by madmattd » Wed Jun 17, 2015 8:24 am
1 - well, it never was all that busy here, but yes it has definitely been quiet of late. I check in most days (though I've been gone the last few hence the latish reply), but haven't been working on trebs much lately. I have been working on a project to figure out how much force we're putting on our pumpkins though with NASAW. All in the on-going quest to stop pieing!
2 - I'm no help there, wrong coast, haha.
3 - One idea might be to talk to some local schools. If there is a teacher there in the math/physics department that gets into it, they might be interested in using them as a teaching instrument for their classes. I know my old high school recently had a "mini-course" where the students learned about, designed, and built trebuchets and catapults, and it always helps to have something to inspire oneself when designing. Just a thought. I don't know how the market is for pre-built trebs/cats, but I guess there must be some interest since there are a few kits selling out there.