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We work on our machines all year long. This log tracks what we are up to any given month. Log: Oct 15, 2017 Launch a pumpkin 1489 ft. We win 2nd place in Torsion / Catapult division! Oct 14, 2017 Launch a pumpkin 1229 ft, then 1507 ft! Oct 13, 2017 Travel to Extreme Chunkin in New Hampsire. Setup Mista Ballsita. To read older logs, see our Web Log. Oct 17, 2016 Inspect broken bowstring. Oct 16, 2016 Trevor throws a pumpkin 1232.9ft. Demo shot goes slightly over 1100 ft Trash the bowstring and throwing pouch during demo shot Win 3rd place in Unlimited Catapult and Torsion division! Pack up and go home Oct 15, 2016 Throw a pumpkin 966ft Add more torque to the bundles Pie the next pumpkin. To read older logs, see our Web Log. Oct 25, 2015 Throw a pumpkin 936 ft. No damage done. Pack up and go home Oct 24, 2015 Throw a pumpkin 1031 ft! Throw a pie Tear the pouch. Sew it back up again. Crack the lower dump-frame. Jack it up and weld it back together. Oct 23, 2015 Fix up bowstring for compounding. Finish sewing pouch. Torque up Mr. B, bend our hydraulic support frame. To read older logs, see our Web Log. Nov 3, 2013 Launched a punkin 1059ft. Nov 2, 2013 Launched a punkin 840ft. Nov 1, 2013 Launched a punkin 538ft. To read older logs, see our Web Log. Nov 5, 2012 First Pass updating 2012 punkin chunk web pages. Nov 4, 2012 Second Shot in the morning. Shot 1213 ft, and tore up the pouch. Compounded the bowstring by anchoring the bowline tag ends to the winch mount. Ran threaded rod through the holes in our compound pulley keepers to fix twisting problem. Third shot in the afternoon. Shot 813 ft compounded. Nothing broke. Nifty! Nov 3, 2012 Got ready to shoot first thing in the morning. Got to wait a few hours, then got out first shot. 991 ft. Torqued up the machine for the second shot tomorrow. Spliced up bowline anchor extensions. Discovered they weren't long enough! Arg! Noted that pulley bowline keepers twisted during firing. Arg! That might pinch the bowline. To read older logs, see our Web Log. Dec 10, 2011 Mr. B came home this week. Winterizing with snow-proof roof for the bundles and other gear. Nov 9, 2011 Update web site to include 2011 punkin chunk stories. Nov 6, 2011 Mista Ballista fires over 1000ft! The team is excited about finally hitting that milestone. Break bowstring during that spectacular launch. Pack up, drive home. To read older logs, see our Web Log. Nov 7, 2010 Pie our last pumpkin. Break down Mr. B and drive home. Nov 6, 2010 Throw a pumpkin 803 feet! Nov 5, 2010 Finish setting up Mr. B. Pie our first punkin. To read older logs, see our Web Log. Nov 8, 2009 Mr. B shoots 693 feet! Pack up, head home. Nov 7, 2009 Mr. B pies both measured shots today. Get 1 good practice shot off. Nov 6, 2009 Finish setting up Mr. B. Chunk line never makes it to torsion. To read older logs, see our Web Log. Nov 2, 2008 Hatra Ballista shoots ~250ft Mr. B is cranked up, pies its shot, and breaks its arms. Pack up and go home. Nov 1, 2008 Hatra Ballista shoots 269.6ft for 3rd place 10 & under catapult division. Resplice Mr. B's bowstring for shorter arms with new adjustable eye splices. More shim testing on Mr. B. Take cautious approach. Mr. B shoots 430ft. Oct 31, 2008 Assemble Hatra Ballista. Shoot ~250 ft. Install new arms into Mr. B. Test twist. Discover issues. Attempt to resolve. Attempt basic shimming experiments. To read older logs, see our Web Log. Nov 4, 2007 Hatra Ballista shoots 330 feet with the better bowstring, and some more torsion. Mr. B and Hatra are packed up for going home. Hatra Ballista takes home the 2nd place trophy! Nov 3, 2007 Hatra Ballista shoots 115ft into a raining wind. Mr. B blows an arm, pies it's shot, and is out of the contest. Re tie a new bowstring for Hatra Ballista in the afternoon. Nov 2, 2007 Setup Hatra Ballista, shoot the Hatra Ballista 168ft Finish adding lots of torsion to Mr. B, shoot 582 ft. To read older logs, see our Web Log. Nov 5, 2006 Shoot a punkin 670 feet! Pack up. Nov 4, 2006 Shoot a punkin 607 feet! Nov 3, 2006 Break a torsion arm as left bundle unwinds. Fix the torsion arm. Retighten our left bundle To read older logs, see our Web Log. Nov 6, 2005 Captured 3rd place with Pumpkin Putter in Human Powered Centripetal division. Nov 5, 2005 Broke both our arms on Mr. B. Nov 4, 2005 Missed our first shot. Tightened up our rope bundles. To read older logs, see our Web Log. Dec 16, 2004 Trimmed all epizygi to 14" Nov 26, 2004 Aquired old Air Force generator. Many possible futures are in store for it. Nov 20, 2004 Went to 2 different scrap yards. Found steel needed to fix Mr. B. Aquired a used job-box. To read older logs, see our Web Log. Nov 3, 2003 Won 3rd place in the Torsion division. Broke the left arm on the machine. Broke our torsion twisting mechanism. Nov 2, 2003 Threw a pumpkin 290.5 feet! Broke our torsion twisting mechanism. Fixed it. Nov 1, 2003 Missed our shot because it takes so long to set things up. Broke our pouch. To read older logs, see our Web Log. Nov 3, 2002 Destroyed some more pumpkins. Bent the arms Nov 2, 2002 Finished throwing pouch Assembled machine for the first time Destroyed some pumpkins Nov 1, 2002 Wound rope bundles Loaded up trailer for trip to Chunk To read older logs, see our Web Log.