How To Build A Bessler Type Wheel

[johnny874]

You can bolt your router ( with the plate taken off ) to a 2" X 1/4"  X 3' piece of white wood with a hole drilled in it if you need to cut  a circle of less than 6' .

  Chris,
I talked to a friend of mine here at work about building a table.
What I've decided is with how much there is to this build, I would be
better off waiting and buying a router table.
The first thing I need to rout is a slot so I can make an adjustable radius
tool for my router. Some of the parts will need 3 or 4 different cuts made.
After that, it will be the assembly fixture. Of course, there are also the levers
and the edging on the stand.

                                                                                    Jim

[johnny874]

   @All,
By waiting, I'll also be able to purchase a miter saw which will be helpful.
I think when all is said and done, everyone will be glad I took the long road.
With this build, I am letting it dictate what I need to do. It is a rare opportunity.
As such, the work I do, if successful, will also be a reflection on Bessler and
his work. This is something I am mindful of. It would be like saying I have a
God given ability to understand certain principles in math and then to leave it
all behind for haste. Yet some say a person should make good use of thier God
given gifts. It has taken much time for me to learn things that would help me to
do this. I hope the work I demonstrate shows my commitment to my own life
and values how ever messed up I might be as a person.
Also, since I live in Appalachia, some of that might show up in some of the
accessories I build to work with. When I can, I will show them 

                                                                                      Jim

edited to add; I have made John Collins aware of my attempt and will be respectful
of the efforts he has put forth to make Bessler's work known. Still, I am working
independently and of course, this means on my own and by my own means.

[johnny874]

   @All,
This weekend, I'll start work on parts. I might be able to
post a pic of the moveable part of the pump. While it might
look interesting, when you see how it works with the wheel,
I think you'll get it.
What this will do is help anyone who might try a build like this
to understand this build process and will know what to expect.

                                                                                 Jim

[johnny874]

  @All,
Since I will be having surgery again on the 18th, I probably wont get much done before then.
I.ll be able to have a lot of the things I,ll need to do worked out.
I  watched woodsmithshop on pbs. Got me thinking I could get more use out of a table saw than I woud with a miter saw.
The shows put out a lot of good info.

        Jim

[johnny874]

    @All,
With surgery coming up Friday morning, I am going to rest.
My personal health just as anyone else's is a bit more important than a working pm device.
I will proceed a bit differently with my build when I am able to get back to it.
I'll show my work but not my processes. A part of the reason for this is people might say what an easy accomplishment it is if they are given all of the answers.
Still, what I will be able to show I think everyone will find interesting and when completed even more so.
What I do like about this is being able to recreate a part of history. I find it interesting myself. I think one thing Bessler's invention could have done which has been over looked is running water could have been provided to people's homes who lived in cities. It could have supported a more modern system than people such as the Indus River valley people of India did about 4,000 years ago. Could you have imagined a garvity fed system similar to what we use today ? Today, pumps are used to fill those water towers you see. Then gravity feeds the water to people's homes. This allows them to use several pumps to maintain the static head.
As such, his invention could have powered water wheels by pumping water up to a reservoir and having it flow down into a basin. It would have allowed for mills to be built where they wanted one. It might be the people around him just thought of money and not any advancement it could bring about in society. Such is history.

                                                                           Jim

edited to reference Bessler (him) in the 2nd to last sentence