A friend and I just launched a project to build a bunch of trebuchets
A friend and I just launched a project to build a bunch of trebuchets
Hey guys, since spydie owners tend to be more of a hands-on sort, I figured that you guys would appreciate seeing this kickstarter project that a friend and I just launched.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/18 ... -trebuchet
We've been working at a machine shop for the past month in order to get the tolerances good enough that the whole thing just snaps together, and any of you have access to laser cutters, you'll be interested to know that we'll be posting the full design files on our site, free for anyone to use, once the project succeeds.
Just thought I'd share my latest adventure!
Edit - Here's a pic of the finished design:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/18 ... -trebuchet
We've been working at a machine shop for the past month in order to get the tolerances good enough that the whole thing just snaps together, and any of you have access to laser cutters, you'll be interested to know that we'll be posting the full design files on our site, free for anyone to use, once the project succeeds.
Just thought I'd share my latest adventure!
Edit - Here's a pic of the finished design:
Ha, I built one in high school, a meter and half tall. It was for physics class project and teacher said we were going to have a water balloon fight after. After seeing how the other catapults mostly consist of rubber bands, he said we aren't going to do it, since my trebuchet would slaughter everyone.
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If one builds trebuchets, one should read Lawdog's extended story of the Ratel Pit...which does in fact detail his erstwhile construction of a trebuchet...
http://www.thelawdogfiles.blogspot.com
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It is one of the funniest stories you will read online...Lawdog is quite the writer and well worth following his blog!
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Seems they're rather popular to build, when I was 15 I made one that was a bit over 2 metres tall. Think the counterweight was over 40 kg, flung everything from tennis balls to apple sized rocks.
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GENIUS! MW, this made my day.Monkeywrangler wrote:If one builds trebuchets, one should read Lawdog's extended story of the Ratel Pit...which does in fact detail his erstwhile construction of a trebuchet...
http://www.thelawdogfiles.blogspot.com
You must search the archives for the posts on the following dates, in order.
Tuesday, June 27, 2006
Thursday, June 29, 2006
Saturday, July 01, 2006
Saturday, July 08, 2006
Monday, July 10, 2006
Friday, July 14, 2006
It is one of the funniest stories you will read online...Lawdog is quite the writer and well worth following his blog!
--MW
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Awesome!clovisc wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wVADKznOhY
That is truly cool. I'm going to twist my wife's arm...my two college-age boys would have a blast with this...probably as much fun looking at what you've made and how you've designed the kits as assembling and "testing" them.
carpdiem wrote:Hey guys, since spydie owners tend to be more of a hands-on sort, I figured that you guys would appreciate seeing this kickstarter project that a friend and I just launched.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/18 ... -trebuchet
We've been working at a machine shop for the past month in order to get the tolerances good enough that the whole thing just snaps together, and any of you have access to laser cutters, you'll be interested to know that we'll be posting the full design files on our site, free for anyone to use, once the project succeeds.
Just thought I'd share my latest adventure!
Edit - Here's a pic of the finished design:
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There's more to building them than meets the eye. My oldest girl and I built one and needed to keep reinforcing the pivot, the counterwieght attachment, and then we were only so-so in our release mechanism. The throwing arm was about 4' and we had about 40# for weights.
Going to need to study up some more as it was good fun at backyard get togethers.
Going to need to study up some more as it was good fun at backyard get togethers.
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H*ly smoke. :eek: :Djimbo@stn24 wrote:There's more to building them than meets the eye. My oldest girl and I built one and needed to keep reinforcing the pivot, the counterwieght attachment, and then we were only so-so in our release mechanism. The throwing arm was about 4' and we had about 40# for weights.
Going to need to study up some more as it was good fun at backyard get togethers.
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Trebuchet: Awesome!
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