Force Table
Product Details:
Used for verifying the laws of composition and resolution of forces utilizing vector diagrams of several concurrent forces. Comprising a thick wooden circular table, about 30 cm in diameter and finished with scratch resistant black epoxy coating. Raised outer rim of the table has circular scale graduated 0 to 360º×1º, and marked every 10º. Table mounted on a heavy, stable cast metal tripod base through a metal pipe, with base having three leveling screws.
Also included are four pulleys in clamp that can be attached anywhere along the rim. A detachable pin, positioned at the center of the table indicates the balancing for forces through the centering of ring, tied to the strings carrying masses and suspended through the pulleys, around it. Supplied complete with set of strings tied to the rings, center pin and 4 sets of slotted masses with hanger, each set having one hanger 100 g and masses 1 each of 10, 20, 50 and 100 g. Superior version also available.