Download or read book Automata and Mechanical Toys written by Rodney Peppe and published by The Crowood Press. This book was released on 2023-12-19 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Automata and mechanical toys delight children and adults alike with the beauty of their design and the excitement of their movement. This book explains how the mechanisms work and celebrates many leading makers. Topics covered: ·History of automata & mechanical toys including the early inventors from Hero of Alexandria, through the mechanical marvels of the eighteenth & nineteenth centuries, to contemporary automata. ·Advice on how to get started; tools and materials required and techniques explained. ·Step-by-step instructions with clear colour photographs.
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 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 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 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 Make Amazing Toy and Game Gadgets written by Amy Pinchuk and published by HarperCollins Publishers. This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Illustrated, step-by-step instructions show children how to make five toys and games.
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:
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 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 Making More Wooden Mechanical Models written by Alan Bridgewater and published by Popular Woodworking Books. This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This series of projects shows how to construct mechanical models in wood. The authors demonstrate that whilst the finished products appear extremely complex, broken down into stages, they are surprisingly easy to construct with the right tools.'
Download or read book The Great All American Wooden Toy Book written by Norman Marshall and published by Rodale Books. This book was released on 1986 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exploded diagrams, photos, materials lists, & detailed step-by-step instructions make each woodworking project all but foolproof.
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 All About Mechanical Engineering written by Don Herweck and published by Teacher Created Materials. This book was released on 2007-08-03 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The basic principles of mechanical engineering are Isaac Newton's three laws of motion regarding force, acceleration and deceleration, and actions and reactions. Working with these basic rules, today's engineers continue to create inventions that make our lives easier.
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 Popular Mechanics Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 1098 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Toys of Other Days written by Emily Jackson and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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.
