Making Mechanical Marvels in Wood
Author: Raymond Levy
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company
Published: 1991
Total Pages: 206
ISBN-13: 9780806973586
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGuide to making woodworking projects that move, whiz and whir, flip, and more.
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Creative Kinetics
Author: Rodney Frost
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 148
ISBN-13: 1402732236
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRodney Frost provides an introduction to the world of kinetic art - art that moves. Beginning with easy and fun projects like weather vanes and mobiles powered by air currents, he moves onto simple toys that are manipulated with strings and art mechanised by levers, cranks, cams and cogs.
Making Whirligigs, Whimsies, & Folk Toys
Author: Rodney Frost
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Published: 2011-06-10
Total Pages: 152
ISBN-13: 081174499X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCreate unique whirligigs and other moving-part creations, traditional folk toys, and unusual new designs out of wood.
Making Marvels
Author: Wolfram Koeppe
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Published: 2019-11-25
Total Pages: 315
ISBN-13: 1588396770
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFeaturing more than 150 treasures from several of the world’s most prestigious collections, Making Marvels explores the vital intersection of art, technology, and political power at the courts of early modern Europe. It was there, from the sixteenth through eighteenth centuries, that a remarkable outpouring of creativity and learning gave rise to exquisite objects that were at once beautiful works of art and technological wonders. By amassing vast, glittering collections of these ingeniously crafted objects, princes flaunted their wealth and competed for mastery over the known world. More than mere status symbols, however, many of these marvels ushered in significant advancements that have had a lasting influence on astronomy, engineering, and even international politics. Incisive texts by leading scholars situate these works within the rich, complex symbolism of life at court, where science and splendor were pursued with equal vigor and together contributed to a culture of magnificence.
Cabaret Mechanical Movement
Author: Aidan Lawrence Onn
Publisher:
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 136
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMaking Automata is hard. Making other sorts of three dimensional objects can also be hard, but he extra dimension of movement seems to add a disproportionate amount of difficulty. For most people, especially those untrained in engineering skills, getting to the point where making making mechanical devices is easy, can be a long and frustrating task. Then again, there are many people who have a sound understanding of engineering but can't even draw a horse. These things can be learnt. This book does not teach you to draw a horse, but it removes the mystery that surrounds the world of mechanisms and the business of making things move. Cabaret Mechanical Movement contains a lot of theory but it is also packed with practical tips and ideas for making your own automata, moving toys, or mechanical sculpture.
Making Wooden Gear Clocks
Author: Editors of Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
Published: 2016-02-23
Total Pages: 200
ISBN-13: 1607658976
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMaking a piece of wood move is fun, but making it tell time is truly amazing! Inside this book, you’ll find ingenious plans for creating awesome wooden machines that actually move and keep time. These working wooden wonders might just be the most enjoyable projects you ever build in your shop. Wooden gear clocks are not only fascinating to watch, but can be surprisingly accurate timepieces. Just don’t expect atomic precision—after all, they’re modeled on 17th-century technology! But as you build these scroll saw clocks you’ll use all of the basic principles that still govern mechanical clocks today. Six well-illustrated step-by-step scroll saw projects are arranged by skill level from beginner to advanced, and full-sized scroll saw patterns are attached to the book in a handy pouch. With a little perseverance, you’ll soon be ticking along happily with your own wooden clockworks. All you have to do is build them, wind them up, and let them run—no batteries required.
Big Book of Gizmos and Gadgets
Author: Bob Gilsdorf
Publisher:
Published: 2016
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781565239012
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMake wildly inspired mechanical marvels from wood, with 15 step-by-step projects and full-sized scroll saw patterns attached to the book in a handy pouch. Scroll saw projects are arranged by skill level from beginner to advanced, from a Rapid-Fire Rubber Band Gun and a Wooden Padlock Treasure Chest, to whirligigs and classic automatons for cowboys, ballerinas, cats, ships, and more.
Making Simple Automata
Author: Robert Race
Publisher: Crowood
Published: 2014-05-31
Total Pages: 211
ISBN-13: 1847977456
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDesigning and making successful automata involves combining materials, mechanisms and magic. Making Simple Automata explains how to design and construct small scale, simple mechanical devices made for fun. Materials such as paper and card, wood, wire, tinplate and plastics are covered along with mechanisms - levers and linkages, cranks and cams, wheels, gears, pulleys, springs, ratchets and pawls. This wonderful book is illustrated with examples throughout and explains the six golden rules for making automata alongside detailed step-by-step projects. Magic - an unanalyzable charm, a strong fascination so that the whole is more than the sum of its parts. Superbly illustrated with 110 colour photographs with examples and detailed step-by-step projects.
The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Author: Brian Selznick
Publisher: Scholastic
Published: 2015-09-03
Total Pages: 264
ISBN-13: 1407166573
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn orphan and thief, Hugo lives in the walls of a busy train station. He desperately believes a broken automaton will make his dreams come true. But when his world collides with an eccentric girl and a bitter old man, Hugo's undercover life are put in jeopardy. Turn the pages, follow the illustrations and enter an unforgettable new world!
Building Wooden Machines
Author: Alan Bridgewater
Publisher: Popular Woodworking Books
Published: 2012-05-29
Total Pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9781440322228
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTwenty-eight step-by-step projects result in working wooden models that demonstrate fundamental concepts of motion and mechanics such as used in cameras, combustion and steam engines, locks, and pumps.
