Onager Prepares for Battle in 2001

Here are some scenes of our preparation for the upcoming Punkin Chunkin season.

Bob and Paul crank down the Onager for some test firing at Frank's Farm near Durham. You can see Pumpkin Slayer and Punkin-Air in the background.(click here to see a motion GIF of Pumpkin Slayer doing in a bag of flour.)

A closer look at Onager 2001. Since this picture was taken, we have also replaced the rope bundle with white Polyester rope - much stronger than the yellow Polypropylene we've been using.

One of the biggest innovations is a motor mounted on the flywheel shaft - used for practice shooting only - we're staying in the Human Powered Division for competitions.

Here is the new arm - re-engineered for more strength while keeping weight down. After our breakage in the Delaware contest in 2000, we are in the process of building another one - as a spare!

Also new for 2001 - a new sling. This was custom built by a man we affectionately refer to as "the Sling-Meister" - an Amish guy in Ohio. This sling has been working beautifully!

Of course we need all the important accessories to be completely prepared to wage battle against our adversaries.

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