Making Simple Automata

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Asuperb book that explains how to design and construct small scale, simple mechanical devices for funperfect for toy makers, woodworkers, crafters, andtinkerers

Designing and making successful automata involves combining materials, mechanisms, and magic. Illustrated with color photosthroughout,this wonderful bookexplains the six golden rules for making automata alongside detailed step-by-step projects. Many materials are discussed, including paper and card, wood, wire, tinplate, and plastics; mechanisms discussed include levers and linkages, cranks and cams, wheels, gears, pulleys, springs, ratchets, and pawls.Finally, there is the magican unanalyzable charm, a strong fascination so that the whole is more than the sum of its parts.