Compliant Crossbow for Shooting Toothpicks

This is a little compliant bow that fires toothpicks about 15-30 feet. It is super easy to print, and very fun to play with. The mechanism was tinkered with meticulously to get it to work consistently.

If you're having trouble getting it to latch and stay latched, try flexing the bow to get it more pliable, or pushing it down to change the resting position.

Highly recommend using a higher-strength filament for this project, for example: https://amzn.to/3xCQpsk

Watch my recent video about how I designed it:
https://www.tiktok.com/@christophersfactory/video/7356091812039167274