Can anyone help?

Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 6:25 am     Post subject: Can anyone help?

Alright, I have been trying to design a new contraption, (nothing revolutionary, more like a novelty kinda thing) but what I need to know is how to put together a tourbillon; could anyone explain it to me or show me plans for one? I know what they are, and have the gist of how they are put together. just not exactly... I would be forever grateful! Any help would be greatly appreciated, and the other thing that would help which is less likely to be out there and probably less necessary, would perhaps be the workings of a 'gyrotourbillon' which I assume is basically 3 tourbillons inside of one another on three separate axes (X, Y, and Z) so that it can spin in every direction, anyways, any help would be greatly appreciated.

-Alex

Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2009 1:34 am     Post subject:

WOW that is going to be a neat project! I checked a little on Google and there is quite a bit of information on the subject.

To be honest with you, I've never heard of it, but it fascinated me when I saw it on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWdlPMQlig4 & http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWdlPMQlig4&NR=1. Good luck with your project!
Jim