We spent a recent glorious weekend day creating a catapult out of an old bed frame we got at Vulcan Scrap Metal in Stamford.
It’s been a long time since we broke out the stick welder but, once we got it going, I remembered how absolutely essential it can be to help create something useful out of someone else’s junk.
Before we dive in, I’ll provide a little background. Dylan got an assignment at school to build a catapult and we followed the directions of design we found on the web. Those plans called for using wood but when we actually used it and applied some pressure, the base cracked. It became plainly obvious we needed some stronger materials.
That’s when we broke out the stick welder and angle grinder. Like I said, it had been a while, but we soon were able to draw some decent beads. I was really impressed with Dylan. He had done some MIG welding in the past – but never stick – and he was able to produce some decent work.
Of course, before we could start any welding, we had to start cut and clean the metal. Here is Dylan in action ..
But things started to come together quickly …
We were running out daylight but we getting closed to the finished product …
We already have a couple of design tweaks in mind, so stay tuned for updates.