Has anyone made a trebuchet?

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Osric
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Has anyone made a trebuchet?

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I was wondering if anyone had tried making a trebuchet on their cnc. I was thinking of trying to make some for nephew gifts this year, but am not very good at design stuff yet.

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Bob
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Re: Has anyone made a trebuchet?

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Osric
I'll try attaching the crv file for one I have made. It's designed to be gravity powered, but mine gets me into a lot more trouble by converting it to rubberband power.
Caution, This thing is designed to toss projectiles at high speed. Use with your own judgement. Wear safety glasses, and full body Kevlar protection when using.
Bob
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Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek (Developer of the microscope.)

Osric
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Gawd, that looks perfect. Thanks Bob. You do some great projects. Gunna have to give it a try tomorrow.

Kryptik
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Bob, songs will be sung of you for many moons around the fires...
This is what 21st Century technology should be used for, making medieval weapons of mass destruction !!
I think I'm about to wake the neighbours :twisted:

jimbob45
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Bob, Can you post a picture of your trebuchet? Did you use 1/8 dowels or brass rod for the axles?
Great idea. Jimbob

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Bob
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Re: Has anyone made a trebuchet?

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JB
It's been two years since my post. I can't find any of my samples for pictures. I probably gave them to friends. I used .125" dowels. If you google trebuchet, you will see lots of examples of what they look like.
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