Hey Matthias, Just wanted to say you're by far my favorite content creator of any sort. I've been watching your videos for years, and I leave them on in the background all the time while I'm working on something. Despite how long I've been watching your videos and how frequently I rewatch them, you're still the only person who's new content I consume without fail. Thanks for all the great videos!
brilliant Matthias, once again demonstrating why you're my most anticipated video every week. the use of the electrical connector as a cam was my favourite.
Matthias, you are very versatile, I am a professional of electricity and I really like wood, metal, stone, etc and everything related to craftsmanship, I am very happy every time I watch your videos, especially the quality of the image, the realization of the video and the cleaning of the environment in which you record. Thanks and waiting for the next one.
Greetings Matthias Wendel sir, i am so grateful for your channel. Your work gives me such courage to try to make things. This Electric reciprocating engine, is both beautiful and simple. I have slowly been preparing to create my first work bench. This engine I wish to try first. Blessings, pierre from New Mexico
I subscribe to 2 channels, yours and Jeremy Schmidt's. Building projects from stuff in my garage and an occasional trip to Lowe's is what life's all about! I cant get enough of the electrical connectors you make using bent wire!
nightcoremixer1 Thank you. Well, if they're not into '70s music and they're addicted to the LATEST&NEWEST, last year Ciara made a nice cover of "Paint It, Black".
I've always loved solenoid motors :D! I've been meaning to build one for ages now from parts of an old harddrive, plus I have some hall sensors from an even older VCR :P
Thanks for always presenting a broad and interesting range of subjects. Please consider making a scissor lift. Many makers have reduced capacity to lift and move heavy objects. Many might find such a project challenging and helpful around the shop. Thanks again.
I had to chuckle when you say: "As an electric motor it is not very practical...," but I must say Matthias, as a learning tool for many of us, who may not be well versed in electrical devices, it is an excellent lesson and a fun project to follow, as you guide us through your assembly.
We had to make one of these in my electricity class in High school.We had to make the coil,and all the parts,and the better it worked the higher the grade.I really enjoyed this project back then.
My Father has a box full of projects like this from High school.They were intriguing as a boy.His were all hand wound magnets of different function.I was the only ten year old who knew how an electric motor worked.
Cool! I build one of these with a big solenoid from a copy machine and Meccano (Erector). After touching the "distributer wheel" once and felt pain I also installed a diode.
I loved this, thank you. I must make the wooden air enging I got plans for if I can find them after 3 computer changes. They are spread all over an external hard drive so it'll be a bit of a detective story. Best Wishes, Brendan.
Got some solenoids from one old multifunctional printer. Now I know what to do with them. Thank you. Now I need to find some use for all the stepper motors. :D
So this is how woodworkers get into model enginebuilding eyh? Nice project! Would love to see a follow-up with something like a 5 solenoid radial engine. That should give a lot more oomph too! Thanks for sharing Mr Wandel!
I made something similiar out of an old hard drive. I used the r/w head actuator as a solenoid and platter as a flywheel. It worked okay, but not nearly as well as yours due to the problems with triggering the solenoid.
Very cool, I'd love to see you attempt some wooden kinetic sculpture, something weight driven. I've been experimenting with axles using skateboard wheel bearings and dowels, they spin nicely and are really inexpensive. The bearings from roller blade wheels are good too, and are smaller. Both the skateboard and roller blade bearings can be friction fit into your frame.
Matthias. Lots of comments so you may not see this one. Excellent build!!! Would be fun to see and old flat leather belt running from the flywheel to something that needs spinning? Perhaps a miniature saw mill blade?
+Matthias Wandel Not to really cut wood (tiny logs). Just a display or model. Well, if it didn't really cut wood, you probably wouldn't want to build it - haha. Plus it would probably remind you of all the work you had to do at your Fathers sawmill.
I had an assignment once to build an electric motor. I tried to build a reciprocating solenoid engine, as well. The main difference between yours and mine is that yours works and mine failed unspectacularly due to half-assery on my part.
Very Cool!!! I love all your creations and gadgets. I think it would be really awesome if you built a working steam engine, like with a hot plate or build it and place it on your stove to make steam. Just a thought.
it would need to have another funktion. just turning is a little boring. we do built bells with electric magnets and diy bells from sheets of copper though. the solenoid engine would work as a bell... you could make it hit the bell when it is pulling the shaft in.
