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Offline jeepster

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just for fun: leaf spring balista
« on: September 06, 2010, 05:06:44 PM »
just for schittzengiggle, ive always wanted to make a balista/ancient seige machine (giant crossbow emplacement thing) that launched round fenceposts(or tiki torches) powered by a leaf spring.... think it would work?
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Re: just for fun: leaf spring balista
« Reply #1 on: September 06, 2010, 05:26:24 PM »
Why not :dunno: lets see a drawing :dunno: :chuckle:

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Re: just for fun: leaf spring balista
« Reply #2 on: September 06, 2010, 05:35:21 PM »
Saw a Can we build it kinda show on PBS, one episode they built two Trebuchets, catapaults about 3 stories tall, pretty cool.

The next project?  A Crossbow with a 100foot Bow. It broke on the first draw.. :bash:

 


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