DT - Finished Arm

Last week in DT was a very productive week. We final completed our arm which was great. However we tested our trebuchet and somehow, when the weights come down, it touches the bottom. This means the golf ball will lose energy when it is thrown and won't go very far. This is not good. So what we plan to do next week is to shorten the arm a little bit so it won't touch the ground and therefore, the ball will go further.

DT - Arm

This week has been really good. We have nearly finished the arm and the holder of the arm. With the holder, we had to buil something that would hold the arm that connects to the weights. What we did was create two wood pieces that are at the end of the base so when you pull the arm down to it, there is a hole that goes through the end of the arm and through the wood pieces. So far it worked. And with the weights, the weights for everyone is 4kg so we can put that at the end of the arm and that will pull the arm down to push the golf ball further. Therefore so far my trebuchet is going really well. 

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This week we got the bar cut and done. We had to put a flush and a bolt on it so it would be stable. We also started our arm this week which was really good. So far it is so good. I wasn't here for. One of the lessons so I missed out on the first lesson we started building the arm, but my partner did a really good job. So far it's going really good.

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This week in DT was really productive. We were shown how to drill. A hole at the top of the posts at one time so we could put the bar on top it so the swinging arm could go on it. He also showed us how to glue our side posts onto the base which was really useful. What you had to do was get a electric screwdriver and drill a hole through the bottom piece so a large nail can be drilled in and onto the base so both can be connected. We did it four times on each side which took a while but it was still good and we had not problems with it. Next we started to build the metal bar that goes through the top hole of the posts.

DT - Side Posts

This week we finally got every triangle measured, cut and glued onto the side posts to make every piece stable and everything is not to wobble. Overall it took awhile to get everything right but we eventually got it all done. Therefore both our side posts are completely finished and next week we can start to nail and glue the posts onto the base. Therefore it has been a very tiring but productive week.

DT - Sides 2

We finally we able to connect every piece of the side walls together. The next part for next week is to make triangle pieces so this makes everything really stable and not be able to wobble so there is less friction when the golf ball is thrown. Therefore this week has been really productive.

DT - Sides

This week went really well. We got every single piece for our side walls cut and measured and ready to glue and nail together. It took a while to get everything measured and cut. This was because everything had to match each other and slot into each other otherwise the whole trebuchet would work. However we got it all done in the end. Now next week we just have to connect all of them together. Therefore, so far, so good.