technicalities

My ruler. The markings on this piece of found metal are spaced according to the width of my index finger. The side opposite the markings is the width of my wrist. The rigidity is useful, but the one thing that might be more helpful is if it were longer.

Technical drawings. The top shows plan view and the bottom shows side view. The numbers are really for my sake, to help me remember how many different types of parts I'm cutting. The mechanical connections will include dowels, screws, hinges, and nuts & bolts. Originally I wanted the entire piece to be made of plexi...but cutting gears out of plexi would most likely be an inefficient use of my time. So wood will be substituted for the gears and the temples.

light years away

You have to start big when searching for inspiration....

...then add some graphic motion....

   

...the mechanisms....

...and some brainstorming! Too bad making the prototype isn't that easy...

Foam core gears don't turn particularly well. 

Note: This view of the prototype represents the inside of the sunglasses. The outside will display the spiral graphic, so that it appears to spin as the gears are turned.

Project proposal: This pair of odd sunglasses measures time in spinning revolutions. The optical illusion of the black and white graphic is a hypnotic reminder that time is infinite. The gears are to be made of plexi, and the prototype would be developed to include temples (the part of the sunglasses that rest on the ears). Still to be resolved: how to include a crank for the gears??