A bunch of super-genius obsessive compulsive egotistical jocks...

... and you're surprised that there's some soap opera?

Picked up another six 2x4s and continued work on the trebuchet. I had a new/better idea for the trigger mechanism, which has been bothering me. The need to support 60 lbs. of weight and release it cleanly, without jerking the engine around or blocking the arm motion, is a little tricky. It would be a lot easier with a traditional design, but the ( Read more... )

Picked up six 2x4s (all the car can hold), and took them, along with various pieces of hardware, over to Bernie's wood shop, to start work on the new 6' arm trebuchet ( Read more... )

I met with Igor, aka my friend Bernie, who a very nice complete woodworking shop. We went over the 3 foot trebuchet, tossing some foodstuffs, and have now decided that what the world needs is one more WMD. Preliminary design for a 6 foot float-arm trebuchet have been settled. We'll begin the mad rocket scientist* work when we get around to it.

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