Toco's knex trebuchet

The easiest trebuchet ever! It isnt verry good compared to this Knex Desktop Trebuchet by Knexagon. The weight is the same.

Step 1 Parts list

Rods:
7 grey
4 red
3 blue
3 yellow
Spacers:
3 gray
4 blue (3 blue = 1 grey)
Connectors:
7 yellow
2 orange
3 grey end cap things
4 purple
4 blue
1 small gear

Comments

[average joe 1999]

just clearing this up for people who dont know about these they are pronounced treb-a-shay. not tre-ba-shet

[TOCO]

Now, a few years after I published this instructable i have tried to follow it and build the trebuchet. I failed miserably. I dont know what I did wrong because I followed the instructable exactly.

[Sniper752]

HI Taco!
Please post this on my forum!
i need some people to help get it going!
anyone can post on it

[roketscientist]

 I have created the ultimate Trebuchet after hours of playing and  messing with fisic  I came up with a trebuchet that is capable of going farther than ten or even fifteen feet. ofcourse i did have to add more than a few parts and rearrange them to make it the best. it's still 99% knex (1% is the rope) and I would love for you to see it and comment on it

[TOCO]

awsome! sorry it took me so long to reply. I havent really been on instructables lately. I have been buisy with a bike generator. I would love to see your trebuchet. Please post a video or an instructable!

[roketscientist]

 it's ok I'll make one asap

[Shortcake105]

 hello! umm what could i possibly use instead of those wheels because i dont have any?

[TOCO]

I dont remember if I ever replyed to you or if the sorry below was for you. I say just be creative. You could make a basket and fill it with heavy things. If you had like $20 in duck tape you could  wrap it around a knex rod. To be honest If you want to spend money on a catapult or trepuchet I would make one out of wood or metal with a spring or a weight that you could purchase at a science store or possibly a hardware store like menards, lows, or home depot.

[roketscientist]

 or you could use metal ring weights make them go through the knex rod then hold them together with the gray/purple clamps

[Wafflicious]

look

[TOCO]

It has been over a year since I have even looked at this instructable. I looked at my video and you are very correct. The trigger is not really doing anything it really only slows down the trebuchet.

[Wafflicious]

much better trigger.... just pull the pin and watch it fly ;) the string connects to both arms btw

[TOCO]

sorry

[Trickzack]

in the pic you have 8 yellow

[TOCO]

Hey wafflicious I didnt design this!!! My friend did and I thought that it would make an ok first instructable. I rebuilt it and added your trigger. It is a much better trigger.

[Wafflicious]

in the video.. it looks like the trigger wasn't doing its job and holding down the thing... it looked like it went by it self / i made and the trigger isn't all to good though the thing all together is good. 3/5

[Bartboy]

the word is CAULKED!

[Kiteman]

The joints have been sealed?

[codongolev]

I feel like this doesn't even include any sort of sealant. the word you're looking for is cocked. (no middle school humor now, kids.)

[DJ Radio]

we cocking on yo head......

[codongolev]

was that supposed to be offensive? because I just found it rather amusing.

[builder968]

lololololololololololololololololol sry.

[codongolev]

again.... you people act like mere children....

[The Jamalam]

hahahahahaha u said cocked. sorry

[codongolev]

this is said middle school humor.

[Bartboy]

no, but its not colket, like he said

[TOCO]

Sorry the spelling check didn't work at the time. I have never been a good speller.

[Bartboy]

No, actually, you thought it was a different word.

[DJ Radio]

What does a trebuchet do?

[TOCO]

It is like a catapult but uses a weight to lauch things instead of a spring,string,or other things.

[DJ Radio]

ok

[pls]

simple yet effective :D