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Making Simple Automata

Amazon.com Price:  $15.48 (as of 05/05/2019 13:16 PST- Details)

Description

A very good book that explains the best way to design and construct small scale, simple mechanical devices for fun—very best for toy makers, woodworkers, crafters, and tinkerers

Designing and making successful automata involves combining materials, mechanisms, and magic. Illustrated with color photos all through, this excellent book explains the six golden rules for making automata alongside detailed step by step projects. Many materials are discussed, including paper and card, wood, wire, tinplate, and plastics; mechanisms discussed include levers and linkages, cranks and cams, wheels, gears, pulleys, springs, ratchets, and pawls. After all, there may be the magic—an unanalyzable charm, a strong fascination in order that the entire is more than the sum of its parts.


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