Introducing the "MIXIE" A DIY Steampunk, Backlit Digital Clock - Part 1

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  • @christianmccollum1028
    @christianmccollum1028 3 года назад

    Glad to see someone else is as big a fan of Makita tools as I am. Fantastic machines and even better content; thanks for making this series, Mark.

    • @Preso58
      @Preso58  3 года назад

      Generally I go for Milwaukee but that little planer does a very good job given it's size and the surface finish is excellent. I think that Makita has a track record for durable tools at a reasonable price point. I have a very old Makita belt sander and a 1/2" router (I'm talking 40 years old) and they are still going strong.
      Regards,
      Mark

  • @Goman1244
    @Goman1244 3 года назад

    I love your attention to details. That reflects in a quality product. Also, your editing of the video kept my interest during entire time. Looking forward to your next part.

    • @Preso58
      @Preso58  3 года назад

      Thanks Jim. More out tomorrow I hope.
      Regards,
      Mark

  • @nickhenscheid369
    @nickhenscheid369 3 года назад +2

    Looks like something out of the "Myst" series of video games. Neat build!

    • @mhbh1979
      @mhbh1979 3 года назад

      Hahaha, that's a blast from the past. Loved the first Myst. Ran it on a 486 SX25 that was later upgraded to a DX75. Oh the power🤣

  • @TheKnacklersWorkshop
    @TheKnacklersWorkshop 3 года назад +1

    Hello Mark,
    This will be a cool build with a mixture of all the skill you have...
    Take care.
    Paul,,

    • @Preso58
      @Preso58  3 года назад +1

      Thanks for that. Every now and then a project comes along that has just the right mix of elements to test out all your skills. I got most of the castings made today. Metal machining next.
      Regards,
      Mark

  • @MattysWorkshop
    @MattysWorkshop 3 года назад +4

    Gday Preso, what an interesting build, the Cnc makes life easy, can’t wait for the bell to ring for the next class,

    • @Preso58
      @Preso58  3 года назад +1

      As I was standing around waiting for that machining cycle to finish I was wondering how I would have gone about cutting those openings using just hand tools. Maybe a first class woodcarver could do it but I don't think I'd even get close.
      Regards,
      Mark

  • @glennstasse5698
    @glennstasse5698 3 года назад

    I really like to work with multiple materials like wood and glass. But this clock covers a lot of ground! Very nice design and well executed as always. Inspiring.

    • @Preso58
      @Preso58  3 года назад

      Thanks for that. I seem to have acquired a lot of diverse tools and materials over the years and this project is a chance to showcase most of them. And, it tells the time!
      Regards,
      Mark

  • @DougsMessyGarage
    @DougsMessyGarage 3 года назад

    Very neat project. I'm looking forward to seeing the next installment.

    • @Preso58
      @Preso58  3 года назад +1

      Part 2 is out now.
      Regards,
      Mark

  • @mattymcsplatty5440
    @mattymcsplatty5440 3 года назад

    Awesome stuff. You are one of the most under-rated machinist/engineer on youtube deserving 100 times the subs you have. I wish I discovered you a long time ago. Good thing is I can binge watch them all haha

    • @Preso58
      @Preso58  3 года назад

      Gee, I bet you say that to all the boys! 😁
      Regards,
      Mark

  • @Andrew_Fernie
    @Andrew_Fernie 3 года назад +1

    Well that turned out lovely Mark. I remember now why I moved away from playing with wood - it makes such a damn mess ! Looking forward to the next video as always.

  • @peterhenning7330
    @peterhenning7330 3 года назад +1

    Love ya work mister. Once a teacher always a teacher it would seem. Not a bad thing.

  • @CraigsWorkshop
    @CraigsWorkshop 3 года назад

    Great to see some woodwork Preso! I will follow this build with interest, keen to see the wood grain on that after you put some finish on it.

    • @Preso58
      @Preso58  3 года назад

      It's going to take a lot of filling. I have been watching a lot of videos by David Tipton. He's the guy that restores old Australian radios and he uses a product called Aqua Coat for grain filling. It seems to be a really good filler but you cannot buy it in Bunnings.
      Regards,
      Mark

  • @howder1951
    @howder1951 3 года назад

    Very creative design Preso, I have always liked steampunk genre, it is just so unnecessarily heavy industrial look. Enjoyed the build, cheers!

  • @roberteaster6655
    @roberteaster6655 3 года назад

    I like how much detail you go into.

  • @OldIronMachineWorks
    @OldIronMachineWorks 3 года назад

    Really enjoying your videos. And this one did not let me down, thanks for sharing Mark. Gary

    • @Preso58
      @Preso58  3 года назад

      Thank you! Cheers!
      Part 2 is out now.
      Regards,
      Mark

  • @joell439
    @joell439 3 года назад

    Wow - looks like a creative way to use all the tools in your shop. Looking forward to watching the whole series. Thanks Preso...... cheers. 👍👍😎👍👍

  • @DCT_Aaron_Engineering
    @DCT_Aaron_Engineering 3 года назад

    What an excellent build Mark. G’day Mark. I just love the look and design of your clock (I did say clock). What a shame we can’t clone you. We need more D&T teachers like you in the system. Cheers Aaron 🍻

    • @Preso58
      @Preso58  3 года назад +1

      Thanks Aaron. I wish we could have had the opportunity to do this sort of project in the classroom. The closest I ever got to it was working on the F1 in Schools programme. We were doing many of the same skills but on a slightly smaller scale. I am hoping to do a video on what goes into to designing and making one of those little cars some time down the track.
      Regards,
      Mark

  • @ikeurb
    @ikeurb 3 года назад

    That’s turning out nice! It’s going to look awesome and work great.

    • @Preso58
      @Preso58  3 года назад +1

      Thanks Ike. I had a bad day in the foundry yesterday which tends to shake one's confidence somewhat but I ended up with all the required castings so now I can move forward once again.
      Regards,
      Mark

    • @ikeurb
      @ikeurb 3 года назад

      @@Preso58 Bad days happen. But mistakes allow us to learn more. Failures only happen when we quit. Otherwise, its just more data and learning.

  • @myfordboy
    @myfordboy 3 года назад +2

    Excellent work as always.

  • @MrAlexhasker
    @MrAlexhasker 3 года назад

    Thanks Mark - nice bit of lockdown inspiration

  • @garagemonkeysan
    @garagemonkeysan 3 года назад

    Great video, Professor. : ) Fascinating to watch. Mahalo for sharing! : ) 🐒

    • @Preso58
      @Preso58  3 года назад +1

      Glad you enjoyed it. So far everything is working out although I had a dumb failure on one of the moulds needed for the end castings today. I did recover with my dignity somewhat intact though.
      Regards,
      Mark

    • @garagemonkeysan
      @garagemonkeysan 3 года назад

      @@Preso58 Always top notch projects and always interesting. 😊

  • @thefixerofbrokenstuff
    @thefixerofbrokenstuff 3 года назад +1

    Super duper. I didnt know you were the Australian version of Mr Pete.

    • @Preso58
      @Preso58  3 года назад

      That's it. Lyle and I pretty much followed the same career trajectory although he has nearly ten times more videos on his channel than I have!
      Regards,
      Mark

    • @thefixerofbrokenstuff
      @thefixerofbrokenstuff 3 года назад

      @@Preso58 Ive started binge watching your stuff. Good content.

  • @tobhomott
    @tobhomott 3 года назад

    Cool! Looking forward to the next lesson 😁

    • @Preso58
      @Preso58  3 года назад +1

      Thanks for that. I did get most of the castings made today and although they ain't pretty they will do the job. Surprisingly, the mould that I just threw together at the last moment yielded the most successful casting.
      Regards,
      Mark

  • @Th3Su8
    @Th3Su8 3 года назад

    This is a great start to what will be another awesome project. My only problem with it is that I am impatient, especially since you showed a rendering of what the finished project will look like. So... I am impatiently awaiting the next great installment of this adventure. Thank you and keep up the great work.

    • @Preso58
      @Preso58  3 года назад

      Thanks for that. Things are moving along quickly. I was able to get most of the castings made today and I will begin the machining shortly. I am hoping to have new episodes out weekly. You aren't the only impatient one. I'm keen to see it finished too.

  • @grahamlucas6033
    @grahamlucas6033 3 года назад

    Very nice Mark looking forward to next class haha

  • @Watchyn_Yarwood
    @Watchyn_Yarwood 3 года назад

    Finally! I've been waiting on another clock build! Oh, one suggestion for your next project: A dust collection system!

    • @Preso58
      @Preso58  3 года назад

      Good idea. I was coughing up yellow gunk for days after working with that wood.
      Regards,
      Mark

  • @dale9896
    @dale9896 3 года назад

    That was awesome mate, well done!

    • @Preso58
      @Preso58  3 года назад

      Glad you enjoyed it
      Regards,
      Mark

  • @Engineerd3d
    @Engineerd3d 3 года назад

    Lovely work Mark.

    • @Preso58
      @Preso58  3 года назад

      Glad you enjoyed it
      Regards,
      Mark

  • @johanea
    @johanea 3 года назад +1

    Back in my younger days, when schools were just that, schools educating us in various subjects, we had wood working and metal working from grade 7 to grade 9.
    Today that part of education is gone. Guess replaced by gender studies, safe spaces and pseudoscience.
    Anyway, metal part of my time in school stuck on me and my job is also my hobby.
    Pity you were not my teacher, you make some awesome stuff in your shop!
    Thanks for all your videos.

    • @Preso58
      @Preso58  3 года назад +3

      Thanks for that. I stay in touch with my former colleagues and I can tell you that in the eight or so years since I stepped away from the classroom I have seen the curriculum undergo some drastic changes. Some are the result of federal bureaucrats and some are the result of administrators at the school level forgetting that teaching is still the most important thing that teachers need to do. I could see the writing on the wall just before I retired. We were spending more and more time documenting student behaviour and quantifying test results. Meeting budget targets also led to students missing out. Often, successful but smaller sized classes were amalgamated into bigger classes and good programmes that were undersubscribed were cut. The Senior Graphics programme has now been abandoned in favour of "Design" a sort of watered down, generic introductory subject which does little to prepare students for tertiary studies like Architecture, Engineering and Graphic Design. Having said that, wood and metalwork will always be popular with students and at the end of the day we should all be learning to make things and to be able to use basic tools.
      Regards,
      Mark

  • @KarlBunker
    @KarlBunker 3 года назад

    Great stuff! I can't wait to see more of this project.

  • @ChatterontheWire
    @ChatterontheWire 3 года назад

    looking forward to the finished product!

  • @CreaseysWorkshop
    @CreaseysWorkshop 3 года назад

    This looks just like something Gary from Eccentric Engineering would make!
    Have a look at flip disc displays. They are fascinating.

    • @Preso58
      @Preso58  3 года назад

      Ha! I just checked them out. Very cool. Sort of like those old flight displays used in airport terminals.
      Regards,
      Mark

  • @TheDeerInn
    @TheDeerInn 3 года назад

    So far looking sooooo good!!!

  • @barrygerbracht5077
    @barrygerbracht5077 3 года назад

    Cool clock project. I hate getting sawdust on my metalworking machines, but they are so much better for certain tasks like slotting blind holes in the mill and turning to specific diameters in the lathe that you just do it sometimes.

    • @Preso58
      @Preso58  3 года назад

      I built a wood shop at the rear of my main workshop to try to segregate the dust making machines from my metalworking equipment but if you don't own a CNC router you just have to make do.
      Regards,
      Mark

  • @SGS_Engineering
    @SGS_Engineering 3 года назад

    Great vid Preso! Bravo! Looking fwd to the next lesson👍

  • @RustyGlovebox
    @RustyGlovebox 3 года назад

    Great work !, It reminded me of something you might see in the H.G. Wells film "Time Machine" . First class job Sir. Cheers

    • @Preso58
      @Preso58  3 года назад +2

      Evidently, the Steampunk subculture was inspired by Jules Verne's novel 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. I think the Disney adaptation did a good job in portraying the Steampunk aesthetic. When I was a child we had boxes full of illustrated novels and "The Time Machine" was one of my favourites. I love that Victorian style of design when it's applied to scientific instruments and machinery.
      Regards,
      Mark.

  • @SharkyMoto
    @SharkyMoto 3 года назад +1

    i know its messy, but you should definitely cast one of those in brass, i liked how it looked in the render, and brass along with copper is a really good choice for steampunk stuff!

    • @Preso58
      @Preso58  3 года назад

      I have just finished the castings for the base and the end plates. I ended up casting them in aluminium, mainly because it takes less fuel to melt the metal but they will be finished in a replica brass powder coat.
      Regards,
      Mark

    • @SharkyMoto
      @SharkyMoto 3 года назад

      @@Preso58 oh nice, well thats close enough i think and has the benefit of not oxidizing over time wich is nice too

  • @roylucas1027
    @roylucas1027 3 года назад

    Fun, instructional video. Thank you.

  • @derekwilkinson7939
    @derekwilkinson7939 3 года назад

    What a good video, very interesting.

  • @EmmaRitson
    @EmmaRitson 3 года назад

    enjoying this series Presso.

    • @Preso58
      @Preso58  3 года назад

      Thanks Emma. I have just put in an order for a Prusa 3D Printer. I could be waiting for a while but I am keen to join the elite who own one!
      Regards,
      Mark

    • @EmmaRitson
      @EmmaRitson 3 года назад

      @@Preso58 oh my god!! its been a revolution to me. ive been messing with printing nylon gears at the moment, isnt that far of happening reliably.

  • @olfoundryman8418
    @olfoundryman8418 3 года назад

    Good lord! That's a Hyco band saw in the background and here was me thinking I had the only working one in existence, Best $150.00 I ever spent - even has the 10:1 swing in reduction for steel cutting. Very definitely a relic from when things were actually made in Australia - sigh!... Martin

    • @Preso58
      @Preso58  3 года назад

      Martin, that Hyco belonged to my father. I was also able to buy a Hyco woodlathe of the same vintage.
      Regards,
      Mark

  • @ParsMaker
    @ParsMaker 3 года назад

    nice work,

  • @sheph7ceo799
    @sheph7ceo799 3 года назад

    Very cool aesthetics for sure but I was hoping for a projecting clock, maybe next tme.

    • @Preso58
      @Preso58  3 года назад

      Maybe I can make up for it by including a steam chime for the hour and half hour? Plans are underway to include this feature!
      Regards,
      Mark

  • @DanoB71
    @DanoB71 3 года назад

    excellent!

  • @Balsamancnc
    @Balsamancnc 3 года назад

    Looks good Mark

    • @Preso58
      @Preso58  3 года назад

      Thanks Eric. I badly want to add an audible chime for the half hour and hour. I have the perfect audio sample for it. It comes from the beginning of a track by Neil Young called "Southern Pacific. ruclips.net/video/ZOnESpYhLp4/видео.html Evidently it's possible to have the Node MCU play the file. I just have to work out how to integrate it with the clock function.
      Regards,
      Mark

    • @Balsamancnc
      @Balsamancnc 3 года назад

      @@Preso58 Great idea, let me know how you make out with the audio file. I have read you can do it with an arduino SD card reader.

    • @Preso58
      @Preso58  3 года назад

      @@Balsamancnc I just bought two DFPlayers which store the audio files and play them direct to an 8ohm speaker. I am totally unsure how to code it but if I commit to buying the hardware I will have to follow through.
      Regards,
      Mark

  • @MrRShoaf
    @MrRShoaf 3 года назад +1

    Greetings from California.
    Wow so far out of alignment. Next up in the series indicator's for wood lathes and adjustable centers for the concentrically challenged.

  • @pgs8597
    @pgs8597 3 года назад

    G’day Presso, one day you’ll build a time machine. Oh! It is. Impressive build, but the dust, horrible. I’ll wait for your next instalment with N95 mask in hand, gotta use ‘em for something.
    Cheers
    Peter

    • @Preso58
      @Preso58  3 года назад

      Yes, we actually bought some N95 masks but have never had to use them. Maybe we don't go out often enough?
      Regards,
      Mark

  • @marlobreding7402
    @marlobreding7402 3 года назад

    If you're having problems with the board slipping as you're trying to glue them you can use an old Luther's trick for gluing fingerboards on guitar. It's simply a Brad driven in a short distance a clipped off with side cutters leaving a small point protruding less than 1mm. With a small amount of downward pressure will be sufficient to keep the material in place on clamp up.

    • @Preso58
      @Preso58  3 года назад +1

      That would do the trick. I recently saw another option which was to sprinkle salt onto the glue film. The salt crystals cancel out the slippery nature of the glue and holds the boards in place while the clamps go on.
      Regards,
      Mark

    • @marlobreding7402
      @marlobreding7402 3 года назад

      @@Preso58 sounds like another trick to put it your bag.

  • @trollforge
    @trollforge 3 года назад

    Awesome!

  • @kennethroth1739
    @kennethroth1739 3 года назад

    What do you think of a light projector instead of your “disconbobulator”? It could project the time on a wall or ceiling. Makes it easy to know the time during the night; disappears during daylight.

    • @Preso58
      @Preso58  3 года назад

      Yeah, that'd work but this clock is for my study. I have another 7 segment display clock on my bedside table with a "night mode" which automatically dims the light.
      Regards,
      Mark

  • @misterbreakit2006
    @misterbreakit2006 3 года назад

    Beautiful beaver work, even though it's in a dead tree carcass :) I'm interested in why you chose carpentry glue over 'poxy. Would it not have been better for turning, or is it one of those woods that doesn't take epoxy?

    • @Preso58
      @Preso58  3 года назад

      I used Gorilla PVA. It seems to give good results on the New Guinea rosewood. I generally don't use epoxy for bonding wood in applications like this. I have some but the PVA is pretty good if you have good mating surfaces.
      Regards,
      Mark

  • @PatFarrellKTM
    @PatFarrellKTM 3 года назад +1

    Are you going full RGB on the discombobulator? Maybe "15 minutes until alarm" or another color for tea time?

    • @Preso58
      @Preso58  3 года назад

      Pat, I badly want to add an hourly chime to the clock. I have an audio sample that comes from a Neil Young song called "Southern Pacific" ruclips.net/video/ZOnESpYhLp4/видео.html The Node MCU microcontroller can play the sample but I have to work out how to integrate it with the clock.
      Regards,
      Mark

  • @bobvines00
    @bobvines00 3 года назад

    Mark, would the trick of sprinkling a bit of table salt in the wood joints prevent the sliding you discussed?
    Edit: Would a hand-held shop-vac nozzle near the cutter be worth using to reduce the "free" fine dust when turning the wood cylinder on the metal lathe? (No criticizing here, just ideas that popped into my [non-woodworking] head during the video. ;) I'm looking forward to the next videos in this series!

    • @Preso58
      @Preso58  3 года назад +1

      I do have a shop vac and you are correct that it would have picked up the really fine dust. I guess I was too lazy to go and buy some new bags for it. The one currently in the machine is nearly full! I have yet to try the salt crystal trick. As it turned out the wood was fairly easy to keep aligned for that job but I have had situations where it skids around all over the place. It seems to be worse on longer joints with lots of surface area.
      Regards,
      Mark

  • @scruffy6151
    @scruffy6151 3 года назад

    👍👍

  • @CapeCodCNC
    @CapeCodCNC 3 года назад

    Will the discombobulator blink with the seconds? We are going to have to get you a Syil X7 like Aaron!

    • @Preso58
      @Preso58  3 года назад

      I believe the extra LED on the end of the chain doesn't blink but it's probably doable in the code. It's not my area though. I would have to ask my friendly code guy in Canada to help out with it. Could I use a Syil X7? Absolutely!
      Regards,
      Mark

  • @ydonl
    @ydonl 3 года назад

    Vacuum often helps with sawdust!

  • @slypig24
    @slypig24 3 года назад

    It will be interesting to see how the WiFi controller works.

    • @Preso58
      @Preso58  3 года назад

      Interestingly, that's the easiest part of the whole build. It takes about three minutes to flash the memory in the Node MCU and then it just runs indefinitely. Of course, it just turns into a dumb sculpture without a WiFi signal.
      Regards,
      Mark

  • @davidcashin9194
    @davidcashin9194 3 года назад

    Trick clock will be back for next lesson !!!!!

  • @roundtuitracingaz132
    @roundtuitracingaz132 3 года назад

    Now you need to make a steam powered generator to power it to complete the package. Nice SSS (shop safety shorts).

    • @KarlBunker
      @KarlBunker 3 года назад

      I think those were PPL (Personal Protective Lederhosen).

    • @Preso58
      @Preso58  3 года назад

      In the middle of our summer when I started that project. There's no way I'm getting kitted out in overalls and/or an apron! 😁
      Regards,
      Mark

  • @whiteblock8
    @whiteblock8 3 года назад +1

    this reminds me of ,the diagonal steamtrap, catch it on youtube jimmy elis version best.

    • @Preso58
      @Preso58  3 года назад +1

      I just watched it. I'm not sure if the accent made if funnier but it's a good bit of fun.
      Regards,
      Mark

  • @anonymousgeorge4321
    @anonymousgeorge4321 3 года назад

    In my experience, boilers are rarely made from wood. Why didn't you use a length of iron pipe for the enclosure?

    • @Preso58
      @Preso58  3 года назад

      I guess the whole Steampunk thing is about recycling found objects into machines. I was able to go to a place in New Zealand called Oamaru which is the self proclaimed Steampunk capital of the world. They have a full street of shops most of which date back to Victorian times and a museum full of Steampunk artefacts. They were made from everything from tea kettles to bulldozer parts. The materials didn't seem to matter, it was the overall form and detail that mattered. As it turns out, many steam boilers were lagged in wood planking as a form of insulation. I like the warmth of the wood in the design but these things are highly personal and I could imagine it made entirely from copper or steel. Could be heavy though.
      Regards,
      Mark

  • @chrisleech1565
    @chrisleech1565 3 года назад

    I wouldn't know where to begin. Lets say I am glad its in your capable hands. And STEAM stands for? Google isn't helping. What I was told once was: Science, Technology, Electricity, A____ and Math so what is the A for? I am lazy tonight :-)

    • @Preso58
      @Preso58  3 года назад

      It was only about 15 years ago that we started talking about STEM in schools. That was accepted as Science Technology, Engineering and Maths. Then they started adding the Arts in there as well. I'm not sure if they go together really. I did work on a very good STEM project called F1 in Schools and I am hoping to do a video on it sometime this year.
      Regards,
      Mark

  • @bobweiram6321
    @bobweiram6321 3 года назад

    Ironically, the table saw is the most dangerous machine in your shop.

    • @Preso58
      @Preso58  3 года назад

      Absolutely. I always treat that monster with respect.
      Regards,
      Mark

  • @chrischapel9165
    @chrischapel9165 3 года назад

    Hmmm the end plate pattern has a certain feminine quality to it...LOL

    • @Preso58
      @Preso58  3 года назад

      Who doesn't like curves? Curvy is good! 😁
      Regards,
      Mark

  • @jdmccorful
    @jdmccorful 3 года назад

    Really cool project. Enjoyed the looksee. Thanks.