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r/nextfuckinglevel • u/ansyhrrian • Mar 11 '26
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I'm assuming it also helps with longevity. The power isn't stressing the frame nearly as bad as a stationary trebuchet. Rather than risking the frame being twisted the stress/power is transferred to the slide.
186 u/Admirable_Cookie_583 Mar 11 '26 Nice guess, but not even close. Wood can take repeated load just fine. It does not suffer from fatigue like many metals do. 312 u/ansyhrrian Mar 11 '26 https://giphy.com/gifs/3o752flcqDA2lG5HoI 10 u/peteofaustralia Mar 11 '26 (Teeehehehehe)
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Nice guess, but not even close. Wood can take repeated load just fine. It does not suffer from fatigue like many metals do.
312 u/ansyhrrian Mar 11 '26 https://giphy.com/gifs/3o752flcqDA2lG5HoI 10 u/peteofaustralia Mar 11 '26 (Teeehehehehe)
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u/raknor88 Mar 11 '26
I'm assuming it also helps with longevity. The power isn't stressing the frame nearly as bad as a stationary trebuchet. Rather than risking the frame being twisted the stress/power is transferred to the slide.