I've always been drawn to the orrery; I find the planetary motion fascinating.
--- On Sat, 4/4/09, siu <[email protected]> wrote: From: siu <[email protected]> Subject: [Papermodels II 35515] Re: All wood machine To: "Papermodels II" <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, April 4, 2009, 7:31 AM WOW! I liked the wood project! I think is art and it demonstrate different forms of translating movement. The solar system clock is amazing, but there was a very strange movement from the planet earth. Maybe it's the true movement of earth, because sometimes I think humanity is going backward! Siu :-) On Apr 3, 11:52 am, [email protected] wrote: > Yup. I contacted him back in december, and hoped to become a beta builder for him. I even went so far as to get a really cool scroll saw for Xmas (I still need a decent drill press though.) He was very warm on the idea, and I again contacted him mid January, but alas, no plans have been forthcoming yet. I was hoping that the gearing proved to be at least partially achievable in paper, albeit you may have to paint\soak the gears with that super-glue; maybe not all 9 planets, err, orbiting whatevers, but a few of them and you stop when the stress gets too great. > > --- On Fri, 4/3/09, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Subject: [Papermodels II 35486] Re: All wood machine > To: "Papermodels II" <[email protected]> > Date: Friday, April 3, 2009, 11:37 AM > > Jon, > That will be incredible! I look forward to seeing it when you > complete it. I've read what's at the designer's site, and if what > he > implies is true, then there's a chance that it'll work. Sure will be > a lot of work and time spent, though....and a whole lot of "gearing > up" to do. ;-) > > Good luck! > --Mike M. > > On Apr 3, 9:24 am, [email protected] wrote:> This is the wood project I'm "gearing" up to do: > > >http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm318/minimoa68/Finished3.jpg > > > I've been in touch with the designer, I'm hoping it can even > > convert to paper. His blog on the project is here: > > >http://brassgoggles.co.uk/bg-forum/index.php?topic=12103.0 > > > And a video of the prototype: > > > <object width="425" height="344"><param > > name="movie" > value="http://www.youtube.com/v/3BY5DPhSyFQ&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0";></param><param > name="allowFullScreen" > value="true"></param><param > name="allowscriptaccess" > value="always"></param><embed > src="http://www.youtube.com/v/3BY5DPhSyFQ&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0"; > type="application/x-shockwave-flash" > allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" > width="425" height="344"></embed></object> > > > > >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BY5DPhSyFQ > > > --- On Fri, 4/3/09, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> > > Subject: [Papermodels II 35484] Re: All wood machine > > To: [email protected] > > Date: Friday, April 3, 2009, 9:39 AM > > > Many, > > > For him it could also be "because he can". Sure it keeps his > mental acuity up! > > > I had the same question until I realised it's a piece of art, plain > and simple. > > > The engineering is to be explored, experienced and appreciated in much the > > same way as lighting, brush strokes, form, etc. > > > > > not sure I'd find a place for it even in my eclectic collection of > "things". > > > JoeG > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Mandy F <[email protected]> > > > To: [email protected] > > > Sent: Fri, 3 Apr 2009 9:10 am > > > Subject: [Papermodels II 35483] Re: All wood machine > > > When people see me making paper models, they ask me "why?", and > I answer > > "because I can". > > > With this one, it's my turn to ask "why?". It's a > > marvel of engineering, > > > but unless you appreciate cogs and gears and wood turning, it's not > really > > my cup of tea.. now if it *made* a cup of tea..... :) > > > But if someone gave one to me, I wouldn't knock it back. ;) > > > Mandy > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "william perry" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Friday, April 03, 2009 12:40 PM > > Subject: [Papermodels II 35479] All wood machine > > > > Next....a working Saturn V all wood.... > > > >http://www.wimp.com/strangemachine/ > > > Lose weight like TV's Biggest Loser finalists. Start w/ a FREE > Weight-Loss Plan! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Papermodels II" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Papermodels?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
