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Caleb's Trebuchet

This is a fantastic mid sized trebuchet that looks great and has some dynamic power. It launches a projectile 120 feet which is a great range for this size trebuchet.

It was built by Caleb and my thanks to him for the pictures and the info. He has a catapult project on my site too. Caleb's Catapult

Below is what he has to say about building this treb.

 

As you may wonder I am using a piece of towel as the sling because I haven't found anything yet to substitute since everything else I have isn't strong enough. I mounted wheels on it because it is super heavy and to much of a struggle to carry. After I first built it and got it firing to perfection, I then wanted to make it throw farther and higher so I tried adding and taking away certain things to increase efficiency. For instance I cut some wood out of the swing arm to reduce the restricting weight when it throw's. I also put some "walls" to guide the counter-weight box so that it doesn't hit any of the 2x4's or braces. And then I greased all the pivot points just for good measure. Now it doesn't squeak, is mobile with one person, and throw's 120+ feet. I hope you like it and I'll get a video for you sometime soon if the weather clears up.

 

 

 

Caleb has submitted pictures and information about his new catapult that I call the Sled-a-Pult ! It uses two bands for additional power and has a sled platform on the bottom so it slides easily over land and snow! Now we can siege castles in Winter!! See more here: Caleb's Sled-a-Pult

 

 

 

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Table of Contents for the Trebuchet Making tutorial

  1. Trebuchet Home Page
  2. Materials/Tools
  3. Assemble the sides
  4. Assemble the base
  5. Make and attach the swing arm and counterweight
  6. The stringpouch and the runway
  7. Finish and fire it!
  8. Trebuchet video (quicktime MOV)
  9. Books/Buy
  10. Free Trebuchet Plan
  11. Trebuchet blueprints
  12. Trebuchet and Siege Engine Documentaries/DVDs
  13. Books/Medieval store
  14. The History of the Trebuchet

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