Building a crank mechanism was just like last week’s project where we built a cam mechanism. The difference was that the crank looked different then the cam. When the crank was used by spinning the wheel, it swayed repeatedly side to side in a circular motion. The cam when up and down.
Since I was used to building the cam mechanism, this was a breeze and went by very quickly. What I love about these automata projects is that the class sits on zoom while we all are building our cams, cranks, gears, etc. and we can ask any questions we have. It is calming and I looked forward to that each time.
