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The Floating Arm Trebuchet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Step 9: Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Author:WYE_Lance
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Use the 5" (12.5 cm) pieces of paint stirrer and the four 6" (15 cm) square dowel pieces to form the glide rails.
The glide rails do not cross into the drop channel.
Use the 2" (5 cm) pieces of paint stirrer to add structural support to the glide rails and to help maintain a uniform gap.
Glue the split paint stirrer pieces at an angle to support the glide rails and drop channel. The tops of these pieces have been trimmed for a cleaner look.
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Step 9: Troubleshooting
This project requires precision to work consistently. Here are my troubleshooting tips that I discovered while tinkering and developing this project plan:
The axles for the glide wheels bumps into the drop channel beams.
Trim the axle until it is flush with the wheels. If the washers start falling off, rub a little bit of hot glue on the outside of the axle and the washer to keep them in place.
Reposition the drop channel beams further apart.
The counterweight hits the glide rails while falling down.
Make sure the glide rails do not intersect the drop channel at all.
Make the drop channel gap slightly wider.
The throwing arm hits the drop channel.
Make sure the throwing arm rests between the glide rails before launch as shown in the image above.
Reposition the drop channel beams further apart.
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Comments
11 comments Add Comment
GusdelfinG says:
It is great!
lglira says:
Cool trebuchet
JeffreyD25 says:
Jonathanrjpereira says:
This awesome. I just subscribed because I like that you have so many mechanical contraption based Instructables.
lolcatman22 says:
WYE_Lance says:
CraigA1 says:
I know a 13 year-old who will have some fun with this one.
JMtruth says:
asphalt says:
very clever.
tomatoskins says:
I've never seen this "floating arm" style of trebuchet before. Super awesome! Thanks for sharing!
seamster says:
This is so good!
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