Hose cuff twisting on machine 

Exactly the kind of content that makes Matthias' channel so great.

This might not be a sexy project that gets a lot of views, but this is peak Matthias content

Thank you Matthias! We sincerely appreciate your R&D and look forward to receiving the new machine next week. We need to give it a name though. Since Turbo-Encabulator-Max is taken, what does the community think we should call it? When we asked Matthias to think about this, we told him we had no preconceived notions and really want him to have fun with it. He asked a few questions about how we twist the cuffs on now, and why. We went back and forth a bit as I watched the lady who makes our hose sets and shared my observations with Matthias. With that information he did what good engineers do and found the simplest workable and durable solution. We couldn't happier! There are several comments suggesting we not install the hose ends and leave it to the customer to twist on. This seems like a trivial thing, but they can be difficult, especially for those of us who are older and no longer have the grip we used to. (I almost said "lost our grip" but that's not the right connotation) The more finished subassemblies we can create the easier it is for our customers to finally assemble and get on to PantoRouting! Thanks again and we'll post on our channel when we're using the new machine to assemble hoses!

A good alternative for the mandrel might be a rubber Erlenmeyer bottle stopper from chemist supply stores. They should have them in many sizes and the come with a hole in the middle. Would be an easily replaceable item and should last longer than the bicycle inner tube.

This is what I love about Mattias' channel. He makes things without the mill or the lathe or all these crazy tools that I'd have to buy like on other channels. His designs are simple which may not be the prettiest but they're so practical and durable they're the ones that last.

I thought you meant green paint at 6:17 😀

And THAT is the kind of video I subscribed to this channel for like 10 years ago. I watch all of Matthias' videos of course but these planing-and-troubleshooting-as-you-go-videos are unique :)

This would make a great training video for ‘Agile hardware product development’. Many product development teams would still be poring over CAD concepts in the time Matthias had iteratively evolved his solution.

Great improvisation. I would have over thought this problem. I was already thinking of removing the drill trigger and building an electronic foot switch. Matthias solves this problem with some string and bits of wood. Brilliant.

I love that you went beyond what the customer liked to make it even better and able to last longer for them in their shop.

Cordless drywall guns have a neat feature - they can be set to turn on only when pressed into the screw. A feature like that would be ideal for something like this. Some drawer slides and a similar lever mechanism to what you've used would do the trick.

UNBELIEVABLE, every time i watch you at your woodworking i just become more envious. God has Blessed you. Thank you for sharing.

I wonder if a rubber stopper used normally for glassware would work well here. If you put a threaded rod through it, backstop with nuts and fender washers on both ends, the diameter can be fine-tuned by adjusting the compression on the nuts.

This is the type of classic Matthias content that inspired me to become an engineer. Love this stuff, great video!

I absolutely love these types of build videos from Matthias! Everything from his problem solving ability, to his creative process, to him showing us the minor hiccups and how he overcame them. If possible, please try and post more of these custom contraptions/mechanisms that really show off your remarkable engineering skills.

An old trick used by guys who do a lot of hose installations is to spray (or as you did, dip) the pieces going together with Windex. It really reduces the friction and then evaporates completely.

The long dormant part of my brain that loved the simple and complex machine segment in school lit up while watching. Great stuff!

Matt, I've said this in the past and will say it again, you have a gift for being brilliant!

IMHO, the simpler something is and still does the job the more elegant it is. Also my general thought for most things is KISS, Keep It Super Simple. The tool to put the ends on hoses meets both criteria! Great video. Thank you!

Amazing. I could spend a lifetime thinking about needing something but not having any idea how to go about it. It's really neat seeing someone solve problems.

I love watching the engineering a solution process. Seeing the try/fail/improve sequence is very educational and inspiring.

I think the mandrel could be made out of a large rubber cork/test plug, or 3d printed TPU. Might be worth cutting a shoulder to limit how far the hose end can slide up the mandrel.

Watching and hearing your design process is so very useful. Especially how the feedback from Max influenced your decisions. Thank you.

This is my favorite kind of Matthias Wandel content. Thanks for posting!

Genius solution. It did look like the rubber was marring the inside of the hose connector on some of the shots, but maybe it was only on the failing set up.

I love this kind of content from Matthias! Troubleshooting engineering projects. A joy to watch!

Love this! Maybe my favourite video you have done. Challenge, brainstorm, prototype, improvements, testing, boxing - done! Great to see a little bit of how your mind works. 👏

Thanks for walking us through your thought process. It's fascinating to see how you problem solve.

The increased surface area from using the shallower pitch mandrel really made a big difference. Nice solution! If you really wanted to bill more hours I'm sure you could have re-made the mounts to be all fancy wood. Kudos to you for sending it out as-is and keeping the costs down for the customer :)

This video gave rise to the old adage "Where there's a drill, there's a way"

Your thought process, and continual improvements, are pretty extraordinary. Well beyond me. Very impressive.

Getting to 'simplest thing that works and no simpler' is the hard bit! Great build project and thanks for sharing your thought process.

I have a friend who works for the military, they would have spent a year and a million dollars on something far more complicated and then thrown it away and used yours.

I love to watch an engineers thought processes come to fruition. it's so foreign to the way my own brain works, yet I learn so much.

The mandrel can be one of those rubber corks for wine making. Usually found as "winemaker stopper". The kind with the hole in the center that's normally for the funky air trap valve. Those are just right as rubber grip goes.

I love this stuff. Thanks Matthias. It's good to hear that the demand is such that he has thousands to make.

So I have a small Shaved Ice business and the shavers come with a foot pedal. They simply plug into and outlet and the shaver plugs into that. They would work great with a corded drill and would be much ore durable. If you interested I can tell you where to get one.

I was thinking it would be better to 3D print something for this project, but I cannot think of any simpler and more effective solution than what you ended up making!

Wonderful to see the process, as always! Simple, elegant and works!

Ah I miss the days of machine builds on this channel, it's good to see it back!

For the mandrel, what if it was adjustable, like a waste drain plug you see when someone wants to temporarily cap off a drain? You turn the screw and the two halves squeeze the rubber in between to adjust it to the proper fit. Thanks again for a great video and a view of how your design process works!

Drill press with foot pedal might be a solution people who can't do what Matthias does woulda come up with. Really impressive engineering and ideas. Thanks for posting!

KISS is always worth pursuing, and you are a master! Thanks for sharing! Cheers!

I realy like the your walkthrough of the creative/troubleshooting process. Keep doing what you do!

Love your problem solving bro. I recommend your channel to all my creative focused college students

Obviously you were the right person for the job well done mate

My go to pulley for small cables and strings is a ball bearing roller wheel for a sliding door. You can also use a washerhead screw or two next to it to keep the cable from jumping off.

Great video! I love it to have your thinking process in it!

That was slick. I wonder if the universal engine water jacket freeze plug would work in this situation? It's pretty much a rubber grommet that has a screw through it. When a freeze plug fails, you take the OEM out and put the universal one in the jacket opening and turn the screw. As you tighten the screw down, the rubber expands and seals the water jacket opening in the engine.

it is so enjoyable to watch your problem solving.

Excellent! Very interesting to see the thought process.

Pretty interesting contraption, Matthias! Great work! 😃 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

Such a plethora of smart tricks. I love it.

I love this video! Such a great view into real life problem solving.

Matthias, Another great idea and build. Thanks

A rather complicated solution for a simple problem, I love it!

You are fun to watch. Hope your family is healthy and happy.

Absolutely brilliant Matthias!!!

The simplicity of the four rubber feet from inner tube and blocks wedged inside just…blew my mind

This was extremely awesome, thanks for making the video

That is a great machine, I like the use of bike inner tubes as I also collect my worn out ones and they can come in so handy, like in this instance obviously!

This is awesome. McmasterCarr has a whole selection of rubber tapered plugs if he wants something a little more permanent. Just need to put a step or clamp on the shaft to hold it.

Oh my goodness. That made my day. So simple and just awesome.

Your inventions are so cool

Too cool, they must sell a lot of these things this special tool. Good for them 💕👍

KIS always works well. Nice one!!!

Thanks for the fun video! I feel like the production line version of this would substitute the foot switch with a variable trigger based on pushing the hose connector onto the drill. Although, I'm just a casual observer with no related expertise.

Thanks for sharing those tips and the make!

Excellent video on engineering design basics

Very good video the type I really like. You think your way and build your way through to a solution. We all need to learn to do just what you did with our projects and ways of success. Thank you for this video.

I love these problem solving videos.

Master prototyping right here, it was a real pleasure.

you are such a clever individual!

sehr schön gemacht, Hut ab!

I enjoy this kind of problem solving video, that’s for sharing the process.

It's not the build time that's valuable, it's the knack you have for solving a puzzle simply.

Simple machine is also easy to fix on the job. Maybe a large rubber bottle stopper would also work well. Solid rubber stopper might last a little longer. I do love inner tubes though, basically free from old bikes and make great rubber bands!

Use a rubber bottle stopper on a bolt with washers on either end and a wingnut on the shank end...that way, you can tighten the wingnut to slightly bow out the stopper to slightly bulge out the rubber to better grip the pipe end. The shaft of this would be clamped in the drill chuck.

Quick squirt if silicone spray instead of the dip in water might make all the difference. Love watching the process thanks 👍

Excellent work 👍

The pantorouter is a diy - why not the hose and the adapter in parts?

Simple, cheap and primitiv... and does exactly what its supposed to do. Stunning job MW

A rubber pool plug that’s used for winterizing pools is a similar shape. It’s a harder rubber so it might not grip as well but I think it would be a lot more durable.

Very clever idea! Simple is indeed better 🙂

That was fun to watch!!

the greatest sign of intelligent design is not complexity, but simplicity.

Good stuff, real automation out of wood an rubber. I like iso alcohol for things like this. Its slippery for a short while, then evaporates fast so no mold or weird stuff.

I would like 10% of his creativity

Smart idea to use the cone shape! My first idea was a chuck with excentric palls …

There is beauty in simplicity.

Very interesting and entertaining video. As a person who can't balance on one foot very well, I would like to offer a potential design change to eliminate the foot operated switch. Affix the drill based to sliders so that when the operator uses two hands to push the hose against the nozzle, the apparatus moves back an inch or so. This movement could actuate the arm dressing the trigger causing the drill to power up. That way two feet are firmly on the floor and two hands are gripping the hose.

And that’s all there is to it! Understatement of the week

A kayak scupper plug would work at well, are tapered, and readily available for replacement.

I love the thought process shown here, and the practical result. I wonder how a layer of silicone caulk on the wooden plug would wear compared to the inner tube rubber. Varying the layer thickness might adjust the grab.

My first thought was a sprag clutch instead of the cone arrangement, to grab the inside of one of the hose ends when torque was applied. I don't know how you would make that simply though. Hard rubber cylinder with a bunch of angled cuts maybe?

Yeah, sometimes we want to make some type of complex thing when that's not really needed. Simple works almost every time. I can see several other uses for such a simple machine.

The wah wah pedal certifies Mathias Wandel as the Hendrix of woodworking!

If there was ever a machine that needed a coat of Matthias green! Brilliant solution.

You can print the rubber thing in its entirety in hard TPU. You need a different holding mechanism to secure it onto the axle of the drill, but if you have that thing in conically shaped TPU it will have way better grip and as it wears down you will just end up pushing the hose further up.

I was grinning through the entire build process! I love it, it's so ingenious! This is why I subscribed!