Build 2

[Johnsmith]

Gravity has energy as long as our small mass is at some distance from the large one.
But after our body fell to the ground, it no longer has any energy, right?

That's basically what they say. But what energy got your body off of the ground?

[Johnsmith]

 I got all of the work done that I needed to today. Tomorrow I'll need to notch out 4 dowels towards each end. If you look at the dowel
with the pulley on it, it will interfere with the cue (will be square, just an example). The part with the lag bolt in it, how I threaded the holes
for the lag bolts that I shortened. Then I used a nylon bushing with a lag bolt through it to mount the kicker.
Also, the weight wheels are all finished and I like the way they turned out. A few years of development has gone into that design as well as
with everything else. Why if I'm successful people might read this thread. They'll want to understand what I did to make it easier on themselves.
It will take a day or two or 3 to mount all of the parts. I really won't be in a hurry because I want to get it right. Then that will leave the catch
and release mechanism and rigging the lines before attempting to set sail.

p.s., notice how much neater my work bench looks? I'll probably clean out and better organize my work area now.

[Johnsmith]

 I've already started on a better build over the last month and will focus on this better build. This can easily add 6 weeks to my schedule.
Since I'd like to do a show at Utrecht University in the Netherlands,  it's important for the first working wheel to look nice. With the prototype,
it would show Bessler was successful but at the same time it would be an embarrassment.

[kolbacict]

Take me to you. I can live in your barn. I am unpretentious. I do not need much.
Some simple food. Some beer.  What you will say to cut, I will cut. where you say drill, I will drill.
And how many of my own ideas are in my head!

[Johnsmith]

Take me to you. I can live in your barn. I am unpretentious. I do not need much.
Some simple food. Some beer.  What you will say to cut, I will cut. where you say drill, I will drill.
And how many of my own ideas are in my head!

  This is the start that I have. I found a video on YouTube that shows a quick and easy way to trim edge banding.
Since I'll need narrow strips, an easy way to do it. As long as my medical situation is manageable then I'll keep
working at this. First impressions do matter and with the prototype, it's more like Frankenstein. 
It's always possible that one day you might build one and then I could give you suggestions. I've spent enough
time working on this to where I can consider something and then either put it on paper or use SketchUp to see
how much I like it. And with the first build, it would be better if it's nice enough to be displayed since it is a part of
Saxony, Germany's history.
In Bessler's time, Saxony was a part of Poland. And when Germany became a country in 1849, Saxony was not a part of Germany.
And because Bessler was 1/2 Polish and 1/2 German, not a surprise living in such a place. They say he was born in Zittau, Germany.
Where the red balloon points down to is Zittau,

p.s., I'll be buying a lot of small clamps. Then doing the glue up for what will be the weight wheel track will go quickly. This might
actually be the most time consuming part of what I'm working on.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXU2C02Rego&list=LL&index=1