Friday... September 14, 2018    a day like no other before it......

I am extremely pleased with the place where I find myself on my current wheel attempt.  The addition of a small number of changes have been extremely enlightening.  Last night I watched a show about a trip that Teddy Roosevelt took into the Amazon Rain Forest to blaze a new trail on a previously unknown area .  It was very interesting and he said some things I really liked that apply to this adventure that I am on............. with my current attempt. It went something like this.

The true wilderness wanderer must be a man of action as well as an observer

He must have the heart and body to endure.

This is definitely a good thought as we push forward, how we proceed will determine so many things in our life and the lives of those around us.

Only by building and trying and building and trying have I been able to find that place of knowledge  that I seek.  That there is a center to all of these required events and from that place all things happen.  Pivoting, moving, acting on other weights as it is itself  ( a Weight ) in motion itself.  The result is that it cannot cause any adverse effect on the wheel as the wheel has its own set of rules that it lives by......

The basic principle of  using a weight to power the machine is a solid principle to follow.  To get it to do the many tasks required is an interesting adventure.  I believe that John Collins has said the Karl was surprised no one else had thought of this before, but the part about it being a clever use of levers and strings is always a guidepost that I sight on all the time.

Levers and strings....... Levers and strings

Looking at the MT drawing with a discerning eye .......

There is more to do, and much to tell

But for now........... I am still seeking

For I am   a   Perpetuum Mobilist

GRAVITTEA