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Message started by Mikeel on Nov 6th, 2005 at 8:05pm

Title: Some of my first projects
Post by Mikeel on Nov 6th, 2005 at 8:05pm
Well, here are some of my first projects starting with my most recent, a trebuchet. It is working well. Launches rocks almost past the lot with the greyish, blueish looking house. Haven't tried it with full counter wieght yet, but it is bending the 1/2 inch rebar holding it up with ease. Launched an acorn squash. That was alot of fun.




Then here is a ballista I made. Didn't work to well, but I didn't give it much of a chance. I changed it into an onager w/o uprights.





Hope there aren't to many pics for some of you.
It took me like 45 minutes to upload my pics and then I got a message saying several of them didn't work. But I did get some of the better ones.

Soon I'll be preparing the treb for winter use. Going to launch snowballs and iceballs. Next summer I am going to make an icesickle shooter and a treb twice the size. And don't worry, only snowballs will launched at people. Ice balls and icesickles will be aimed at empty forts  .

That's all I can think of to post. Have any questions let me know

Title: Re: Some of my first projects
Post by tint on Nov 6th, 2005 at 8:19pm
What the range?  

Cool stuff.  I wish I have the space to built those!

Title: Re: Some of my first projects
Post by Mikeel on Nov 6th, 2005 at 8:35pm
Easily over two hundred feet with the treb and 1 and a half to two pound rocks.
But I haven't been able to test it to it's fullest because of being in backyards. And it is hard to transport by myself. Probobly won't be able to untill next year unfortunently.

Title: Re: Some of my first projects
Post by curious_aardvark on Nov 7th, 2005 at 10:17am
nice work - I assume you're the young looking kid ;-)

Title: Re: Some of my first projects
Post by Douglas_The_Black on Nov 7th, 2005 at 2:45pm
thats great! good job! ;D

Title: Re: Some of my first projects
Post by Gard on Nov 9th, 2005 at 11:18am
Cool stuff, good job!
How long do you shoot with the trebuchet?

Gard

Title: Re: Some of my first projects
Post by Smudge on Nov 11th, 2005 at 9:16am
That rebuchet is fantastic, now just build one out of telephone poles!

Title: Re: Some of my first projects
Post by Fritz_the_Cat on Nov 11th, 2005 at 1:33pm
I like it . I want to build one up north on top of my hill. Its 110 ft higher than the surrounding ground . I have plenty of rocks for target practice . I wonder what the range would be from a hill. Cool  :D

Title: Re: Some of my first projects
Post by Mikeel on Nov 12th, 2005 at 8:08am
Wow, that's a pretty big hill. Sounds like fun.

Yes, I'm the young looking kid. :-)

I've just dismantled the treb to rebuild some of it's parts. Hopefully I can get the last of the parts today.

Title: Re: Some of my first projects
Post by Fritz_the_Cat on Nov 12th, 2005 at 10:45am
Its my favorite spot to meditate and sling stones from but your machine would really be cool up there as I sit on a pile of ammo . I probalby could hit my access road from there . What Would you suggest for a target ? I Was thinking of a beat up rust bucket car I could always haul to the scrapyard "afterwards" . Do you think It'll go thru the roof ? :o

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