Copper wind charm (gift for mom) Gyrocopter!
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- Опубликовано: 5 май 2015
- If you are making one of these:
I recommend using a spray-lacquer finish if you would like to keep it shiny. If this is left untreated, the copper will quickly oxidize to a patina. If you look at the end scene in this video, the red helicopter on the left was unfinished, because it was made as a prototype a few months ago. Once you are done shaping it, just pop the marble out to spray it. Spraying it at this time will limit the amount of damage to the lacquer finish, because once it is dry, you only need to pop the marble back in, and gently fix it with your hands.
Interesting note about this thing's spinning: You may think that a strong wind would blow it all over the place, but it actually stays quite still and just spins like crazy, especially if it was well balanced. There is a certain property of a spinning object to remain where it is; you may have felt this physical phenomenon from a spinning drill motor, if you've ever quickly moved one from a vertical to a horizontal position. The property that I'm talking about behaves kind of like a rotational inertia. The harder that the wind blows, the more the gyrocopter wants to "stick" to where it is. In formal physics study, this tendency is called the conservation of _______ ________. The answer is beneath, at the end of the list of keywords.
About those little diamonds:
If you are framing something that is 8 feet long, it will require 6 wall studs, if they are on 16" centers. This is because 8 feet is 96 inches, and 96/16= 6. We can also consider it this way: 96/6= 16.
If you would like to save a wall stud every 8 feet, you simply divide the 96 into 5 groups, instead of 6. Thus, 96/5= 19.2. On many tape measures there is a diamond at every 19.2 inches, so that you can save a single stud for every 8 feet.
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I never did anything related to wood or metal working, and yet I utterly enjoy your videos. I watch you doing these things and I almost feel like this is something I could love doing
***** Thanks! I try to film these so that it makes you feel like... _I could do that._
pocket83 But in reality, you probably can't. I *tried* some of your creations.
HUS MAN Oh no! What went wrong? I'll help you if I can; I have no intention of misleading anybody, but making things does take some practice and effort.
pocket83 No no, your videos arent misleading and I did (almost) get the end results that I wanted. The only problem is that I'm not as precise as you at anything. And a lot of your viewers are probably not as skilled as you. The only way you could help me is if you could somehow transfer your skills over to me. Which is probably impossible. I guess I'll just have to train more, a lot more.
HUS MAN Well, I promise that the next one is something that you can repeat pretty easily, as long as you have a table-saw ;)
The handmade windcharms are so cute.
Mom is sure to be happy!!❤
Very Creative and Beautiful. Thank you for showing us how to make this. I am obsessed with wind chimes and now I want some of these around my porch and garden.
This video is amazing. Just watching someone do something that they are good at with no narrative is just oddly soothing and enjoyable :D
I never cease to be amazed at your work. I wish there was some commentary to this great video as I like the clear step by step explaining. Great video, Pocket!
Wonderful project and original gift, thanks for sharing.
Fantastic. I love watching artists do their thing. And super camera.
Well done!! You really do make some of the most creative, ingenious, and most importantly, well-thought-out DIY videos on the internet. I'm an avid subscriber and only wish you did more! Kudos!
beauxtx1959 Thank you! I really do appreciate that. I have a few on the way.
Beautiful spinning in the sun. Very nice work . Thank you. Love 💕 from Debbie and Dexter-Dog my sweet tiny rescued Chihuahua companion living a quiet crafty life in southern California.🙋😯🐦😋🏠😄🙏✝️😁🐾👍🇺🇸
I made three several years ago and just brought them in to fix the propellers which dried out and broke. I get great pleasure from them whirling in the wind. Thanks for the instruction.
The videos I've viewed so dad are amazing thank you Pocket83, keep up the good work.
You deserve more subscribers and views. Creative and informative, well done.
Pocket.. I have filtered through a good chunk of ur videos, and not only am I impressed with the projects you create, but I am utterly awed by the Skill.. Talent.. Intelligence.. and craftsmanship you bring to everything those hands of yours touch. Well done sir*
Also, you have a great lair.. Oops, workshop. Thank you for the hard work, and great ideas*
really like how you always try to do different things video wise. like that little pivot you did with the camera was just a cool shot.
Thank you for your great videos. You never disappoint, they are always entertaining, informative, fun and I love that you put in easter eggs. You're always teaching something not just entertaining us. Please keep it up. I look forward to your videos.
notsunkyet Thank you! I'll have another full-length one out by the end of the week. I'm happy that you like these.
Another masterpiece, didn't expect anything less from you Pocket.
I saw one of your videos and went through and watched most all of them. I do a lot of projects myself I love some of the subtle subliminal messaging in your videos! Keep posting them I love your work!
I absolutely love this. I love spinners. Thanks for sharing.
Bravo.
You're one of my favorite channels to watch on YT
Typical Cat Thanks! Your pic reminds me of an early Louis Wain painting. Check him out, if you'd like to see some non-typical cats:
www.google.com/search?q=louis+wain&biw=1365&bih=635&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=HIhLVd7qMsbUsAWL2oCIBA&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ
It is amazing that you use the same materials over and over and it results in something completely different. Although I don't care for the actual object in this case.
(That is not comparable to woodworking which is essential just making differently shaped boxes)
The right one is trying to hard with the grain, more like an artists interpretation
Such a good sone. This Mom would love it!
such a cute charm
it looks so nice
I find some sort of satisfaction watching your videos
Great Project, thanks for sharing!!
Fantastic work! I'm always mystified by your videos, you always make something I thought out of my current skill set into an elegant process and video. And now I might have to get some copper wiring and experiment my own Keep up the great work!
Scott Ellis Thank you. Remember, many hard-looking projects are just a series of simple steps. Break it down into what you _know_ you can do first, and most things tend to fall into place ;)
IT LOOKS SO BEAUTIFUL
Great trick for stripping the wire by putting an end into a vise. Gotta try that. I hate paying retail for copper wire and I have saved loads of wire from various electrical projects done around our home.
So beautiful!
Oh my goodness - this mom/grand mom loves it!
Very nice. Another great use for leftover romex.
For anyone doing jewelry crafting, a ring sizer might come in handy here (if you don't have any PVC tubing laying around).
Che belli! Mai visti dei mulini a vento così, di solito ho sempre visto usare lattine... questo è davvero particolare e bellissimo. Complimenti👏👏👏🔝👍
beautifully made
Beautiful.
Thanks.
Greetings from Brazil.
These videos are so fun and relaxing to watch. We'll done
Nice job, I love it!
Very nicely made, especially as it's made from "reclaimed" materials haha. If I were to make it I'd perhaps use some copper sheet in place of the plastic for the vanes, but I get that's not really the point, unless you happen to have something with copper plates in it you're recycling. Anyway, thanks for sharing.
Copper, glass and HDPE. Very cool project!
I say the left, my wife claims the right. Don't let me down.... :)
Peter Brown im here for the puzzle in your vid tbh
they look so pretty
I get the same enjoyment watching your videos as I do watching Walter Lewins draw lines on a chalkboard, a feat achieved by few.
Very NICE indeed!
Thank you my mom loved it:)
You have no idea how happy I was when It said pocket83 1 in my sub box. You (In my opinion have the best videos on RUclips.
Craig Wantuck That comment made my day! But I think Vsauce has the best videos on RUclips.
pocket83 I won't argue that VSauce is probably the best, but if you remember my blog, you're in the top few right alongside them! Also, I'm going to say right...for several reasons that I won't put here to maintain the mystery for you :)
Luv them! We'll definitely be making some.
Que bonitos!! Gracias por compartir.
Dude Your work is quality.. No words just how to do..
Beautiful glad I subscribed!
Great Idea, Thanks!
I made my mom some stained glass hummingbirds and hung them just like that in one of her trees! Glass and metal are awesome. I just should of saved them till now cuz I've just took a Calc 2 final today, been swamped with studying for that beast. But I still got till Sunday! I have these little glas jewels, might figure out something to do with those.
Must say I love this ♥️
Looks great! I love the look of copper, and a fun thing for Mother's Day.
I guess the one on the left. Also, the picture looks like it was taken upside down.
(Your videos are getting so good, your editing is tight!)
Mike Warren Thanks! Glad you liked the edit. I was worried it might be a bit on the long side.
pocket83 I usually like to consume videos quickly, but sometimes I like to enjoy watching someone create. I think you struck a nice balance here.
Amazing!
This was an awesome Mother's Day gift idea! Also under 301
Projects like these make me feel like I'm not crazy for hording so many wires.
lovely. Thank you
Nice. Like it.
I think I can do that! Yes I can and yes i will. Thanks it was fun watching.....
MAN I REALLY WANT TO BE A CARPENTER NOW I WATCHED ALL YOUR VIDEOS THERE AMAZING!!!!!
More copper things please, it makes my country grow
Amazing!!!!!
beautiful
Simple but most useful
Awesome video as always!
I think I might have added a fishing barrel swivel between the line and the first section of copper though, that way it would keep spinning in the same direction and not need to unwind...
Agree with all the others who have mentioned it, your editing skills are really getting better and/or more impressive with each video, and they were never bad!
Keep up the great vids man, we'll keep watching and showin' the love.
Also...Right is my guess...
Ryan Smith Great minds think alike! I had the same thought, and then I went to my tackle-box: there were no swivels. It turned out okay though, because the spinning builds a reserve (potential) energy. There are four on the back porch presently, and they seem to stay in motion with only the slightest breeze. Thanks for the support.
With several of them together, I guess it would look pretty cool when they were all spinning in different directions...one way with the wind, then against it as they unwind. Would love to have about 100 of these hanging from the branches on the trees in my front yard...I love seeing large numbers of the same thing together...always been a weird quirk of mine.
Love it❤
(please forgive my english wrighting, it is not the best)..... im a person that likes to build stuff and create new things.. but not only that, i like making it look good as well as having a purpouse and making it actually work, which for me is just more fun, almost like a puzzle.. so i really enjoy finding other people with that same hobby & i really apreciate when they find time to teach others what they have learned over the years instead of keeping the knowledge to themselves... what really amazed me was the way that you looked at a couple of materials around the house, got an idea and you where able to put together this beautiful decoration in such a simple way too! everything was clearly demonstrated without a word being said & not alot of people can pull that off without confusing the viewers... i can be 100% certain when i say that you have an amazing talent and your a really inteligent guy! (and i dont even know you)! here you have a new subscriber for sure! which probably doesnt mean that much to you but your knowledge and expertees meens alot to me and i look forward to seeing more videos like this from you.. im curiouse to know everything thats inside that head of yours :D haha
p.s. im from Puerto Rico and am currently living here now! idk where YOUR from but you can be 100% sure that your work is apreciated even in this little island in the carabean ;) will definetly share this video..
Jose Gabriel Thank you! I honestly appreciate that. I'm all the way up here in Pennsylvania, and I think it's great to imagine this: I had a simple idea for a little spinning trinket, and then I showed others how I made it... and now, maybe somewhere in the Caribbean, one just like it is spinning in the breeze! It's nice to know that so far away, people can still have such similar likes- thanks for letting me know that.
Los mejores 7:49 minutos de mi día... "060515". Aún no puedo cerrar la boca!!! GRACIAS.👍
heeeeeeeeeyyyyy finally more vids pls!
The only problem with this is the use of milk-jug plastic which is not UV stable and will break-down over time if left in the sun. Otherwise, looks great! Very innovative.
pocket83 left. Btw you just got another subscriber. Keep up the creative thinking and the puzzles are fun to solve haha.
Impressive
nice!
The diamond on the tape measure is the metric stud spacing.
Nope. That doesn't work out. Read the description.
+pocket83 I stand corrected, it is not metric, I had to look it up again as I didn't think it had anything to do with skipping one stud as stated in your description. Yet is has been a few years since I have done any serious specifications for building construction. It is in fact the alternate spacing that is allowed when using engineered floor trusses. The engineered floor truss usually has a flat wise 2 X 4 for the top member offering 3 1/2 inches of support compared to the standard 1 1/2 inch face of the nominal 2 X 4 floor joist. There is 14 1/2" span of floor sheathing in standard joist construction. Using the 19 1/4" spacing with a 2 X 4 flat wise there is 15 3/4" unsupported. With modern plywood or OSB the 1 1/4" difference is insignificant. One should check local building codes to see if this non-standard spacing meets codes.
bravo.
That is really nice. Have you considered using some type of coating (lacquer or something) to prevent corrosion?
I think if you and that ViHart gal made a video together the universe would implode!
69adrummer Irreconcilable differences. She advocates Tao, and I'm on the side of Pi. Also, she ignores virtually all comments, which I find irresponsible. Don't get me wrong- I still think she is a wonderful creature, but I don't expect that we will ever exchange ideas. I'm too small potatoes, anyhow; there are much more important people out there for her to collaborate with. Flattering suggestion, though.
BTW, check out her dad, George. He has a YT channel too, and interest wise, he is very similar to me. Had I not quit the math, I think I would have ended up like him. Oh, and thanks for continuing to watch and comment- I appreciate it!
She's too cutsey-wootsey with her little doodles and what-nots too; you're far too mature for her! haha
LEFT IS THE ILLUSION!
Que lindo!
This was beautiful I couldn't make it though XD
Muito bom parabéns amei 👏👏👏👏👏👍
you're a good son.
Cool
Today I learned I've been cutting monofilament fishing line the hard way my entire life.
Left and I never knew fire could be so...
...not destructive.
Very cool.. new to your channel..love the marble where do you find them?
Is there a ratio between the size of the marble ( I only have a small one ), the length of the wire and the diameter of the prop? I don't drink milk so I'm going to try flattening a piece of beer can aluminum to make the prop.
I'd say the right set of cubes
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Jonathan Resendi I thought the left one was the illusion because on the right one you could see the shadow
Jonathan Resendi im gonna go with left.
Nicholas Alderman yeah but think about this the shadow could be painted on where as the shadow being cast onto the table can't be so the one on the left is more possible i think because it has dark sides that match the shadow.
Jonathan Resendi I'd say left
Zabardast 😊
Left is the illusion
There are elements of both that look illusory, right looks more obvious so im going with left.
easyer way of removing isolation:
strip the 2 ends down
clamp on of them in the vise
pull on the other one real hard
the increased lenght means a decrease in width so the isolation can be pulled away easily
I believe the left set is the fake. The shadow cast by the leftmost cube of the right set is enough to convince me.
pocket83 would you tell me the gauge copper wire used in the project and size marble.....I went to Lowe's got 8 gauge today and did the whole bending thing to the wire,it's so stiff I could use it as a shock absorber : ) cool stuff you do THANK YOU
Not only is this a neat project but your video should be shown in geometry classes to show that you can have fun with math...algebra...not so much, LOL
Abby Rexroth Haha. Thanks. They are really both the same thing though: Algebra is just the way that we describe geometry! But everybody loves to play with a compass ;)
I'm gonna go with left.
I bet the back 'cube' is not actually separate from the others or something.
Copper is a gorgeous metal but keep in mind it is soft and will stretch out over time. Don't add any weight to hook.
hang little mirror squares to the hook at the bottom and not only will the wind speak to you but the sun will also
Cubist!
When you are making several... things (like in this project) do you film the creation of the first one, or make it off camera and film the second/third try?
Zeke Totally depends on the project. If I decide to make it a video, I start filming once I have enough of the problems worked out that I am fairly certain it won't end in failure. This video was made after two or three prototypes, all made different ways. The "Truncated icosahedron puzzle" was made without making one first; I filmed along the way, because it was so complicated. The second format doesn't always work out, so I have a folder full of unfinished videos.
pocket83 Nice to know, thanks
I want to make this! Just need to find the wire
It is a studed making at 19.2 inches
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