Staying committed-solving problems

Since last years Pumpkin Launch, I have been re-energized about trebuchets. I made a list and I have been sticking to it. So far, I have solved some of the more difficult problems. I lined up a crane to help assemble and disassemble Telos, our team found some earth anchors to help the machine not rock violently, things like that. We have been on task. Normally we don’t even look at a to-do list until the snow starts to melt. I am very excited about this summer.
The earth anchors we found look very promising. They are 48″ long and once you screw them into the ground, they are supposed to withstand 4,000 lbs each. Two on each side of the trebuchet should keep it from rocking.
Finding this crane to help with the construction should save us almost a full day of construction. Also, seeing how 50% of the time the lift and lowering fails, this will be a huge improvement.
We are going to stiffen the base with some construction grade braces.
I am committed to learning how to weld this summer. It’s always something that I have wanted to do. With this new skill, I should be able to build a pretty cool arm wagon. With a custom built arm wagon, we should be able to move the arm on and off the trailer just like we have wanted to do for some time now.
New business cards, and lots more. Things are really picking up around here and the snow is just starting to melt.

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