I got to give you guy’s kudos for the snap together design. To make something out of wood that does not require glue or be held together by string yet is strong enough to shoot a projectile (repeatedly) is quite a design challenge.
I remember the push out ply wooden toys you used to be able to get that would fall apart when you slotted them together.
But I was wondering if trebuchette was for geeks or 12 year old kids? I can see a big brother ambushing a little sister with this. So may want to supply goggles to avoid law suits.
Also you may want to do a fireproof version because I can see someone shooting projectiles that are on fire (I can't remember what they are called) with it just like they used to do in ye olde days.
I can also see a range of snap together wooden toys with this system. From castles to catapults to battering rams to cars etc.
Yeah, the snap together design is cool, though I wonder if it'll last. If the joints move even slightly it would seem that the pieces will wear over time and it'll get loose.
I've got one of these on my desk and I can assure you that it's amazingly solidly built. Evan and Mike have tweaked the dimensions just so that the plywood they use, sanded and waxed in the way they sand and wax it, fits very precisely -- or rather, it doesn't quite fit, unless it is squeezed a little bit, which is actually what you want, because that means it snaps together securely. And this is why the laser cutting is necessary: it's the one technique that lets you achieve the tolerances you need for this sort of thing without manual adjustments to each piece.
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I got to give you guy’s kudos for the snap together design. To make something out of wood that does not require glue or be held together by string yet is strong enough to shoot a projectile (repeatedly) is quite a design challenge.
I remember the push out ply wooden toys you used to be able to get that would fall apart when you slotted them together.
But I was wondering if trebuchette was for geeks or 12 year old kids? I can see a big brother ambushing a little sister with this. So may want to supply goggles to avoid law suits.
Also you may want to do a fireproof version because I can see someone shooting projectiles that are on fire (I can't remember what they are called) with it just like they used to do in ye olde days.
I can also see a range of snap together wooden toys with this system. From castles to catapults to battering rams to cars etc.
Congrats on kickstarting your dreams.
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Yeah, the snap together design is cool, though I wonder if it'll last. If the joints move even slightly it would seem that the pieces will wear over time and it'll get loose.
I've got one of these on my desk and I can assure you that it's amazingly solidly built. Evan and Mike have tweaked the dimensions just so that the plywood they use, sanded and waxed in the way they sand and wax it, fits very precisely -- or rather, it doesn't quite fit, unless it is squeezed a little bit, which is actually what you want, because that means it snaps together securely. And this is why the laser cutting is necessary: it's the one technique that lets you achieve the tolerances you need for this sort of thing without manual adjustments to each piece.