Steampunk Segway ( Legway )

Step 9 Ride It...See a Video

It is not that difficult. I am pretty good with the Universe Cycle now, so that helps. The Legway is much harder to turn.

Practice along a railing or fence. Don't be afraid to eventually leave the support. It looks a lot harder than it is. You can't really turn very well. You can sometimes get one wheel to skid around with a little weight shift and hip twist. I have not ridden very much. I want to take some pictures with a real camera before it gets beat up. I will post more pictures and videos soon.

...before the comments come in...This was not meant to be a real effective means of transportation. This was more for the fun of the build and coolness factor.

See the video...

My 8 year old daughter shot the video. I did not know she was chasing me, so I stopped when I was getting too far away. We did this in one take...and it shows. That is not an intentional sound track. It was just playing in my garage.

Software Used in This Project

Pro/Engineer - 3D Solid Modeling

AutoCAD LT - 2D Drafting

Vectric Aspire 2.0 - CAM Software - (Awesome software...www.vectric.com)

Mach 3 - CAM Controller (..again awesome...www.machsupport.com)

Corel Draw 10.0 - Graphics

Comments

[Mikeymo]

"..Turn it..?", you folks are missing the point of steampunk..... lol Its awesome, I love it!

[rabb72994]

What is the point of steampunk? Real question, not trying to be rude.

[Uptonb]

Steampunk is victorian aged future vision. Just think Of Abraham Lincolns' era and futurize it with only the materials of that day. It is more an art style. People definately make functioning items entirely with tech from victorian age, but most are a look of that era, but taking into account what they would imagine the future to hold.

[Mikeymo]

My definition: Take an object from our everyday lives, and redesign/build it out of commonly obtained objects. The item being "steampunked" will resemble the original and may be functional to a degree, it usually does not operate with near the sophistication of the original.

Hope that helps,
Mike

[jbussé]

doesn't it also have to look very old as if it was made 250 years ago before electricity was invented, and everything worked on steam. (even if your steampunked item secretly has a battery in it ;-D )

[Mikeymo]

That certainly explains the "steam" in steampunked : ) Thanks

[rabb72994]

That is a better description than I have received in the past. Thank you.

[jbussé]

I just searched it on wikipedia:

Steampunk is a sub-genre of science fiction, fantasy, alternate history, and speculative fiction that came into prominence during the 1980s and early 1990s.[1] Steampunk involves a setting where steam power is still widely used—usually the Victorian era Britain—that incorporates elements of either science fiction or fantasy. Works of steampunk often feature anachronistic technology or futuristic innovations as Victorians may have envisioned them; based on a Victorian perspective on fashion, culture, architectural style, art, etc. This technology may include such fictional machines as those found in the works of H. G. Wells and Jules Verne.

[jaythedogg]

Wow, I thought you were going to lean a little more forward & catch the stationary "kickstand" on the ground resulting in a DIY face plant tutorial. :P Just messing. Nice design man! Congrats on an awesome project!

[bdring]

hey nice pic., bye,gogar

[jaythedogg]

LOL, that's rly me too. :P The eyes are fake tho.

[geekdude]

awesome

[Opcom]

Very creative! As for turning, I could imagine a set of hand brakes acting on the wheels, and a different way of coupling the pedals so that would work. Maybe an overrunning sprag clutch on the wheels, so as on a bike if you stop pedaling it can still roll along. But that is getting complicated.

[max.fridman1]

cool how do u turn?

[Marsh]

Very cool. But how do you turn it?

[comkid]

Cool!

[JKibs95]

Very Very Awesome