Download or read book Making Mechanical Toys written by Rodney Peppe and published by Crowood Press (UK). This book was released on 2005 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mechanical toys transcend categories of age with their universal appeal. Whether the mechanism is hidden or revealed, simple or complex, the cycle of movement allows you to simply turn a handle and see the magic work. Making Mechanical Toys explains how to make these wonderful and fascinating toys through a variety of bright and exciting projects. 17 original "gallery" mechanical toys have been designed and made especially for this book, which includes step-by-step instructions with over a 140 color photographs and plans for making the toys. Advice on tools and materials, priming and painting, and tricks of the trade draw upon the author’s wide experience.
Download or read book Automata and Mechanical Toys written by Rodney Peppé and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Making Moving Toys and Automata written by Robert Race and published by The Crowood Press. This book was released on 2018-10-23 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This beautiful book draws on Robert Race's extensive collection of traditional moving toys, looking at the ways the makers have achieved remarkable and varied results, often with very limited resources. Each chapter begins by looking at the mechanisms and materials used in some of these traditional moving toys, goes on to consider possible variations, and describes how to make a related moving toy. It continues, from this basis, to develop a design for an automaton. The book shows that designing and making these simple but wonderfully satisfying mechanical devices is fun, and that good results can be achieved in many different ways, using a variety of materials, tools and equipment such as wood and wire, card and paper, bamboo, string, tin plate and feathers. It exploits, in a simple way, mechanisms such as levers, linkages, cranks and cams. It explores different ways of moving those mechanisms directly by hand, by springs or falling weights, and by the wind. Beautifully illustrated with 117 colour images.
Download or read book Karakuri written by Keisuke Saka and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2010-03-16 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Japanese paper engineer Hosaka presents instructions for constructing four models: Tea-serving robot, Ready to fly, Peek-a-bear -- Wild Wild West.
Download or read book Creative Kinetics written by Rodney Frost and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2008 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rodney Frost provides an introduction to the world of kinetic art - art that moves. Beginning with easy and fun projects like weather vanes and mobiles powered by air currents, he moves onto simple toys that are manipulated with strings and art mechanised by levers, cranks, cams and cogs.
Download or read book Making Simple Automata written by Robert Race and published by Crowood. This book was released on 2014-05-31 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designing and making successful automata involves combining materials, mechanisms and magic. Making Simple Automata explains how to design and construct small scale, simple mechanical devices made for fun. Materials such as paper and card, wood, wire, tinplate and plastics are covered along with mechanisms - levers and linkages, cranks and cams, wheels, gears, pulleys, springs, ratchets and pawls. This wonderful book is illustrated with examples throughout and explains the six golden rules for making automata alongside detailed step-by-step projects. Magic - an unanalyzable charm, a strong fascination so that the whole is more than the sum of its parts. Superbly illustrated with 110 colour photographs with examples and detailed step-by-step projects.
Download or read book Automata and Mechanical Toys written by Mary Hillier and published by Landmark Books International. This book was released on 1988 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book deals with the evolution of mechanical toys following on the history of automata from very early times.
Download or read book Making Mechanical Marvels in Wood written by Raymond Levy and published by Sterling Publishing Company. This book was released on 1991 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guide to making woodworking projects that move, whiz and whir, flip, and more.
Download or read book Making Whirligigs Whimsies Folk Toys written by Rodney Frost and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2011-06-10 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Create unique whirligigs and other moving-part creations, traditional folk toys, and unusual new designs out of wood.
Download or read book Whacky Toys Whirligigs and Whatchamacallits written by and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2002 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What makes these charming mechanical marvels spring into action? Cranks, propellers, levers, and other mechanisms trigger a variety of eye-catching movements, from arms that rise and fall to jaws that work up and down. The author reveals his process for designing and creating a series of ingenious toys and objects from wood.
Download or read book Making Tin Can Toys written by Edward Thatcher and published by Applewood Books. This book was released on 2009-12-22 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edward Thatcher's 1919 book, "Making Tin Can Toys," provides instructions on how to construct toy trucks, boats, trains, and windmills, as well as trays, candlesticks, and biscuit cutters, all out of used tin cans. Thatcher, an instructor of Decorative Metal Working at Columbia University's Teachers College in New York City, made clever and durable creations using simple tools and an abundant material. His design methods were trial-tested by both10-12 year olds and wounded World War I soldiers. The book includes over 100 helpful diagrams and black-and-white photographs.
Download or read book Cabaret Mechanical Movement written by Aidan Lawrence Onn and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Making Automata is hard. Making other sorts of three dimensional objects can also be hard, but he extra dimension of movement seems to add a disproportionate amount of difficulty. For most people, especially those untrained in engineering skills, getting to the point where making making mechanical devices is easy, can be a long and frustrating task. Then again, there are many people who have a sound understanding of engineering but can't even draw a horse. These things can be learnt. This book does not teach you to draw a horse, but it removes the mystery that surrounds the world of mechanisms and the business of making things move. Cabaret Mechanical Movement contains a lot of theory but it is also packed with practical tips and ideas for making your own automata, moving toys, or mechanical sculpture.
Download or read book Making Things Move DIY Mechanisms for Inventors Hobbyists and Artists written by Dustyn Roberts and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2010-12-06 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get Your Move On! In Making Things Move: DIY Mechanisms for Inventors, Hobbyists, and Artists, you'll learn how to successfully build moving mechanisms through non-technical explanations, examples, and do-it-yourself projects--from kinetic art installations to creative toys to energy-harvesting devices. Photographs, illustrations, screen shots, and images of 3D models are included for each project. This unique resource emphasizes using off-the-shelf components, readily available materials, and accessible fabrication techniques. Simple projects give you hands-on practice applying the skills covered in each chapter, and more complex projects at the end of the book incorporate topics from multiple chapters. Turn your imaginative ideas into reality with help from this practical, inventive guide. Discover how to: Find and select materials Fasten and join parts Measure force, friction, and torque Understand mechanical and electrical power, work, and energy Create and control motion Work with bearings, couplers, gears, screws, and springs Combine simple machines for work and fun Projects include: Rube Goldberg breakfast machine Mousetrap powered car DIY motor with magnet wire Motor direction and speed control Designing and fabricating spur gears Animated creations in paper An interactive rotating platform Small vertical axis wind turbine SADbot: the seasonally affected drawing robot Make Great Stuff! TAB, an imprint of McGraw-Hill Professional, is a leading publisher of DIY technology books for makers, hackers, and electronics hobbyists.
Download or read book Make Fun written by Bob Knetzger and published by Maker Media, Inc.. This book was released on 2016-03-22 with total page 795 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You don't need to own a factory to make toys. Author and toymaker Bob Knetzger has been making fun stuff all his life with simple technology like vacuum forming and mold-making. In an age where makers are tantalized by the capabilities of 3d printers and other digital fab technology, this book takes you back to old-school hand tools, simple electronics, and working with metal and plastic to make toys every bit as good as those you can find in a big-box store. This book has something for everyone, from a marble maze to a talking booby trap; from custom cookie cutters to an "EZ Make" oven. Discover the basic principles of science, electronics, and engineering through hands-on projects that range from easy to more challenging... and are always fun!
Download or read book Making Heirloom Toys written by Jim Makowicki and published by Taunton. This book was released on 1996 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides detailed drawings and patterns, parts lists, construction photographs, and step-by-step instructions for making twenty-two wooden toys
Download or read book The Adventures of the Six Princesses of Babylon in Their Travels to the Temple of Virtue written by Lucy Peacock and published by . This book was released on 1785 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Rodney Pepp s Moving Toys written by Rodney Peppé and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
