In which our hero (Le Ingénieur), from the safety of the porch, releases devastation upon the concrete battlement of the city's sidewalk...
This trebuchet was built from a Pathfinder kit: http://www.trebuchet.com/11101
It is well designed with pinned joints and goes together easily.
dude im 11 and i got 1 of those for my science project, it launched a quarter 42ft which was the farthest it has ever thrown and it had 66 quarters in the counterweight box. how bout u?
elmfuzzy1 4 years ago
We are using 100 marbles in the counterweight box and a wad of clay, about the weight of a marble, as the projectile. I built a bigger one last month, but my C/W is only 50 lbs. I am going to cast a 120 lb concrete C/W. Chuck one today!
Schlemmerwood 4 years ago