what catapault ??

[devon TWiG]

 

it is the true shot .....find it hard to get it any higher than I can throw to be honest , but getting a long metal pole tomorrow and need some practice , rubbers seem too stiff but hopefully they will become a bit more "elastic " with use !!

[Paul Cleaver]

these are quite good 

 

 

[spudulike]

Trebuchet to be precise

[devon TWiG]

19 hours ago, spudulike said:

Trebuchet to be precise

how much are they ?? ?

[Paul Cleaver]

1 hour ago, devon TWiG said:

how much are they ?? ?

about a 500 groats

[devon TWiG]

58 minutes ago, Paul Cleaver said:

about a 500 groats

plus vat ( of oil !) ?

[Paul Tomo]

On 18/10/2019 at 18:12, devon TWiG said:

 

it is the true shot .....find it hard to get it any higher than I can throw to be honest , but getting a long metal pole tomorrow and need some practice , rubbers seem too stiff but hopefully they will become a bit more "elastic " with use !!

Let us know how you get on with the new pole, they do say you need the 8ft to get the max height. I guess it could be one of those tools that’s not used much but worth having anyway. 

[devon TWiG]

I got a bit of mild steel tube 8 foot 6  ( £10 ), with practice still only 60 foot !!!

[Dbikeguy]

Get the trigger release, can load up more and then release once aimed.
Saw someone use a small pulley and some cord to the pouch to add mechanical advantage when pulling it back, my homemade big shot will go far higher than i can throw

[devon TWiG]

Yes i have seen that device where you effectively use a pulley to gear down effort and then capture but i do not really think i will bother as 60 ft is probably enough .........would be interested to know how far others get on a straight pull ...