Zombies and Trebuchets
Last year during Christmas Bradley and I talked about building a trebuchet but never did. This year with all the concern about the end of the world on Dec 21 we felt a little more urgency. We did not get it built in time for the end of the world but Bradley has been saying for six months that the Zombie apocalypse is going to happen any day so we decided we had better get prepared.
This view shows the single side brace. The 2x4s on the bottom keep the base 4 feet apart and square. The metal pipe we used for an axle has a single hole drilled in each end and a lag bolt connects the pipe to the V on top. This keeps the top spaced correctly. The white PVC pipe on the throwing arm that spins on the axle is kept in the center of the axle with a single hose clamp on both sides.
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Bradley Taylor
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Next comes a proper name and paint job. Only a few bolts hold the whole thing together so we will eventually disassemble it and put it into storage in preparation for the Zombie apocalypse. When the zombies come, we think we can assemble it ready for firing in less than 10 minutes.
Bradley and I had some quality father-son time working on this. It was a lot of fun. My wife was also a great help when she made another hardware run to Agri-Supply for us so we could keep working. Now to work on a battle plan that integrates our double barreled potato gun into our defenses. Here is a video from 2011.
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Spud gun.
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