Grandpa Fenn's Workshop
Grandpa's Invention Wall
Every machine Grandpa has built hangs here. Some work. Some hum. A few are still locked. Tell him what you need and he will point to the right one.
Grandpa Fenn's Workshop
Every machine Grandpa has built hangs here. Some work. Some hum. A few are still locked. Tell him what you need and he will point to the right one.
Pick a problem. Grandpa knows a machine for it.
Go ahead. Pick one. I have probably already built it.
New inventions go up when Grandpa finishes them. Check back.
Invention No. 001
Ring the bells with ramps, bouncers and fans.
Open itInvention No. 002
Balance big and small with a plank and a pivot.
Open itInvention No. 003
Lift a crate with a rope and a wheel.
Open itInvention No. 004
Turn a handle and a heavy bucket floats up.
Open itInvention No. 005
Push a crate up the long way.
Open itInvention No. 006
Tell the time with a stick and the Sun.
Open itInvention No. 007
Two jars and a drip that tells the minutes.
Open itInvention No. 008
Pluck a string and hear how long and short change the sound.
Open itInvention No. 009
Weigh a mystery with nothing but a plank and two pans.
Open itInvention No. 010
Steer a steel ball home with a magnet you cannot see.
Open itInvention No. 011
Catch the wind, light a lamp and grind the grain.
Open itInvention No. 012
Split a log and lift a beam with a ramp in disguise.
Open itInvention No. 013
Bend light around a wall with two mirrors.
Open itInvention No. 014
Swing a weight and find out what sets the beat.
Open itInvention No. 015
Let the wind lift it and a tail keep it steady.
Open itInvention No. 016
Teeth that mesh and pass a turn from wheel to wheel.
Open itInvention No. 017
Aim a lamp with glass so a faraway boat can see it.
Open itInvention No. 018
Move water uphill and over a rim with just a tube.
Open itInvention No. 019
Heat the air and rise, float and land softly.
Open itInvention No. 020
Send a message down a wire with dots and dashes.
Open itInvention No. 021
A tiny bulb and a coil of copper wire sit on the bench.
Coming soonInvention No. 022
Grandpa is grinding a small round piece of glass.
Coming soonWant the stories behind the machines?
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