Jeremy McLeod on fri 1 aug 03
piedpotterhamelin@COMCAST.NET wrote:
> I later constructed a treadle wheel that used a 4 inch thick hollow lidded
> flywheel that I filled with sand. It was self balancing and spun forever. It
> was gorgeous to throw on and a dream to change speeds. I felt that it was the
> zen of wheels. Twenty five pound of clay could be thrown.
> If it were not for the aging and injury of my ankle, I still would be using it.
> Rick
>
Hmmmm. In the same way Locherbie and Thomas Stuart kickwheels can
be motorized, I wonder if your zen dream of a flywheel could be retrofitted
with an electric motor assist? Heresy?
Just a thought.
Jeremy McLeod
pdp1@EARTHLINK.NET on fri 1 aug 03
Hi Jerremy, and all...
Certainly any 'Kick-Wheel' may be fitted with some fashion
of Electric Motor.
What begins to be the disappointment quite soon, is the
manner of having different speeds.
The inertia of the large flywheel is the challenge, if one
wants speeds faster than those for making Pulls.
Which for me was an occupation of various reveries in making
prospective designs for them...that is, 'how' to deal with
that aspect.
It is a very simple matter to merely have an Electric Motor
with some rubber 'nub' on it's arbor's end to engage in a
on-or-off 'tilt', the Fly Wheel's rim...another matter
entirely if one wants a range of speeds.
Yours,
Phil
Las Vegas
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeremy McLeod"
To:
> Hmmmm. In the same way Locherbie and Thomas Stuart
kickwheels can
> be motorized, I wonder if your zen dream of a flywheel
could be retrofitted
> with an electric motor assist? Heresy?
>
> Just a thought.
>
> Jeremy McLeod
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