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Re: Trebuchets
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lugnet.castle
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Mon, 19 May 2003 16:28:06 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, Brian H. Nielsen writes:
> As I mentioned I wanted to do in my other post, I've changed to a braided
> sling pocket and it made a big difference, both in ease of setup and
> distance. It now throws about 6 feet. Time to see what sling length and
> end hook gives the best performance before I change how the weight on the
> arm is distributed.
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> Brian
That's where my trebuchet wouldn't work, that darned sling! The shape of
the trebuchet was right and I used two weight bricks for ballast, but it was
the sling that stumped me! Any pics of the new sling?
Nathan
Lord Of The LEGO
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| (...) I've uploaded 2 new picures: (2 URLs) to my Brickshelf folder: (URL) The first picture shows the new braided sling on the trebuchet and the second is a close-up of just the sling. I used fishnet style braiding. You might find this link useful (...) (22 years ago, 19-May-03, to lugnet.castle)
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| As I mentioned I wanted to do in my other post, I've changed to a braided sling pocket and it made a big difference, both in ease of setup and distance. It now throws about 6 feet. Time to see what sling length and end hook gives the best (...) (22 years ago, 18-May-03, to lugnet.castle)
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