Bessler's Brilliant Device

[christo4_99]

And by having this willingness, they would find he kept nothing secret but raises many interesting possibilities as
well as showing how his wheel(s) worked.

There was some green varnished stretched linen that screams you are wrong about that assumption . I know what you are trying to say as I have said it myself ... that Bessler wasn't hiding anything . That just isn't true . He was protecting his own interests and he had a right to do that . Sure , he wanted to find someone a peer perhaps who understood his principle but he was not content to have it stolen from him . You cannot pigeonhole Bessler to fit in on this board . He was an inventor , a thinking man in the highest sense . He deserved to be paid for his achievement because it was one of a kind and might I add , still remains un-copied .

[christo4_99]

My design is complete . I will not be found bickering on this board with people who have not sunk their teeth so deeply into this subject as I have . It really brings me down and my confidence suffers for it . For anyone who ever wished me well I thank you .

[Ealadha]

My design is complete . I will not be found bickering on this board with people who have not sunk their teeth so deeply into this subject as I have . It really brings me down and my confidence suffers for it . For anyone who ever wished me well I thank you .

I wish you well .
Good luck .

[SkyWatcher123]

Hi folks, Hi christo, you said, "He deserved to be paid for his achievement".
That is precisely the thinking that is part of the cause of these not being in common use already, live and learn as they say.
peace love light
tyson

[johnny874]

Hi folks, Hi christo, you said, "He deserved to be paid for his achievement".
That is precisely the thinking that is part of the cause of these not being in common use already, live and learn as they say.
peace love light
tyson

  So true Tyson. But in Bessler's time, the greater value might have been something other than his wheel.
It is possible that h might have realized concepts used in mass production today. And his understanding of mechanics, if he had made it known, might have made him a goodly living. Even DaVinci was wanted for his inventive capacity.
It could be Bessler lost by thinking more of a financial reward than what might have been gained by his studies. Who knows, he might have had that school he desired.
Of course, he might not have realized how much he learned.