Tabletop Trebuchet

Very cool… nice story too.. bet the teacher was overwhelmed…

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always nice to make things with the kid in the shop
and a great story too abaut the teacher geting cought
well done papa

Dennis

Very cool looking project. I’m sure the kids were fascinated! How far did it shoot the projectile??

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That is awosome! I have always wanted to make one!

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Thanks for the comments! I have updated the progress pics with my daughter.

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Very Cool. I made a quick and dirty one of these a while ago and it was loads of fun. I’m keep telling myself I need to make another.

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neat

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that is sweet. always wanted to make one.

-- Tim, Nevada MO

Awesome job, my daughter and I also made one this weekend, or at least started. She is part of of a group that competes in DI (destination imagination) Where with a skit and props they need to solve a problem. Theirs is to get a hacky sack over a barrier and they choose catapults to do this. We have 3 of the 4 prototypes completed, a lever with a conveyor belt feeding systems, a Mangonel, and a Trebuchet. We have one last one which is a slingshot, I wanted to do a balliista but she wanted it to look like a tree. She is the boss on this one. Anyway good shooting…

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aah… chocolate… the best bait for teachers… :)

this looks fantastic! deserves a video presentation I would say.

I have to find plans for something like this also. very cool

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can you pop holes in drywall ? nice looking job

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I can’t wait to make one of these. I have to finish some furniture I started for the wife first though or I’ll never hear the end of it. :)

-- Jason - Colorado Springs

Good story, cute kid, nice machine, enough said.

Steve

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Might have to get a little vid up here once I get the tray and the trajectory stuff worked out!

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Very cool, my daughter is in 1st grade will remeber this in a couple years. looks loike both of you had fun.

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