Please support me on Patreon / machinethinking Through a highly unlikely set of circumstances, I made a part for the Marble Machine X. Marble Machine Piano Version used with permission
You're the first person to mention the spring design but it was something I was fairly proud of in that it's super effective, simple to make/install, and highly space efficient. I spent a lot of time thinking about that one. I'm sure ThinkerCon enabled many other connections as well!
I am a master machinist who owns his own die and tooling shop. I have spent 65,000 hours minimum (25 years/50 hours a week/All year long) in a shop doing stuff like this. I just worked 14 hours today playing catch up on an order my nickel plating guy messed up. How do I relax? I watched this video. I appreciate the hell out of CNC and CAM but there is something therapeutic about doing the work by hand. I pay my bills with my hass, I stay sane with my Bridgeport, and I relax watching these videos. You ever need something lapped to less than .000010 total flatness and parallelism let me know. I make watch movements for fun and like to see how accurate I can make them so I have gotten stupidly good at finishing down to micron scale final dimensions. Keep up the awesome work! Hope to see more from you soon. If I ever manage to sneak up on an atomic clocks (thermal issues are whats stopping me right now and since we don't have liquid helium Dewars on our wrists I have lots of work to do lol...) ill send you a finished movement for your collection of precision.
@@k.ekkonen4688I am in the middle of designing new tools and fixtures to help me shrink components down beyond what I am currently skilled enough to even attempt. None of my previous full movements (5 full completions in total over 10 years with 5x that many failed attempts) have ever met my standards. I'm self taught in the " I had to learn german to read the super old books I found on how to actually design a movement " sense of the phrase. It's embarrassing thinking that someone would ever see one and it's always been my weird hobby which has slowly consumed all my spare time. Never really occurred to me anyone would ever have any interest. My last 2 are very accurate but I consider them ugly final pieces. I wont ever get to a De Bethune DB28 Steel Wheels level of aesthetic perfection but one day I hope to have something I am proud enough of to share.
@@dirtymcgurdy5515 Sounds great! That DB in particular is stunning. Just bought a Myford Super 7 that I'm overhauling and I'm gonna start my first prototype probably in the fall. Good luck with your endeavours!
@@k.ekkonen4688 not going to pretend that I am not jealous . Those are wonderful lathes and with some TLC they last forever. Best of luck! I'd love some reason to restore some older machine tools but my space and time are limited
"I'm turning the cutter upside down and running the lathe backwards" Genius!!, I would have never thought of that. I part on the back side backwards, but would never have thought to work backwards on the front side. Thank you.
Every aspect of this design really turned my crank. I especially enjoyed panicking at your sharpie job, saying "no!" over and over again. Then you scrape off the excess....and THEN I understand!
I work in a newspaper printing factory and we use the same clutches, as you just made, only a little bit bigger 😃 Its use is 2 fold, as a timer to sync different parts of the machine and as a safety device. Our outer ring is made of hard plastic and if something would go wrong in the machine it would break, before the machine itself becomes damage. It is something like a torque fuse. 😆 I liked your work and video, very well made. 👍 Came here after seeing Martin's video.
@@nutsmcflurry3737 in the world of engineering, it is really difficult du build something really elegant and i think it is really rare today to find some elegant constructed things, because mostly the parts have to be as cheap as possible or there are some other aspects you have to think of for example heat, friction or torsional moment... so elegant is really the best way to describe this beautiful piece of work...
@@nutsmcflurry3737 Then you should stick to "fixing toilets" and leave the accomplished engineers to their work. While "elegant" has one meaning in regards to people or style it has another in engineering, mathematics and science. "The word elegant, in general, is an adjective meaning of fine quality. Refinement and simplicity are implied, rather than fussiness, or ostentation. An elegant solution, often referred to in relation to problems in disciplines such as mathematics, engineering, and programming, is one in which the maximum desired effect is achieved with the smallest, or simplest effort. Engineers, for example, seek the elegant solution as a means of solving a problem with the least possible waste of materials and effort. The elegant solution is also likely to be accomplished with appropriate methods and materials - according to the Elegant Solution Organization, duct tape is not likely to be part of an elegant solution, unless, of course, the problem involves taping ducts." -Margaret Rouse But don't take my retired engineer's word for it: www.patrikschumacher.com/Texts/Engineering%20Elegance.html searchmicroservices.techtarget.com/definition/elegant-solution partsolutions.com/engineering-elegance-the-axial-engine-will-blow-your-mind/ ux.stackexchange.com/questions/63516/what-is-elegant-design
I applaud your commitment to craftsmanship. While I now live in the world of CNC by necessity, I have been a machinist for 41 years and spent my apprenticeship and the early years of my career working with manual mills and engine lathes as you do. I don't think I have met anyone in the past 30 years who knows what a dividing head is let alone how to use one. Bravo. Bravo. Bravo.
What a captivating video! Great Leitmotiv - Perfect Timing - solid commentary, excellent balance of information, acoustics and eye candy. The craftsman's love for his craft and his network shine in this one.
Take a look at Martin installing and testing it here! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-CBfd0Tjii9Y.html The washers are there just as a placeholder where the Marble Machine's gears will go. Don't worry, those are not part of the final part! :D
How did you fixed the spring on to the brass? I dont seem to see any bolts and nuts nor a groove for the steel to lay in and not slide out sideways due to the rotation. Did you sawtered it in place or epoxyed it ? Or maybe its something completely different. I'm curious!
A famous communicator and pastor has a saying: "Be one _in_ a million. Not one _of_ a million." A single word makes a profound difference. As craftsmen/machinists go, you sir are truly one _in_ million! Bravo on creating a masterpiece to be incorporated as a critical component of a unique machine.
For the engraving, try black shellac. No idea about suppliers in the US, but it's really easy to work with (soldering iron with copper end-bit is hot enough) and leaves a really beautifull finish if done correctly. Has been the go to for clock and instrumentmakers for ages
I was going to suggest "Brass Black" -- it reacts with the brass to make a black oxide layer that's chemically bonded with the base metal. It's very abrasion resistant and gives a dark black that "pops" if you use a clear sealant over it, which you should use anyway if you want your brass to remained untarnished and fingerprint free. Birchwood Casey makes small bottles of it for gunsmithing and it's usually available at bigger sporting goods stores that sell firearms.
Came from the Wintergatan video, and this was such a great piece of work, it's clearly a labor of love. I was even a bit touched by the appreciation you have for your situation, even though you clearly deserve the recognition you get. Keep up the great work man.
That is some beautifully elegant work. Thank you for this vital part of the MMX, it's wonderful to see the collaboration that is happening on the project.
Yeah he really put This Old Tony to shame! jk of course; Everyone is upping the ante and putting in really stunning work into this project. It is heart-warming to see all of the effort and care... Really deep and meaningful care for music, art, engineering and general nerdiness. It is emblematic of the best the internet has to offer.
This is pure magic. I just finished watching the weekly Wednesday with Martin and could not wait to watch your creation. It brought tears to my eyes watching everything come together. Many of us dream of helping Martin is some way, and today you became the everyman hero. You have done us proud, and I love how it looks installed in the MMX. Fabulous job!
This is a beautiful and elegant part! And the numbers caught my eye immediately in Martin's video, I love you for having had them hand engraved and helping keep this artisanry alive! Imagine if all machines around uw were as beautiful as this one...
Fantastic workmanship. Congratulations on being part of another tremendous project! BTW, because of your video about the Musee des arts et metiers, I made a vacation to Paris just a few weeks ago and spent an entire day in that museum. You were the catalyst for an amazing milestone in my life. Thank you.
He’s other videos a lot more than this affiliation with the marble instrument, I like the craftsmanship in this video , but I like the history of engineering vids too
I have a piece of oak heartwood, about four feet tall, foot and a half in diameter, I use for a "wood anvil", working with sheet metal or doing punch or engraving on bronze or brass. It weighs over an hundred pounds, the end grain gives great support, and molds to a very small but fine degree, to the metal. That tree was almost five feet in diameter when it came down. Enjoyed watching you "cut in reverse". My lathes are all with threaded headstocks, I can't do that, sure looked beautiful, not flying in the air. Thanks for showing this, always love to watch brass or bronze turning or parts moving, been with steam most of my life.
I'm probably not the first person to suggest this but you can convert your existing drill bits to brass/aluminum by modifying the rake angle. Chris from Clickspring made a video on this subject called "Modifying A Twist Drill For Drilling Brass"
I have a super fancy set of brass drill bits. They're so dull and old thats about all they will cut. Got em at harbor freight years ago! Must be worth a fortune in appreciation.
Never knew there were special drills for brass, always sharpened a drill for the application . . . .I guess that's just old school . . . .Great project and vid!!!
@@dannyoktim9628 Brass, unlike steel, tends to grab on to the tool. You can see this happening in the video where the drill bit tears the piece out of the vise. This is why optimal rake angles differ from metal to metal. Check out the video called "Modifying A Twist Drill For Drilling Brass" for a better explanation than I can give. EDIT: it can be even more noticeable when drilling plastic.
i'm here because of the music machine x and wintergatan wednesday but i subscribe because of the content - well done! may your collabs be ever fruitful
I just love this part. The design came out beautifully and it has this really important vibe to it. I also appreciate how easily and smoothly it works. Great addition to the marble machine.
Huh, never occurred to me to use one of those chamfering bits before. I always categorized them in the round hole department, but those cuts look very nice. Neat.
Some have a talent for producing content that people love to watch. Others take years to learn how, and some will wonder why they aren't more popular, all their lives.
My shop teacher thought me that by dulling ur drill bits with a stone they will cut brass much better without pulling the work or the drill into the work
I left my machinist and toolmaker work more than 20 years ago to pursue engineering, but watching your manufacturing videos reminds me of how beautiful the trades can be when execuged by a master.
I think the washers are temporary shims. Those bolts are long enough to go through another piece of material as they are what will hold the clutch onto whatever it's attaching to. Maybe.
@@pstrap1311 "Those bolts are long enough to go through another piece of material as they are what will hold the clutch onto whatever it's attaching to" Yup.
It's really touching how much this project mattered to you, it really feels like the Marble Machine X is a passion project through and through for everyone invovled and I can't wait to see it completed.
When I saw that the comment you pointed out was from This Old Tony saying he was “speechless”, I was speechless. Someone with that amount of skill praising everyone who worked on this project it AMAZING!!!
OK, I watched the installation and understand now that the washers were only temporary to keep things together until installation. My apology for even questioning it. And as I said before, an absolutely beautiful job!
I fell into a daydream watching this... I gave up my job, sold most of my possessions and started a pilgrimage to your workshop. On the way there I visited many maker projects to help. When I got to your workshop I slept on your door step and in the morning when you came out I begged you to take me on as an apprentice... :) Beautiful work!
First an MMX collaboration with ToT and now MT! Yes please!!! That dividing head though!! What a beast! Been subbed since before the rise in October. Great content!
The slight wobble of the blank with a totally motionless gleaming post coming out of it like you're just brushing off the piece that was in there all along, really is an amazing sight.
Hi @Machine Thinkine Thank you very much for this stunning video. I follow Martin since the first Marble Machine and I am still looking forward to every wednesday for his new videos. In this process I, no, we all Wintergatan fans, were able to see a lot of wonderful videos from very talented and friendly people all around the globe. This collaboration for something like a music instrument is in reality much, much more. It shows, that with the right idea you get a multination team which "believes" together to the MMX. Best wishes from the north of Germany.
