I'd say that's a good reason. I'm sure these machines are inspiring to at least one of them and they'll have great memories of these for the rest of their lives. 😊 If you don't mind me asking, how do you get such even and smooth bends in the wire tracks?
I use 1/16" brass rod in straight 48" lengths. I bend them on cylinders of different diameters. I have several little clamps that hold the tracks for soldering. The clamps are made with two 1/2" pieces of 1/8" brass rod with a small bolt in the middle to draw them together. The 1/8" brass pieces have grooves which hold the track the correct distance apart. When I have a good sized section of the track clamped and adjusted I solder it and move on to the next section.
I spend a lot (too much) time on RU-vid watching amazing, mind blowing talent and creativity from musical, athletic to mechanical and I get a real charge out of your talents. Thanks for sharing and know that your work is appreciated by people you will never know.
Wonderful set of machines. The wooden spirals on the first one are absolutely gorgeous, and the launching mechanism at 4:12 is something I've never seen before. Lots of really cool ideas here.
Gracias al Creador por darnos la misma capacidad para la creatividad a todos los humanos y que pocos han dejado escapar la oportunidad de desarrollarla para que todos aprendamos unos de otros! Gracias!
hi, me and my friends are making a final school project for high school, we got inspired by this video and we are going to make one of this machines ( the 2:55 one ) if you could reach to us giving some informations about it (sizes, how it works etc.) we would be verry thankfull, thanks for your time
Hello, my marble machines were made without plans, so regrettably I have nothing to send you to help you build yours. The rails are made with straight 1/16" brass rod which comes in 4 foot lengths. The rails are soldered together with an electric soldering iron and soft plumber solder. The ball bearings are 9/32" diameter.
As a toolmaker for many years, I can happily say you have made some beautiful and well thought out designs. excellent workmanship on the bending and brackets. Well Done!
Fantastic workmanship! Nice to see some metalwork instead of 3D printed stuff. U just need some tweaking here and there and then, but then all together in one huge machine 👍🏻
So cool to watch, it reminds me of the awesome pinball machines and their wire ramps were the ball glides on to reach a different area of the pinball table increasing your score and triggering a specific reaction at times 🙂...
I love the relation between this kind of system with electric system. :) I use to explain the work of a battery (for example :) of 'lifting' charges against a potential.
I like the different lifting mechanisms- escalator, staircase, lift, launcher and magnetism. How about one where the marbles are propelled upwards by a strong gust of air?
Old post that I just found and watched. Really amazing and beautiful craftsmanship along with attention to detail not only in function but also creativity in design! I truly enjoyed your video, Thank you for posting. what average rpm were the motors? I realize that there was 1 much slower but not sure if it was all changed in your gearing!
The tracks are made from straight 4 foot lengths of 1/16" brass rod. I use a electric soldering gun to attach cross braces and supports. The brass rod is bent around different diameter pipes and cylinders. I have a small bench metal lathe that I use to make the lift mechanisems.
Wonderful and fascinating machines. Very clean. Interesting mechanical devices i will remember for my future projects. What material wire tracks are made of ? Brass parts soldered together or welded iron ? Thank you.
If ya like this, look at the marble machine that wintergaten made! It reminds me of these ^-^ I always wanted one of these kind of machines when i was younger
The cam on the third lift needs an outward spiral just before picking up a marble to hold, not drop, the marble column. The last cam profile should also be a point. A lot of energy is wasted when you "drop the column" as you have done. That being said, I love the artistry of your models. I do not know why people compare you with "Wintergarten". They must not know that medley means " a mixture" not necessarily a mixture of musical tunes. Thank you for the entertainment.
Hi, this is Robotime Official, your videos are really awesome. May I know if you are willing to work with you? We do have an idea here which you must be interested in. Let me know if there is a way to get in touch with you.
Hi, this is Robotime Official, your videos are really awesome. May I know if you are willing to work with you? We do have an idea here which you must be interested in. Let me know if there is a way to get in touch with you.
The gears come from old water meters. I use to work for a City and I had the water department save some of the gears for me when the old meters were replaced and scraped out.
