Saturday, 18 June 2016

Models of Leonardo da Vinci's 14thC designs ...

A mechanical saw bench

A scoop for cleaning silt from the bottom of rivers

Paddle boat

Transportable mortar

Inside of an 8 man tank

Horse pulled chariot with rotating scythes on the back

Nasty looking scythes!

Multiple rocket launcher




Olive press to get the oil

Wing design

Wings for flight

Bicycle


8 sided mirrored room. Enables one to see all sides of an object without turning around.


Metal press

Ball bearings

Underwater breathing equipment

Mechanical robot

Big improvement on Archimedes screw for moving things like water uphill


Examples of his gearing work

Weighing machine

Wind velocity measurer

Gearing

Mechanical ladder able to be raised and lowered

More gearing ...

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