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Measure Twice, Cut Once... (continued)

Ok, well, pretty much all the rest of the cuts are very basic...

 

It's a good thing to start out with the base of the trebuchet. The pieces for the base and the arm, in my design, happen to be the same. So, for this reason, we can cut all four pieces in one fell swoop.

 

Base and Throwing Arm of Trebuchet:

Type of Wood	Number of Pieces	Length of Cut
2.5" x 5/8"	4	55" (4' 7")

 

Now we need to cut the pieces that will hold the trebuchet together.

 

Short Base Cross Beams:

Type of Wood	Number of Pieces	Length of Cut
2.5" x 5/8"	3	13.5" (1' 1.5")

 

We will need something for the projectile to slide on in the horizontal plane (before the trebuchet actually launches it and while is slide in the instant before does). Also, the longer piece under the base is the same length; so, it will be cut now as well.

 

Projectile "trough" and Long Base Cross Beam:

Type of Wood	Number of Pieces	Length of Cut
2.5" x 5/8"	4	36" (3')

 

Now is good time to begin cutting the vertical support arms. As you can see, I am trying to cut all the 4.5" x 5/8" pieces first.

 

Vertical Support Arms:

Type of Wood	Number of Pieces	Length of Cut
2.5" x 5/8"	2	31" (2' 7")

 

Now, for something you won't see on the picture on the main page of this tutorial (I forgot to add it and was too lazy to redo all the rendering and stuff...). Click here to see what I mean... You will need to make supports that will hold the vertical support arms up in the left-right direction (if you consider the arm to swing front and back). These are extremely important...

 

Diagonal "Left-Right" Vertical Support Arm Supports (ironic, eh...?):

Type of Wood	Number of Pieces	Special Cuts	Length of Cut
2.5" x 5/8"	2	Opposing 45 degree cuts on each side like seen in picture on previous page.	13" (1' 11")

 

Small Diagonal "Forward-Backward" Vertical Support Arm Supports:

Type of Wood	Number of Pieces	Special Cuts	Length of Cut
1.5" x 5/8"	2	Opposing 45 degree cuts on each side like seen in picture on previous page.	20.5" (1' 8.5 ")

 

Long Diagonal "Forward-Backward" Vertical Support Arm Supports:

Type of Wood	Number of Pieces	Special Cuts	Length of Cut
1.5" x 5/8"	2	Opposing 45 degree cuts on each side like seen in picture on previous page.	32.5" (2' 6.5")

 

Counterweight Box

Type of Wood	Number of Pieces	Length of Cuts
4.5" x 3/4"	2	11.5"
	2	6"
	1	10"

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