Catapult

WOW!! · Mon Jul 31, 2006 1:30 pm

Some of you might now that I was going to build a trebuchet for the pumkin chuckin contest. But seeing as I need about 7/8 of a ton it is impractical for me. So Iam going to build a catapult. It will use garage door springs. I have a pic it is hard to explane. But on the cross bar should I tilt it so that when the throwing arm hits it, it will send the pumkin at a 45* angle? O and I need help picking a name.

WOW!! · Mon Jul 31, 2006 4:18 pm

And does any one know were to get pelican hooks??

spudfile · Mon Jul 31, 2006 4:54 pm

There is a link on www.ripcord.ws/ all you do is you just go to triggers when you get to the homepage

richardbridges · Mon Jul 31, 2006 6:03 pm

I have a 3 foot at the pivot treb, with 125 lbs. of wheel weights melted down and cast into 9 inch pie pans. I'm working on my stock pile towards 3000 lbs.
Trebs only fly apart forwards, or backwards. Spring pults go in all directions.
Be carefull. R.B.

WOW!! · Mon Jul 31, 2006 8:52 pm

It is going to pivit on a arm and both springs in he same spots so it will pivot at 90*

Viper · Mon Oct 02, 2006 7:24 pm

k how about this name

THE LAST RIDE

Mon Oct 02, 2006 7:45 pm

<a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=Buy+peli ... Google?</a>
<a href="http://www.bosunsupplies.com/products2. ... 0">Pelican Hook</a>

Name, eh? 'Sh*t Flinger' ? (Just sounds like a cool name, ive never thought of launching feces as very cool...)

OwThatsMyEye · Tue Oct 03, 2006 8:48 am

looks like a manganel. i dont think those springs will have enough power to tos a pumpkin tho.

Viper · Tue Oct 03, 2006 2:49 pm

well pimp I wanted to be creative and all of the good names were taken!
Damn you smart people!!

Torch · Tue Oct 03, 2006 3:45 pm

The Steel Beast! Also are you using a sling to launch the ammo? I've heard its 200% better then a spoon like arm.

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