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Big K'nex Trebuchet

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This is a trebuchet that I made from scratch.

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Step 1The Rods and Connectors

The Rods and Connectors

You need,

48 Gray Rods
15 Red Rods
62 Yellow Rods
1 Blue Rod
88 White Rods
5 Green Rods
18 White Connectors
24 Yellow Connectors
2 Red Connectors
6 Grey Connectors
36 Blue Connectors
84 Purple Connectors
76 Orange Connectors
8 Gray Spacers
4 Blue Spacers
4 Tan Connectors (sorry no picture)

And i didn't have enough yellow rods, so i used two white rods and a orange connector.

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7 comments

Nov 17, 2010. 5:30 PMmattiscool114 says:

when it fires it just goes straight to the floor

Dec 18, 2009. 1:03 PMMr. Muggle says:

I'm interested in building this thing because my trebuchets always fail, what's the range?

Oct 20, 2009. 2:29 AMknektek says:

this intructable should deserve more comments

Nov 24, 2009. 7:50 PMnatedriver95 (author) says:

thanks

Nov 17, 2009. 4:44 PMsomething94 says:

and less peices

Nov 24, 2009. 7:51 PMnatedriver95 (author) says:

yeah those are there for looks

Aug 7, 2009. 8:29 AMSeMi_AuToMaTic says:

Video please?

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