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BOOK
Title Making simple automata / Robert Race
Author Race, Robert
Imprint Ramsbury, Marlborough, Wiltshire [England] : Crowood Press Ltd, 2014

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 Stadsbibl:Ljusets kalender vån 2 Konst, foto, musik, film, teater, sport  745.5 engelska    CHECK SHELF  ---
Descript 96 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Note Includes bibliographical references (pages 94-95) and index
Content Innehåll: Making automata -- Materials -- Mechanisms -- Magic -- Three projects -- Useful stuff and where to find it
Note This book explains how to design and construct small scale, simple mechanical devices made for fun. It covers materials, including paper and card, wood, wire, tinplate and plastics, and mechanisms such as levers and linkages, cranks and cams, wheels, gears, pulleys, springs, ratchets and pawls.--From back cover
Designing and making successful automata involves combining materials, mechanisms and magic. Making Simple Automata book 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
Subject Toy making
Mechanical toys
Leksaker - framställning, tillverkning etc.
Mekaniska leksaker
Classmark 745.592
ISBN/ISSN 9781847977441
1847977448 (paperback)
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