The Unique Bicycle Wheel and Bowling Ball Trebuchet
January 10th, 2007STORM THE CASTLE - With a New Siege Engine Project
This is a crazy project that took me two days to complete. It is three feet long and uses a bowling ball and a bicycle wheel in its construction. The thing is so powerful that the first time I fired it it snapped the wood so I strengthened it and it snapped the wood again. Finally I used six inch bolts to really strengthen it and it fires like a dragon.
I have a video and complete assembly instructions here - this is not for kids!
So if you are fascinated by siege engines and always wanted to build one here is a tutorial on how to build one from parts found around the house. And the real message of this tutorial is that you can build a serious siege engine from almost anything.
The Bicycle Wheel and Bowling Ball Trebuchet Project
Tags: By Will Kalif, Castles/Medieval, make a trebuchet, Medieval, Medieval Weapons, project, siege engine, trebuchet
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