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9 Mar

Caterpillars and Snails

Here’s the plan. Using the worm drive from the previous post, I’m planning a snail […]

3 Mar

I love it! Our friend Mr Cool has mixed one of Walter Ruffler’s models with […]

3 Mar

After some more experimenting I've put together a working worm gear mechanism with a 12:1 […]

2 Mar

More work on the worm gear. I’ve been trying out a few different variations in […]

1 Mar

Cams are really useful in automata. One crinkly surfaced cam can be used to describe […]

26 Feb

If you like automata and enjoy following along with my design process you’re gonna love […]

23 Feb

In a perfect example of how the Essential Mechanisms can be used Michael42er has posted […]

22 Feb

You're designing your own animated paper model, perhaps a model of a unicorn running or […]

20 Feb

…and back to the running dog project. I’ve completed the parts design and their layout […]

18 Feb

Here's another delightful creation from our friend Mr Cool! This time, featuring two of Ginger […]