actual size 14 cm
Articulated Möbius Knot
€27.00
Topology & Kinetics, Alpha series
- Parts
- 36
- Build
- 1 hr
- Level
- Beginner
actual width 30 cm
Topology & Kinetics, Omega series
Kinetic Wave Automaton
€49.50
In stock, ships within 2 business days
A mechanical sculpture that reproduces the motion of a wave. The 24 rods sit on a sinusoidal camshaft: turn the crank and the ripple runs from one end of the piece to the other without stopping. No battery and no motor; the energy comes from the crank. 155 parts, 6 hours to build.
- Parts
- 155
- Build
- 6 hrs
- Level
- Advanced
- Footprint
- 30 × 10 × 18 cm
- Weight
- 480 g
- Glue and battery
- None
Advanced: several axes to adjust together
Order today: shipped by Thursday 12 November at the latest.
Free delivery in France on orders from €99.
- Missing part replaced free
- Ships within 2 business days
- 14-day returns
- Illustrated manual included
Ages 14 and up. Contains small parts.
Kinetic Wave Automaton in detail
The story
Cam-driven automata already brought Renaissance clocks to life, with figures that moved as the hours struck. Contemporary kinetic sculptors took up the principle to recreate natural forms, such as the ripple of water. This automaton is a desk-sized version.
What you'll see move
Turn the crank: the 24 rods rise and fall one after another, and a wave runs from one end of the sculpture to the other, endlessly. No rod moves sideways: it is your eye that sees the wave travel.
Specifications
- Number of pieces
- 155 pieces
- Assembly time
- 6 hrs
- Difficulty
- Advanced
- Dimensions
- 30 × 10 × 18 cm
- Weight
- 480 g
- Material
- PLA with 30% wood fibre
- Hardware
- Micro-screws and ball bearings included
- Glue required
- None
- Battery required
- None
In the box
- 155 wood-fibre composite parts, ready to assemble
- Micro-screws and ball bearings
- Illustrated step-by-step assembly manual
- No glue and no batteries: everything fits together and turns by hand
14+
Ages 14 and up. Contains small parts: not suitable for children under 3, choking hazard.
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- Build
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