CG Showcase of Overbalanced Wheel

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Analysing of Bessler's Clues 42.
< Trail of the Elliptical Path >

"Design of my machine is analogues to world system. I have put eight heavy weights in my machine, which represents eight planets of our world. The large axle of my machine represents the sun. Heavy weights in my machine encircle around the axle to form an elliptical path, in the similar manner, as planets encircle around the sun. Whilst moving around axle, they recede and come closer to the center. They balance against each other and impart motion to the wheel. ?"

"one or other of them must apply its weight at right angles to the axis, which in its turn must also move"

- due to a portion of the swinging weights station at right angles to the axis (also have to consider the rolling weights), the wheel would (most probably) have an illusion look of an oval-shape, or an ellipse

- refer to image to see the tracing line along the swinging weights

Take note:
the tracing of the path, if based on the combination of the swinging and rolling weights, might have a better ellipse/oval shape look

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Analysing of Bessler's Clues 43.
< The Bearing >

"The diameter of the wheel is about twelve feet, and as well, the bearing was quite thin, about one quarter of an inch and only a sixth of its length was subject to friction." - eyewitness clue

"I examined the bearings of this wheel to see if there was any hidden artifice; but was unable to see anything more than the two small bearings on which the wheel is suspended at its centre" - eyewitness clue

"Through the centre of this wheel or drum runs an axle of about six inches diameter, terminated at both ends by iron bearings of about three-quarters of an inch diameter upon which the whole thing turns." - eyewitness clue

"Any attempt at fraud from outside was impossible because the wheel bearings were uncovered on both sides and one could see the axle journals turning in their bearings." - eyewitness clue

- the bearing of the wheel is pretty much exposed in plain sight to the eyewitness, so unlikely there are any fancy/unqiue mechanical design on the bearing, it is just a normal, yet durable and strong (can support up to 700 pounds of weight), bearing

- with 1/6 of its length subjected to friction, it has length

- and also having diameter, ... the shape of the bearing should be cylindrical and it's a plain thin strong cylinder iron bearing

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Analysing of Bessler's Clues 44.
< The Right Angle and the Small Angle Swing >

"one or other of them must apply its weight at right angles to the axis, which in its turn must also move"

"each child can swing (or you might call it "step" as it uses a club as a "leg") from the top of one broken column to the top of the next broken column by positioning his heavy club on the ground between the two close columns and holding on to the handle end to swing over to the top of the next column. Then he rotates the handle end of his club to maneuver it between his current column and his next intended column so that he can again "step" or swing a small angle over to the top of the next intended broken column."

- the swinging weight, when swings from one destination to another, takes about 90 degrees (this is about as small a swing as it can be)

- refer to the image on the small angle swing

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a-XXX XXX XII. trying my hands on wm2d, design variations of Swing/Roll interaction v2

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a-XXX XXX XIII. trying my hands on wm2d, design variations of Swing/Roll interaction v3