Building the lever activated marble pump for my marble toy blocks woodgears.ca/ma... Plans for this lifting device are included with my marble run blocks plans: woodgears.ca/ma...
I greatly admire the fact that you take the time to show us all of the multiple iterations that sometimes go into these devices. "You can't cross the river in one leap. Just jump in and start swimming, you'll go back and forth some, but you CAN get to the other side".
Matthias, you're the most "awesome fantastic freak nerd" genius I've ever seen! Have you ever tried some kind of crowd funding project so people (like me) caught by your scary geniality could support it. Thanks for all your work man.
One of the things I like most about you is that you show your "failures" ie. the things didn't do as well as you would have liked and then rethought and did better. It gives us a view into your thought processes and helps us learn. Your idea to sell plans is good, but you could reach much further if you took up helder juka's suggestion and produced them, and although Kevin N suggested in plastic I think in wood has a grander appeal.
Let us agree that this is not a toy, it is an educational model of a pump which could be useful to learn a few scientific fundamentals. Very nice indeed showing the double functions of the circle to pump up and to move sideways to introduce the required valve effect. Well done.
I also hope that the company takes this in, and maybe I can get one through them. I'll be waiting for that day! And good luck! (Sorry, I forgot to include this in the previous message)
I didn't think I was that interested in these marble things, but when I came to youtube to look at something else and saw that this was up, i clicked on it surprisingly fast
Incredible! Have you figured out a way to have the falling marbles trip the lever that loads them? I am pretty sure you could rule the World if you dial that in. I suspect you could do it.
Very, very cool! Really quite ingenious. One idea - for the ratcheting arm, I think you could have it just resting in the "down" state (held by gravity) and thereby eliminate the need for that rubber band. Anyway, insanely cool!
very beautiful, mind motivating, makes kids enhances there mind,.. thanks Master Matthias,. you are such a gifted woodcraft artist,..! a master of wood
There is not enough energy in the marbles to push the lever. If there was, it would be a perpetual motion machine, and those are impossible. I can't believe how many people don't realize that (from the comments)
Wonderful work! You mentioned that you are working on some new elements to add, I've got a possible idea. Just like in your marble adding machine, the flip-flops, could you turn them upside down? This way, as the marbles are being pushed up from the pump, have a block that will alternate their paths. Then as marbles are being ejected from the top, you could have multiple paths for the marbles to follow.
Very elegant, Matthias! The ONLY criticism I have is if you only have a finite number of marbles to play with, 2 become unusable per level in the rising column... perhaps a ratchet per level that will allow a single marble to be raised in the column, without requiring another behind it to "push" it up the column? Getting too complicated.
You might leave the pump action visible by cantilevering the pivots. Nice mechanism...seeing it work might make simplify debugging and increase visual enjoyment.
you could use gearing to reduce the force required to move one marble up, and have one marble be raised by multiple marbles rolling down the ramp. with enough marbles the machine would run for a certain period of time once initiated.
Now, if only there were a way to mechanize the lever so that the whole process was automated. I'm thinking a motor with a cam of some type. But, maybe that would take all the fun out of it. Looking forward to seeing more. Take care.
Only now I watch the marble toy series. Perfect. In these video I had turned on the CC (don't know why), so at first I watched the video and read the text, not listening to the spoken words. Then you mentioned your brother at 0.18 who invented (according to the CC the mechanism in 1196. I couldn't believe my eyes so I replayed. Nothing changed. Then I put the sound on and there was probably the right year, 1996.
You could actually get around this obvious impossibility and still have an automated mechanical marble lift by using the potential energy from a falling weight of some sort. If the weight's fall were limited by a ratcheting mechanism the energy of its descent could be used to lift marbles.
Nothing is impossible. Use steel ballbearings that roll past magnets that turn and generate enough power to load the next ballbearing. I have a LeCoultre clock that works off of perpetual motion, you can do it Matthias!
I acquired a broom handle, poked around under the sofas where my girls play, found all manner of things and 4 marbles. The things I do for science, how does so much stuff get under a 1" gap. The average weight I have for 15-17mm marbles this size is 5.4 grams 0.19oz. With a 1 to 1 lever like this apart from pin wear, a kid could pump 185 marbles=1 Kg, 185 marbles*16mm=2960mm or 9 foot 8 inches, without hurting their finger to much. Hope that helps.
how about Archimedes (water) screw mechanism? it was used to bring water from a lower level to a higher level. it is still being used today (grain elevators,ect.) seems like it (Archimedes screw) would work. nice woodworking!
Love your design skill. I keep seeing comments about rubber bands, why not use 2 neo magnets one on lever and one in polar reverse so when you push down it is repelling the magnet in the lever. They make a .32 size 1/8 thick. Real ez for you with your skill. Just a thought . Keep up good work...marvin
If anyone's going to backhandedly defy a law of thermodynamics on this planet, it's going to be Matthias. Yes, Mathias with a particle collider. The water wheel is easily connected to a flat-belt and plywood geared transmission by a cross-drilled drywall screw. This turns a generator he found on the side of the road, which powers his particle collider, made entirely of resawn firewood. When we ask, he will say he did it with white glue. He buys it by the gallon because he uses a lot of it.
you would only be limited by the amount of marbles and the force being applied to the lever. So if you had enough marbles, and a enough force behind the lever to lift them, then no, there would be no max height.
I greatly admire the fact that you take the time to show us all of the multiple iterations that sometimes go into these devices. "You can't cross the river in one leap. Just jump in and start swimming, you'll go back and forth some, but you CAN get to the other side".
Matthias, you're the most "awesome fantastic freak nerd" genius I've ever seen! Have you ever tried some kind of crowd funding project so people (like me) caught by your scary geniality could support it. Thanks for all your work man.
+helder juca Or you could buy some plans from my website, even if you don't need any :) woodgears.ca/shop/shop.cgi
I love how we get to see the progression of the designs. Very neat!
It his guy is literally a genius. Not only is he coming up with this designs but also he custom made all the tools he uses. Good job.
What's it like to be a genius? Best RUclips channel ever!
TheWoodshed Genius≠Creative
L3 P3 Matthias>Genius
One of the things I like most about you is that you show your "failures" ie. the things didn't do as well as you would have liked and then rethought and did better. It gives us a view into your thought processes and helps us learn. Your idea to sell plans is good, but you could reach much further if you took up helder juka's suggestion and produced them, and although Kevin N suggested in plastic I think in wood has a grander appeal.
Ingenuity + Retired Engineer + little boy's curiosity & imagination = pure innocent joy
AKA Matthias Wandel
This youtube channel was ahead of it's time
Hello from Egypt, Matthias.
I almost feel envious of how easily available wood is in Canada.
Thank you for sharing your talent with the world.
Spectacular, Matthias. Remember: protect yourself and your ideas against unscrupulous businessmen.
I have been enjoying your marble run series. I like the modularity of the pieces, yet each piece is allowed to be distinct.
Between this video and the one you just posted, my day is complete. I can now go back to bed and go to work tomorrow happy.
You are a true master unbelievable, an engineer, artist, and craftsman. I watxh your videos all the time, you are such an inspiration.
The only reason I subscribed to this channel was because I saw that old marble machine he made. So many videos later, so many interesting things.
Rubber bands are indeed not very long lasting. But they are put on the outside so anybody will know how to replace them. It is a toy, after all.
That marble toy you have built is very cool and your equipment that you made it with is very cool.
Whatever meets your needs. You know those better than I do.
At the end, my brain exploded with how much fun it looks!
2:35 That router has an italian accent.
true
LMAO
gruilekzo yeah, I was thinking the same thing! 😀😀
gruilekzo di
i laughed so hard i chocked on my manicotti
Let us agree that this is not a toy, it is an educational model of a pump which could be useful to learn a few scientific fundamentals. Very nice indeed showing the double functions of the circle to pump up and to move sideways to introduce the required valve effect. Well done.
I know it might be obvious but you are amazing at what you do and are nice enough to do it for your friends
As usual a simple yet elegant master piece
I'm delighted with the passion you have for your work!
Brilliant, FUN and inspiring work, as usual Matthias. Can't wait to see these kits on a shelf at the hobby shops!
It's always nice to see things worked well, and come to work well.
You are the right man for this design job! Looking good!
The best channel on RUclips
I also hope that the company takes this in, and maybe I can get one through them. I'll be waiting for that day! And good luck! (Sorry, I forgot to include this in the previous message)
Are you successful in making this into actual kid toys? This needs to exist for children all over the world, it's wonderful.
I didn't think I was that interested in these marble things, but when I came to youtube to look at something else and saw that this was up, i clicked on it surprisingly fast
The marble run blocks is awesome
Really cool. I think you could sell these if you wanted to. Best marble set I have seen.
that is quite impressive. and all the block can be rearranged to anyway possible.
What a lovely little toy that will be.
Marbleous!
Nice one
Didn't see what you did there, could you roll over it again?
you are a genius!
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I cant express how amazed I am... you're incredible, dude!
You always make great projects thx for sharing.
Incredible! Have you figured out a way to have the falling marbles trip the lever that loads them? I am pretty sure you could rule the World if you dial that in. I suspect you could do it.
Very, very cool! Really quite ingenious.
One idea - for the ratcheting arm, I think you could have it just resting in the "down" state (held by gravity) and thereby eliminate the need for that rubber band.
Anyway, insanely cool!
Indeed. Wood grows on trees here!
very beautiful, mind motivating, makes kids enhances there mind,.. thanks Master Matthias,. you are such a gifted woodcraft artist,..! a master of wood
You truly are a genius! Cheers from a future mechanical engineer ;)
Marble is love,marble is life
Wood is love,wood is live
woody
Your kids are going to have an amazing childhood :)
Nice, my Nickel Pump works the same way.
It has such a satisfying sound. I really like it!
Everything you make is amazing, but this is the coolest!
you could have hours and hours of fun with this. Thanks for sharing.
Are you rich yet? May God bless your young family.
Nice use of your homemade machines in this episode!
Feeding bowls will jam, notoriously.
It would. But router bits are terrible at drilling.
I bow down to you Wood God.
Can't wait to get a set.
Neat design. Hope it works out.
bravo pour toutes les réalisations pour les idées un grand coup de chapeau !!!!! je suis admiratif et fan de votre cite merci vraiment super
Thank you for sharing good moments and great ideas ! ...
That´s simply amazing 👍🏻
Matthias,
Simply brilliant.
You would make the perfect woodworks teacher
FREAKING AWESOME!
I can't wait to see this in shops.
ProgrammierSuechtig :( its not in them
pureee talent.
There is not enough energy in the marbles to push the lever. If there was, it would be a perpetual motion machine, and those are impossible. I can't believe how many people don't realize that (from the comments)
Wonderful work! You mentioned that you are working on some new elements to add, I've got a possible idea. Just like in your marble adding machine, the flip-flops, could you turn them upside down? This way, as the marbles are being pushed up from the pump, have a block that will alternate their paths. Then as marbles are being ejected from the top, you could have multiple paths for the marbles to follow.
Very elegant, Matthias! The ONLY criticism I have is if you only have a finite number of marbles to play with, 2 become unusable per level in the rising column... perhaps a ratchet per level that will allow a single marble to be raised in the column, without requiring another behind it to "push" it up the column? Getting too complicated.
You might leave the pump action visible by cantilevering the pivots. Nice mechanism...seeing it work might make simplify debugging and increase visual enjoyment.
Ahh, I see. Well, thanks anyway. Well, keep up the amazing work! Maybe some time in the future, if you are still selling these, I'd like a set.
you could use gearing to reduce the force required to move one marble up, and have one marble be raised by multiple marbles rolling down the ramp. with enough marbles the machine would run for a certain period of time once initiated.
He is making a prototype for manufacturing. Simple and cheap to make is what he wants.
Now, if only there were a way to mechanize the lever so that the whole process was automated. I'm thinking a motor with a cam of some type. But, maybe that would take all the fun out of it. Looking forward to seeing more. Take care.
Now I really do want bench tools!
Only now I watch the marble toy series. Perfect. In these video I had turned on the CC (don't know why), so at first I watched the video and read the text, not listening to the spoken words.
Then you mentioned your brother at 0.18 who invented (according to the CC the mechanism in 1196. I couldn't believe my eyes so I replayed. Nothing changed. Then I put the sound on
and there was probably the right year, 1996.
Very nice! Reminds me of those Rokenbok toys : )
You could actually get around this obvious impossibility and still have an automated mechanical marble lift by using the potential energy from a falling weight of some sort. If the weight's fall were limited by a ratcheting mechanism the energy of its descent could be used to lift marbles.
this is a fantastic idea the only problem is that the higher you want it to go the more marbles you need
I like everything about the pump except the rubber bands. I ould think there would need to be a more 'permanent' solution if put in production.
thank you for your awsome uploads im impressed every time i see this amazing
This guy is a genius!
Nothing is impossible. Use steel ballbearings that roll past magnets that turn and generate enough power to load the next ballbearing. I have a LeCoultre clock that works off of perpetual motion, you can do it Matthias!
Talented af
I acquired a broom handle, poked around under the sofas where my girls play, found all manner of things and 4 marbles. The things I do for science, how does so much stuff get under a 1" gap. The average weight I have for 15-17mm marbles this size is 5.4 grams 0.19oz. With a 1 to 1 lever like this apart from pin wear, a kid could pump 185 marbles=1 Kg, 185 marbles*16mm=2960mm or 9 foot 8 inches, without hurting their finger to much. Hope that helps.
You work very well my friend
how about Archimedes (water) screw mechanism? it was used to bring water from a lower level to a higher level. it is still being used today (grain elevators,ect.)
seems like it (Archimedes screw) would work.
nice woodworking!
This video was uploaded on my birthday and the mechanism whas inventes in the year I was born :)
the old design has its advantage because you can motorize it.
Little magnets so the blocks stick together more securely
Love your design skill. I keep seeing comments about rubber bands, why not use 2 neo magnets one on lever and one in polar reverse so when you push down it is repelling the magnet in the lever. They make a .32 size 1/8 thick. Real ez for you with your skill. Just a thought . Keep up good work...marvin
Cool toy!
Well done!
If anyone's going to backhandedly defy a law of thermodynamics on this planet, it's going to be Matthias. Yes, Mathias with a particle collider. The water wheel is easily connected to a flat-belt and plywood geared transmission by a cross-drilled drywall screw. This turns a generator he found on the side of the road, which powers his particle collider, made entirely of resawn firewood.
When we ask, he will say he did it with white glue. He buys it by the gallon because he uses a lot of it.
You are a Genius.
Very cool. great job...
I hate to burst your bubble but this already exists. I had a set as a kid.
you would only be limited by the amount of marbles and the force being applied to the lever. So if you had enough marbles, and a enough force behind the lever to lift them, then no, there would be no max height.
I love this it would make a great educational toy. I would diffidently buy one.
Wonderful to watch American ingenuity in action ...my kind of person
Well, German-Canadian, but close enough! ;)
Yvan Roy Oh ..
Well I like any ingenuity
Excellent as always, thank you.
that was satisfying af
There is. He's done it already. Simple matter of re-configuring/adapting his vacuum cleaner air engine.
I've said it before and I'll say it again-
YOU ARE MY HERO.
Your very smart and I like it