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Catapult arm keeps snapping

Bobbyfromjamaica
02/12/2023 at 08:33:27 AM PST

Our team has had problems with our catapult arm snapping, and we were wondering how you guys made your cata arm and how you reinforce it?

1908A
02/12/2023 at 09:12:18 AM PST

Can you send a picture of your cata arm so we can know what’s wrong?

9MotorGang
02/13/2023 at 06:36:11 AM PST

Are using using aluminum or steel?

Do you box your arm at the point of impact?

Have stable is your hard stop?

Bobbyfromjamaica
02/13/2023 at 08:02:40 AM PST

Replying to 9MotorGang ↩️

What do you mean box?

Dodge_Doodle
02/13/2023 at 09:55:48 AM PST

Replying to Bobbyfromjamaica ↩️

Boxing is when you either put another cchan across the current cchan, or put spacers and screws across that cchan to maintain the right 90deg bends and keep its over all shape

Bobbyfromjamaica
02/13/2023 at 10:43:45 AM PST

Replying to Dodge_Doodle ↩️

Yes we do do that.