Post by karanadon on Dec 8, 2005 17:41:31 GMT 12
Ok everyone knows what a trebuchet is. For those that dont it is a medieval seige engine using a type one lever, either a fixed or free counterweight and a sling.
In my woodwork class over the past term i have made myself one which reaches to as high as just between your knee and hip when it is fully drawn back.
Its been great fun firing little wooden circles at people in class and getting told off but its definatly a great laugh and brings alot of attention.
Id say it could easily fire up to 35 yards or so, although in the first outside testing i used golf balls which were way too heavy. Definatly beet my opponents very crudely built SPRING powered catapult with a bucket, first of their throw the bucket falls apart!! its gets rebuilt and on the next try the whole lever arm snapped cleanly in half!! bad engineering on their part
Ill hopefully have pics to show sometime next week as im going to have to carry it home from school
Has anybody else had any sudden inspirations to make a large seige engine? me and my friend are in the process of designing one as tall as us! ;D
Let me know your thoughts on this one.
In my woodwork class over the past term i have made myself one which reaches to as high as just between your knee and hip when it is fully drawn back.
Its been great fun firing little wooden circles at people in class and getting told off but its definatly a great laugh and brings alot of attention.
Id say it could easily fire up to 35 yards or so, although in the first outside testing i used golf balls which were way too heavy. Definatly beet my opponents very crudely built SPRING powered catapult with a bucket, first of their throw the bucket falls apart!! its gets rebuilt and on the next try the whole lever arm snapped cleanly in half!! bad engineering on their part
Ill hopefully have pics to show sometime next week as im going to have to carry it home from school
Has anybody else had any sudden inspirations to make a large seige engine? me and my friend are in the process of designing one as tall as us! ;D
Let me know your thoughts on this one.
