Very neat design. I love your little laugh of glee at the end when it performs as you anticipated.
@ThinkingandTinkering
2 күн бұрын
i love it when a thing works out mate
@intelligentgluteus-maximus4720
2 күн бұрын
Photo of Patti is beautiful
@ThinkingandTinkering
2 күн бұрын
thank you mate - she was a beautiful person
@boblow2186
2 күн бұрын
Rubber band motors are under rated. Made them when I was young for model airplanes. Long lengths of rubber can be wound and folded to make a compact motor. That can take a lot of winding to return a consistent output in return. Maybe worth looking up. Thanks for sharing. Bob.
@ThinkingandTinkering
2 күн бұрын
i agree mate they are underrated
@Michaelfatman-xo7gv
Күн бұрын
Read "The Windup Girl". Full of Windup motors and their uses. Pretty trippy.
@kevinleebailey
2 күн бұрын
I remember the toy's and games to make Ladybird book. I loved the balloon and polystyrene board hovercraft.
@ThinkingandTinkering
2 күн бұрын
I had that book! lol
@justtinkering6713
2 күн бұрын
Well that ought to drive my cat crazy. Next ,try an atmospheric pressure motor.😊
@ThinkingandTinkering
2 күн бұрын
got a couple of things i want to do with this first but nice idea lol
@columjevens4612
Күн бұрын
Brilliant , spool tank instantly sent me back 60 years . Thanks for that 👍. Looking forward to the projects
@ThinkingandTinkering
Күн бұрын
cheers mate
@ch5139
2 күн бұрын
Just had to dig out the 'blue prints' for that bobbin tank...1970's pack of Spears Project Cards! Toys that Work. Also a Jacobs Ladder design in the pack, that always impressed me. We were easily pleased back then....😁
@ThinkingandTinkering
2 күн бұрын
yep - all we needed was a a ball or a stick and that was hours of entertainment lol
@unicornadrian1358
2 күн бұрын
This is really cool! It kind of blurs the line between motor and battery. Stored energy/recharge vs continuous output.
@ThinkingandTinkering
2 күн бұрын
I agree with you there mate
@lv_woodturner3899
2 күн бұрын
Thanks for taking me back in time. I made one of the sewing bobbin motors when I was a youngster. Tom Stanton and ProjectAir have both made rubber band powered items like car or plane. Fascinating they could make these work.
@ThinkingandTinkering
2 күн бұрын
oh wait until you see what i do with this lol
@tinkernaut8736
2 күн бұрын
My grandpa would make these for me, they were awesome!
@ThinkingandTinkering
2 күн бұрын
yes they were!
@tomteatom
2 күн бұрын
Ha! I love the idea of using a thrust bearing to enable a rubber band car to level up. I'd love to see the concept applied to other makeshift toys. Bottle rockets, spud guns, candle balloons etc, etc, so many things I made as a kid could do with some adult level engineering.
@ThinkingandTinkering
2 күн бұрын
I am going to do a couple of projects with it ate but i am also hoping other folks would like to use it
@iangraham6730
2 күн бұрын
Be cool to design a little 3d printed adjustable centrifugal clutch to control the output! Thanks for sharing 👍
@ThinkingandTinkering
2 күн бұрын
cool idea but maybe a disengaging flywheel?
@iangraham6730
2 күн бұрын
@@ThinkingandTinkering Could be done also 🤔 Something to keep the speed from dumping all at once 🤔
@fuccasound3897
14 сағат бұрын
My dad also showed me how to make the cotton reel tank (back in the 1960's), in fact that's why i clicked, thinking this would be where you would start with this video. And i was right!
@jamesross1003
2 күн бұрын
Nice, back in my childhood I would make these and something similar that would return to you. Brings back memories, thanks so much Robert!
@ThinkingandTinkering
2 күн бұрын
I am glad you liked it mate
@jamesross1003
2 күн бұрын
@@ThinkingandTinkering Been in hospital until recently and now trying to catch up on the videos. Keep them coming Robert!
@rwandrew077
2 күн бұрын
Whoa, flashbacks...my dad taught me how to make a spool runner about....60 years ago....had a blast with that...will have to try this out :D
@ThinkingandTinkering
2 күн бұрын
it's what dads are for lol
@rwandrew077
Күн бұрын
@@ThinkingandTinkering lol, yes, teach us to think by learning to build...
@pixelrancher
2 күн бұрын
Makes me wonder how many projects back in the day had an empty spool of thread as the main gizmo. I know a few school projects in our house relied on them! Due to KZitem's compression, black on black disappears into a single blob under anything less than a zillion watts of light. Or maybe it's just my old eyes.
@ThinkingandTinkering
2 күн бұрын
i am using up an old reel of black it will go back to grey soon mate
@pixelrancher
2 күн бұрын
@@ThinkingandTinkering Awesome. Cheers!
@ValhallaIronworks
2 күн бұрын
That'd be great hooked up to a slow escapement mechanism!
@ThinkingandTinkering
2 күн бұрын
yes it would - cheers mate
@DudleySmith-ht7nr
2 күн бұрын
Toys of my youth! Super!
@ThinkingandTinkering
2 күн бұрын
Mine too!
@thexaviousdoesthings568
2 күн бұрын
I just want to thank you for continuously inspiring and educating me! I made up a battery based on one of your videos and I'm really in love with the concept of a mechanical battery. Thank you for everything!
@ThinkingandTinkering
2 күн бұрын
cheers mate
@AndreaDingbatt
2 күн бұрын
Absolutely Fantastic, Im looking forward to seeing how this project progresses!! Thank you Robert,, for helping keep my Noggin ticking over!! You really are the Best!!
@ThinkingandTinkering
2 күн бұрын
i have acoupl eof ideas in mind Andrea - but i am also hoping other folks will try it with a few of their ideas
@TomFarrell-p9z
2 күн бұрын
Back in the very early days of radio controlled airplanes (late 1950's, early 1960's), there was a system where each pulse of transmitted power caused an escapement to advance, turning the rudder left-straight-right-straight-left..... The escapement was driven by a rubber band. Didn't take too long for advances such as pulsed amplitued modulation and servos, so more than the rudder could be controlled, then FM modulation, and much later digital systems, which is what RC drones and cars use today.
@ThinkingandTinkering
2 күн бұрын
cheers mate
@rfiskillingussoftly6568
2 күн бұрын
Bin a while since I heard the laugh, makes me smile every time" Thanks man!
@ThinkingandTinkering
2 күн бұрын
cheers mate
@grahamgirling3295
Күн бұрын
Ingenious and delightful, but you also need an escapement mechanism to control the power delivery.
@ThinkingandTinkering
Күн бұрын
for sure mate - get designing lol
@ezone913
2 күн бұрын
The windup toy section of thingiverse is fun browse. I'd bet with your laser cutter you could design and assemble a tub toy boat faster than any other. 😅 The grandkids love the printed toys. Speed and distance races. Counter rotating propellers was a game changer. So much learning in simple toys. Thanks for sharing another design, Robert. Proper job. -EZ
@ThinkingandTinkering
2 күн бұрын
i will have to do that mate - quite a few ideas might well spring to mind
@thrapsed
12 сағат бұрын
I remember years ago a mate of mine bought a "Rolex" watch when he was on holiday in Spain. He knew it was fake but it did actually look very convincing nonetheless. A week or so after returning back to old blighty and having kept good time, it just suddenly stopped and wouldn't work when he tried to wind it up. A jeweller took a look at it for him and nearly died of laughter. He said that it was basically wound up with a "glorified" rubber band and was surprised that it had worked so long. He reset it for him and it worked fine again until the next rewind of the so called band was needed Lol.
@iandrake4683
2 күн бұрын
I made something similar using dual starter recoil springs. It currently powers a 1:100 gearbox on a windup boat.
@ThinkingandTinkering
2 күн бұрын
nice
@preztcs
2 күн бұрын
Cheers @Robert , i now have the strange urge to build a giant one using empty filament spools rofl.
@ThinkingandTinkering
2 күн бұрын
i like that mate - go for it!
@stevecummins324
Күн бұрын
A simple way of limiting speed can be nice. One solution I've heard of is lubricating with shear-thickening grease. Cornflower&water mixtures work fine for short term experimentation. Fumed silica and glycerol better for longer term use. Such mixtures get increasingly viscous when exposed to shear forces such as happens when between two plates, or as grease on an axle. Such applies an velocity increasing breaking force on motion.
@ThinkingandTinkering
Күн бұрын
gear it to whatever output speed you need mate - shear thickening would be good for braking and clutches.. It was tried with clutches but it didn't go very far as containing any liquid between moving plates is a challenge to do and far from simple I am afraid
@tomasztomasz7234
2 күн бұрын
Use it as a hybrid on a bicycle, braking will store energy in the spring and, when pressed, slow it down and transfer it to the bicycle's drive.
@ThinkingandTinkering
Күн бұрын
nice one mate - cheers
@Michaelfatman-xo7gv
Күн бұрын
Only thing limiting this idea is the longevity of the rubber band. Unless there is stretchy Kevlar or other cool science upgrades that I haven't heard about...which is quite likely.
@ThinkingandTinkering
Күн бұрын
use latex and don't overwind it - the problem isn't the longevity it's easy to wind so people overwind them
@l0I0I0I0
2 күн бұрын
Ty!
@ThinkingandTinkering
2 күн бұрын
my pleasure mate
@nothinghere1996
2 күн бұрын
great toy. i made one a while ago for my nephew. alas the phone apps won. sweet design and upgrade. this would make a good regulator for a wind fan, the rotating blades transferring the KE to the band, and then to the generator runnig at a fixed speed.
@ThinkingandTinkering
2 күн бұрын
nice idea mate - cheers
@philoffhistree6700
Күн бұрын
a regulator on it would be good so it spins at the same rate, it will make it much more usefull
@ThinkingandTinkering
Күн бұрын
good idea - build one
@rjung_ch
2 күн бұрын
Cheers 👍💪✌
@ThinkingandTinkering
2 күн бұрын
right back at you mate
@Betruet
2 күн бұрын
I love it, great work
@ThinkingandTinkering
2 күн бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
@rockyewelljr9781
2 күн бұрын
kickass idea
@ThinkingandTinkering
2 күн бұрын
cheers mate
@Milkybar3320011
2 күн бұрын
So many other ideas to develop from this design, I must find the time to learn tinker cad.
@ThinkingandTinkering
Күн бұрын
i have 3 projects up and coming using this - so I have to agree - find the time mate lol - seriously it's much quicker to learn than you might think cheers
@Milkybar3320011
Күн бұрын
@@ThinkingandTinkering thank you Robert for the reply. I’m exploring a clockwork drive to rotate a solar panel for sun tracking, probably a drop weight rather than a rubber band, but your windup gear drive is a great starting point. Many thanks Paul
@gingerdude94
2 күн бұрын
Great stuff
@ThinkingandTinkering
2 күн бұрын
cheers mate
@mikedmann7487
2 күн бұрын
You Rock Robert!
@ThinkingandTinkering
2 күн бұрын
lol - cheers mate
@Jon-fs2zj
2 күн бұрын
The spring loaded cars worked alot better same principle though. I often thought loaded springs as a way to store wind power and then use in a controlled fashion since the wind is intermittent. Just a thought.
@ThinkingandTinkering
Күн бұрын
of course they do mate - but that's not the point lol
@francisbacon2401
2 күн бұрын
Return to the basics
@ThinkingandTinkering
2 күн бұрын
yep and move forward from there
@SuperAlexThe13-tx4wd
Күн бұрын
Wish you were my neighbor, we could have great weekend ... what if .. let's construct time.
@ThinkingandTinkering
Күн бұрын
lol - cheers mate
@SierraNovemberKilo
2 күн бұрын
Chuckles. Yeah. Neat.
@ThinkingandTinkering
2 күн бұрын
lol - cheers mate
@matteoricci9129
Күн бұрын
Another guy gave a go to 3d printed needle bearing, the needle is just filament no 3d print balls or needles
@ThinkingandTinkering
Күн бұрын
nice
@Warp9pnt9
2 күн бұрын
A cool little doodad.
@ThinkingandTinkering
2 күн бұрын
lol - for sure
@NoahNobody
2 күн бұрын
Does anyone remember those kids toy cars with the flywheel? For some reason this video made me think of those.
@chris993361
2 күн бұрын
Yea. I remember those.
@ThinkingandTinkering
2 күн бұрын
they were cool
@weslingm
2 күн бұрын
Good stuff
@ThinkingandTinkering
2 күн бұрын
cheers mate
@kennedy67951
2 күн бұрын
Nice toy Robert. What about using a Clock Spring instead?😊
@ThinkingandTinkering
2 күн бұрын
you could do mate - no worries
@Wadyface
2 күн бұрын
Needs a centrifugal governor. How far can it go ?
@ThinkingandTinkering
2 күн бұрын
yes it does and no idea
@JohannesDavidsen
9 сағат бұрын
👌
@ВладимирСергеев-т6м
2 күн бұрын
Сделай пожалуйста маховик с магнитами который вращает закрученая верёвка, маховик запасает энергию скручивая верёвку которая продета в два отверстия диаметрально противположно от центра его оси вращения, с одной стороны маховика барабана верёвка с другой тоже, но за её конец петлю закреплена пружина работающая на сжатие магниты наклеены по по круглой поверхности барабана скручиваем верёвку вращая барабан пружина растягивается отпускаем генератор итд
@ThinkingandTinkering
2 күн бұрын
Есть такая машина. Это продукт. Мне нравится эта идея. Спасибо
@daveanderson2316
Күн бұрын
What happened to Patti? Far too young to be gone. My mom died at age 56 from cancer.
@ThinkingandTinkering
Күн бұрын
She passed away froma suddenheart attack mate - I am sorry to hear about your mom
@velcroman11
2 күн бұрын
But you didn’t do a demo of the motor moving on a surface 😢
@ThinkingandTinkering
2 күн бұрын
no - not yet - this is a stand alone module - demos to come
@scotttovey
2 күн бұрын
So, which generator are you going to hook that up too?
@ThinkingandTinkering
2 күн бұрын
axial flux - friday's vid mate - i am an open book lol
Пікірлер: 114