Meccano Multiple Matchbox Manipulator.wmv

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  • Опубликовано: 16 окт 2024
  • A pure Meccano machine that can put metal balls into matchboxes, then remove them, over and over again! All driven from one small motor, with no electronics, the machine can detect if a box is missing or inverted. this is an updated version of the machine in Constructor Quarterly No.54. See www.constructorquarterly.com

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  • @brians2217
    @brians2217 7 лет назад +1

    Very clever and fun to watch. Also, your explanation of the various functions was excellent. Thanks for sharing your creation.

  • @veggy44
    @veggy44 10 лет назад

    First video I found Chris after you said about them at family party. To complex for my brain to fathom at present! Amazing.

  • @pauldelcour
    @pauldelcour 5 лет назад

    Just fantastic! Joy to watch. Sort of perpetuum mobile.

  • @olivvapor4873
    @olivvapor4873 3 года назад

    This is absolutely incredible !
    Thanks for sharing... and for great explanation 😊👍🏻
    Certainly one of the very most complex models I have ever seen ...

    • @ChrisShute62
      @ChrisShute62  3 года назад

      Thank you so much. I'm glad you liked it. I have made bigger models, but this is my favourite.

    • @olivvapor4873
      @olivvapor4873 3 года назад

      @@ChrisShute62 I am sure this a favourite for many ... :-)
      How long did it take to build it ? ( 10 years ? :-))) )

    • @ChrisShute62
      @ChrisShute62  3 года назад

      @@olivvapor4873 I built the model mostly in 1994, spending about 300 hours. At that time I had a young family, and I was working, often away from home. Since that time, I made a few modifications, to try and increase reliability. So the machine has ended up rather more complicated than necessary. It was easier and quicker to add extra mechanisms to correct problems, rather than strip away the troublesome bits. That's not always good engineering, but great fun to watch, when it performs properly!

  • @Lanciolado
    @Lanciolado 7 лет назад

    Congratulations! Work of a GENIUS.

  • @Nicewoodworkingulove
    @Nicewoodworkingulove 7 лет назад

    Jeez. What a machine. Great work

  • @MECCNUTTY
    @MECCNUTTY 13 лет назад

    I would love to see that at SkegEx. Superb model.

  • @bertspeggly4428
    @bertspeggly4428 Год назад

    I actually built this and got it to work. Not easy!

    • @ChrisShute62
      @ChrisShute62  Год назад

      I've since discovered that reliability is affected by the consistency of chain used in the loading arm drive. A better solution would be to use gears instead of a long chain of varying pedigree!

  • @lpanebr
    @lpanebr 2 года назад

    Brilliant!

  • @SusiesRepeat
    @SusiesRepeat Год назад

    Brilliant.

  • @aeh5040
    @aeh5040 8 лет назад

    Absolutely astonishing!!! One of the most amazing machines I have ever seen. Sensing the matchbox presence/orientation with the "finger" is genius. It reminds me of two celebrated lego GBC modules by akiyuki: "ball factory" and "lift triggered by a stuck ball" (I highly recommend checking them out on youtube). In terms of "mechanical intelligence" your creation is in some ways even ahead of those.

    • @bertspeggly4428
      @bertspeggly4428 3 года назад

      We don't mention the L-word and Meccano in the same sentence............😁😁😁😁

  • @aplinewalker
    @aplinewalker 10 лет назад

    That is truly incredible,,,,

  • @gregralston4688
    @gregralston4688 10 лет назад

    Very cool demonstration of automation. I can appreciate the creative genius! If you haven't seen my Erector Set Roller Coaster by Greg Ralston yet, please check it out. We should collaborate sometime...

  • @31416x000
    @31416x000 9 лет назад

    genial

  • @HROM1908
    @HROM1908 9 лет назад

    Clever automation to accomplish nothing. Why not fill 'em with matches and flog 'em to the public ? Do you have an aim in life ?

    • @oldcargeezer
      @oldcargeezer 8 лет назад +2

      You're completely missing the point.
      Why do people spend time on any hobby?

    • @bertspeggly4428
      @bertspeggly4428 4 года назад +1

      Your only aim in life seems to be to make money. Sad.