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Silent Library – Catapult Hat

I had fun making a system of wooden gears to operate this mini-catapult. The mechanism tightens slingshot rubber bands, and a pull-cord releases the catapult arm.

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:: smo :: says:

January 13, 2010 at 3:04 pm

this may very well be my new favorite blog! this stuff is nuts i can’t believe you made so much of it too!

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