Axle and Wheel Mechanism
Dublin Core
Title
Axle and Wheel Mechanism
Description
Two 'large wheels' are turned by a rope attached to a central drum and attached to a high pulley. The high pulleynis then, in turn, connected to a weight sitting in the central tower. As the weight slowly goes down, supported by grain let out of the bottom of the machine, the wheels slowly turn.
Creator
UQ Innovate Lab
Format
Stereolithography
Identifier
WM.2.1
Date Accepted
2022
Extent
1:1 scale
Provenance
Original Model created by Dr. D. Keenan-Jones, 2016.
Files
Citation
UQ Innovate Lab, “Axle and Wheel Mechanism,” RD Milns Antiquities Museum Online Exhibitions, accessed May 17, 2024, https://uqantiquitiesonlineexhibitions.omeka.net/items/show/379.