League of Our Own

Pieces to cut:

First cut 2 feet for side pillars (x2), then cut 2 feet length for stopper (x1). After that cut 1.5 feet for support beams (x2). For the 10 feet bottom base cut 3 feet for length (x2), 2 feet for width (x2).The second to last cut will be 4 feet for the arm (x1). The very last cut will be 2 feet for the PVC pipe (x1).

2 feet side pillar (x2)

2 feet length=stopper (x1)

1.5 feet for support beams (x2)

18 feet for bottom base=3 feet for length (x2)

2 feet for width (x2)

4 feet for the arm (x1)

2 feet PVC pipe (x1)

Total wood used:23 feet

Total PVC pipe: 2 feet

Start by making the base by connecting the length blocks with the width blocks with screws.After the base is created it will be 3 x 2 feet.

Then add the pillars on both sides of the catapult base with screws. These will be 2 feet tall each.

To support those pillars we will have a support beam for each pillar that will be 1.5 feet each, and will be screwed into both the base and the main pillars.

Next the stopper is screwed into the middle of those two pillars.The stopper will be 2 feet in length.

The arm is the next item to be added.It will be 4 feet long and we will have 2 feet of PVC pipe going through a hole drilled into the very bottom of the arm that will extend from one side of the base to the other.

The PVC pipe will be connected to the PVC connectors at the bottom of the base.

The two holes will be drilled through the stopper.

Then we will tie a knot in between those holes and attach it to the arm.

Our final step is drilling a hole in the bottom of the base behind the rope attached to the arm for the 10 feet of the rope to be put through.