Borlach's drawing is of the Merseburg wheel.ovyyus wrote:The Draschwitz wheel was claimed (I assume by Bessler) to be able to lift a weight of 40 lbs from it's axle. There is no indication that this wheel had any stopping handle attached to its axle in Borlach's drawing.
Merseburg wheel part
Moderator: scott
re: Merseburg wheel part
Yes Stewart, my mistake.