How Do You Make A Miniature Block And Tackle?
The block and tackle, or compound pulley system is something of a mechanical marvel: it makes lifting heavy objects far easier by spreading the weight over a longer distance. This does mean that to halve the weight means you pull twice as far, but it’s a trade-off that works extremely well–even on a small scale. Whatever you may need it for, there are a number of ways to apply this to the small scale. Lay out your pulleys on a flat surface with the top of both facing away from each other. Count the number of pulley wheels you are working with. If the number is even, tie the rope to a fixed point on the upper pulley. If there are an odd number of pulleys, tie the rope to the lower pulley. Loop the rope around the other pulley. If you tied rope to the upper pulley, loop around the lower; if you tied to the lower, loop around the upper. Work from the inner-most pulleys out if you have multiple pulleys in line with each other. Pull the rope through the pulley you tied off on. Repeat this
