As much as I love the home projects and furniture builds (and I really do) it’s nice every now and then to see you build something fun and ridiculous for no other reason than “I Like to Make Stuff”
@@Iliketomakestuff Video idea - how would you make a driving/flight simulator seat with an ordinary office chair that can tilt and roll maybe 10 degrees in response to an analog feed from a joystick or steering wheel! Thanks for your great content!
An air flow restrictor is really useful for air cylinders. Put one on each air line going to the cylinder, and you can not precisely control the speed of the actuation in each direction, but still keep the pressure high so you get a strong force that moves more slowly.
@@Iliketomakestuff I use them at work when building tools. Sometimes you need it to close slowly, open fast, and have high holding power. The flow restrictor on each tube to the cylinder and a pressure regulator on the supply side gives tons of room for adjustability.
You would like to control the air that's leaving the cilinder though. Otherwise the pressure builds slowly. You want even pressure on the pressurized side and control the speed of the back pressure falling.
I'm pretty sure that cylinder has restrictors built in. They are the set screws next to each port. I believe you loosen them to increase flow and increase speed. They also appear to already be restricting given how slow the cylinder is moving.
That's amazing, Bob! I had no idea Clamp Champ was an actual Masters of the Universe character. The video made me giggle and it looked like huge fun to make and test 😆
The supreme application for a game of "got your nose"! Awesome video! The level of goof was balanced with practical shop talk. The little editing jabs and jokes were well placed and added to the overall enjoyment. I really wanna go play in the shop now!
You and Hacksmith are the RUclipsrs who have inspired me to get into engineering. I don’t have money until my birthday, but when I get some, I’m getting a ton of arduinos and such. Love the videos! Keep up the great work!
This build was a blast to watch, and I could tell that you had loads of fun making it! Y'all never cease to amaze with the creativity. P.S., the 80s style "ILTMS Production" end card was a super cool cherry on top of the rest of the video. Going that extra mile is why we love y'all!
Love this channel to the Moon and back! Watching it for like 10 years now? Just right amount of silliness and fun, knowledge and experiments, useful and heartfelt projects! Thank you for making my day every time!
This was awesome!! As a mechanical engineer, this is pretty much my every day... though on a larger scale and a lot is figured out in cad first. When you said you were going to set the pressure over 100psi I cringed knowing how violent it would be. I use hydraulics in my designs (not a good fit for what you were doing) but they are much more controllable and can be fine tuned generally better. 👍
Not sure why I get such Mark Rober vibes, but I’m here for it! I loved seeing the prototyping process in this project. And I appreciate that you can comfortably say “I have never used this thing before, so let’s just see what happens!” I like the learning/playing focus of this video. And I love the inclusion of other team members, even for just the briefest commentary. Could make for some good B-roll in the future. It takes the focus off of Bob and puts it on the entire team effort. (No offense Bob, the team dynamic is just so dang entertaining).
This was sooo fun to watch!! The excitement in your face was amazing. The wonder, discovery, and enthusiasm was epic, brought me back to my childhood days and more carefree times of past. Thanks for this. You are pretty cool Bob!
Fun fact: a version of this mechanism actually exists in nature! :) The Trap-Jaw Ant (genus Odontomachus) has very powerful mandibles that do the same thing, which they use to catch prey or launch themselves into the air to escape from predators.
Not quite. Trapjaw and Dracula ants are spring powered, and are one of the extremely few animals known to have 'gears' built into its biology (the other ones I know of are some species of flea and a few tiny crustaceans). The head musculature pulls the jaws into position (hence why trapjaw heads are disproportionately big compared to say something like Argentine ants), keeping them perfectly mirrored to eachother using the interlocking gears at the base of the mandibles, at which point they lock into position at 180°+ of eachother, like loading a crossbow. The triggers are modified hairs between the jaws, so as soon as they touch something (and accidental firings happen WAAAY more often than you think, to the point that you start to question the evolutionary path) their jaws will bust the latches and swing shut (holds the record for fastest movement of any land dwelling organism) at the same time, and yet again thanks to the interlocking gears, they snap shut at exactly the same time even if only one latch is busted. I fucking love ants lol - Levi, your friendly neighbourhood myrmecologist :D
Sort of, but the mechanism is different. It's not a piston action. It's a spring loaded action from a modified chitin spring mechanism and gearing within their jaws. LOL I just realized that Levi already explain to this as I was writing. But you're not entirely wrong. Because your statement said that a quote VERSION of this existed in nature. It's just that the mechanism is different.
Where you have the exhaust "mufflers" (brass thing next to the intake) you can get versions that have a needle valve that will let you control the actuators speed more precisely. You actually don't need (and probably don't want) that much pressure, the pressure affects the amount of force the actuator puts out, it's the exhaust valves that control the speed. Notice that the speed didn't change all that much when you upped the pressure. Also, a reputable supplier will provide you with the specs on the actuator, how much force it will produce at what pressure.
Nice Project, i'm usually not big into prop making but when mechanics get involved its pretty cool :) Some pneumatic cylinders have adjustment set screws next to the inlets with which you can adjust the speed of the throw without needing a regulator. Couldnt see in the video if yours has these. But its a great way to adjust the speed without having to reduce pressure, therefore you keep the clamping pressure. You can even control the speeds seperatly. Its basicly just restricting the flow.
I was He-Man for Halloween when I was four and when I was five. I won second place in the mall costume competition. You just brought back really good memories, thank you sir. Make On
I love seeing projects like this! I just listened to the podcast about the bubble and I was sorry to hear about the drop in viewership. I’ve been watching for years and I’ve always enjoyed your content! I hope to continue watching for years to come!
Thank you so much! I think videos like this contribute to the fluctuation in views.. they're just not enough to draw some people in. On the flip side, I love making this type of thing, and the people who DO watch also generally enjoy them 👍🏼 All good, but thanks for continuing to stick around!!
Bob, I'm not gonna lie- When I saw the thumbnail and title, I wasn't terribly excited but I laughed SO loud during the intro and haven't stopped chuckling since. This project is ridiculous AND ridiculously awesome! 😆
I am not sure if anyone else suggested it, but on that air cylinder it has little brass screws on the top and bottom near the air ports. Those are flow controls. You can adjust them to speed up or slow down the actuation speed without losing pressure. Using pressure to adjust the speed is not reliable, using a flow control, or a cylinder with them in works a charm. Just look up airflow control on amazon. They have a ton of different types. They will help a great deal in your future projects.
I love these kind of videos, because even though I don't care about this He-Man pincher thing, like you said at the end of the video it gives you ideas of other uses and gives me some idea of how to proto type and test things before I get too deep in the construction of things
Great video guys! File this under "things I'll never make" but it sure was awesome to see how you designed it and made it functional. And hilarious to see it in action!
It's a given that the end product is cool AF... But I really enjoyed watching the process on this one... the full scale engineering on the fly was fun to watch.
One thing that would be kinda neat would be to make Hurricane Hordak's arm piece. It wouldn't be too complicated I would think. It's pretty much just an interchangeable fan blade/drill chuck on the end of your arm. You would likely only need a single motor to spin whatever attachment you put in it.
Note for your next air cylinder project...... because of the effective area of the head on the retract side being smaller compared to the extend side you could have achieved a stronger clamping pressure with the same amount of air pressure if you had the jaws close when the ram moved outward instead of inward. I'm gonna guess you may be getting only half the strength you could.
In a similar vane of Masters of the Universe, I think a segway-esque version of the Hawkman Rocket Cycle Flash Gordon rides would be a super cool project to see!
7:30 many tap/die sets come with a thread gauge tool similar to a feeler gauge. Doesn't help w/ Dia but will get the pitch. Since there are thread standards the rest can be derived or measured.
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As much as I love the home projects and furniture builds (and I really do) it’s nice every now and then to see you build something fun and ridiculous for no other reason than “I Like to Make Stuff”
I agree! It's super fun to make a departure on occasion 👍🏼
@@Iliketomakestuff Video idea - how would you make a driving/flight simulator seat with an ordinary office chair that can tilt and roll maybe 10 degrees in response to an analog feed from a joystick or steering wheel! Thanks for your great content!
"Full sized toys" should become a series on this channel!
That's a good idea!
agree with u 100%
Yup...
Heck yeah!
I thought that springs would be a different way to go. More portable. With a handle underneath to re-cock it like a crossbow. . Yours looks cool.
An air flow restrictor is really useful for air cylinders. Put one on each air line going to the cylinder, and you can not precisely control the speed of the actuation in each direction, but still keep the pressure high so you get a strong force that moves more slowly.
Good call.
@@Iliketomakestuff I use them at work when building tools. Sometimes you need it to close slowly, open fast, and have high holding power. The flow restrictor on each tube to the cylinder and a pressure regulator on the supply side gives tons of room for adjustability.
You would like to control the air that's leaving the cilinder though. Otherwise the pressure builds slowly. You want even pressure on the pressurized side and control the speed of the back pressure falling.
I'm pretty sure that cylinder has restrictors built in. They are the set screws next to each port. I believe you loosen them to increase flow and increase speed. They also appear to already be restricting given how slow the cylinder is moving.
@@bartvandijk668 When in doubt, throttle out!
I love the home reno and the car stuff, but fun projects like this you cant beat!
Dued this freaking rocks!! Much respect
That thing is SO COOL! Excellent work Bob!
Huge smile the entire time watching this! Awesome work Bob and team!
That's amazing, Bob! I had no idea Clamp Champ was an actual Masters of the Universe character. The video made me giggle and it looked like huge fun to make and test 😆
Glad you enjoyed it!
The supreme application for a game of "got your nose"! Awesome video! The level of goof was balanced with practical shop talk. The little editing jabs and jokes were well placed and added to the overall enjoyment. I really wanna go play in the shop now!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I ~LOVE~ this. I found this channel back when you did the giant Soundwave, so another 80s throwback made real is a wonderful treat.
You and Hacksmith are the RUclipsrs who have inspired me to get into engineering. I don’t have money until my birthday, but when I get some, I’m getting a ton of arduinos and such. Love the videos! Keep up the great work!
It was a super idea to do a project like this one. It feels like you had a lot of fun making it. Suits you very well
Other lesser known He-Man characters: Power-Hose, Armbox, Foamsmith.
This build was a blast to watch, and I could tell that you had loads of fun making it! Y'all never cease to amaze with the creativity.
P.S., the 80s style "ILTMS Production" end card was a super cool cherry on top of the rest of the video. Going that extra mile is why we love y'all!
Thank you so much!
Love this channel to the Moon and back! Watching it for like 10 years now? Just right amount of silliness and fun, knowledge and experiments, useful and heartfelt projects! Thank you for making my day every time!
Bob you completely got me on the intro. I was like "Holy Cow that thing crushed a brick!!" then after a second I remembered you prop brick video 😂
😄
Power hose. Best thing i heard all day. Tahnk you for the chuckle.
This was awesome!! As a mechanical engineer, this is pretty much my every day... though on a larger scale and a lot is figured out in cad first. When you said you were going to set the pressure over 100psi I cringed knowing how violent it would be. I use hydraulics in my designs (not a good fit for what you were doing) but they are much more controllable and can be fine tuned generally better. 👍
That is awesome!! You have some serious skills when it comes to making something so cool! Awesome work!
That catch, though. That was amazing!
That was maybe the 5th try. No too bad.
Thank you for including us on the thinking through how it will work phase! Makes a way better video
That head catch was amazing. Fun project and great video!!
this is up there with your reactions to your lightsaber build. The look of pure joy when that saber lit up and now this...holy crap, dude.
Thanks Andy! This was A LOT of fun to make 👍🏼
Having watched your videos before AND being a huge collector of MOTU stuff, I can't tell you how happy this makes me!
Bob drinks Guaraná!? That stuff is AWESOME!!!
I loved your channel before but now I know you also have excellent taste in beverages!
I came here to comment on the exactly same thing, and to check for other follow Brazilians noticing the cans.
Great video, great execution! It works like a charm!!
Not sure why I get such Mark Rober vibes, but I’m here for it! I loved seeing the prototyping process in this project. And I appreciate that you can comfortably say “I have never used this thing before, so let’s just see what happens!”
I like the learning/playing focus of this video. And I love the inclusion of other team members, even for just the briefest commentary. Could make for some good B-roll in the future. It takes the focus off of Bob and puts it on the entire team effort. (No offense Bob, the team dynamic is just so dang entertaining).
THIS IS THE MOST AWESOME INSANE THING YOU HAVE EVER MADE!
Back in my day if we were thirsty we just drank straight from the power hose.
I do not recommend drinking from those power hoses.
I'll be here in my corner geeking out about the Guaraná Antarctica can. It's super fun to see a product of country reach the world
Loved the catching of the head and the masters of the universe themed logo during the transition.
"PowerHose" needs to be the name of an 80's Rock Cover band
This was sooo fun to watch!! The excitement in your face was amazing. The wonder, discovery, and enthusiasm was epic, brought me back to my childhood days and more carefree times of past. Thanks for this. You are pretty cool Bob!
I HAD to come here to comment on the cans of Guaraná at the end. Best soda in the universe!
Fun fact: a version of this mechanism actually exists in nature! :)
The Trap-Jaw Ant (genus Odontomachus) has very powerful mandibles that do the same thing, which they use to catch prey or launch themselves into the air to escape from predators.
Not quite. Trapjaw and Dracula ants are spring powered, and are one of the extremely few animals known to have 'gears' built into its biology (the other ones I know of are some species of flea and a few tiny crustaceans). The head musculature pulls the jaws into position (hence why trapjaw heads are disproportionately big compared to say something like Argentine ants), keeping them perfectly mirrored to eachother using the interlocking gears at the base of the mandibles, at which point they lock into position at 180°+ of eachother, like loading a crossbow. The triggers are modified hairs between the jaws, so as soon as they touch something (and accidental firings happen WAAAY more often than you think, to the point that you start to question the evolutionary path) their jaws will bust the latches and swing shut (holds the record for fastest movement of any land dwelling organism) at the same time, and yet again thanks to the interlocking gears, they snap shut at exactly the same time even if only one latch is busted.
I fucking love ants lol
- Levi, your friendly neighbourhood myrmecologist :D
Sort of, but the mechanism is different. It's not a piston action. It's a spring loaded action from a modified chitin spring mechanism and gearing within their jaws. LOL I just realized that Levi already explain to this as I was writing. But you're not entirely wrong. Because your statement said that a quote VERSION of this existed in nature. It's just that the mechanism is different.
Hahahaahaha! That is fantastic! Love it, Bob!
Totally awesome!!
Loved seeing the prototyping and problem solving process.
awesome it turned out very cool. glad you had a blast making it. keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend. keep making. god bless
Thanks, will do!
That outro logo needs to stay from now on. Love it!
You should collaborate with Adam Savage, making props!
*Another excellent build.* Your channel is an innovative inspiration to my cadets and students.
Wow, thank you!
Loved this project! Something fun like this was so refreshing and made my day!
He’s now a super clamp champ hero!
Dude... Awesome video and I hope this goes as viral as it seems it should .. this video was EXTREMELY well done. You guys should be proud.
Dude, you drink Guaraná Antártica? That's is the most amazing drink from Brazil, now I'm even more fan of you.
Bob's wheezing laugh after he was able to grab the tumbler is priceless.
I love videos where you try something new. Great Job
Where you have the exhaust "mufflers" (brass thing next to the intake) you can get versions that have a needle valve that will let you control the actuators speed more precisely. You actually don't need (and probably don't want) that much pressure, the pressure affects the amount of force the actuator puts out, it's the exhaust valves that control the speed. Notice that the speed didn't change all that much when you upped the pressure. Also, a reputable supplier will provide you with the specs on the actuator, how much force it will produce at what pressure.
Nice Project, i'm usually not big into prop making but when mechanics get involved its pretty cool :) Some pneumatic cylinders have adjustment set screws next to the inlets with which you can adjust the speed of the throw without needing a regulator. Couldnt see in the video if yours has these. But its a great way to adjust the speed without having to reduce pressure, therefore you keep the clamping pressure. You can even control the speeds seperatly. Its basicly just restricting the flow.
I was He-Man for Halloween when I was four and when I was five. I won second place in the mall costume competition. You just brought back really good memories, thank you sir. Make On
Haha, it's now become Power Hose! Great project, wonderful to see the prototyping in action
Thank you very much!
I like the Clam Champ figure showing up and sitting there like “That’s cool Bob”
Silly…functional…and so much fun to see!
I love seeing projects like this! I just listened to the podcast about the bubble and I was sorry to hear about the drop in viewership. I’ve been watching for years and I’ve always enjoyed your content! I hope to continue watching for years to come!
Thank you so much! I think videos like this contribute to the fluctuation in views.. they're just not enough to draw some people in. On the flip side, I love making this type of thing, and the people who DO watch also generally enjoy them 👍🏼 All good, but thanks for continuing to stick around!!
Bob, I'm not gonna lie- When I saw the thumbnail and title, I wasn't terribly excited but I laughed SO loud during the intro and haven't stopped chuckling since. This project is ridiculous AND ridiculously awesome! 😆
I think this needs a new T-shirt, use the Masters of the Universe font but change the text to "Makers of the Universe"
1. Pneumatics are awesome and should be used for everything even if it's totally un necessary!!
2. You STILL have the best job in the world!! 👍👍👍👍👍
That intro is FIRE!
It was so much fun!
Totally unexpected, but brilliant! Pneumatics look like a lot of fun to use
I am really looking forward to see more pneumatics stuff!
Ok, that was totally awesome! Thanks for sharing!
look at bob using that lufkin tape! i use the same one all the time and it's by far my favourite! this carpenter approves!
This was ridiculous in the most perfect way. Love it!
Agreed!
Great job, looks like you had a lot of fun on this one
Really Cool!!!
I am not sure if anyone else suggested it, but on that air cylinder it has little brass screws on the top and bottom near the air ports. Those are flow controls. You can adjust them to speed up or slow down the actuation speed without losing pressure. Using pressure to adjust the speed is not reliable, using a flow control, or a cylinder with them in works a charm. Just look up airflow control on amazon. They have a ton of different types. They will help a great deal in your future projects.
Glad someone's doing something good with the series
I love these kind of videos, because even though I don't care about this He-Man pincher thing, like you said at the end of the video it gives you ideas of other uses and gives me some idea of how to proto type and test things before I get too deep in the construction of things
That was awesome
Amazing! One of my all time favorite videos of yours!
Very beautiful
This looks like the perfect tool to use to grab your drink from the other side of the room
Only if you wanted to smash your drink
@@Iliketomakestuff That is the only way I drink
@@Iliketomakestuff EXTREEEEME!!
Super cool Bob! Can never go wrong with making giant weapons 😄
Very creative build Bob & Crew! Next time make it out of fiberglass in order to reduce the weight. Plus, fiberglass just looks cool! 😉😉👍👍
Great Bob.
I've got an idea what you can built. But its from Ghostbusters.
Please make a Protonpack
I feel like you and Colin Furze working together could make something super stupid (fun).
"Power Hose" sounds like he might be a co-worker of "Clamp Champ."
It's Snout Spout's dating app profile name. 😉
Power hose sounds like he gets good tips at the male strip club
Great video guys! File this under "things I'll never make" but it sure was awesome to see how you designed it and made it functional. And hilarious to see it in action!
Great build. A must share with my DIY/Maker nemesis.
It looks great! You could put a switch next to your thumb so you can use it with one hand!
By the power of grey skull.... That's freaking awesome!!
very cool, small discreet air tank or two and a trigger on the hand grip for activation to make it full one arm portable would be a neat upgrade
Dear God this was fantastic!!! You guys had to be cracking up the whole time you were crushing things! Nice catch on the stryo head too!
Hi I'm Mike and I Like To watch Bob make Stuff! Another great video! I watched He man and the masters of the universe back in the 80s.
Some real Hacksmith vibes going on here. Well done!
Thanks
By the power of gray skull!!!! This was one fantastically goofy build 😂😂😂
Haha, it was so much fun to see it working.
@@Iliketomakestuff and funny watching the flinching the first few times the piston fired 😂🤣😆
I love this! I used to sit & watch He-man with my son!
It's a given that the end product is cool AF... But I really enjoyed watching the process on this one... the full scale engineering on the fly was fun to watch.
Love it - MOTU was a unreasonably big part of my childhood! Now you just need the arms to match... 😅
Nice one!
Thanks!
Great video Bob
Thanks 👍
One thing that would be kinda neat would be to make Hurricane Hordak's arm piece. It wouldn't be too complicated I would think. It's pretty much just an interchangeable fan blade/drill chuck on the end of your arm. You would likely only need a single motor to spin whatever attachment you put in it.
You guys are just so wonderful! This is so great
Note for your next air cylinder project......
because of the effective area of the head on the retract side being smaller compared to the extend side you could have achieved a stronger clamping pressure with the same amount of air pressure if you had the jaws close when the ram moved outward instead of inward. I'm gonna guess you may be getting only half the strength you could.
Oh, that's interesting! This is new to me, so I wouldn't have considered that. Thanks so much!!
You are insane, but this looks AWESOME!
In a similar vane of Masters of the Universe, I think a segway-esque version of the Hawkman Rocket Cycle Flash Gordon rides would be a super cool project to see!
7:30 many tap/die sets come with a thread gauge tool similar to a feeler gauge. Doesn't help w/ Dia but will get the pitch. Since there are thread standards the rest can be derived or measured.
Loved this build and makes me want to try building something with pistons now
earliest ive ever been
you are indeed first. good job.