Rob Thorn

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@tandemwings4733 5 күн бұрын

Nice..!!!

@robertthorn23 5 күн бұрын

thanks

@halliwellization 14 күн бұрын

Patience of a saint you Rob making all those links, great video 👌

@robertthorn23 14 күн бұрын

cheers Gaz. hope you're keeping well bud.

@stevesfascinations1516 14 күн бұрын

Nice project, thanks for sharing. Thumbs up and subscribed

@robertthorn23 14 күн бұрын

thanks for watching.

@SneakyMcBastard 14 күн бұрын

KILLDOZER!!!!!!! You have to do it as a modification once it's finished! This looks like an awesome project, something I have wanted to do since I was a kid so will be following with great interest.

@Pcg496 16 күн бұрын

nice video, cant wait for next video

@robertthorn23 16 күн бұрын

thanks I appreciate the comment

@wesbrackmanthercenthusiast4695 Ай бұрын

I wish that was in ohio I'd love to help restore it to operation we need to bring back our zero fossil fuel Industries take for instance the flour in my pantry bakers corner it's processed 400 miles away from my grocery store + unknown to go to the processing plant from the farm and 15 more miles to my house from the grocery meanwhile southern ohio had 1200 by the 1860s all less than 100 miles

@robertthorn23 Ай бұрын

I agree. I think if we're missing a trick by not producing food and generating electricity at a community level. Thanks for your comment

@riigel Ай бұрын

man, thats massive!

@robertthorn23 Ай бұрын

awesome Victorian engineering

@bethsheeba1198 Ай бұрын

Great video. Love these water wheels. Wish it could be restored.

@tutekohe1361 Ай бұрын

Going by the diameter of the wheel and the size of the flume, it must have created a lot of power. I imagine without the wheel turning, there may be a build-up of radon gas in the bottom of the wheel chamber.

@robertthorn23 Ай бұрын

I think it was rated at 40hp but the torque would be immense.

@johnturnbull8573 Ай бұрын

It needs restoring!

@66lawn_care Ай бұрын

Very impressive! This waterwheel was certainly high-tech in its day.

@mickbatchelor5366 Ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing would like a tour

@robertthorn23 Ай бұрын

Thanks. I was fortunate to get the tour. It was fascinating to learn about that time in history, luddites etc

@TheGibby3340 Ай бұрын

Nice piece of history. Thanks for taking the time 🍻

@robertthorn23 Ай бұрын

thanks for watching

@halliwellization Ай бұрын

you'll be climbing chimneys next Fred ,great video Rob.

@robertthorn23 Ай бұрын

haha I struggle climbing in digger cheers Gaz

@Jkauppa Ай бұрын

Try open tesla turbine instead of the water wheel. Easy to diy from metal. Its just a large stack of discs rotor. Or from plastic sheet discs too.

@robertthorn23 Ай бұрын

the tesla turbine is an interesting idea and something I will have a go at making. thanks

@akashpathave8985 Ай бұрын

great Work ...

@robertthorn23 Ай бұрын

thanks

@nelsondog100 2 ай бұрын

Wouldn’t it be beneficial to add more segments into the water wheel? And what about turning the water feed and walk to a funnel shape?

@robertthorn23 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for commenting. It probably would benefit from more buckets but I would have to rebuild it as it's a welded design. I can improve the feed trough as suggested though.

@paradiselost9946 2 ай бұрын

nice wheel, horrid "generator". fun part is finding out about "jacobs law". how the load and the generator interact. the current that runs through your load also runs through the generator and as the generator has resistance, a proportion of power is always lost there. when equal, its half the power in each. the load should be approximately 5-10X the generators resistance... at this point, the generator cant deliver ALL its power, but the amount of power it can deliver into the actual LOAD versus what it loses itself, is far higher. or, the load the turbine sees is predominately due to the load, rather than the generator AND the load... (short the generator out... theres no power in a "load" but the generator feels locked up, right? its placing maximum load on the turbine/wheel. and all the power is dissipated in the generators windings.) ideally, use a much larger generator, worked well under its max power, THEN it will be reasonably efficient... BIGGER IS BETTER!!!!! if you get a bunch of wirewound resistors, from say, 1R to 100R, and measure the power, and graph the results... youll see a bell curve that peaks when the resistance of load and generator are equal. but running the generator at this load will overheat it. a lower resistance, more heat is in the generator, and a higher resistance, it appears in the load where its wanted. if you then vary the RPM with any load, and graph out those results, you will find there is an ideal RPM it wants to run at... as its permanent magnet based, and its iron can only carry so much flux, and it has only so many conductors... it has a specific RPM it wants to run at. and from there, given the rate of water flow, you know the gear ratio required to get the maximum output from a given diameter... and seriously, these little 12vDC brushed things are a waste of time.. you do yourself no favours. at least hunt around for a washing machine BLDC... and 12v is sort of useless considering a permanent supply like that... as its constant you do have the benefit of really matching the generator to what batteries would require, but its...stupid? adding middle men. losses. as you try to charge batteries off a generator... below the charge threshold, they may as well not be there. but when the voltage rises enough to start charging, they appear as a very low resistance... they draw excess current, the voltage drops below what they need to charge... if it settles down, it finds this voltage where its not really charging but its delivering current... just making heat in the battery rather than charging. youre fighting yourself. throw in a resistor to limit the charge current, and the voltage wont sag so hard, depending on that resistance... but the generator does have to be spun fast enough to produce that peak voltage of full charge, PLUS voltage drop in the resistor. technically the unloaded voltage doesnt matter, as you pull it down to the voltage it needs with the resistor and the battery behaviour. but as the voltage drop in the resistor gets higher a larger amount of energy will be lost there as heat, of course... or you get a fancy charge controller that can do the same job slightly more effectively... that it IS a constant supply does simplify matching it to batteries, admittedly. but batteries are stupid. inverters are stupid. relying on magical black boxes and beeping things with wifi connectivity that cant be repaired... use a proper mains generator gen head. you just have to gear it to run at 3000... assuming 50hz. or find a diesel 4 pole one for 1500rpm... could find a little nasty 900W thing for free, im sure! but remember, bigger is better! (junkyards?) throw a flywheel on the wheel, ie, a car tyre or two full of concrete or water... give it some inertia for smoother output, for the next step... getting fancy, but also sort of necessary... a governed sluice. restrict flow when its unloaded. try for a constant speed... play around with weights and springs and levers... assuming 15-20L a second there... over a metre, should be some decent power... shame you dont use the whole fall you have either... but i know.. pipework costs money :( and theres no decent turbine on the market, imho. should be more like 1KW than 10W! i would kill for a stream like that... got to do a pelton wheel setup years ago, and i did exactly that... a commercial 5KVA gen head and a simple governor. ran for ten years no issues before the property was sold... sigh... i wonder what they did with it? single wire earth return HV transmission line using a microwave oven transformer at each end... ran his microwave, stereo, TV, fridge, a couple of lights, 24/7. could just get a griller hot before the penstock ran out, lol... always meant to make it a bit bigger... friends shack in the aussie bush, had a creek and a 50M vertical rock face... ideal pelton territory. this is a location where you want to play with francis or other pressure type turbines... start reading!

@robertthorn23 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment, There's always a lot to learn

@gregedwards1087 2 ай бұрын

There has been a lot of "Free Energy" bullshit on KZbin recently, but this is not one of them. With this device there is energy being input into the device by the movement of water which spins the wheel (turbine) and in turn it spins the generator which produces electricity in this case, (in the past water wheels have been used to power machinery by turning the water movement into rotational movement thereby producing mechanical energy to crush grain and power other machinery), the electricity is then used in a local grid or stored in batteries for later use. There is a cost in the materials and maintenance to start and keep the machinery going but the energy produced is essentially cost free, it is not energy free, when there is a constant flow of water there will be electricity available in a limited supply, no flowing water, no electricity, you can mitigate that problem by also setting up wind and solar systems which can overlap and provide more power but there are times when the Sun don't shine, the wind don't blow and the water don't flow all at the same time, hopefully though those time will be rare. Nice job BTW Rob. 👍

@robertthorn23 2 ай бұрын

There are still some old mill wheels remaining today, which if recommissioned could probably generate enough power to charge battery's for a whole village. thanks for your comment

@gregedwards1087 2 ай бұрын

@@robertthorn23, It is nice to see that there is actually something on KZbin that is honest, inspiring and interesting. Look forward to more of your content, past and future. Cheers.

@colinvanful 2 ай бұрын

wow it must be 30 years since i saw someone use an AVO !

@robertthorn23 2 ай бұрын

I've given up buying the £30 ammeters off ebay, they don't last 2 minutes reading amps. No problem for the AVO though

@wideyxyz2271 2 ай бұрын

❤

@TheGibby3340 2 ай бұрын

I like it. Very Tim Hunkin like. Maybe next version could be counterbalanced and bidirectional. Two buckets and valved so it spills a little to tip the balance at the end of travel. Sequenced fill valves to keep the whole work going 🤣 Ok,ok I’ll stop now. Nice work. 🍻

@robertthorn23 2 ай бұрын

thanks. The idea's got legs, one day I will have another go at the grav geny

@nedbushcrafter7185 3 ай бұрын

Lister petter built in stroud in gloucestershie ,some of the best engines ever built old amd still runs like a dream ❤ my dad used to work for them

@robertthorn23 3 ай бұрын

thanks for commenting. I'm going to make a few more videos featuring Lister engines.

@nedbushcrafter7185 3 ай бұрын

@robertthorn23 look forward to seeing them 👍

@sayeedsayeed8720 3 ай бұрын

👍👍👍

@samrustan 3 ай бұрын

Is that gasoline fed?

@robertthorn23 3 ай бұрын

This one runs on diesel. I will post a video on a lister petrol shortly

@matthewm3927 3 ай бұрын

I still have and use mine that I made in shop class in 1993!

@stevemcelwain5172 3 ай бұрын

Your Brass Hammer Vid brought me here... Love your vids. Subscribed!

@robertthorn23 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and subscribing.

@stevemcelwain5172 3 ай бұрын

I love that Radius turning tool! I would have never thought to make one like that. Simple and effective!

@stepheneurosailor1623 3 ай бұрын

👍

@deforrest5611 4 ай бұрын

THUMBS DOWN ON ACCOUNT OF THAT DREADFUL MUSIC

@emmanueltimote5299 4 ай бұрын

But im supposed to believe we build the pyramids.

@truebluethecat 4 ай бұрын

Very cool. My grandfather had one of these. Never seen it used though

@SgtKickAzzYT 4 ай бұрын

Thats siiiick

@spacedorito9812 4 ай бұрын

They should make them again in the modern age with no electricity required

@dangson302 4 ай бұрын

Nah, your modern blowtorch will need electricity to power the bluetooth/wifi smart module, so you can check the temperature from your smartphone and shut it off when you are not at home.

@Sinrise 4 ай бұрын

Super cool old blowtorch. Every plumber had one of those back in the day.

@U.S.Citizen... 4 ай бұрын

I'd love to have one

@alecpuleston 4 ай бұрын

Maverick from siege?

@robertthorn23 4 ай бұрын

interesting reference. had to google it.

@dominykasbrasas9171 4 ай бұрын

Is that a flamethrower? Can you explain the mechanism I am very intrigued

@robertthorn23 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for commenting. It's a paraffin blow torch. It is intriguing how it works by pre heating the paraffin into vapor, which is forced through a nozzle and in turn makes the flame.