"</color><FontFamily><param>Times New Roman</param><bigger>I was looking at the drawing and was wondering, since 
machinery was largely made from iron in those days could an 
energy vortex be created by the flux line cutting action of a 
spinning iron disc, its ferromagnetic properties being what they 
are?
Could this validate his claims and explain why a modern 
replication of this machine might not perform in 'perpetuity' but 
maybe a KE storage device, if it was made out of steel, wood
or plastic?
An ingenious idea Sean but there is a lot of other evidence which 
seems to indicate the use of weights.  Also how was he able to 
make the machine perform in either direction as requested?  If 
the wheel contained a disc of iron, I believe that it would have 
been impossible to lift, for the translocation demonstrations.
Having said that there may be some possibilities in your 
suggestion worth looking at, even if Orffyreus' machine did not 
utilise such a design.
Regards
John<color><param>0100,0100,0100</param><FontFamily><param>Arial</param><smaller>
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John Collins, author of:-
"Perpetual Motion:An Ancient Mystery Solved?"
URL http://www.free-energy.co.uk
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