Once we were given our brief and divided into groups, we made a model in balsa wood (1:50) to have a vision of what we are going to make and review possible problems we might have along the way.
As the wheel itself is huge, it needs a strong and stable base, as long and wide as the wheel is high, to hold it in place. We also had to test how fast the current of the water was since the wheel needs to turn. We can't have a stationary wheel, can we? What would be the point? Anyways, we had to go into the river and measure the width of the river!
For our base to be stable, it has to be placed on a rather flat and even surface. For this reason, we wanted to make sure that the rocks, and other substances that the river may contain, were movable.
Look at those strong boys!
Look at those strong boys!
Our surveys of the river and possible placement of the base:
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