Popsicle Stick Trebuchet

[Justin218]

Well I posted a few days ago that I was making a trebuchet out of popsicle sticks and some of you wanted to see pics. Well, it still doesn't have a base or a trigger, but here it is. It throws a watch battery about 10 feet. It threw a button quite a bit further. It is ~4.25 inches high to the axle. When in the fired position(as in the pics) it is ~10.5 inches high.
http://home.earthlink.net/~justincredible218/treb1.jpg
http://home.earthlink.net/~justincredible218/treb2.jpg

 

[fatbaby]

j00 g0t t00 mUch tim3 0n j00r h4nds

 

[StevenYoo]

that thing is awesome. nice job!

 

[iamwiz82]

a bj would solve your problems

 

[Spike]

lol, thats awesome. I made a large catapult in high school, but this looks so much cooler, not to mention alot more portable. Awesome job there

 

[Maetryx]

From dictionary.com
"A military engine used in the Middle Ages for throwing stones, etc. It acted by means of a great weight fastened to the short arm of a lever, which, being let fall, raised the end of the long arm with great velocity, hurling stones with much force."

 

[JEDI]

Age of Kings fan, huh?

 

[Nefrodite]

Trebuchet you say?? Dans got some kewl trebs here

 

[Justin218]

<< j00 g0t t00 mUch tim3 0n j00r h4nds >>

this from the guy who types in 1337 speak

 

[HomeBrewerDude]

i retract my previous statement implying you would die a horrible death involving splinters... that thing looks pretty cool.

 

[Cyberian]

Hey, that looks neat!!

How does the 'heavy end' get raised?? I didn't notice any mechanism for that.

 

[yakko]

Cool. I need one for work.

 

[Justin218]

<< How does the 'heavy end' get raised?? I didn't notice any mechanism for that. >>


You pull it down with your finger

 

[Martin]

That thing is might cool.


Right now I have to make a Projectile Launcher for my physics class. Its supposed to lanch a 1/2" glass marble anywhere between 2 and 8 meters (one the day of the test, teacher gives you target, the closer you get to it, the more marks you get).

I thought about making a trebuchet, but I know nothign about how to make one, so I just did a pinball-like lancher. Spring in barrel, pull back spring and release....


Good work though.

 

[Justin218]

I had to do something kind of like that in my physics class. I had to roll a marble off of a ramp on a table and have it land in a cup. You only get one shot.

 

[flavio]

I love trbuchets

 

[MichaelD]

Very nice! Cool stuff...I like seeing projects that folks build w/their own two hands. Shows talent and creativity. Now, can you build one to launch my son's mom into the troposphere?