My latest find

[Alexioco]

Ok I may have found a way to make a heavy weight light, I found a way to make a weight on the left hand side of a wheel also apply its weight to the right hand side so then just a small force is needed to lift that weight...

I made a small wheel (cardboard) and it seems to work, but I'm not completely satisfied until I have made one out of wood and played with it...

I am going to reveal this find to you, even to those who like to keep secrets themselves, even from their friends...

anyway here we have it...



Here we have two weights, one weighing 4 ounce and the other weighing 1 ounce.
They are attached to right angles that swing on those axles.

When weight 4 swings down the other end of the right angle pushing up which ends up pushing the other right angle down on which weight 1 is attached.
When this happens weight 4 is also putting force on the descending side of the wheel aswell as weight 1 causing weight 1 to lift weight 4...

[helmut]

Hello Alex

Can you explain a little more  about, how it workes?

I can not emagine the wheel turn right.

helmut

[Sprocket]

Very interesting - I wouldn't have thought of that!

If your real tests bear this out it would appear to show a glaring decrepancy between WM2D's modelling and reality.  Even with weights of 1Kg/0.9Kg WM2D still wants to turn anticlockwise, so definitely no 4:1 weight ratio confirmation...

[gyulasun]

Hi,

I assume the length of the arms and the ratio of the arms are important.
Also the position of the axles of the right angles with respect to the main shaft should also count, right?

Gyula

[gurangax]

Well what I see is that this configuration will result in an anticlockwise torque.