Sky Wheel

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I finally got another project on the NXTLOG. Many Mindstormers have their favorite category for building. For some it is trucks, others animals, others useful inventions. For me it is rides. If you haven't noticed (and indeed, I hadn't noticed until I was posting this project), exactly every other of my projects posted on the NXTLOG has been a ride. This is shown clearly here. I am now wondering if I could keep it that way for the rest of my NXTLOGging life. :) I don't know what it is exactly, but whenever I see a ride I dream of building it. That was the case with the Sky Wheel. I saw it a long time ago, and I have finally fulfilled my dream of building it.

Ok, I know the project doesn't seem very complected (it only uses one motor), but it becomes more complected once you notice the gears. It was a challenge to find a design that worked for the unique setup of gears, but once I found it, it worked beautifully. Still, you could say this project isn't very complex compared to some (and I would agree wholeheartedly), but it definitely wasn't the easiest either.

Overall, this was a triumph. I am satisfied with how it turned out. And for only spending 3 hours designing,  programming, and building it, and think it is a pretty good achievement. Click the picture above to enlarge and view notes. You can read more about my project, the Sky Wheel, here. Oh, and now that I have experience programming lamps, I plan on making a post here about how to do just that. Expect to see that either tomorrow or the next day. Thank you for reading. :)