Catapult

[WOW!!]

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!!]

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

[spudfile]

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

[richardbridges]

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!!]

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

[Viper]

k how about this name


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[CS]

<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]

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

[Viper]

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

[Torch]

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