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Thankyou, Michael. The spool-switching is not always so straightforward, but in this case it certainly is!

Ha! Of course, Bert :) The large diameter spirals are Channel Segments joined and sprung slightly to make that spiral, about 16 of them as there seem to be two full circles of them (8 to a circle). The troublesome part was the elevator in the centre. That took some time (a year or two on and off) to sort out to make reliable in capturing the balls at the bottom, and then discharging them at the top.

Thankyou, Georg. I should have retaken the video before dismantling. It's OK, but that;s all :(

Thankyou, Catherine. I'm pleased you like it! It had a long life and was shown at many Meccano shows.

Thankyou Curtis. There are other later videos of this particular braider too, at least one with music that you may, or may not, appreciate! I have built at least 11 braiding machines in the past 20 years - my "magnetic braider" is my favourite.

Thankyou, Richard. Mary would surely be pleased to know that you enjoyed her Meccano creations.

No, sorry. Sound quality was not on my radar when I made this video: correct outcomes were! It was dismantled in 2021.

Emanuel, details for this flat-braid braiding machine have been published in the Sheffield Meccano Guild Journal No 138 for June 2020. You are on the right track though, but could I suggest one rather more straightforward, say the Compact Servetti braiding machinepublished in Constructor Quarterly No 111 for March 2016? It is also here on RUclips.

@@grahamjost Thanks a lot. I'll follow these suggestions. I really prefer a model with a possible center cord. Best regards. Emanuel

Sorry Bert, I thought I had replied to this one. Yes indeed, it does seem that way. What is needed is the means of controlling the speed so that the effect does not occur, something which I do not have with this model.

OK John, if you're a good boy, it might become avaiable after Sydney and our Melbourne show in October. ...

Thankyou David. I have tried to spruce it up a little in the second video.

Thankyou, Georg. Actually I thought the chattering sound was rather good. Not necessarily realistic, but effective nonetheless!

Thnaks John. I tried it on your white paper and the greens were horribly dark. Neil Speirs siggested the brown paper yonks ago, and I use it pretty well all the time.

@@grahamjost stick to the brown then. I prefer it. Also less reflection and better contrast with zinc. I can make that light brown disappear with just one tap.

It's called Magnetic Counter on Google Play. You need to add a small magnet of course. for it to "see".

Gracias!

Being crazy, it hasn't heard about chime time! But it can run backwards with ease. Maybe I should have demonstrated that?

Thanks John. I'm going to redo the turntable bit to pause awhile at the back brfore continuing on to the front. So a new, hopefully improved, movie coming up..

Thanks Bert. Absolutely

Let me know when you're ready, Bert. I can suggest those which are easier and/or more reliable, for example.

@@grahamjost where'd you find an erector set? That's even more impressive.

Meccano is readily available from dealers in Britain and some other countries. Where are you?

@@grahamjost The US.

Try Joel Perlin for starters. Many Meccano sites have lists of dealers. Google Meccano!

I hope so too! But it's now demolished, with seemingly no harm done. A short dwell at each end would have been good though. Next time ...

Thanks Baldy. It's not really my scene, but I was pleased to get the reversing switch working well.

Thankyou. Much appreciated.

Many thanks. I've since replaced the metal Worm with a triflat plastic one on the triflat motor shaft.

Thankyou, Georg. I do too!

It's long continupus narrow strip from our Jack Parsisson (Meerlu), Bert. It's an absolute boon when you need long lengths. See my recent loco videos where three full lengths are sandwiched between each pair of Angle Girders to form each rail for the Elektrikit Busheels to run in..

Sorry, David, it's not all that clear. They are thin brass Elektrikit 2" Strips bent down to touch the rails - between the wheels on each side.

Thankyou. But I hope you realise it is not my original design. I've just doubled the ball runs and, hopefully, now got it working as it should have been all along!

I do believe it is and will be, John. After nearly 20 years of occasional perfection only ...