Tag: Video
Dave Ware’s “Flying Flywheel”
Dave Ware writes: The flywheel travels down an inclined track, rolling on its axle. It picks up speed slowly as it overcomes the inertia of the flywheel. One turn of the flywheel only advances it the circumference of the axle. Read More …
Bill Klein’s Miscellaneous Models
Bill Klein’s Horse Race Bill Klein writes: An A49 motor pulls trolleys up that the horses are riding on and then releases them to race down the track. The horses are stopped at the end of the track by automatic Read More …
More of Dave Ware’s Machines
Dave Ware’s Steam Shovel This is a remake of the classic steam shovel. The boom was made moveable instead of fixed. A P49 motor was used with a modified engine # 10 to allow separate controls for the boom and Read More …
More of Tom Myers’ Machines
Tom Myers’ Mechanical Wonder Tom writes: This model is actually a combination of two models from the 1930 #10 manual – the “mechanical wonders” section. A “bell crank drive” and an “out-of-line drive” are both driven by an A-49. I Read More …
Tom Myers’ Straight Line Drive
Tom Writes: This model is from the 1929 manual in the #9 Mechanical Wonders section. I found this model a test in patience. I would be impressed by the 10 year that can put it together. The order of assembly Read More …