Making Simple Automata

by Robert Race

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781847977458
Publisher:	Crowood Press, The
Publication date:	05/31/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	96
File size:	11 MB
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About the Author

Robert Race has been a full-time maker for more than 30 years. His work, including automata, kinetic sculpture, and moving toys, has been widely exhibited.