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Tossing a Bowling Ball 260 yards with the Trebuchet
Nov 1st, 2020 at 2:05pm
 
The Sentinel is up and running, and running well!  16lb ball, 1,500lbs of dirt in the box.
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Reply #1 - Nov 1st, 2020 at 2:41pm
 
Wow.... just wow!!!!!!

What distance are you getting with a bowling ball!?
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Reply #2 - Nov 1st, 2020 at 3:35pm
 
I love the whistling. So cool!
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Re: Tossing a Bowling Ball 260 yards with the Trebuchet
Reply #3 - Nov 1st, 2020 at 8:16pm
 
That's great man!  How many trebuchets have you built (or been involved in building)?
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Re: Tossing a Bowling Ball 260 yards with the Trebuchet
Reply #4 - Nov 2nd, 2020 at 2:25pm
 
CrazyBrave333 wrote on Nov 1st, 2020 at 2:41pm:
Wow.... just wow!!!!!!

What distance are you getting with a bowling ball!?


Sorry- just saw the title- in an idiot!!!

I do like the whistling!!!!
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Re: Tossing a Bowling Ball 260 yards with the Trebuchet
Reply #5 - Nov 2nd, 2020 at 11:07pm
 
joe_meadmaker wrote on Nov 1st, 2020 at 8:16pm:
How many trebuchets have you built (or been involved in building)?


Thanks!  I would say I have been involved in making about 9 machines at this point.  12 if you count each year in which I rebuild this big one.  One of these was a floating arm trebuchet but the rest are hinged counterweight.

It's taken four years to fix all the problems with the big machine.  I might actually have made something that works this year.  Not sure yet, will have to see how it holds up again this weekend.

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