Thursday, September 27, 2007

VIVISECTION: machinaKafe: disassembly phase three

Disassembly Phase Three of machinaKafe explores and reveals the mechanics of the machine by documenting specifically the gears and technology of the apparatus’ components and their inter-active functions.

The Water Tank section demonstrates the hierarchical relationship between water and steam, light and heavy, visible and invisible. There are no tubes, or pumps required to deliver the steam – there is but a pathway, a series of portals. Conversely the water is drawn from the base of the tank through a silicon tube.

Alongside this documentation, an exploded axonometric drawing demonstrates the fundamental logic of the machine, the manner of dividing and channeling separate steam and water quantities through the various connecting and delivering elements, simultaneously controlling the flow of electrical power required o heat (assumed) Nichrome wire embedded in the tank: the tank for boiling water, the head for dividing steam from water, the levers which control the “timing” and “location” for carrying water and steam to final destinations. In the photos below, we see all the components laid out.









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