We're almost at the 300th anniversary of Johann Bessler's first exhibition - and I've a feeling it's going to be a bit a damp squib! No sign of success either here or elsewhere although that may change very soon.
I'm going away to Spain for a couple of weeks very early on Tuesday morning and I'll have to close the comments facility, but as soon as I get back it will be open again and I'll be back at work on my own wheel, unless of course someone has beaten me to the winning post and published their own working model! I won't close the comments 'til Monday evening.
There have been a number of people who have said that they will have a working model by the 300th anniversary, myself among them, but I suspect that they won't materialise (mine won't). My own work has gone well and I think that I have the right design if only roughly, and getting it perfect has proved more difficult than I anticipated. But as I continue to build, adjust, build and adjust I learn more and more (about how to build a stationary wheel!). I know that certain people will say I'm just fooling myself and my design will never work (I don't need to name you guys!) but I have something up my sleeve that may astound you once you know.
I'm taking a small computer with me in the hope of finding free wi-fi and I may post something if I can.
So good luck to all of you who are building or designing and I'll see you again soon.
JC
