Kinetic Sculptures Powered by Phonograph Spring Motors

[CDBPDX]

There is an artist in Los Angeles creating kinetic sculptures using old phonograph spring motors to power them. You can view some of them on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6Ay82sNO4E

Pretty cool stuff!

Cliff

[HisMastersVoice]

Interesting...sort of like larger versions of phonograph toys.

[barnettrp21122]

This is crazy-wonderful!
The gear-head pieces immediately reminded me of an old Anacin headache commercial:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeas5jtffpM[/youtube]
Bob

[CDBPDX]

This fellow is getting serious about his art works and has just created a web page to chronicle his efforts:

http://www.smithsartworks.com/home.html

Pretty cool machines, all powered by wind up phonograph motors. I don't see any Edison motors in his art, but lots of others.

Cliff