Murderin Murlins

MURLIN Trebuchet







Project Managers:
Quinn, Dylan, Avra
http://murderinmurlins.weebly.com/

Page 2: Bill of materials (list absolutely every item that you think you may need and its
approximate cost):
Item # of Items $ per Item Total
Static rope 40 ft $0.80 $32
Quikrete Cement 160 lbs $3.93 (per 80 lbs) $7.86
2 Wood Screws 150 $0.11 $16.94
2x4x96 Framing
lumber
10 $2.83 $28.30
2x12x96 Framing
lumber
1 $12.74 $12.74
Cerro 3/4 in. x 10 ft.
Copper Type L Hard
Temper Straight Pipe
1 $24.65 $24.65
Lehigh 3/8 in. x 4-1/2
in. Stainless-Steel
Screw Eye Bolt
4 $3.28 $13.12
3/8 in. x 10 in. (or
longer...) Zinc-Plated
Hex Bolt
5 $2.33 $11.65
CW garage door
pulleys
2 $15.77 $31.54
Main Axle Bearings 2 $7.46 $14.92
Liquid Nails 28-oz.
Heavy Duty
Construction
Adhesive
2 $4.98 $9.96
25' of 5mm Spectra
Rope
25 $1.25 $31.25
A 250 foot roll of
200# kevlar line
1 $11 $11
900 lb. test kevlar line 1 $13.99 $13.99




Page 3: Sketch of your device TO SCALE!


Page 4: Your proposed building/design process and your approximate time frame for
completion of each step:

N/A 9/15

Finish
project
proposal
9/16

Begin
creating
model of
trebuchet
9/17

Model
work
9/18

Model work
9/19

Finish model
9/20


9/21

9/22

Put together
calculations
and final
designs for
trebuchet
9/23

Put together
calculations
and final
designs for
trebuchet
9/24

Dave
yapping
9/25

Finish final
designs and
calculations
9/26

Finish final
designs and
calculations
9/27
9/28

9/29

Start building
9/30

Build
10/1

Build
10/2

Build
10/3

Build
10/4
10/5 10/6

Build
10/7

Build
10/8

Build
10/9

Build
10/10

Build
10/11
10/12 10/13

Preliminary
tests and
refinement
10/14

Build
10/15

Build
10/16

Build
10/17

Build
10/18
10/19 10/20

Test
10/21

Test
10/22

Test
10/23

Refine
10/24

Refine
10/25
10/26 10/27

Refine
10/28

Make it look
good/exhibiti
on prep
10/29

Launch
stuff/exhibi
tion prep
10/30

Be finished






Page 5: A list of preliminary calculations and equations that you may need to optimize
trajectory/success:

The acceleration of the counterweight M is:


(http://www.real-world-physics-problems.com/trebuchet-physics.html)

Other equations/formulas that will be used:
Transfer of energy
Arm velocity
Release Velocity
Total CW Drop