I made the decision to try and build Bessler’s Perpetual Motion machine about 30 years ago. I had dabbled with the idea for many years but it was my experience gained from reading the translations of Bessler’s books and the many documents connected with my research, that finally convinced me of two things. I had already accepted his claims factually, but it was also the pain he endured at the public reaction by his so-called enemies that confirmed in my mind that he was absolutely genuine. It also lent credence to his implication that he left behind some clues as to the design of his wheel. In the end it turned out to be, not just vague clues but an unbelievable assortment of numerous clues, revealing in detail, all of the important features of the design.
Through many years I’ve searched and studied every clue and found countless more. I’ve worked out the intention behind some of them but as an example I remember one simple clue I at first didn’t notice. But when I thought it was a clue I was unable decipher its meaning so eventually dismissed it as not important. I suspected that it was intended to convey information but I couldn’t understand what its purpose was, so I ignored it. I included it within my current design even though I didn’t know its purpose. A few weeks ago finally only recently I fully understood it and its ramifications. It was only because I included it in my own design, that it became obvious. It was a vital piece of information without which the mechanism wouldn’t operate correctly. It’s not always obvious why something was included and it takes trial and error to fully get the purpose.
At the beginning, some 30 years ago, I ordered a number of metal strips which I had designed with the purpose of building a wheel, configured on paper initially which I hoped might work. I had incorporated some pieces of evidence which I believed might lead to success. How wrong I was - and again and again, despite numerous reconfiguration, always the same result.. But gradually more information was revealed, but still not enough. I felt like an archaeologist scraping away layers of dirt, looking for a hidden treasure!
Below I have posted a picture of some of the mild steel and aluminium strips I ordered long ago and have used on every wheel I’ve built. It also shows some of the ones I have altered to fulfil some purpose. The aluminium ones are easier to drill and cut. Lastly my nuts, bolts and washers. Two kinds of nuts, one is a stiff nut, very useful to attach parts to other parts and either locked tight or left very slightly loose to allow for rotation if required. Also included is a pulley and a screw hook and two kinds of weight.
So the slow accumulation of information continues up to the present day, which is why I often promise to reveal everything and then discover I don’t know it all! I don’t see any point in showing failed designs, even though I have, because of mounting pressure to share my designs occasionally gets too much to resist! The desire to tell everything but decide not to, is hard to explain. My experience in showing something that’s not finished simply leads to a dismissal of all of the design.
My opinion that five mechanisms is an essential feature of a successful wheel, has attracted scornful dismissal and yet I believe it will prove to be correct. Time will tell, of that I’m confident. I will try to show why it is a necessary inclusion in the design.
Two recent revelations have spurred me on to return to building, having intended to stop. But I’m now trying to complete this last attempt. I will show what I’ve done, even if it fails, but this time, for the first time in my life I’m confident that I know the correct configuration. If my build fails I’ll publish the design.
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