tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post3269305549705529274..comments2023-11-05T06:16:56.961-05:00Comments on the Carpentry Way: Big Wheels Keep on Turnin'Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-73577420305684198822012-01-07T09:00:19.149-05:002012-01-07T09:00:19.149-05:00Steve,
thanks for your comment! Speaking of Flint...Steve,<br /><br />thanks for your comment! Speaking of Flintstone's cars, there is an article on Low-Tech Magazine about wood-fueled cars..<br /><br />Mathieu,<br /><br />good to hear from you, and thanks for the link. I hadn't come across that Czech carpenter's site before but it was quite interesting. He shows a treadwheel crane in action, both with photos and a video, and it looks like these wheels had a operator at the side with a brake.<br /><br />Damien,<br /><br />your comment was most appreciated - I hadn't heard of 'Brugge la morte' before - tell me more. These treadwheel cranes do share some structural similarities with rotating windmills, I agree.<br /><br />~CAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-5296346132370136902012-01-07T04:03:29.741-05:002012-01-07T04:03:29.741-05:00I didn't know that crane picture it is very &#...I didn't know that crane picture it is very 'Brugge la morte'. Death Brugge, as it downfall started in medieval time and was very present in the nineteenth century. For the reconstruction they seem to have made the crane with a very steep angle. Possibly to avoid interfering with the waterway. <br />Quite similar in build are wooden windmills. I remember seeing them, internet confirms that Brugge has still 4 of his 29 windmills standing on the outer walls of the town. The oldest one is dated around 1765Damienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15311867532761788462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-80877133713679172232012-01-07T00:18:18.217-05:002012-01-07T00:18:18.217-05:00Do you know this website http://www.arstignaria.co...Do you know this website http://www.arstignaria.com/. .<br />It shows the work of Petr Ruzicka, a very inspiring Czech carpenenter who I hope to meet later this year. He's cranes and devices are quite impressive and he actually does a lot of work with them.<br /><br />I have to pay another visit to Brugge as soon as I am back in Belgium to investigate that crane.<br /><br />Accidents with those devices happened often and are famous and well documented. As far as I know, safety mechanisms where not installed.<br /><br /><br />Would love to make one of those....Mathieuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02598299531607920548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-44432216545855701192012-01-06T21:29:18.742-05:002012-01-06T21:29:18.742-05:00Chris,
Always a pleasure to see what you've m...Chris,<br /><br />Always a pleasure to see what you've managed to dig up for our enjoyment (and edification). Maybe those Flintstones' cars weren't so far off the mark?<br /><br />SteveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com