• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Cabaret Mechanical Theatre

Mechanical is our middle name

  • Automata
  • Making
  • Exhibitions
  • News
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • YouTube
  • Twitter
You are here: Home / Books / Cabaret Mechanical Movement
cabaret mechanical movement 2nd edition cover

Cabaret Mechanical Movement

£9.99

The printed edition is available to buy on Lulu. Scroll down to find links to purchase on Kindle.

Category: Books
  • Description

Description

“I wanted to say how much I enjoyed the Cabaret Mechanical Movement book – it explained some complex ideas around Newtonian mechanics in an erudite and highly readable way without spraining my mind.”
– Ben Russell (Curator of Mechanical Engineering – Science Museum London)
Making Automata is hard. Making other sorts of three dimensional objects can also be hard, but the extra dimension of movement seems to add a disproportionate amount of difficulty.

For most people, especially those untrained in engineering skills, getting to the point where making mechanical devices is easy, can be a long and frustrating task. Then again, there are many people who have a sound understanding of engineering but can’t even draw a horse.

These things can be learnt. This book does not teach you how to draw a horse, but it does remove the mystery that surrounds the world of mechanisms and the business of making things move.

Cabaret Mechanical Movement contains a lot of theory but it’s also packed with practical tips and ideas for making your own automata, moving toys or mechanical sculpture.

This book is published by Cabaret Mechanical Theatre, a museum which has delighted its visitors with witty examples of the automata makers art since 1979.

As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.

Also available as a Kindle download:

Buy on amazon.co.uk £7:98


Buy on amazon.com $12:42

Buy on Canadian amazon | Buy on Australian amazon | Buy on French amazon | Buy on German amazon | Buy on Italian amazon | Buy on Spanish amazon | Buy on Mexican amazon | Buy on Brazilian amazon | Buy on Indian amazon | Buy on Japanese amazon

Title: Cabaret Mechanical Movement – Understanding Movement and Making Automata.
Size: 119 A5 Pages with over 200 B&W Illustrations.

Chapters: 1. Some Principles, 2. Levers, 3. Shafts, 4. Cranks 5. Cams, 6. Springs, 7. Linkages, 8. Ratchets, 9. Drives & Gearing, 10. Control, 11. The Checklist. 12. Bibliography.

The link for making pin wheel templates is here.

Related products

  • Paul Spooner Book

    £35.00
    Add to cart
  • cabaret mechanical movement - digital edition

    Cabaret Mechanical Movement (Kindle)

    £9.30
    Buy on Amazon

Primary Sidebar

Shop

  • Automata
  • Limited Editions
  • One-Offs
  • Miniatures
  • Automata Kits
  • Books
  • Video
  • Badges
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Postage and Packaging
  • My account
  • Checkout
  • 0 items

Footer


Cabaret Mechanical Theatre is a collection of contemporary automata founded in 1982. It has permanent and temporary exhibitions all over the world. We aim to entertain and inspire visitors, makers and collectors.

Recent

  • About Our Online Workshops
  • Keith Newstead – RIP
  • At Last, a Show Opens
  • Culture Recovery Fund Award
  • Junk Automata Make-a-thon Oct/Nov 2020

Connect with CMT

  • Facebook
  • YouTube
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • Contact
  • Automata
  • Making
  • Exhibitions
  • News
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy

Copyright © 2021 Cabaret Mechanical Theatre