Mine was also quite heavy, and I went back after all the parts were made and lightened the flywheel and outer cage a bit, so that a really good pull start would get it up to speed enough to balance. My problem became that it was still so much mass to get moving that a good, quick pull would tear up whatever I used for a pull cord. Natural fiber cord wasn't even close to strong enough, and some thin kevlar twine I had would only stand up to a single pull. In the end, I stuck with compressed air to get mine spun up. I like your idea of the motor coupling though!
The Joy of Precision The weight of the cage shouldn't have anything to do with how hard it is to spin it up, should it?? I work at a car dealership. Every time I walk past the service department's pile of scrap parts and I see all the wheel hubs and brake rotors I think about how cool it would be to make a gyroscope out of those (brake rotor as the cage), and spin it up with the shop's air supply. The only things stopping me are that I haven't found any brake rotors small enough to turn on my 10" lathe, and the fact that if spinning it up went badly it would go VERY badly...
Jon, correct the weight of the cage does not affect how hard it is to spin up, but it very much has an affect on the gyroscope's ability to maintain balance in horizontal positions. The more mass there is, whether spinning or not, the faster the flywheel will need to spin to keep it lifted in anything other than vertical orientation. The lighter the whole thing is, the easier it is (and the fewer RPMs required) to do cool tricks like balancing on a point, in a horizontal orientation. I know exactly what you mean about the massive gyroscope idea, my father-in-law wants to do exactly the same. I'm trying to convince him to get a small lathe so he can start tinkering with some ideas on a smaller scale.
I dont know why but I have always been fascinated by gyroscopes, or any gadget that spins, according to my parents I'd turn my wagon on its lid and play with the wheels by spinning them, to this day I like to play with fidget spinners, gyroscopes, ect.
I started out watching this video with closed captioning enabled and stayed just to see the goat build a gyroscope. Apparently someone got that beloved goat because it never showed up. Wheres the goat??
Ha ha! Yes I did the same - and wondered about the "goat". Apparently the close caption app is not well versed in British English. You know, it is their language. Edit: Oh, now I see the word in the introduction. He means "..have a go at").
What's kind of metal do you need for the main shaft that goes in between the bearings holding everything together how is that molded, does it matter if it's brass aluminum or my choice etc?
Hi Dane - I've used silver steel (or drill rod as it's called in the states) for the main shaft. I think brass or aluminium would be too soft. The silver steel is turned on the lathe to get it to the correct size for the bearings.
Ha ha ha Clickspring can get away with super glue working with lighter weight workpieces on a mini lathe. Your working on a different level. Well done, love your Gyroscope.
Hi Virginia. The truth of the matter is that I haven’t got half the talent that Chris has, so I’m very much standing on the shoulders of giants! In fact, my lathe is also a mini lathe but probably the next size up from the one Chris has, but very much still in the hobby\home shop bracket. Anyway, thanks for the nice comment. It’s really appreciated!
That is beautiful! I wish I had the tools to make my own. There is one online service I know of, but that is quite expensive. Then again, your tools don't look exactly cheap! I would probably go with a disk rotor with no cutouts. I'm not sure how I would go about expressing the balance of the rotor to an online machine service. I would be aiming more for a precision scientific instrument than a toy. I've got the toys.
Im making it out of Table circle holders made out of aluminum. Im also gonna use a bearing spinner from a metal figet spinner i bought. Its gonna be easy
Hello Wowl. Pause the video at 2:46. You can see that at either end there is a change in diameter in the shaft from 6 mm to 5 mm. The bearings are 5 mm inside diameter, so the shaft 6 mm diameter holds everything in place against the bearings. It’s the same principle for the bearing holders. The bearings are 10 mm outside diameter, but the through hole in the bearing holders is only 8 mm in diameter.
I really like this gyroscope. I even collected its plans. But I can not find the processing plant willing to make. You have only one gyroscope, and I only envy.
hi, i like the video and thus want to make it by myself. may i get the email to contact you? i would like to get the detail list of parts or the recipe. thank a lot!!
Thanks for the comments. The build is actually a variant of a project by Chris from ClickSpring. You can get his plans from here: www.clickspringprojects.com/blog/gyroscope-build-part-2-out-now-on-make David
Dear David I'm a emgineering in Hanoi University of sience and technologi - Ha noi - Viet Nam. I realy want to have a gyroscope for my student. may i buy or have a technical drawings. thanks you
Remembering "Dave the barbarian", this is the homemade Gyroscope's "recipe": What we'll need: - 2 meters of rope - 1 or 2 squirrels - 1 delicately calibrated gyroscope Instructions: Tie everything together. ¡Ready!
Parag Shinde What about it is not homemade? He made a pattern in his home workshop, cast it in brass in his backyard, and machined the casting in his home workshop. It is unquestionably homemade. His tools and skills and craftsmanship are higher than you typically find in Etsy projects, but that doesn't mean it isn't homemade.
This is exactly true Jon, I am with you. No where does this gentleman say DIY Gyro, or build one yourself on a free Saturday like some projects here on You Tube will do. He takes you through the process, but does not say...just take a brass object and melt it down yourself. I like to build stuff with wood, and there are some projects that I will never attempt just because I do not have the space or budget to buy some of the tools necessary, but I usually find the process interesting...just like this video.
Brilliant stuff David!
Clicksprig
Clickspring
Demons
Clickspring u
i had a good time watching this video as i had on clickspring
Excellent work, sir! Now I need a metal working lathe. Your project is is beyond what I can do on my woodworking lathe.
I am amazed by your work ! The use of ball bearings is clearly smart, even though the build end up more complicated
Thanks Victor!
I like your videos. You use modern techniques and sound explanations. Thank You!
Thanks Paul!
Awesome! Casting and everything. Great work :)
This is the content we like on RUclips, keep rocking it cowboy.
You can use compressed air on the wheel edge to spin it up or help the motor. Very cool. Thanks for sharing.
Background music: 🎼🎶🎵🌟😊🎶
Gyroscope:
*_REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE_*
Just amazing. I wish I had watched this long time ago. Genius. Thanks for sharing David
Mine was also quite heavy, and I went back after all the parts were made and lightened the flywheel and outer cage a bit, so that a really good pull start would get it up to speed enough to balance. My problem became that it was still so much mass to get moving that a good, quick pull would tear up whatever I used for a pull cord. Natural fiber cord wasn't even close to strong enough, and some thin kevlar twine I had would only stand up to a single pull. In the end, I stuck with compressed air to get mine spun up. I like your idea of the motor coupling though!
The Joy of Precision The weight of the cage shouldn't have anything to do with how hard it is to spin it up, should it??
I work at a car dealership. Every time I walk past the service department's pile of scrap parts and I see all the wheel hubs and brake rotors I think about how cool it would be to make a gyroscope out of those (brake rotor as the cage), and spin it up with the shop's air supply. The only things stopping me are that I haven't found any brake rotors small enough to turn on my 10" lathe, and the fact that if spinning it up went badly it would go VERY badly...
Jon, correct the weight of the cage does not affect how hard it is to spin up, but it very much has an affect on the gyroscope's ability to maintain balance in horizontal positions. The more mass there is, whether spinning or not, the faster the flywheel will need to spin to keep it lifted in anything other than vertical orientation. The lighter the whole thing is, the easier it is (and the fewer RPMs required) to do cool tricks like balancing on a point, in a horizontal orientation. I know exactly what you mean about the massive gyroscope idea, my father-in-law wants to do exactly the same. I'm trying to convince him to get a small lathe so he can start tinkering with some ideas on a smaller scale.
The Joy of Precision Oh, I see now. Yes, that makes perfect sense.
I dont know why but I have always been fascinated by gyroscopes, or any gadget that spins, according to my parents I'd turn my wagon on its lid and play with the wheels by spinning them, to this day I like to play with fidget spinners, gyroscopes, ect.
I started out watching this video with closed captioning enabled and stayed just to see the goat build a gyroscope. Apparently someone got that beloved goat because it never showed up. Wheres the goat??
Ha ha! Yes I did the same - and wondered about the "goat". Apparently the close caption app is not well versed in British English. You know, it is their language.
Edit: Oh, now I see the word in the introduction. He means "..have a go at").
Nice one, geez!
Fantastic. Thank you.
Its beautiful good job man. Iam from 🇮🇳 🇮🇳 🇮🇳 🇮🇳 🇮🇳
Brilliant good to see another warco lathe using Brit hear in yt great job !
Thanks for the kind comment! I’m really happy with the Warco mill and lathe, so I can definitely recommend them.
What's kind of metal do you need for the main shaft that goes in between the bearings holding everything together how is that molded, does it matter if it's brass aluminum or my choice etc?
Hi Dane - I've used silver steel (or drill rod as it's called in the states) for the main shaft. I think brass or aluminium would be too soft. The silver steel is turned on the lathe to get it to the correct size for the bearings.
Nicely done!
(To be fair: I would have kept the gyro to play around with it, too! ;-)
Your a real talented guy my friend.
Thanks Joe
supereasy! i think i'll go make one at once;)
I made a brass gyro on my school a wile back it exploded the thing was around 800 grams
can you use a ball bearing at the base?
awesome 👏👏👏
Ha ha ha Clickspring can get away with super glue working with lighter weight workpieces on a mini lathe. Your working on a different level. Well done, love your Gyroscope.
Hi Virginia. The truth of the matter is that I haven’t got half the talent that Chris has, so I’m very much standing on the shoulders of giants! In fact, my lathe is also a mini lathe but probably the next size up from the one Chris has, but very much still in the hobby\home shop bracket. Anyway, thanks for the nice comment. It’s really appreciated!
Well you did a great job with your gyroscope.
Cool!!!
Hi bro I have a question ?
Which instruments connected to the motor
That is beautiful! I wish I had the tools to make my own. There is one online service I know of, but that is quite expensive. Then again, your tools don't look exactly cheap! I would probably go with a disk rotor with no cutouts. I'm not sure how I would go about expressing the balance of the rotor to an online machine service. I would be aiming more for a precision scientific instrument than a toy. I've got the toys.
Thanks👍
I can only make joke but you made a gyroscope!
nice!
''HOME'' made!
cool!
Im making it out of Table circle holders made out of aluminum. Im also gonna use a bearing spinner from a metal figet spinner i bought. Its gonna be easy
Everyday we learn something new. A basic pleb should be able to afford an industrial "home" tools.
I dont understand how the center shaft is seated in the bearings. What is stopping it from slipping through the holders?
Hello Wowl. Pause the video at 2:46. You can see that at either end there is a change in diameter in the shaft from 6 mm to 5 mm. The bearings are 5 mm inside diameter, so the shaft 6 mm diameter holds everything in place against the bearings. It’s the same principle for the bearing holders. The bearings are 10 mm outside diameter, but the through hole in the bearing holders is only 8 mm in diameter.
cool stuff!!
btw, how much the cost to build it?
The gyroscope was very cheap to build - less than £20. But of course, you do need to buy the machines and tools first!
ok thx
Waaauuww It's amazing home. There is everything at home.
It is beautiful
Thanks for the comment. It's nice when I don't get into trouble from someone for making it at home :-)
Can you please send the drawings or all the measures of the pieces?
or where can i find it
My design was based on the plans below
www.clickspringprojects.com/file-downloads.html
Homemade by engineer :D . Like this video
Thanks Vinh!
When you realize you could make this with our all the machine work....
It's hard to see what going on with that music so loud.
Homemade if that's the home of a Super Engineer... :)
haha, that's how expensive custom spinners are made.
what's the outer ring for?
It's just so you can hold it (and to hold the bearings)
Can i buy that
after watching this I can make 'homemade' BMW 😎😂
@@elduderino1329 dude wtf
Sir, can i buy your gyroscope?
That’s very flattering of you to ask, but it is a one off and unfortunately not for sale.
I really like this gyroscope. I even collected its plans. But I can not find the processing plant willing to make. You have only one gyroscope, and I only envy.
Helicopter Thumb up
how is it homemade
it requires a factory
Do you want to sell any? I am looking for a Christmas gift to my daughter, :)
Voice = 1dB
Music = 1000000dB
Certainly a well done project - but PLEASE - turn down the music! (or loose it)
Hi.....
Yoooooow....
Cool vid huh?
hi, i like the video and thus want to make it by myself.
may i get the email to contact you? i would like to get the detail list of parts or the recipe. thank a lot!!
Thanks for the comments. The build is actually a variant of a project by Chris from ClickSpring. You can get his plans from here:
www.clickspringprojects.com/blog/gyroscope-build-part-2-out-now-on-make
David
Dear David
I'm a emgineering in Hanoi University of sience and technologi - Ha noi - Viet Nam. I realy want to have a gyroscope for my student. may i buy or have a technical drawings. thanks you
my email: tnq1801@gmail.com
Ni Nhat. I don’t have a gyroscope for sale as it’s a one off, but you can get similar plans from ClickSprings channel
I want buy it.
Hi Agus - thank's for the comment, but sadly it isn't for sale and it takes so long to make I can't find the time to do another!
"homemade" cause everyone has this equipment in there living room
agree!)))
Sounds like a "touché" for me... 😜
Tienes razon chillon jajajaj
Remembering "Dave the barbarian", this is the homemade Gyroscope's "recipe":
What we'll need:
- 2 meters of rope
- 1 or 2 squirrels
- 1 delicately calibrated gyroscope
Instructions:
Tie everything together. ¡Ready!
Their*
GG
I want
who has lathe machine at home??
Like
I have none of that laying around the house , where's the homemade ??
kenny coley what is it with you. Have you ever herd if you don't have anything good to say just don't say anything!!!!
PRASANNA
I thought u sad a home gyroscope
him basnet Lau... to chaio
👉❤👈.😘.👉❤👈
Thry it with out the medal lathe k
Give it to me please 😊😊😊
Mana 👍 keluarga 62
for me
Homemade! Seriously? 😈
Não entendi nada
Lose the background noise!!!!
how can you call that home made! no one have that kind of machine in their homes!
how to make from wood
It "wood" not work.
thanks..
homemade??
"homemade"
Yah ... defenatly home made -_-
You call this homemade?
আপনি অংশের বনফুল ট
This is not homemade bro.
Abe o angrej Hindi Nahi bola zata
Apparently your home is not quite the same with the rest of ours....
"homemade" with specialized gear that noone would have at their home
Home Machine Shop isn't equal to homemade. Machine shops have lathes, mills, etc.
Muito trabalho pra nada affs 🖕
Наша юла лучше)
a waste of time & material, store bought has same specs, & has a "mass produced" retail
price. Whats not to like ??
Sometimes, time wasting is just the thing to do.
you should turn down the background music. It is louder than your voice and very annoying,
This, obviously is not homemade as you have titled your video.
Parag Shinde What about it is not homemade? He made a pattern in his home workshop, cast it in brass in his backyard, and machined the casting in his home workshop. It is unquestionably homemade. His tools and skills and craftsmanship are higher than you typically find in Etsy projects, but that doesn't mean it isn't homemade.
This is exactly true Jon, I am with you. No where does this gentleman say DIY Gyro, or build one yourself on a free Saturday like some projects here on You Tube will do. He takes you through the process, but does not say...just take a brass object and melt it down yourself. I like to build stuff with wood, and there are some projects that I will never attempt just because I do not have the space or budget to buy some of the tools necessary, but I usually find the process interesting...just like this video.
really ? homemade !!!! FU
too bad you didn't run the bearings in for a week or two before installing them..waaay better performance...
but hey..live and learn right?