Merlin 2008 Trebuchet
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That is one impressive design.
1 year ago 5
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It's much closer to a floating arm whipper than a FAKA.
The guy who built this, invented King Arthur Trebuchets.
Merlin defines the term efficiency.
It's competetive with machines like Yankee Seige and Pumpkin Hammer using NO counterweight beyond an empty sled and the mass of the arm itself.
If you get much more efficient than this, you'll be producing free energy.
2 years ago 3
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I personally believe that Merlin can do over 2000ft but do you think the that it's firing to high
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Ive seen other videos of Merlin, but none told me how high it is. Could you tell me that?
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I've been watching some videos of catapults/trebuchets/ballistas and found the range achieved to be quite tepid but I think 1400 ft would have made any Roman or Crusader proud.
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Quick question with King Arthur I've notice that it fires the pumpkin but the sling stays on the pin could you tell me why that is
ACDC5968 2 months ago
@ACDC5968
Sure. On King Arthur, one of the things I think is very dangerous is to have the ring flailing around after the throw - it is just too dangerous. I use a basket ball net for a pouch. One end is closed (the top end of the net) and the other end is attached to the release ring. The closed end is attached to the TA. When the ring releases, it allows the pumpkin to role out of the pouch. There is a 4 foot extension on the ring (attached to the TA) that hangs onto the ring.
Chris
chrisg2004 2 months ago
Sure,
Merlin is 50 feet high
Chris
chrisg2004 5 months ago
WSWarthog,
It gets better.... If you look up and down the Trebuchet line last year - of all the machines that were there, only one was of Medieval design. All the rest were engineering inventions.
Chris
chrisg2004 6 months ago
Have you ever thought about talking out the cross bracing at the top so you don't have worry a out the pumpkin hitting the bar so you could get a farther distance.
ACDC5968 6 months ago
@ACDC5968 Yes. I've discussed this with my team and it would take some work to make it viable. I still come back to the point that if it is hitting the cross bar - the throw is too low to begin with. This is the biggest reason I haven't done it yet. Who knows - I might still do it.
Thanks for your thoughts,
Chris
chrisg2004 6 months ago