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- Thursday, August 07, 2008
Lacks release adjustment
Reviewed By:
Brian Watson (Canton, NY)
The main problem with this trebuchet is that there is no way to control the release point. The wooden release pin is at a fixed angle. The instruction seem to indicate that shortening it (an irreversible action) will cause an earlier release, but I found this not to be true. The angle needs to be adjusted. All of my projectiles were release on a nearly horizontal trajectory and went about six feet. The sling design is also very poor--projectiles won't stay put prior to launch. A big disappointment.
- Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Needs Better Instructions
Reviewed By:
Frank DiGiacomo (New York, NY)
I had fun building this kit with my 10-year-old son, but I would have had a lot more fun f the instructions weren't so vague in spots, particularly at the end. I had to write the company for more specific instructions on attaching the sling. The guy who responded was very nice about providing them, but the manufacturer could do all of its future customers a service by revising both the written instructions and the diagrams that accompany them. Otherwise, I'll take a trebuchet over a catapult any day.
- Thursday, January 03, 2008
Poor workmanship
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Nathaniel Polish (New York, NY)
Unfortunately I recommended this item to the other reviewer, Frank, before I had tried building it. The quality of the workmanship of the parts is poor. Holes are drilled off center. Miter cuts are not accurate. I found that the kit required considerable reworking to be buildable as shipped.
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