| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
rip_banshee
Shiny
Joined: Apr 06, 2007
Posts: 17
|
 Posted: Thu 16/Aug/07 12:39pm Post subject: 1873 Monocycle Replica Is A Mechanical And Engineering Marve |
  |
|
from gizmodo.com
Handcrafted Wonder
1873 Monocycle Replica Is a Mechanical and Engineering Marvel
1873monocycle.jpgThis monocycle replica from 1873 is an stunning engineering and mechanical feat. Created by a spaniard using 19th Century documentation and old-style handcrafting techniques, it uses a 6.16-foot wheel, with a 238-teeth inner segment. As you can see in the gallery, the quality of his work is simply amazing.
This man from Burgos, Spain, created the whole thing by himself, casting the main bronze wheel from a carved oak model. He also used different steel alloys for different parts of the mechanism, depending on the stress they are going to suffer. The saddle's suspension bar was treated in a forge to obtain the necessary elasticity to make it work right.
The bidding starts at $13,000 and given the quality of the work, I would pay that and more (if I had the money, that is.) [eBay via Boing Boing via gizmodo.com]
|
|
| Description: |
|
| Filesize: |
142.69 KB |
| Viewed: |
744 Time(s) |
|
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
DEAD
Flogged
Joined: Apr 16, 2007
Posts: 3,331
Location: agginz wanna front, who got your back? (BIGGIE!)
|
| Posted: Thu 16/Aug/07 12:43pm Post subject: |
|
|
|
god can you just imagine the loser writers of boingboing burning the hair off their palms from typing too fast, trying to be the first to break the story on the latest piece of steampunk GARBAGE
|
|
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
ratrod
Flogged
Joined: Feb 09, 2007
Posts: 3,203
Location: In the 'Tron.
|
| Posted: Thu 16/Aug/07 12:48pm Post subject: |
|
|
|
Looks ....interesting. I'd like to have a turn, but doesn't look like the most comfortable ride.
|
|
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Friendly Llama
Mangled
Joined: Aug 04, 2003
Posts: 9,464
Location: Hamilton
|
| Posted: Thu 16/Aug/07 12:49pm Post subject: |
|
|
| DEAD wrote: | | god can you just imagine the loser writers of boingboing burning the hair off their palms from typing too fast, trying to be the first to break the story on the latest piece of steampunk GARBAGE |
Um, what are you on about?
Looks cool.
|
|
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
phunk
Mangled
Joined: Feb 28, 2004
Posts: 12,138
|
| Posted: Thu 16/Aug/07 12:51pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Friendly Llama wrote: | | DEAD wrote: | | god can you just imagine the loser writers of boingboing burning the hair off their palms from typing too fast, trying to be the first to break the story on the latest piece of steampunk GARBAGE |
Um, what are you on about?
|
Just about every second article lately on BoingBoing (website) seems to be about the latest craze of "Steampunk" - stuff made to look like it was made in the era of steam engines. I dont really get it, but some of the stuff looks cool.
|
|
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
DEAD
Flogged
Joined: Apr 16, 2007
Posts: 3,331
Location: agginz wanna front, who got your back? (BIGGIE!)
|
| Posted: Thu 16/Aug/07 12:54pm Post subject: |
|
|
|
take any object. then make it look like jules verne designed it.
|
|
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
ratrod
Flogged
Joined: Feb 09, 2007
Posts: 3,203
Location: In the 'Tron.
|
| Posted: Thu 16/Aug/07 12:58pm Post subject: |
|
|
| DEAD wrote: | | take any object. then make it look like jules verne designed it. |
What's wrong with that? Better than some of the plastic minimalist (apple) parc we have today.
|
|
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
ssipface
Boneshaker
Joined: Jan 28, 2003
Posts: 17,438
Location: Planet Claire
|
| Posted: Thu 16/Aug/07 12:59pm Post subject: |
|
|
| ratrod wrote: | | Looks ....interesting. I'd like to have a turn, but doesn't look like the most comfortable ride. |
looks like people were smaller back in 1873 !!
|
|
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
DEAD
Flogged
Joined: Apr 16, 2007
Posts: 3,331
Location: agginz wanna front, who got your back? (BIGGIE!)
|
| Posted: Thu 16/Aug/07 12:59pm Post subject: |
|
|
|
look at boingboing.net for a week and you'll understand
|
|
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
ratrod
Flogged
Joined: Feb 09, 2007
Posts: 3,203
Location: In the 'Tron.
|
| Posted: Thu 16/Aug/07 1:02pm Post subject: |
|
|
| ssipface wrote: | | ratrod wrote: | | Looks ....interesting. I'd like to have a turn, but doesn't look like the most comfortable ride. |
looks like people were smaller back in 1873 !! |
I think they were. Even though older, have you ever seen a suit of armour?
|
|
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Mr_Bob
Mangled
Joined: Apr 14, 2005
Posts: 10,872
Location: Tga
|
|
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
