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Building a Trebuchet

Discussion in 'Off-Topic Discussion' started by tacomaprerunner, Apr 19, 2010.

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  1. May 29, 2010 at 6:40 PM
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    BakoTruck

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    That might make it worse.
     
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  2. May 29, 2010 at 6:42 PM
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    ah. nvm then.. dont listen to me! :p i blow things up and set them on fire. :devil:
     
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  3. May 29, 2010 at 6:52 PM
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    Well, don't listen to me either. lol
    Don't know anything about trebuchets. I just figured it might give it less leverage.
     
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  4. May 29, 2010 at 7:09 PM
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    tacomaprerunner [OP] Dang liberals.

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    That's awesome.

    You know how heavy the counterweight was?
    Can you give me any insight on sling/sling release mechanism?
     
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  5. May 29, 2010 at 7:37 PM
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    the cw was several hundred pounds of concrete from a building demo

    the hook was just a large nail (~9 in.) that you can find at any hardware store that was bent until we found a good angle. the sling was a towel IIRC w/ paracord attached for arm attachment
     
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  6. May 29, 2010 at 9:21 PM
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    Ok thanks man. The nail might be our problem...it was only about 2 inches. I'll look into something more substantial.
     
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  7. Oct 11, 2010 at 7:35 PM
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    tacomaprerunner [OP] Dang liberals.

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    Whoa...I forgot about this thread. Just an update guys...we launched a watermelon 167' 4". Somewhat disappointing, but it leaves tons of room for improvement!
     
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