcome this is by analysing the problem and fix it. So satisfying! 🙂
Great stuff, Joerg. Love the crossbow, glad you got it working. I always know I'm going to see something awesome whenever I hear your laugh
*Roaring Applause* congratulations Jorge you are now one of my heroes. Through sheer perseverance you took those lemons and turned them in to a margarita. Well done, I salute you. Btw, just make the shafts out of solid steel, instead of tubes. Worked for me when I was making my compressed air arrow launcher. My arrows kept disintegrating as soon as they left the barrel. And my aluminum and steel tube arrows never survived a single shot.
Till I saw your videos the coolest thing made of plywood that amazed me was a picnic table made from a single sheet of 5/8". Carry on sir, you have very creative mind!
Im sure you have seen my prior comments and have been following you on this project, Iwas thinking instead of attaching the bands to the tp of the bow you can add a pulley at the tip and wrap the bands around the pulley and then back and attached near the trigger end, This will keep your band and pull strength while allowing you to shorten the length of the barrel, It can cut the length in half while keeping the power. I also would suggest doing alot of research into pulleys and leverage systems because once you master those concepts it willsignificantly help you in adding power to that gun.Im sure your already familiar with the pulley concept to some degree and how they turn an ordinary long bow into an extrodinary compound bow.
He's always coming up with something...smart man for sure
These videos never fail to make me happy. I love his enthusiasm.
This is amazing!
I think you need heavier projectile for more force to be transferred to the arrow, having a projectile too light will bring diminishing returns as the power goes up
Jörg super Arbeit!Geil dass du dem Projekt nochmals ne Chance gegeben hast. Dieses brachiale Teil würde ich gerne mal auf 50m Distanz sehen. Schönen Gruss aus Zürich!
“I did the opposite.” That was the nicest middle finger I think I’ve ever experienced.
Great show. Thank you sir.
0:32 - Dawn of War Space Marines quote!
GOTTA LOVE A MAD PROFESSOR 🤪 HE’S AN ABSOLUTE GENIUS HATS OFF TO YOU SIR 🫡🫡🫡🫡🇬🇧🏴