Mid-Sized Trebuchet

[clemsonguy1125]

Heres my mid-sized trebuchet, it can hurl a golf ball over 200 feet and a potato probably 150-200. Right now i just tie a string with a loop to each projectile as my sling was messing up.
Edit- pics messing up, more momentarly, the others were to big
Edit-OK Pics are up

[deathbyDWV]

I've always wanted to make one of these... Please get the pics working soon!!! I want to see...

[clemsonguy1125]

Give me 5 min to retake the pics then they will be up
Edit-Resized and posted them

[spudtyrrant]

What are the chances, that's what we are doing right now in physics ,mine is done i will post pics soon

[clemsonguy1125]

What are the chances, that's what we are doing right now in physics ,mine is done i will post pics soon

cool what's your range, I'm not sure if mines weak or extremly powerful

[spudtyrrant]

What are the chances, that's what we are doing right now in physics ,mine is done i will post pics soon

cool what's your range, I'm not sure if mines weak or extremly powerful

I'm not quite sure yet, but when i find out i will be sure to let you know

[Gun Freak]

Looks cool... you should post a video.

[clemsonguy1125]

well i took a video but its crap, so Ill take one later, maybe

[jimmy101]

Put wheels on it. It'll throw farther and won't try to rip itself apart every time you fire.

Did you WAG the dimensions or use something like Wintrebto design it?

Check if your local library has a copy of the Nova episode where they built a couple big (really big) trebs.

[clemsonguy1125]

Well I shoot it in my grassy yard so wheels wont work, as for tearing apart, it twist a little but its fine, I just kinda winged it, I went to Lowes and bought 10 bucks worth of lumber and 4 screws, thats was all, I only use a 30 pound counter weight so Im not sure about it breaking, the copper rod it bending so i need to pick up a steel pipe, Ive seen some pretty big ones on youtube(they threw flaming pianos and small cars)