Building a Model Railway to send Coffee

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@Project-Air Год назад

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@axialcompressorturbojet Год назад

Great video once again mate 👍

@RCOverKill Год назад

Well it wouldn't have been much of a video, but I bet a second coffee maker might have been cheaper🤣

@coltonkirkman8714 Год назад

damn just buy another coffee machine.

@hogoverlord8211 Год назад

just move the coffee maker

@z00ber54 Год назад

@@hogoverlord8211 yes exactly

@frsaund06 Год назад

This is awesome, can’t help but to think moving the coffee machine would have been far easier though 😂

@stormtastic7083 Год назад

would be cool but its heavy and you need it plugged in

@arghjayem Год назад

Yeah not as interesting a video though watching him move the coffee machine upstairs.

@loddude5706 Год назад

@@stormtastic7083 A 'Flexi-drone-off'? - very noisy, most spill-worthy, but fun to watch : )

@bewster7 Год назад

I thought this too 🤣

@kwando88 Год назад

Where is the fun in that? 😅

@DSLRguide Год назад

so satisfying to see efficient engineering saving you so much time and effort

@Project-Air Год назад

😂

@ningathegreat8162 Год назад

@LewisRawlinson30 Год назад

How many 5 minute cups of coffee will it take to make up the 8+ days it took to build?

@evilbrewer Год назад

@@LewisRawlinson30 Actually you have to add a minute equivalent for satisfaction with each train delivered coffee to calculate the savings - so 5 minutes savings for the coffee + 715 minutes of statisfaction ~ 16 Coffees to offset the build 😜

@cgm_rdgdl Год назад

I got a better solution : buy another coffee machine or move it upstairs...

@PeterSripol Год назад

I think a sawzall locomotive is just what this project needs😂

@matthewanstine2013 Год назад

I'm literally watching that next lol

@alanicus6969 Год назад

ha, funnily enough i watched that before this one ;)

@dcolb121 Год назад

Radical

@WagonLoads Год назад

Peter, I love what you do, but as cool as that one was, I would prefer a bit more precision using ESCs and PWM .... and make it sound like the turbines on the batmobile...

@Birchall88 Год назад

And that must have been why I was recommended this video after yours!

@guruprasadr6743 Год назад

The fact that you managed to get the vernacular system working without spilling the coffee is absolutely astonishing. I am a model train enthusiast but I have never seen anything like this before. There do exist restaurants across the world where the food gets delivered by trains and I have been to them, but this is a different level. More trains please.

@danielbruin Год назад

I have a suggestion, i can imagine that the coffee is a bit cold after that 2km drive. Why don't you put the coffee machine on the train? Always a hot cup when it arrives :D

@TheLordNemesis Год назад

Simple, the train needs a heater for the cup!

@danielbruin Год назад

@@TheLordNemesis nah that's to smart

@Very_Grumpy_Cat Год назад

No no no. He should be be able to ride the train down too the coffee machine

@averageuser6847 Год назад

Move the machine upstairs, better yet get off ya lazy bum No offense

@Salvacottontail Год назад

DCC operations Even if you have the same engine running at the same voltage Motors have differences and can cause imbalance DCC negates that with making the speed the same as another, but DCC is EXPENSIVE, and with proper wiring

@DIYPerks Год назад

I want one! 😄

@ningathegreat8162 Год назад

@rednaughtstudios Год назад

Except yours will have a LED headlamp brighter than the sun. 🤣

@Craftlngo Год назад

@@rednaughtstudios and is made out of brass 😁

@rednaughtstudios Год назад

@@Craftlngo Exactly

@cypriangacki1676 Год назад

Brass transport

@HalfAsleepChris Год назад

Absolutely amazing!

@Project-Air Год назад

Thanks, Chris!

@matthewdevine113 Год назад

I thought you made this video haha

@TheMerlinRailway Год назад

Hi Chris!!!!

@GirlWhoLovesStrangerThings Год назад

You need to try this!

@awesomealbertt1150 Год назад

Bit like the breakfast express right?

@Simonize41 Год назад

As a railwayman of 36+ years and a signalman (signaller these days) since 1992, I absolutely loved this video. I’ve always loved trains; I was a spotter as a kid and I had a model railway in the loft of my old parents house (courtesy of my late father). I guess it was the obvious career choice.😅😇😄 Needless to say this video took me back and you’ve put a huge grin on my face. Thank you very gladly. Trains rule!💯😎 All the best. Simon

@bluedeath996 Год назад

As an engineer I understand solving the problem the hardest possible and most expensive way because of the rule of cool. A normal person would just buy a second coffee machine for upstairs.

@optionalcoast7478 Год назад

rule of cool is great way of putting it

@__-fm5qv Год назад

I'd love to push the rule of cool even further and have steam-powered model trains do the work! As incredibly inefficient as that may be lol. Just a happy little train chugging back and forth with a mug of some tasty hot beverage on it :D

@plaetzchen86 Год назад

A very cool solution to a problem but let me ask you the obvious question: Why not move the coffee machine to your office?

@Project-Air Год назад

I was waiting for this comment hahaha

@johboh Год назад

If he would have moved the coffee machine then the coffee train track would be too short and not justify a video.

@Lozoot2 Год назад

If he moved the coffee machine then what would he do if he wanted coffee while downstairs??

@nekkowe Год назад

@@Lozoot2 Get a second coffee machine - but who could turn down a chance for a project like this instead :>

@NSG-kc6zl Год назад

@@nekkowe coffee machines are very expensive

@FlyingScotFilms Год назад

As a model train enthusiast, very well done. Love seeing some of the older Hornby models too. I would love to see more train related videos by you!

@CraftyFoxe Год назад

This is like a Rube Goldberg machine for model trains, in doing something so overly complicated to accomplish a simple task

@harrytodhunter5078 Год назад

Absolutely love this, and would love to see more! An idea to improve the balance of the coffee cup wagon might be to 3D print an in-scale tanker wagon to hold the coffee. Theres a type of tank wagon aptly called a TEA wagon that is long and on bogies, making the ride smoother and more stable, with a lower centre of gravity over a longer base. The only issue is the infrastructure at each end of the line would have to be remade. Perhaps a funnel at the Coffee Maker to fill the tanker, and a tap at the bottom of the tanker to empty into the cup at the other end of the line. or a Hopper wagon, same principle but fully open at the top so filling would be easier. EDIT: A HAA style Hopper wagon might be better overall, but longer and on bogies to accommodate the full espresso shot. And perhaps an inward-curved lip on the top to minimise potential coffee loss from the sloshing at stops and starts.

@thewhitefalcon8539 Год назад

You would have to clean the tanker to prevent mold

@rosiepone Год назад

@@thewhitefalcon8539 true, but you already have to clean the cup, so as long as the plastic is dishwasher safe it should be fine

@thewhitefalcon8539 Год назад

@@rosiepone It would have to be designed to be cleanable. Are you thinking a wagon-shaped cup or an actual tanker wagon closed off on top?

@harrytodhunter5078 Год назад

@@thewhitefalcon8539 My initial thoughs were a fully enclosed tanker, but a better solution would be something like a HAA hopper, as you wouldn’t have to precisely line up the coffee machine with a small hole on the tank top. HAA image: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HAA_354966.jpg

@jamiedevine2168 Год назад

Great project James, it looks like you unlocked a lot of new skills too! Can you imagine if you had to consider the payloads of the bridges, the steel strength the ground works involved and signalling etc, it's puts into perspective how how complicated our train systems are.

@OutaTimeFPV Год назад

I think a center-depressed flat car would help quite a lot in the center of gravity and clearance issues you were having with the coffee staying on the cup! I know they are typically only used in America, but perhaps its worth a shot?

@thetoontrain6073 Год назад

this is great! As a model railway/railroad enthusiast, this is amazing!

@SmallBlogV8 Год назад

I love that this seemed like a better idea than moving the coffee machine upstairs.

@jaythecoderx4623 Год назад

Isn't a coffee machine a bit too heavy to be moved by a model train?

@SmallBlogV8 Год назад

@@jaythecoderx4623 It is with that attitude!

@Grid21 Год назад

Yes, do another train related project please!

@WillJamesRailways 10 месяцев назад

What a ripper project! Keen to see more trains!

@ENVYaqua Год назад

You should just make a 10 hour long video of all your beautiful building montage’s on here because I love them

@Xenro66 Год назад

You've built pretty much every trainset kid's dream... A track spanning the whole house! Only thing I would add at the end (if you end up magnetising the cup and the carriage) is some sort of servo to "clamp" the carriage to the rail so you can pick it up without dislodging the train. You never know, an unexpected variable like that can throw code for a loop lmao

@TheBerkshireMainline Год назад

I actually really enjoyed this! I think that more train related projects would be very very interesting knowing your projects! Cheers!

@trainking7973 Год назад

Personally these train projects are fantastic! Something about this style of video with trains just seems awesome!

@RonDennisMum Год назад

Excellent work James. Would definitely like to see some more train-related projects!

@Shayaankahn Год назад

Yes James! I know this one took a lot of effort.. from the engineering to the coding.. you sir are a wizard. How about a coffee takeaway service done by a drone? 👀🤣

@romultra7500 Год назад

very cool, you should keep automating model trains

@TGPilar Год назад

My love for trains has been something that has spanned my entire life, I always dreamed of having a train in my house that would bring me things such as food, drinks, etc, of course that’s insanely difficult, but this video is the essence of that idea in my eyes, thanks man, loved this video

@RevUnstableBoy Год назад

James May did something like this in one of his TV shows. "Man Lab" not totaly automated but it was around his shop to deliver stuff. he didn't have to go up stairs though and your solution is pretty cool

@TimpBizkit Год назад

Wallace and Gromit do the same with post.

@xaxipistaxi Год назад

I love how all this can be fixed by having a coffee machine in the office but this way is way more fun.

@glenns_AI Год назад

I did this with tomy and orange squash when I was a kid, and this is so satisfying to watch - like a grown up version!

@robnewman6101 Год назад

Wow. How Interesting.

@Leonid_333 10 месяцев назад

"Espresso Express"

@boostmotions Год назад

Alternatively, you could just put the coffee machine in your room

@fexploder3281 Год назад

This is actually pretty cool for an automated coffee system, I like it.

@junarrailwaygroup2891 Год назад

Projectair the king of the model railway

@KylarHall 4 месяца назад

Video helped rediscover my love for trains👍🏾

@MeAg4in Год назад

this was like a childhood dream of mine aswell

@klassisch3039 Год назад

Wow very well made video!!! Love it!!

@jinxysjoy7590 Год назад

Thank you for creating inspirational content for kids that doesn’t have the “lad vibe” you are on the allowed RU-vid list for my 10yo. Who with people like you and Mark Rober is getting more interested in engineering than pranks. May the monetisation gods bless you!

@vrjb100 11 месяцев назад

Solving a simple problem by adding complexity 101. Looking forward for the next one.

@JamesSmith-ds5og Год назад

More trains please. This was very interesting to watch. Loved it

@automateddude Год назад

Cool, One of my childhood thoughts was to creat something like this, while playing with my train....You nailed it!

@pootersnacks Год назад

so glad you put the coffee label on the thumbnail cause i would have never realized..

@cobynantz329 Год назад

More trains more trains. Yes way more awesome train builds.

@fritzpoll 4 месяца назад

Me and my son would love more train projects like this!

@hotrainrailfanmike7033 Год назад

Sure! We would love to see more train videos. From Mike in San Diego, California, USA.

@haydenhayden Год назад

This is the evolution of childhood fantasy. I love it.

@thebritishengineer8027 Год назад

"You light weight....!!!" Did this with an LGB in 2003, installing it into an internet cafe we hacked LGB's early digital control software to allow gamers to post orders from the their machines and have the train deliver it to the machines around the main room. First floor over looking the street, we took out pains of glass in the front windows, to run a side line ran on a shelf outside then back in again. It did require making a few holes in the buildings interior walls to run between rooms. The stair solution was class, well done Sir.

@gi1727 Год назад

Thank you! I have been trying to find a reference video or inspiration for real life objects with model trains because I wanted to see how I could implement the hobby in purposeful tasks 💯

@whoever6458 Год назад

This sounds so massively useful, especially since it's hot in the kitchen here any time it's hot outside, not because there isn't central AC, but because they don't turn it down much and so I have my own window AC. Of course, I'd also have to work out a way to get the train through the door without letting out all the nice, cool air or, more importantly, letting in all the hot, oppressive air from the rest of the house.

@peytonmac1131 Год назад

Very much a Wallace and Gromit solution. Good job!

@pascalcoole2725 Год назад

Actualy James, this project must be verry inspiring for a scool project. multiple techniques combined and a creative mind. always fun to see

@CXACXA Год назад

The fastest solution is having the coffee machine right beside the desk! hahahaha. But I love the genius ideas and engineering! That was awesome and I’m jealous I’m not having a house like that. … shhhh… I would’ve make up stuff like this too !!! Hehehe! Thank loved train sets and scalextric cars and tracks. Great job!

@ghostbear5570 6 месяцев назад

Would love to see a train turn-table used in your next build.

@garykitcher2481 Год назад

I would like to see more train projects, as I find them really interesting and with a mind like yours god knows what you will create. Keep this up!

@actionjackson9554 Год назад

That's really cool and creative.i dreamed of alternative Railway's. I love coffee and Railway's. I always dreamed of a bling bling train with lots of lazers and fun effects..

@smyset1112 Год назад

as a railfan, this is AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!

@VeronicaAndEdward 11 месяцев назад

Your use of servo motors to interface between different circuits is hilarious. I guess you work with what you know. 😂 Cool project. That bridge is crazy. Making everything line up must have been really tough.

@brianhepke7182 11 месяцев назад

You are a very clever chap...this is amazing...nice to see your vintage Triang/Hornby collection. This reminds me of a scene in the movie "Thunderbird 6"; the characters were in a restaurant, and they used model trains to bring food to the tables. Great stuff.😊

@codemonkey2k5 Год назад

A couple suggestions. First, 3D print a cup holder car. That will be much more reliable. Second, you can avoid the stairs by doing a continuous spiral of track down the side of the stairs. Far less moving parts. ;)

@rsoulinternet 9 месяцев назад

Reminds me of the second Wallace and Gromit film 🧰

@alexsmith-ob3lu Год назад

Wow!! I loved the idea and setup you had! That was amazing and brilliant! Well done; I am proud of your mechatronics engineering at a toy scale level!!!

@djphild Год назад

THE most superfluous method of getting a cup of coffee/espresso. Wouldn't have it any other way... well maybe a stop for some milk/cream... what the heck, a station for some some sugar, to boot. All aboard The Cafe Espress!!! (using the term espress (express) loosely here) Keep up the fun content. :)

@SteveInPalmSprings Год назад

Very, very clever! Thanks for a great video.

@TheGamingJason Год назад

Wow! That's very cool, also very satisfying.

@nullgabe08 Год назад

“Most useful railway” gets me giddy 😊😊

@georgeh5075 Год назад

Imagine having enough money you can do this stuff, that's living the life right there. I'll stick to keeping my kettle on my desk and a jar of nescafe, but it was entertaining all the same.

@DexBut Год назад

Always nice with a morning cuppa:D

@valinskywalker4187 Год назад

Legos are one of my favourite engineering tools, they’re so easy to integrate into manufactured parts like 3D printed or lazer cut stuff and they even have RC and programmable systems. Not to mention the base power functions motors are super easy to re wire for making wire extensions or using them with arduinos or even Lego’s programming systems (NXT and EV3), I’m super glad to see someone using this major tool in a creative and fun way

@alurihariharan5082 Год назад

What you just did marvelous mate...make more of it..the projects

@natedole8276 Год назад

This is awesome! I would live to see you include more failures and problems you experienced while making the project

@whoever6458 Год назад

This was truly awesome! Now if only you could get it to cook and bring you food!

@thomasthemarstrain2141 Год назад

YES!! MORE TRAIN CONTENT!! 🚂 Here are some ideas: 1. Have the train pick up and lay down it’s own track so it can drive as long as an onboard battery will allow. 2. Find a way to steer a train sliding across ice like in The Polar Express movie.

@GAlvarado Год назад

This is super cool

@caffeineaddict213 Год назад

Awesome! Can't wait for you to build a scaled KC-135 aerial refueling plane with coffee, refilling a scaled F-16 with hot coffee mid-air and delivering it back down, landing on a new scaled runway by your office window. At this rate, it's only a matter of time!

@mjstow Год назад

You have a Fowler 3F Tank Engine! (Now this comment is of no interest to anyone but me, but my brothers and I had one when we were kids in the 1960s; the model, not the real thing.) Great work. A quick and easy-to-implement way to transport coffee; one of life's major problems.

@MapTheDragonRailways Год назад

I think we all need this! Fantastic video, thanks for sharing.

@rachelboersma-plug9482 9 месяцев назад

If you fitted gimbals to the truck that carries the cup, you could take the whole train straight up the funicular section while keeping the coffee level.

@gedaliakoehler6992 Год назад

Love it. Very epic way to get coffee 😆

@ironbeagle1610 Год назад

loved the editing in the last bit, running the train again with a camera and cutting between the two perspectives was a nice touch. keep it up!

@simon.revill Год назад

Amazing, what a great engineering mind you have.

@TheZombieSaints Год назад

Brilliant! More model train stuff please 👍

@mooremaceo 10 месяцев назад

Pretty cool! Instead of sticky stuff on the bottom of the coffee cup, a mold of the bottom half of the cup so the cup could sit down in it, maybe would have been more ideal.

@REV_O1 Год назад

This was awesome! Would love to see more stuff like this with the train. I Had a train as a kid & had the same idea, only my idea was for it to deliver breakfast & the TV remote.

@steprockmedia Год назад

MUCH better idea than just moving the coffee maker! Engineering? YES.

@CAMacKenzie Год назад

In the late 1950s and early 1960s when I was a kid, there was a restaurant in Van Nuys (Los Angeles' San Fernando Valley) called the Van Nuys Choo Choo. Food was brought to the tables by electric train. The trains were big O gauge and could carry whole meals. No computer control in those days, but a person operated the system and people in the kitchen poured coffee and put food on plates and plates and cups on railcars. My mom took me there for my birthday once.