The Weird World of Dr. Madd

[Dr. Madd]

I did it! With the conclusion of today's project , Madd arms has entered into the arena of gravity -powered launchers- popularly known as trebuchets!
It's not very strong- yet- but it WORKS!

[Dr. Madd]

My monster energy shot cannon. It shoots small candy, pencil erasers and steelball.





A side view. Made from a sawed-off section of signpost, two jar lids, two short dowel rods, an energy shot bottle with the lid removed and the bottom cut off, 4 rubber bands, a binder clip, some hot glue and a balloon(the firing mechansm) It can shoot anything from slingshot steel ball to M&Ms.







A menacing mini-artillery profile.







The firing mechanism. Hold the cannon steady, load it, allow the round to fall into the balloon, pull that ballloon way back out the barrel and release. Like a real cannon, it does misfire every now and then, but it fires most of the time. Whatya expect out of a cannon made of recycled materials?

[Scatter]

If it shoots M&Ms, I love it!!

[long live kong]

Love it Dr Madd! I drank two cans of that evil Monster energy stuff once. Never again.
Did you ever make a clothes peg gun??

[Scatter]

HEY!! Pip,pip, cheerio, and all that sort of rot Kong!!

[Dr. Madd]

Yes, I have. I actually sell my own version of one, essentially the same device, except I use woodstain to make them pretty, and I upholster the inside of an Altoids tin with a spacer and sell them with two pistols as small dueling sets.

[long live kong]

Yes, I have. I actually sell my own version of one, essentially the same device, except I use woodstain to make them pretty, and I upholster the inside of an Altoids tin with a spacer and sell them with two pistols as small dueling sets.

Did I really need to ask!!?

[Dr. Madd]

Soon, I'll have some pics of my newest invention, the slingapult.

[Dr. Madd]

This is the next generation of Madd Catapult construction- the Double A-frame catapult- for its size the most powerful Catapult I have ever seen. This beast, while small enough for your office desk is not recommended for office warfare or hyjinx. It can lob an altoid -sized projectile made of air-dry clay and tied on a string as a sacrificial sling in excess of 60 feet and can dent soft materials like styrofoam like close range. The pull on the swing arm feels as strong as that of a thirty eight revolver







And this is the final incarnation. Four pegs- these a-frame catapult frames are held together only by wooden pegs. The three pegs, one of which serves a dual purpose as a tension pulley and a stop bar, makes this sacrificial sling hurler the most powerful launcher I've ever made.





Not a sling-style cat, but like the slinger, one of the next generation of Madd arms siege machinery. This one hurls altoids and small stones great distances and with terrific speed and power.

[Dr. Madd]

My new toy I made for my daughter. looks like a pink castle, right?





The Castle is a wooden box. The Towers hold up the lid when you open it.


When you open it, you slide the spoon behind a dowel rod and it makes a tension catapult to throw marshmallows and stuff. Note the elephant crest on the coat of arms.





And if I sold these, each castle would have a knight in it. My daughter wanted me to paint the knight in her castle pink. So with no further adieu, the Pink Knight.

[charp13]

The Pink Knight is awesome!! 
May he live to serve the Kingdom for many many years!

[Dr. Madd]

I have a new device to photograph in a bit- the Yeti-themed Slingapult.

[Unknown Primate]

Can't wait to see the Yeti-Slingshot.

BTW, have you ever heard of Joerg Sprave?

[Dr. Madd]

Yep. I watch him all the time on You Tube.

[Unknown Primate]

LOL!  I figured!  My daughter's boyfriend, Josh, started showing me Sprave's videos.  That dude is a trip - and very cool!