Clayton Boyer Clock Designs |
"Galileo's Bicycle"
Galileo’s Bicycle is a wooden kinetic sculpture with no function
other than making people smile. With its plethora of synchronously
moving parts, the Galileo’s Bicycle is the center of attention
whenever anyone enters my shop. Almost to a person, the first thing
they say is “I want one of those.” (and then they ask if
I have kits – which I do not).
This sculpture measures about 32” across and 33” in height, and is extremely easy and straightforward to construct.
The Galileo’s Bicycle has two modes. The mode you see running in my video is Mode #2 which gives more movement to the sculpture, but runs for a shorter time – about a half hour in this case. Mode #1 will run for nearly three times that long, but the movements throughout the sculpture are slightly subdued and truncated. Switching from one mode to the other is quite simple and explained in the instructions that come with the plan. See "Galileo's Bicycle" in
action by clicking on "play" arrow below, or go directly to You Tube by clicking here: Galileo's
Bicycle |
To purchase plans for "Galileo's Bicycle" by credit card (on my wife's secure credit card site CC Now), click this link: Add to CCNow Cart