Onager Jr was our first torsion siege-engine of the medium scale that functioned well.

Onager Jr was constructed after building my Baby Onager model, and it looks very similar. It recycles hardware from Balista Jr. The main reason for it's construction is that of portable party machine. This onager fits nicely on the roof of my car, and can fling a pile of potatoes 150 feet.

After a successful chunk at the Zukapult 2005 contest. This final iteration of Onager Jr on a lift-frame which allows for the longer sling.

After installing some wheels and new rope. This form of the machine in 2002.

Flinging some rocks in Maine.

Additional Pages for Onager Jr
Onager Jr (This Page)	Onager Jr was our first torsion siege-engine of the medium scale that functioned well.
Onager Jr: Construction	Onager Jr's basic construction is fairly simple. I thought it would be neat to make something that didn't use screws, but after assembling the bottom, screws were needed for much of the upper frame, and for the strengthening of structural members later.
Onager Jr : Flinging potatoes	Loaded onto the car and ready for a drive to family reunion. I had finished it this morning, and the first test shot was 3 feet. How dissapointing.
Onager Jr : Rocks in Maine	We rebuilt the machine, and brought it to Maine to fling rocks into the mud flats. We had rebuilt the breaker bar to be sturdier than before, and also added a winch.
Onager Jr : Upgrades	After our trip to Maine, Onager Jr was used again at the 2001 History Channel Chunk, and at the 2001 Bennington High School Chunk. At the end of those two adventures, our third canvas pouch had disintegrated.
Onager Jr : Zucchini Upgrades	In 2005, Onager Jr was destined to go to the zukapult contest in Ludlow Vermont. To accomplish this, Onager Jr needed to be upgraded to throw projectiles smaller than it had done so in the paste.
Onager Jr : Movies	Here are some videos of the little guy in action. They were all taken during the 2001 History Chunk.