[TheForge] I know what _I_ want for Christmas, guys ;-)

[Rick]

I built one out of popsicle sticks.  It works but not with anything heavy at 
all.  A pop bottle cap would probably be a good thing to throw with it, but 
anything heavier is out of the question.  I used about 50 jumbo sized paper 
clips for weight in the box.  It threw a rubber finger page turner thingy 
across the room alright, though.  (I know  those should have been discarded 
about 40 years ago, but it was still in the desk.)

Good recuperation / learning project, Frosty !

I thought one built with 2x4's would be a cool thing to have for throwing 
water balloons at the beach.  By the dozen.  But then, I don't go to any 
beach, living here in the middle of northern Illinois.  I was born in Kansas 
and haven't recovered from the move to this cold climate yet.  My folks 
moved here when  I was about 3.  I just turned 54.

|8^)>
Rick Crawford at Rafter Lazy C
  Home of Smoky Forge and Lem the Wonder Mule
   In the middle of Northern Illinois

    http://www.smokyforge.com
     rick at smokyforge.com



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jerry Frost" <frosty at customcpu.com>
To: "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, November 18, 2006 1:17 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] I know what _I_ want for Christmas, guys ;-)


> I'm sitting here saturday morning, waiting for the guys to get here and 
> cut up the horizontal assaultive spruce tree and I'm watching "Whacked Out 
> Sports". They just showed a couple guys in England somewhere who built a 
> car hurling trebouche. At a guess I'd say it chunked a mid sized compact a 
> couple hundred yards.
>
> It would've gone farther if they'd bend the sling finger thingy a bit 
> farther forward. The barrel of burning gasoline went about 350 yds.
>
> I love a trebouche, they're so powerful and graceful. They're just 
> beautiful to watch.
>
> Unless of course you're on the recieving end. <grin>
>
> Frostig
> -------------------------------
> If it ain't forged
> it ain't real.
> Wrought iron is.
> The FrostWorks
>
> Meadow Lakes, AK.
>
> http://www.artmetalradio.com/
>
> From: "Saint Phlip" <phlip at 99main.com>
>
>
>> On 11/17/06, Jerry Frost <frosty at customcpu.com> wrote:
>>> How scadian. When life gives you lemons, make seige
>>> weapons! <grin>
>>>
>>> Frostig
>>
>> You're catching on, Frostig. Next trick is to get you to Pennsic ;-)
>>
>> -- 
>> Saint Phlip