“Wears you out after a while”

14Feb10

“It was quite a chore to figure out how to build it, design it, make the parts work.” These words are from Del, the star of the video below and maker of the amazing wooden structure featured. Just when I’m feeling quite proud of myself and the wing I made this week, Del reminds me [...]

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Tags: crank drive, devices of motion, diy, mechanisms, movement, wood

Human-powered ferris wheel

02Feb10

This project is a great reminder that complex movement does not necessarily require complex mechanisms or motors. This ferris wheel in Nepal requires only a strong push to activate the structure. Interesting elements: the simplicity of the movement generation. Here, a person simply pushes/levers against the structure to create the motion of the Ferris wheel. [...]

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Tags: diy, kinetic, low tech, movement