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A throughly enjoyable model and film! The bell is really making a difference. Only thing missing here is a stamp-sized printout saying "Out of Service - Please use stairs" glued to the doors at 3:13 😄 p.s. Thanks for including the circuit diagram

So far it's at the reliability of the lifts in my local Asda.

Thumbs up for the bell.

Thank you for an excellent model. An Arduino processor might be the next project to control the system. Frank Hornby would be very pleased that people are still using his system as a development and recreational tool. Not bad for an invention that is 124 years old.

eggscllent . good job.

Brill work by Mick Superb!

I’ve always been deeply impressed by the technical solutions and your incredible skills. It’s truly inspiring to see how much creativity and craftsmanship you bring to your Meccano projects. Thank you for sharing your work with us!

Mick, congratulations on finding another use for a sequencer, saving relays! Does your sequencer use plastic curved strips to carry the contact studs/bolts?

Very good!

Fantástico 👏👏👏

Very well executed ! Lots of fun, admiring your ingenuity.

I like it 👍👍

Here is the original Meccano Magazine article from July 1966: meccano.magazines.free.fr/html/1966/6607.htm

This is going to put hand weavers out of work.

That's a good solution to the usual flying shuttle problems, Mick. I didn't know the original design, but it looks like there's potential for further experimenting. Everything seems quite accessible, not buried by framework. A good exhibition model too!

You just keep getting better Mick. Love it!

the gridiron at faringdon was know to railway crews as the RAY STREET GRIDIRON where the snow hill banking engines stood to push frieght trainf up to the southern region

The dials are fascinating!

What a fabulous machine - really enjoyed seeing the results of your work.

Beautifully built and fascinating to watch, well done!

it is a very interesting design and perfectly replicates the main feature of the Hipp idea, but, as mentioned in the video, the inherent problem is the accuracy: when the "push" is activated, the ratched is rotated 2 or perhaps even 3 steps, wheres the "normal" movement of the pendulum shifts only 1 step. assuming environmental factors can alter the amplitudes of the swing, hence the frequency of the pushes, this makes it significantly inaccurate.

Geoff: if you see a bench made out of old sleepers, you simply have to sit on it.

Hola, tienes pensado compartir algún manual de construcción, sería grandioso

Waaau

Thankyou for an excellent explanation and demonstration, Mick. Full marks for your model!

Excellent model Mick and nicely explained. 👍🏻

Congratulations on tackling a complicated subject, and improving the 1950s model, Mick. Now we can understand why this design never caught on. British Railways would have had to re-employed all their ex-steam staff as mechanical maintenance fitters! But no signalmen would be needed, as folks would hear these trains coming from miles away!

Excellentidea, Mick! I usually rely on a slipping clutch or belt drive to protect the motor, but this is easier to set. Sorry to see that machine is problematic. Who designed it?!!😉

C'mon Mick. Spill the beans. Show me the Chinese gadget.

Fabulous model, great work.

That's really cool. You're really impressing me with your creative thinking and ingenuity. 👏

Behind this amusing kinetic piece lays the mind of a great musician and audio/ music engineer.

Congratulations Mick! The dance is instantly recognisable, with its steady jerking motion. A perfect subject for Meccano!

Do you have a link to the Constructor Quarterly document? I want to build it but I can't make out enough detail from the video.

The original had an electromagnet under the pendulum. This position of the motor comes from the Gents Pulsynetic Waiting Train, which includes the Hipp toggle.

EXCELLENT !!!

Amazing in theory, only just missed in practice. Fantastic effort. It's soooooo frustrating when it doesn't come together properly, I sympathise with you Michael.

c est superbe bravo

Great fun Mick, thanks for all your hard work keeping us entertained over 2023 and a Merry Christmas to you and yours!

That's an impressive music-maker, Mick! Does the drum rotate twice? And how do you get the vibrato effect? Merry Christmas to you too!

Thanks Michael, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you are yours. Mark Sleppy

Well executed 🎉

It was a very valiant effort Mick, and if anyone can make a Meccano loom work, it is you! The various parts of the mechanism display your usual innovative approach. Perhaps what you have achieved will be a very good starting point for someone else.

Interesante ! Me gusta !

très beau travail.👍

Hi, is this machine for selling?

Me gustaría contactar

Thank you for an excellent model and a first class description of the control system.

Thank you for a great presentation. In the early 70s I had to study the Ward Leonard Motor Starter. They used a similar idea to enable current limit. Frank Hornby would indeed be pleased to see the educational application of his multi purpose system.

An actual linebreaker. Brilliant work! ❤