Roll on the 20th June

[ramset]

ONE  the smart guy that builds    been that way all my life    and because I know   HOW HARD IT IS TO BUILD  yes I CHEEEER  those that sacrifice and BUILD   so others can benefit    Chet

[ramset]

GUYS  I see the gloves are coming off   have a good night  Chet

[sm0ky2]

@ Exx

Can i find that type of bearing commercially available? that design is amazingly simple, and seems like it would do exactly what we want - i.e. provide LOW FRICITON linear motion.

i've been studying linear-bearings this evening, and i havent found any like what you drew. but it seems like it would work better than the ones i did see. that used sliders or ball-rollers, which is almost like this, but in what you draw the balls are inside the bearings, not up against the rod, so i think it would be better.

[purepower]

Keep looking into that, instead of looking at graphically laid out formulas.

Forget about counterbalances and control arms.

Look at the lever and the weight.

Get a metal ruler and some magnets.



EDIT: I do have to compliment you on deciding to give the wheel a try.
Looks like you have promising beginnings.

Nobody listen to this guy. The drugs have done to much...

You must consider the mass of the lever at all times. Best way to do this is use a counter weight to even it out.

@sm0ky2

Would you mind posting the pm's I sent you in response to your question?

Much appreciated.

-PurePower

[purepower]

I don't think lift is created without work.

I think that if the lever isn't balanced, there is more weight that it can effect.

It takes weight added to the short end to counter act the weight of the long end.

You have your proof, and I have mine.

We shall both have to see if either have any relevance to the machine Archer proposes.

No arguments there, but now you must also understand why a 5:1 lever can produce 20:1 lift. Is it free energy? No. Is it the imbalance in the lever? Yes.

Apology accepted.

-PurePower