Recreating Besslers Wheel

[overtaker]

 Ken,  Do you want me to ask the questions I have now and later in regards to the sketch here or by PM or email? 

[WilbyInebriated]

Fair enough,  but Bessler's wheel did work!  Many of the brightest minds are not working on this puzzle because it is taught to them that it is impossible.

bessler's wheel 'allegedly' worked... yet no working wheels are currently being demonstrated! imagine that... no worries about bright minds being taught that such is impossible, because now you have the super genius, ken the great, working on this puzzle so a working wheel finally being demonstrated after 300 some years is in the near future...

[overtaker]

I was rereading and came across this.  Ken said:

Count Karl said a peg held the weight until its zenith, then rotated out of the way.


I'm not sure Ken but I think IIRC this was found to be
not true and possibly fabricated by a writer.  Maybe someone with more knowledge on this will post.

[Ken the Great]

overtaker,

Lets go ahead and do it through email. I think confusing some people makes them angry. 

General questions are ok on here, but design specific questions I would rather do privately. It also allows me to keep a record of the conversations.

On the subject of count Karl, the peg is not an issue, my design doesn't implement a rotating peg. Like I said before, once you get enough design aspects in place, the rest can be several different designs and still work.

I do believe that the way the weights are moved to the axle is important, and I will elaborate more in an email.

Send me your questions whenever you like.



"All those who believe in telekinesis, raise my hand."

[overtaker]

Bessler's earlier wheels were said to be 4inches thick and 4 - 5 ft. in diam.  Do you think your wheel could be built this thin?

Also from the AP:

"In a true Perpetuum Mobile everything must, necessarily, go round together. There can be nothing involved in it which remains stationary on the axle." - pg 361


Would this rule out the drum?