Introduction

How it works

A split pin holds two pieces of card together but lets them turn, like your elbow. Pinned strips push and pull each other. A pin through the base card stays put, and strips swing round it.

A base card with a circle pinned at its centre and a triangle pinned to the card through its middle. A strip pinned near the edge of the circle joins a top corner of the triangle, so turning the circle makes the triangle swing back and forth.