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Trigger Mechanism:

I am going to explain a very simple trigger mechanism. The best way to do this with pictures. So, here ya go! You will need 4 small eye screws and 2 long ones.

Ok, this part was fairly easy. All you need to do is screw in two eye small eye hooks into the section between the two boards that make up the throwing arm (or somewhere in the center). The top hook will be what you tie the sling to, the bottom one is for the trigger mechanism (see picture below).

Ok, the next step is to take the two remaining small eye screws and screw them into the middle of the slide. Since I have three boards that make up mine, I screwed them into the middle board. Once you have done this, you can cock the throwing arm like shown in the picture to the right, using one of the long eye screws as the trigger pin. Ok, so, what about the other long pin, you ask... Ok, well in my final design, I actually went with a longer eye screw for the trigger screw (bottom screw) on the throwing arm. This gave me a higher cock angle (I will talk about these things later...). An almost essential thing to do is attach a piece of string to the trigger pin so that you can stand away at a safe distance from the trebuchet when firing it.

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