Tuesday 7 October 2008

Gunderson Do-All Machine


"The Gunderson Do-All Machine is a colorful, interconnected network of dozens of machines that have been cross-sectioned to reveal their internal operating mechanisms. This artistic feat of engineering was designed by Mark Gunderson to serve as a mechanical tutorial for young and old alike. Created to serve as a fun and educational tool, the Do-All's layout and design allows one to follow the chain reaction from machine to machine while observing the internal cogs, gears and other components that make them work. The variety of machines include an automatically reversing worm gear, a water pump impellar, a governor/gas valve from a 20 horsepower (HP) JC engine, a blacksmith blower/bubble maker, the main line shaft and pulley from an antique corn grinder, a floating gear, a DC 110 volt generator and lights, a 38 to 1 gear reducer, a bicycle light generator, and a fan blower painted to look like a clown. Recent additions include a penny press that creates a commemorative Do-All Machine coin and a rotating satellite dish with cheerful sun and moon images painted on opposite sides."