Would anyone of the trainers / installers be willing to cut the following out on the cnc plasma cutter for the trebuchet project? There is a 2’x2’ sheet of 3/16" steel plate leaning up against the trebuchet uprights in project storage to use, I will be around thursday night or cutting it anytime someone gets a chance would be great.
Idea is that the 3/16" plate will be doubled up to create the trigger (the mounting plate is welded to the structure), almost all the load (up to 1,000 pounds) is carried mostly through the 1/2" pin/bolt, which is slightly offset from the center line, so in theory it should take only a small force to release the latch.