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by gapite
Wed Feb 27, 2008 12:05 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Loss of knowledge
Replies: 19
Views: 6381

DrWhat - Fletcher means - lack of understanding. I personally see the notion of Intellectual Property as a crock of s... How many ideas are had by more than one person? They are all tapping into the same collective unconscious. When the human race gives up fear and greed and truly learns to share, I...
by gapite
Fri Feb 22, 2008 12:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Two weights swinging
Replies: 2
Views: 2103

Two weights swinging

OK, it is mentioned often that there were two weights working together. Here is what I have been working on lately. Two weights pivoting at the ends and free to swing together. The middle length is rigid, with one or both of the end ones being rigid or flexible leaf-springs. The idea would be that t...
by gapite
Fri Feb 15, 2008 11:51 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Springs
Replies: 28
Views: 8758

Springs

OK, so it has been said that the wheels used springs, but what kind of springs? There are a few kinds: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring_(device) I guess it depends upon what you see the design of the wheel as being like as to what type of spring would have been used. To this end, and thinking of ...
by gapite
Fri Jan 25, 2008 4:00 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Bessler's axle?
Replies: 55
Views: 24843

re: Bessler's axle?

posted this to another tread, but thought I'd add them to this one as well.. My thoughts on the axle come from MT 135 which seems to show its construction.... That being a large dia. wheel with 6 holes bored through, offset along the length and its circumference to achieve the radial nature of the s...