Sjack Abeling Gravity Wheel and the Worlds first Weight Power Plant

[X00013]

@ omni or all http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ad3RZIwxQAM

[Omnibus]

Omnibus â€" thanks for the image ;-D

That's exactly how I thought it would look like.

Why do you make the grooves open ended and connected near the axis? Is that intentional or some software 'bug'?

Ruggero ‚-)

This is what I've been telling you. The wheel with these grooves can only be made in this way -- notice the closed-curve pattern which repeats eight times and is put together so that a wheel with grooves can be formed. Also, notice that each one of these eight parts is attached to an underlying compact wheel by rigid joints. In addition there's a small compact circular part in the center to "complete" the grooves.

[ruggero]

OK Omnibus...I see what you mean: It's a software issue.

If we go to another detail of Abeling's wheel, concerning the "oval guided track".

Would it be possible to make a quick sim...only of the oval track?

I figure it possible to sim this, by making an open oval tube (as a incline plane track), and drop a rolling weight into it at 01:00.
Then to see the momentum and velocity of the (spinning) weight at different spots...and also to see where it stops.

Is that possible?

ruggero ;-)

[Omnibus]

@ omni or all http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ad3RZIwxQAM

Thank you very much. This really solves the problem. Now what remains is to implement it. Cheers.

[Omnibus]

@ruggero,

That's the crux of the matter and we'll have to start working on that, now that we were shown by @X00013 how to make the compact disc w/ grooves properly. The correct juxtaposition of the grooves with respect to the track is what the real problem in this project is and what we need to do is to be able to change their shapes almost on the go. Obviously, it's more efficient than making them one after another from wood but still is a trial and error. Will have to see what can be done with the track now and if I find a solution will post it.