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The Cardboard Story telling machine

We are living in troubled times. There are many challenges facing humanity. DaVinci knew the solution to these problems over 500 years ago. I show you his solution in this poignant little cardboard storyboard machine. Watch the video and learn the solution right here: The DaVinci Solution

And you can make a wonderful little cardboard storytelling machine like this too.

The improved pulley system

You can make great pulleys. I typically use a rubber band as the pulley but this shows you how to use string. It uses an idler pulley and tensioner. Easy to understand and to make.

The improved Pulley system

The constellation machine

This is a unique machine that can be made out of cardboard or foamboard. The night sky lights up and rotates. Fun and quirky project. Watch the video here.

Make a Helicopter

I give you everything you need to make this 70's toy inspired project. It's a helicopter with blades that spin. Make a cardboard helicopter.

How to make pulleys out of cardboard or foamboard

This is a neat tutorial that shows you how to easily make strong and reliable pulleys. The machine making possibilities are endless with this! How to Make pulleys out of cardboard or foamboard

Make a cardboard Rack and Pinion

It sounds really fancy but it is just a wheel that moves a bar back and forth. This shows a really clever technique of using the corrugations to make the gears. Make a cardboard rack and pinion

How to easily change the axis of rotation

This is a clever way to change rotation on a 90 degree axis. Simple to make. In the picture you turn the hand crank at "A" and the motion is transferred to the paddlewheel at "B" which is 90 degrees different. You can't do this with pulleys. And it is much easier to do! Cardboard machine for changing the Axis of rotation.

How to make cardboard cams

A cam is a rotating or sliding piece in a mechanical linkage used especially in transforming rotary motion into linear motion. It is often a part of a rotating wheel or shaft . In the thumbnail picture you see here it shows that rotating the circles makes the blue flags go up and down. How to make cardboard cams

How to make a cardboard bearing

A bearing allows two connected parts to rotate. I show you how to make this clever bearing. Make a cardboard bearing

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Make this quirky and fun eclipse machine. There is nothing like it anywhere on the web. . Watch the video right here without leaving my website

Make a Wizard's Orrery

An orrery is a mechanical device that shows the movement of celestial objects. We make one that shows the motions of the Sun the Earth and the Moon. And we do it with foam board. Make a Wizard's Orrery

Make a Wizard's Pendulum Clock

Using foamboard you can make a simple moon clock that rotates through the phases of the moon.

It uses a single pin escapement which is an ingenious device. learn about clocks and how they work with this project.

Make a Wizard's Pendulum clock

Make a windmill out of cardboard - fun and it really spins

Just a few materials is all you need for this. And I show you how to easily make some pulleys out of cardboard. Add a rubber band and you have a working Windmill. Make a Windmill out of cardboard