Wave wheel experiment

[RM Outback]

This is the fan barrel out of an aircon, it's the most perfect easy go to shape with it's multi mini grizzly structure.
Problem would be that it would spin to fast to process anything, not using it in this experiment but maybe give ya's an idea..
https://www.prospectingaustralia.co...569/1579088822_20200115_213915_compress64.jpg

Looks the goods, keen to see it completed! I noticed your around the bathurst area? good to see there are some more local members

I'm keen to see it too :Y: really liking this project :beer:

 

[Decoy]

Reverse healix tromell
I am tossing up between that and the spiral wheel
I will be using 5-10mm thick plastic strip or angle to do the internal spiral.
I want to see if I can manually with gears or belt crank a pump to pump water to the tromell, while it rotates the tromell
or attach a Spiral tube or bucket to the end wheel to lift water from the tub or creek below.

 

[20x]

Reverse healix tromell
I am tossing up between that and the spiral wheel
I will be using 5-10mm thick plastic strip or angle to do the internal spiral.
I want to see if I can manually with gears or belt crank a pump to pump water to the tromell, while it rotates the tromell
or attach a Spiral tube or bucket to the end wheel to lift water from the tub or creek below.


https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/17310/1579504559_spiral_pump.jpg

https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/17310/1579504570_bucket_pump.jpg

Interesting but very different from what I'm trying to build.
I'm trying to harness and aim the energy from pressure and velocity with gears to create torque to do 2 separate functions.

 

[Decoy]

So tell us what you are thinking so we can hinder or help you

 

[20x]

Back on the perforated allow sheet hunt, having trouble, I need 550400mm in 2mm holes and 550400mm in 5-6mm holes..
Anyone know where? Can get it at this size on eBay but they want $60 and $60 for postage for each sheet from Melbourne?

 

[20x]

Big night sourcing parts and possibilitys last night, 7 hours straight.
Added to cart..
Bearings, chain, electric scooter front and rear sprockets all in 10mm. If I can't get a trolley wheel with a 10mm inner (without bearings to fit on a 10mm axle, then I have to do it all again in a bigger size.
Stimulated?

 

[EVIE/BEE]

Perpetual motion....count me in.

 

[Decoy]

how about mesh either expanded or woven?
Try your local scrap metal yard.

 

[20x]

Picked this up for $8 this arvo at the tip shop.
These small bikes don't have a free wheeling hub, this means I can turn the back wheel to drive the front sprocket.

 

[Greenhornet_au]

Back on the perforated allow sheet hunt, having trouble, I need 550400mm in 2mm holes and 550400mm in 5-6mm holes..
Anyone know where? Can get it at this size on eBay but they want $60 and $60 for postage for each sheet from Melbourne?

Air cond ducting manufacturer, some older styles of fireplace flu vent protection, try a sheetmetal workshop locally.

Maybe.

 

[20x]

When I was a kid I loved turning my pushy upside down and squirting the wheels with the hose to see how fast I could get them going ?..

 

[Sprint32]

Did this end up going anywhere?

 

[Jaros]

Doesn't look like it.

 

[Mackka]

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[20x]

When I'm old and bored I will come back to this :lol:

 

[gragagan]

I wonder if a water wheel could be used to feed water to a sluice...
With no pumps being allowed in nsw

 

[Mackka]

I think a water wheel would be classified as a Mechanical Device, but i could be wrong.
Mackka

 

[20x]

I wonder if a water wheel could be used to feed water to a sluice...
With no pumps being allowed in nsw

You would be better off setting a water wheel up on the end of a river sluice to drive a trommel barrel set up at the top..