Homemade Ballista

Dan Barker spent his spring break building a Ballista to complement his trebouchet. We came over to finsh some assembly and test fire it. It went decently well, but he is going to upgrade it after.

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• Homemade
• Ballista
• projectile
• catapult
• mideval
• weaponry

[BlasphemyBudgerigars]

I've said it before and ill say it aagain. People must invest in tripods... Its brillent work but i simply cant whatch it

[SlyDevil13]

@BlasphemyBudgerigars I didnt have one at the time, sortof a spur of the moment video

[SlyDevil13]

Check out my newest video too of our Trebuchet



[RyuRiku]

Hey, I want to make a ballista to, but i were wondering what kind of rope is best for the 'springs'

Any sugestions?

[SlyDevil13]

@RyuRiku Ummm I have no idea. We just used some rope that was pretty sturdy stuff that was just lying around I think lol

[TheDJax1]

Love the fiery explosions!

[SlyDevil13]

yes, it made it even more entertaining

[jakjak152]

my homeade crossbow shoots further than that=/ with homeade arrows made of sharp metal, feathers and hard wood dowels. oh add string to that 2

[chickenby]

Mine is 1/3 that size and has the same distance. Me and my friends larger scale is to have longer distance.

[WolfMt7]

what did you use for the rope

[marmaloon]

The technology for the rope skeins the ancient Greeks had was lost.

[SolvingLife]

Sinew holds tension the best

[loganlogan93]

@RyuRiku nylon

[SuperTrackstar22]

Hey here's a suggestion. Make your stacks taller and use a lot more nylon rope.