July 18th   2020

GRAVITTEA

July 17    More Progress

The last few days have been a real scorcher here in TX   feel like temps of 114   Y E O W

The verification of how the wheel sees the weight (feels) is now completed.  It is clear, now, that eventually whatever is occurring with a single weight, it must be, in the end, in direct contact with the basic structure.  The movement of a single weight, if done so at the proper time, will keep the whole thing turning.    This realization has brought into focus a clarity that the number of mechanisms is not a deciding factor, the more the merrier, though, they must be working in harmony with the others.  That the wheel has weights that work in pairs builds another bit of clarity, so the setup should in multiples of 2.    2 or 4 or 6 or 8  etc

The movement of the weights as they fall is merely to generate power, that power is then used in two different events, one is the gentle "Push" at the perimeter and the other is changing the position (moment arm) of where the wheel sees the very same weight.  This interaction is the KEY

No running wheel as of this date so I am still seeking..............with thoughts of NEVER giving up 

For I am a Perpetuum Mobilist

GRAVITTEA

   

Present and accounted for......

I have built a number of actions that were really close to a continuous movement, but the timing was just a little off....  I now have finally been able to discern a couple of the higher numbers of the MT that shows how to clearly control my timing like never before

The 6 ft long graphite tubes are stiff enough to do the actions required.  I tried a number of different materials but the materials were either to heavy or too flexible  then, the length of graphite tubes available that I had purchased in the past were just not available anymore, so I had to build up some shorter tubes with a solid rod to extend them.  Just for fun,  I used a 1/2 inch Titanium shaft to fabricate some the the ferrels but they were just fanciful.  Was able to attach the fourth weight up today so making great progress on finally getting the final pieces in place.  Pretty exotic materials on this wheel now and its just a lot of fun

July is an important month to me as my birthday and one of my close relatives birthday is in July as well.

No running wheel as of this date, but I am more confident that ever before,  So for now the search still goes on..... 

FOR I AM  a Perpetuum Mobilist

GRAVITTEA