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Anh Guest	trebuchet Oct 24^th, 2004 at 12:35am Have anyone make one?? im planning on making a minature one and if u do can u give me formula for disnaces?
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Gun Interfector Viris Spurii Past Moderator Offline Slinging Viking Posts: 1089 The Ozarks of Ark & Mo Gender:	Re: trebuchet Reply #1 - Oct 24^th, 2004 at 4:11pm there was a earilier thread about them on the the primitve weapons page. I think it was on the first page. I hope this helps.
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Re: trebuchet
Reply #2 - Oct 24^th, 2004 at 9:04pm

Me and a friend of mine ( this is just one of my use less rambalings turn back now while you still can!)
skyler is his name, where joking one time. he said that he had lots of wood lying about and he wanted to make a catapult. I said poopy man, lets make a trebuchet! so we look up some plans for a trebuchet and we where talking about how big to make it. He wanted one as big as a large tabel. I wanted one that could launch Volts wagon beetels.

we setteld on making a vw launcher, and right now where looking for car donaters. I dont know do you think where a little too far ahead of our selfs?

i live in a maze of typo's&&&& popularity is for dolls a hero cannot be popular-Ralph Waldo Emerson&&&&DTB-master of the corny vest, and crappy carpet!

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Anhny Tiro Offline Posts: 11	Re: trebuchet Reply #3 - Oct 26^th, 2004 at 6:31pm yeah i found it lol but i dont want to pay 20 bucks =(. Maybe i might find a crack (or try to crack it myseft) version of it. It quite old for Mesurement.
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knight Senior Member Offline blargh~ Posts: 386 Philadelphia Gender:	Re: trebuchet Reply #4 - Oct 26^th, 2004 at 6:46pm how about u launch a gient dirt clod
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Douglas_The_Black Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Hakkaa päälle! Posts: 3491 Salineville Ohio Gender:	Re: trebuchet Reply #5 - Oct 27^th, 2004 at 7:15pm car = very cool dirt = very messy hahahha
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TJTay89 Tiro Offline It don't mean a thing, if it ain't got that sling Posts: 11 Gender:	Re: trebuchet Reply #6 - Nov 5^th, 2004 at 3:15am http://www.ripcord.ws/ - This is the best site for all your trebuchet needs, and I think it has some pretty good free plans. Matter of fact, I find this to be the Slinging.org of Trebuchets (meaning alot of great info, and free, although I don't think there is a forum).
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Reply #7 - Nov 15^th, 2004 at 6:25pm

I've built four small trebuchets out of popsicle sticks and wooden dowels. They'll throw a marble-sized (not the same weight though) projectile about 10 feet. Not really weapons of mass destruction, but a lot of fun to build, and good for knocking down card houses.

If you type "the algorithmic beauty of the trebuchet" in a search engine, you can get a demo version of a trebuchet simulator where you can fiddle with different lengths and weights and then throw it to see how far the projectile would go.

But Ammon stood forth and began to cast stones at them with his sling; yea, with mighty power he did sling stones amongst them; and thus he slew a certain number of them insomuch that they began to be astonished at his power - Alma 17:36

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Shaun Tiro Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 36 Pleasant Hope, Mo Gender:	Re: trebuchet Reply #8 - Nov 15^th, 2004 at 7:16pm I built one about 3 feet tall using the directions from ripcord's trebuchet site. It was for a demonstrative speech in my oral communications class. I'm not sure about the structural integrity of mine though. I took some shortcuts on the joints and just used an air powered nail gun and wood glue.
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Douglas_The_Black Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Hakkaa päälle! Posts: 3491 Salineville Ohio Gender:	Re: trebuchet Reply #9 - Nov 17^th, 2004 at 5:36pm how was thoes instructions easy to follow? i was going to make a trebuchet but never got around too it.
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Shaun Tiro Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 36 Pleasant Hope, Mo Gender:	Re: trebuchet Reply #10 - Nov 17^th, 2004 at 7:22pm Ripcord's instructions are well written, but the cuts for joints do take some time and a little skill to get right but they do add a lot of strength. If I remember correctly no nails are needed because everything fits together.
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Douglas_The_Black Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Hakkaa päälle! Posts: 3491 Salineville Ohio Gender:	Re: trebuchet Reply #11 - Nov 18^th, 2004 at 4:51pm that sounds good ill have a look later on
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Re: trebuchet
Reply #12 - Nov 22^nd, 2004 at 8:52pm

type into google

"toothpick trebuchets"
some dude has an article on miniature trebs
did some modifications on the plans, made the support arms longer, made new supports, put on a longer arm and such.

All you need is wood glue, toothpicks, artificial sinew ( or string) and about six hours on a saturday.

I used two 1.5 oz. egg sinkers for the cw.

Shoots a popcorn seed about twelve feet.

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english Ex Member	Re: trebuchet Reply #13 - Nov 24^th, 2004 at 8:03am Six hours for that? 12 feet? What's the point? You could probably throw it further.
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Douglas_The_Black Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Hakkaa päälle! Posts: 3491 Salineville Ohio Gender:	Re: trebuchet Reply #14 - Nov 24^th, 2004 at 7:42pm haha well you could have a besigeing in your own living room.
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