floating arm trebuchet ratios

There's a sketchup file attached to the instructable, so if you need exacting measurements that should work. We just built an hinged counterweight trebuchet for our annual group camp of friends from highschool (we're all in our 30s now.). Lastly, cut through the plywood rectangle so the wheel does not bump over the edge of the plywood as the arm falls. Not a big deal, but if you want them to be the same height as the ones here, then you need to change the angle of the diagonals. That model was equipped with a folding gantry and pulley system to raise the counterweight, with that it could be fired every 2 minutes. [7] A projectile is loaded into a sling at the end of the throwing arm. nails will slide out of the wood, and will not keep the box together. 2. Without one of them , the arm would simply fall into the ground. DRILL PILOT HOLES FOR EVERYTHING!!!!!! The floating arm trebuchet is a counterweight siege weapon which is a modern variation[1] of the medieval trebuchet. Otherwise, the washers in between the CW box and the channel will be smooshed up against the drop channel, creating friction, which is bad. Make sure the axle bolt is short enough to clear the frame easily. It takes awhile to calibrate the different lengths and ratios to reach optimal firing capabilities. 2 segments of 5 ft., 10 in (1.7272 m) long 2 X 4 If it is, that will be solved later in the finishing touches step. This is a general description of how to create a floating arm (f2k) trebuchet. Also, 1 inch thick wood would would be stronger.Hardware *must be able to fit inside counterweight boxesSling Luckily, I eventually lined up the holes. So, This project is not due until sometime in may, but I will be glad to post pictures. Wheels are from the rotating platform from a microwave but any small stong wheel will do. Arm-sling constraint, arm on fixed roller, projectile on ramp. Unless one eye bolt cannot support the weight, relax. Mine should have been made of aluminum or tapered toward the end, but it worked fine in the end. erm So, the first one is more of those charming "Extra supports." Remember, though, that if your short arm is shorter you will need fewer bolts. Need some advice please. To dowel the pieces, simply drill two holes into both the arm and the extension. (1.5875 cm.) This is a more efficient way to transfer potential energy into kinetic energy at a small scale. Floating Arm Trebuchet Page 3 of 3 First 1 2 3. All you are really doing is putting the arm in the drop channels. You want this to happen when your sling is at 45, and it will vary somewhat with projectile weight and counterweight.The sling itself and release pin are a bit of trial and error. The two bits at the open top of the cut channel..keeps the drop channel from "opening" [3] If you Arm-sling constraint, arm roller on fixed track, projectile above ramp. The second length of rope is tied to a small ring- like a loose keychain ring. 2 segments of 5 ft., 10 in (1.7272 m) long 2 X 4 Don't judge me) First, grab two of the 8 foot long pieces. Do you still have the Matlab file? If you see or hear bumping, look carefully at this back area w/ a video camera or just your eyes to see why it's doing that. For the arm assembly They must be perfectly straight and lined up. Once everything is square, true, straight aligned or whatever you feel like saying, We can put this beast together. again for the threaded rod -Make sure it is strong enough to take the force of your falling counterweight. Hopefully they're willing to help. 7 years ago. I've definitely seen some trebuchets in that size range throwing tennis balls, 6" steel shot, etc very far. Cut at least 3 inches longer unless you are very good at cutting angles accurately (A miter saw would help)\ Put a generous amount of glue on the flatter side, the 3.5 inch side. (0.635 cm) diameter, 6 in. Okay yes you fire. If you need to beef things up, like the counterweight bolt and wheels, it might cost more. The CW bolt MUSTbe made thicker and stronger, otherwise it will bend and cause problems. ) Double- check everything. Different jeans vary, so this next step might be different for you. 2 screws for each mitered channel support. I simply layed a fairly long board over the diagonal supports in the back, extending out a bit to give support to the sling until it was lifted up into the air. You will need the two 2- foot lengths of 1 X 6 and the two 6- foot lengths of the 1 X 6. MAKE SURE THE EYE OF THE TRIGGER PIN IS FACING THE FRONT OF THE TREBUCHET otherwise you will have to switch it. Yes, I decided to add this step after awhile. Make the long arm lighter. 2 segments of 2 ft., 11 in. The pictures show two different models. Use plenty of screws as well as resin, gluing and screwing each layer to the next. Mortise and tenon joints here would be best, but I didn't feel like they were necessary. The first sketchup picture (Sorry only have real pictures of the finished thing) shows what it should look like when your done. wood screws, phillips head drive, #8 First, obviously, just lay the arm in between the drop channels (Just the middle of the treb) We're all a bit nerdy and geeky and figured a weekend engineering challenge was a good way to make camping and drinking more awesome. The first through fifth sketchup picture will show this. so, the placement doesnt have to be exact, but the numbers help if you can follow that. Image by Ron L. Toms. although I'm still not quite sure how that happened. Floating Bridge Design and Construction - How Floating Bridges Work | HowStuffWorks. Now, cut very carefully and very straightly down the lines you made. Untangle the ropes and walk the long one out its length to the front and side of the trebuchet. A wide chisel would also work. You will need the denim and the monkey- no, sorry, gorilla tape. 19. The cutouts go around the main track supports. SECOND PROBLEM It launches 5 pound pumpkins around 320 feet with 250 pounds of counter weight. Stick a few inches of tape over that area, making sure you get it on the inside and outside of the seam. I want a 3.5:1 ratio and 7 ft long total beam. These keep the distance between the two tracks from narrowing or widening. This linear drop of the counterweight is more efficient in transferring potential energy to kinetic energy than the pendulum counterweight motion of a traditional trebuchet. so: You also will need to push them out slightly, so that the gap is 3/4" at least. 16 1.5 in (3.81 cm.) To fix this, you get a thicker CW bolt, and hopefully a hardened one. (0.7112 m) long 2 X 4 anyways The floating arm trebuchet loses the range advantage over regular trebuchet at very large scales, because the difficulty in construction of the drop channel and axle increases with size. There should be two layers at the outside and 1 layer inside, in the middle. So if I could toss the weight a 100yds would be perfect. (0.2413 X 0.2286m) On the folds themselves, use one strip of tape per side with a slight bit of overlap and stick the two pieces together. One drill bit MUST be the size of your threaded rod (Mine was 5/8", it should be thicker) Ideally, the drill bit would be a foot long, or 6 inches, so that the holes in the arm don't become misaligned. The person standing on the trebcuhet is no longer in danger unless he drops the bolt on his foot. Beside the arm when it's at rest, these two channels are the tallest point of the trebuchet. (0.7112 X 0.0889 m) The arm is the key part in the trebuchet, as it provides the momentum, the height, and contributes to the angle of release. Make sure all the hardware can support whatever CW you are using. This may change depending on the width of your wheels. The person on the ground should pull back and down on the arm like a lever, using the guide wheel as a fulcrum. have a nice day This could be done other ways, but our method looks really cool. Line up one edge of the bottom of the track with the 2.5 foot mark. I had no idea what the problem was at first. Basically, THE CW BOLT MUST BE MADE STRONGER!! (Hopefully a strong someone) It would be better if both ends were one solid piece of wood. Then, obviously, drive in the screws. The straight track drop is an idea used in a FAT (Floating Arm Trebuchet), or in our Baby ASOK (Arm Slides Over Cam). 7 4.5= about 1.6 The more you pull the edge over the other one, the deeper the pouch will be. Grab your nylon rope and cut 4 feet off the end. This will prevent the counterweights from falling. Other than those, there haven't really been any problems with the frame. I have real pictures, but no sketchup ones. Reply Okay, now I'm not kidding. They should come out easily if they were cut narrowly enough. These are the four sections of 1 ft, 5 in 2 X 6. the short arm is the 1 (In the ratio) and the long arm is the 3.5 (in the ratio) -3.5 times longer than the short arm. 1. on Introduction. A regular trebuchet is a better realistic war machine. Then, measure 3/8" from either side of this mark. um.. This allows us to swap out pins, or adjust forward and backward. X 1.5 in. 2 segments of 2 ft. (0.6096 m.) long 5/8 in. Put them in that corner, towards the inside. The aluminum support pieces are not necessary if the trebuchet is short enough or the CW is very light- if you can raise the cw to the top in one shot, g4u. I'll explain later Make sure they are placed correctly, and make them as square as possible to the base. Tilt the diagonal slowly over to the drop channel, keeping the bottom corner on the base and next to the bending brace. They would at the very least be a good guideline. Can the trebuchet launch a 6-lb shot? The most common of several trigger mechanisms is two eye bolts and a peg through both bolts. (Safety blocks explained later) long carriage bolts At this point, dry-assemble your trebuchet and ensure everything fits, and that the arm will move correctly. On each piece, mark 5.5 inches (The real width of a 1 X 6) from each cut edge. i am building a trebuchet for my physics class. Then drive 2 screws through the board with the actual channel on either side of the gap, diagonal from each other so that you can fit two into the narrow width of the wood on either side of the gap. We made ours so that the chain had a tiny bit of slack in it initially, which we took out by tightening the nut on the eye bolt each time we fired. Really, be careful. You should have a " Y " shape rope with a trigger pin on each end. yes, it works What I do not I wish I'd have seen yours before we designed it, I went with a 2:1 ratio for the arm, and we may have been able to make it a bit longer. for the carriage bolts If the weight is very heavy, the long part of the arm can Make sure everyone knows you are firing. F Building of Vertical Supports F 2x3 28in Build functioning catapult Torsion or trebuchet Maximum volume 227,000 CC Minimum Volume 125,000 CC The seam will help prevent the string from pulling through and takes all the force of the swinging pouch. Trebuchet. Although 1 X 6s did end up working, 2 X 6s would have been more sufficient. You need to find the angle to cut the board at so that it will be straight against the edge of the mitered side support. So we built a 10 throwing arm trebuchet. The distance that it extends out from the diagonals affects the distance a lot. BRs of from 3:1 through 8:1 have been used, but at the low end you lose drop and at the high end you run into geometric problems and frame instability. 4. 9 years ago It's been 4 years since I built this in 8th grade (graduated high school by now), but its still lots of fun to set up and launch! I'm still working on the "improvements" page but everything I was going to mention on it was kind of already mentioned throughout the instructable. They have cutouts on them so that they can be screwed directly onto the base with their 2 ft. long edge flush with the outside 2 ft. edge of the short 1 X 6. Steam Community: Medieval Engineers. Remember the bumping problem. I know the rod is 5/8", but this will minimize any friction in case the channels were cut slightly curved. The design and construction of such machines is a popular project assignment in post-secondary engineering classes. So bad. Then cut the axle about 3 inches shorter than the width. Next, grab two of the 4 ft 5 in pieces. This one is pretty bad. Make the arm from the 1/2" x 3" x 36" pine board. Use a forstner bit or any other drill bit and drill holes parallel to the length of the long 1 X 6 and near the inside corner. (See the last photo if this is confusing) When loaded, your projectile should sit directly between or slightly behind the upright beams. I would still recommend doing one, though. Remember to shorten the short arm pieces if you are using a larger ratio that will need to make it shorter. 15. I only barely can, with only about 60 lbs. Do the same with the bottom of the board, the part that you held against the bending brace. The arm will not swing up. The walking arm trebuchet is a good example, which uses an unconventional design to great effect. 2 segments of 1 ft., 0.5 in. Hopefully you'll use a wider bolt to begin with 21. 8. Really, you just want something to support your sling during the first part of the arm's swinging so the sling is not dragging on the rough ground. 1 X 6s flex alot. Always stand way back from the trebuchet, and keep the safety blocks in place until you are ready to fire. 2. these will be used in the trigger I made my own (although on a slightly smaller scale. 2 1/2 X 10 eye bolts Cut these two twisting braces at around 1 ft 2 inches because the length of these will affect the width between the tops of the two drop channels. It worked fine for me, though. Use a bowline knot. By tightening these outside bolts, you can change the alignment of the tracks and narrow or widen the distance between the drop channels. The bottom is the side where the 2 ft 1 X 6 overlaps the long 1 X 6. Try to figure out where to put the 3/8" eye bolts so that you can raise the CW bolt all the way to the top, But make sure there is enough room for the trigger pin to go through and under easily. Bolt on the CW boxes. Then just screw them in. Basically, lift the weight into the air using the arm as a lever and the seam in the arm close to the fulcrum. cut about 6 inches from the edge, along the 7 ft. arm. then divide your total beam length by that number. The length of the rope will control what arm angle your sling releases at. Ok lets get started. The thicker the better to prevent it from bending. thank you, Reply You should have 21 feet left. The floating arm trebuchet is a counterweight siege weapon which is a modern variation of the medieval trebuchet. I've made the pouch and strung one side through but from then on I'm lost. 8. This is it. The part of the war machine that means business. The Arm. Luckily, It's also pretty simple to  make. You need: 6 segments of 2 To launch such a heavy projectile will require much more weight than the approx. Make sure that there are no cracking noises or flexing from the joint. The CW boxes tilted, and would rub on the drop channel when it dropped. I like the adjustable arm ratio. If you need more help with the guide blocks let me know. 1. jk. Make them small as possible, but make sure they can still guide the arm until its wheels hit the track. The frame is made from 12mm diameter square cross section pine (I used a about 2.4m). 6 Attach the sling pouch to the arm. I don't remember the exact dimensions, but I think it was a little bit taller than 8 feet, and about 6 feet long. The 3/8" eye bolts go at the top of the drop channels. I won't go into huge detail here because everybody will use different counterweights. If you can't get it to the top in one shot, use the supports. It shouldn't be too deep or to shallow for your projectile, and should hug the surface of your projectile well. NEVER, NEVER LEAN OVER THE ARM!!! (1.3462 m) long 2 X 4 To cut the half- lap, refer to step 1. Documentation. A small-scale replica of War Wolf, a counterweight trebuchet that uses a boulder-holding sling at the end of a swinging arm. Basically make a box that can contain your counterweights, whatever they are. Although later there are more. 2 hand weights, 8 lbs (3.63 kilos)* Cool ring (I saw a car roof get crushed by a pumpkin flying backwards)Use a long trigger rope and keep yourself at a safe distance.Have fun. Thats a bit longer than 7 feet because i rounded 7 4.5 up, it was really 1.55555555 Basically all I'm trying to tell you is: drill one hole with a drill press with a long enough drill bit through all of the boards of the short arm at once. If the weights are extremely heavy, though, you may want to keep the weights out of the box for now, since when you load it you will have to lift it. (while you're there, pull some harmonic balancers from a Chevy 350 engine for your wheels) Toyota or Nissan models work well for the trigger, and ours held with around 1000 lbs of tension on it.IMPORTANT: You should have a separate safety mechanism on your design. Cut to the edge of the tape that you folded over the fraying edge. This is it. 3 years ago. Tie a figure 8 knot. circular saw (The one I used here) OR miter saw AND table saw Consider cost and use whatever spare or donated materials you can find. In contrast, a floating arm trebuchet features an axle on the arm freely moving along a horizontal glide track. This means that 3 and 1/2 parts of the short arm plus the short arm itself equal the total length of my entire beam. Webconfigurations for the trebuchet: 1. Next we have the drop channel supports. Even though IT'S VERY DANGEROUS IF YOU DO IT INCORRECTLY!!) Webi'm working on a quick sketch for a floating arm trebuchet i'm making in an engineering class and need help selecting and using the correct mate tool in the on shape assembly tool. I've always wanted one did you ever build a smaller one to start with? It cost me about $130 not including the weights. 6 1/4 in. Still, I would make it a bit thicker. extra lateral support if theres is any other advice that you can give me (especially for it being smaller) it would be a lot of help. SolidWorks was used here, although any CAD software or even a hand sketch would be ok. One advantage of 3D CAD was the ability to make an assembly and ensure a good fit for all the components, as well as smooth motion. They are basically the same things as the 2 x 6 diagonals except they are 2 X 4 and they have more half-laps cut in them. (0.889 m) long 2 X 6 9 years ago Well, for me, it wasn't really a chute. on Step 15, This is stellar. Does anyone have a solid works file for this trebuchet? Web50 Trebuchet and Catapult ideas | catapult, floating arm trebuchet, catapult project Trebuchet and Catapult 49 Pins 4y S Collection by Dan Shepherd Similar ideas popular now Woodworking Warriors Illustration Science Projects School Projects Projects To Try Engineering Projects Wood Projects Medieval Crossbow Medieval Weapons Packing The Cardan gear was invented to accept linear motion from a steam piston to create circular motion. Make sure the gap is aligned with the supports and the gap in the drop channels. on Introduction, do you have the exact dimensions of the final product. [2] This causes the wheel on the axle of the arm to impact the glide track,[2][8] which is usually held steady with strong support beams. The part of the war machine that means business. 1 segment of 7 ft. long 2 X 4 However, if you want your arm to be longer, just buy this piece longer. Then just hammer the dowels all the way into the holes. Without the other, the tracks may not be aligned or the width of the drop channels might narrow or widen (Not staying even= bad) -The box needs to be made narrow enough to fit on the outside of the drop channel and still have room to be loose..that's room for other bolts and washers. Have someone stand at the back of the trebuchet, next to the arm (To the side) leaning, tilting marking, etc. Simulator. but if you didn't (my bad) You need to recut the drop gap to 1/8" wider than the CW bar, cut the gap in the track slightly wider, and spread apart the track supports directly underneath the drop gap. This step is fairly simple. They keep the side-to side motion of the tracks to a minimum. 13. Finally, put a nut and washer on the outside bits of the bolt that protrude from the tracks. Additionally, the bending of the CW bolt meant that it was not perfectly aligned with the drop gap, so it would slow down and bump on the way down. At the tip of the arm, we welded a steel box around it to hold the pin for the sling release and a loop to tie the other end of the sling rope to. Center the wheel in the middle of the guide blocks and the wheel with the guide blocks in the middle of the tracks. 8. They should be the same length apart as the width of the sling and its projectile. First, the two pieces are drilled and doweled. Here, we followed the dimensions on the drawing and cut very precisely. Change the lengths as you need to to keep the drop channels and tracks aligned. Ensure that the tension will be applied in a direction that is similar to the way it is intended to be used in a car door. 7. Do you have any instructions or tips perhaps? 1. 10. How would this work at half the size? Please comment for any To do this, I stood the arm vertically on the ground, then climbed to the top of a ladder with a mallet. Again, the lengths can be changed slightly, but you want at least 22 feet of length away from the trigger pins when you fire. at this point, we used a ratchet to tighten the eye bolt, until the chain was in tension and the weight bar no longer made contact with the safety bars. Now comes the fun part. They are fairly simple to make. A thin steel cable might work better.Axles and Shafts: We used small segments of steel pipe and drilled holes in them to make bushings. 10 1/4 in. Licensed under CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Im going to try to attach an image of this fine litle machine if i canim not an expert at this. WebThe short arm/ long arm ratio is what I was testing, and the different ratios are 2:1, 2.5:1, 3:1 and 3.5:1. Did you make this project? Measure the distance from the outside of one track support to the outside of another; do the same at the top. (1.8796 m) long 2 X 4 coping saw and orbital sander (The one I used here) Again, cutting these pieces shorter will narrow the track and cutting them longer will widen it. Then, drive in the screws. Whenever you feel like it, slip in the other trigger pin, with the eye toward the front. This directly blocks the weight bar from falling while loading the trebuchet. These are really simple. Simple Table Top Catapult. And as for tossing a weight that far, you would need to change the ratios on the arm yourself and work with different sling lengths. What did you finally use for the rollers? 8 matching cut washers Additionally stresses on the arm will be (exponentially?) The sling or pouch, which contributes to acceleration of the projectile and then releases it at the desired launch angle, is often made using polyester rope or other durable thin material. Remember, even if you drop the CW, the safety blocks will prevent the arm from swinging up. The arm wasn't too hard to extend, BUT whatever you use to join the parts MUST be strong enough. be safe 8. But I'll try. Tie it so that it hangs about 12 inches (2.55.1 cm) from the top of the arm. (0.635 cm) washers, matching carriage bolts 3. Our starter model was 1/6 scale, it threw a bouncy ball 270 feet with 10 pounds of counterweight. (third picture on the right) RLT industries trebuchet.com While this is happening, the wheel is moved backwards by the torque acting on the arm from the counterweight. Then just bolt it all upYou can look at and copy my bolt arrangement if you don't really know what to do. Floating arm trebuchet (dimes and pennies) Desktop Trebuchet. It's 12 feet tall with a 10 foot arm. Thinking *this is not funny only annoying* 4. MATERIALS LIST: -Lumber (4x4, 2x4, plywood) -Deck Screws (lots of them) -Carriage bolts, nuts, washers -all thread, 1/2", 1ft sections (for sling pins) -Harmonic Balancers ~7" dia (4X) -Steel Shafts, various diameters -Steel pipe, appropriate mating diameters to shafts -Bolts for bushings -Concrete (450+ lbs) and circular forms (OR just use gym weights) -Steel plates -Steel chain, 1900lb test, 3-4ft -Door latch mechanism from a car -Nylon rope (or other strong rope/cable) -Nylon webbing for sling -Axle grease -Welding equipment -Grinder -Drill press -Carpentry tools -Paint (optional). On the end of the arm, there will also be a nail, or some sort of strong metal pin. Tie the longer end of the rope through the hole in the end of the arm. Reducing the drop distance of the wheel axle to the glide track would reduce damage, but also reduce the range of the trebuchet. Really cheap, really fun. Because we are about to cut the tracks in half. 6 segments of 2 ft., 5 in. more on that later. This tape will further reinforce the areas where the string will go through. You're going to have to do some testing and fiddling to find out what works best. The second picture shows what it should look like after they are screwed in. 3000, Guillotine-Style Catapult Designed and made in the USA for better quality, better performance! Find the center of the board. hacksaw if you don't have a METAL CUTTING BLADE FOR YOUR JIGSAW, http://youtu.be/MS9OepeTELc, Reply Desktop / mini Catapult. All scaled proportionally from the larger version (the tall vertical pieces are 130mm long, throwing arm 150mm). They're probably correct, I'm just letting you know. And do lots of testing, with a realllllly long trigger string. You will later put more screws into the half-lap area, so the joint is not only held together by these screws. 3. Here are some stats, note that these apply to the original #2 treb. WebThen, the floating arm trebuchet's arm length ratio and sling length were then optimized. 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