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Boxy is Foxy...

For all of you that didn't know...

The construction of the counterweight box is quite simple. All you need to do is get the pieces you cut out for it (described at the bottom of page 2) and screw them all together while making sure that you always pre-drill. I was unfortunate and the crappy drill bit I was using broke off inside the second hole I drilled in the box. As you can see from below, if you don't' pre-drill it can cause ugly side-affects.

It will still work, but it's very depressing. I will be duct-taping this bad boy as soon as I get graded for my World Civilizations I class. Mr. Dandrow is a very cool professor (in case anyone from UCF is reading). Also notice that I drilled holes for the jute twine that will attach it to the throwing arm..

You can see a little bit better, how I constructed the box. The bottom piece (10" x 4.5" piece) is being hugged by the other four pieces - the 11.5" x 4.5" piece being the outermost of all the pieces. It can be seen better in this 3D rendering snapshot of the underside of the box. You can download the rotate-able 3D rendering here.

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