Designing and constructing a Ticker

[@crashpodROCK]

Wonderfully detailed explanation, Art, thank you. Ironically I’m also a software engineer and about 5 years ago I caught the same kinetic art bug...it’s a challenge to keep my mind on the job when all I want to do is be in my shed doing projects like this. Really awesome work, cleverly designed, and much appreciated for helping the rest of us. cheers, Ian

[@sideshowland]

one minute in and fascinated cant wait to take the time to explore the rest of your channel

[@ynnebbenny]

You never cease to AMAZE me. LOVE LOVE LOVE this brain ;)

[@scottmantooth8785]

things like this are very hypnotic...love how quiet and meditative they are

[@ploxandthankyou]

I have no idea how I arrived to this video but glad I did and now want to build one. Impressive work

[@TheKoodus]

Its amazing man thank you! I think I'm getting a bit obsessed with gears lol, this is amazing!

[@ronald44181000]

Very nice design you have here. Hope to be able to purchase another of your amazing Software Packages. Still using your Infamous Mach 3 and still after more than a Decade and almost 2, learning to make it work for me. Finally got back to my favorite past time designing Clock Trains. Hope you keep at and keep putting out Great Engineering Examples for those of us who love to tinker.

[@whiskeymountainwood]

A video on the bat would be awesome. I've built a couple David C. Roy like sculptures over the years but none ran as smoothly as his do and definitely didn't look as nice. Thank you for sharing this video with us and I look forward to future videos on the subject.

[@flieger315]

Thank you really much for your detailled explanations. Me, as a office guy could understand the first time, what a ticker is an how it works, Although my grandgrandfather was a German black forest clock manufacturer back in 1908. His pendellum masterpiece clock is still ticking behind us. The video catched my mind to build my own ticker,. maybe i try.

[@ArtofCNC]

Thanks, Im glad it inspired .

[@ukulelefatman]

Thank you for posting your creation. I have had an interest in kinetic art for years and have been frustrated by the lack of open source material online. You have inspired me to just dive in and don't fear the unknown. Understanding the vital basics of the movement is the push I needed. Thanks again for you're time, and please explain the "Bat" mech if you ever get a chance!!!

[@ArtofCNC]

I will be doing a short photo explanation of the bat shortly on the gearotics forum.. Thx for the comments

[@KenToonz]

Very clever and mesmerizing to watch. Thanks for sharing!

[@jxgreer]

Thank you! Great project while we are on lock down.

[@sham1234567891]

Wonderful work! I am contemplating other uses for this masterpiece. Once I am done with I shall post it.Like you, this field happens to be among my passion activities. I am a Medic recently retired but all my life has been partly dedicated to innovations on the field of science and technology. Hope to come up with something as useful as beautiful as your. Bravo!

[@ArtofCNC]

Thanks, Have fun building it, it really isnt too difficult and looks great on the wall, mine still hangs in its original spot after all this time and a few tickers later. :)

[@davidpaxton9608]

Very clever, I would be interested in seeing the Bat Ticker.

[@MuleTeeth]

Hey Art, just recently found this video, found it inspirational and purchased Gearotic. Love the program so far. I just started designing my first ticker.... hopefully, there will be many more to come. I'd love to see the Bat video if you can still make a video for that one. Thanks again...

[@ArtofCNC]

Hi Jeff, I havent as yet made one for the bat, though I may by end of summer show a video on its parts and how to design one.

[@IIBLANKII]

You probably won’t see this message, but thank you a lot. I’ve been thinking about a way to design a mouse trap car with an escapement mechanism similar to the ones in kinetic sculpture art. This really helped putting it into a better perspective.

[@ArtofCNC]

Thank you. Im happy it helped, its a fascinating a fun field to play in.

[@TheWindGinProject]

Hi Arthur, This is such a neat project. I’ve sent your video to some other KZbinrs that I’m sure will also get a kick out of this. I was able to open the .dxf files. I was not able to open the PDF files but I’m pretty sure that’s a computer issue on my end. Thanks for sharing so many cool videos! - Bill J.

[@ahmadaboalroub4662]

WHERE IS THE DXF FILES

[@TheWindGinProject]

gearotic.com/ESW/FavIcons/index.php?topic=908.0 If the link I included in this message doesn't show up because YT may block it; go to the Gear Head Forum on the gearotic website and serch for Simitar. I'm not sure why the link is not listed in the description. Good Luck! BTW, I'm trying to find a wood worker to build a wind powered rolling ball sculpture that I have a video of if you are interested. I just want to see my updated version built by someone. The YT title is: Rolling Ball Sculpture - Wind Powered - DIY Art Project

[@TheWindGinProject]

I made a 3D model to understand how it all goes together. I hope this helps clear up things a bit. I did make PDF’s but there are a few minor modifications as you can see in the video. KZbin Title = Scimitar 3D

[@divya4861]

thank you very much. It really helps. :)

[@DrBwts]

nice one Art. Its nice to have the nitty gritty spelt out :D

[@ArtofCNC]

One is currently still in the works.

[@JasonEllisBuilds]

Brilliant! Awesome Arthur thanks for this.

[@ibbepersson1991]

Thank you very much for this ( this great thing ) ;) .... keep going Man 👊🏼👍🏼

[@MrLeopain]

What size bearings do you use, do you have the number?

[@KingTesticus]

a very articulate explanation.

[@bessyvalayil1831]

It looks really wounderful. I tried the website for the plan. Is it still available?

[@ArtofCNC]

It ca n be found at the forum linked at www.gearotic.com

[@stuba4197]

hi .can you please name a program that simulates objects movement before i cut it ?

[@HRITAGECACTC]

Thank you. I have been searching internet for many days to find out how this works. Im not an engineer but curious. BUT i could not locate the files of detail drawings

[@thuannguyen1284]

Adam Maniku - Maizan me too

[@majesticcock3308]

me too

[@automationguy7718]

Art, I've been using your stuff for years, and just found your channel. You are an absolute genius. The world is lucky you use your power for good rather than evil. :D Thanks for doing what you do!

[@ArtofCNC]

Shhhhh, everybody will find us..

[@donaldpalmer4754]

I had trouble finding the downloads. Could you post them here?

[@ArtofCNC]

gearotic.com/GearHeads/viewforum.php?f=15 Can be found in attachments to various posts in this forum

[@amosmoses139]

It may be easy for you to understand you are obviously a very intelligent person! While I understood a lot would you be able to use a pointer when pointing out parts you are describling? I have always wanted to see this explanation showing the works of the ticker. Great job. I just wonder if these kenetic sculptures could designed and built without a computer/cad program? Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

[@PTM1956]

Thank You to show this mecanism.

[@eccopierce247]

can you post plans or a video of how you made that first one too?

[@ArtofCNC]

Sorry Ecco , the Bat was done a piece at a time with no drawings so I have no real data to use in a video.

[@elyaceatf5728]

Thanks Art Fenerty Nice work.

[@artofcuret]

Art - What kind of laser cutter are you running in your workspace? Is it a specific brand you recommend? Are you pleased with the cutting it does?

[@ArtofCNC]

I have a 10 watt , a 40 watt, both cartesian, and a 50 watt galvo , each has its use. I generally like lasers a lot.. :)

[@artofcuret]

@@ArtofCNC Did you build your laser cutters yourself or did you purchase them? If purchased, what brand of machine? Sorry to be nosey but I am seeking a 40 watt cutter for my own shop so I am asking people in the know.

[@ArtofCNC]

@@artofcuret I bought a mornstar 40 watt long ago , it works well. The other two I built from Ebay parts. If youve never had one, Id try one of the cheaper K40 type lasers, they work fairly well really...

[@thebyrdsnestcc5141]

What are the steps to get this in PDF format? Like 1:1 paper template to use a band saw or a scroll saw? I went to gearotic and download the zip for Scimatar but nothing on my computer will open it so I can print everything I need. Thank you in advance

[@ArtofCNC]

You might try AutoSkecth, it should load the dxf's, and output in different formats. If you install Gearotic the Program Vexx will load the dxf's and output them as svg's, that may help in printing them.

[@thebyrdsnestcc5141]

@@ArtofCNC ok thank you very much. I will try that.

[@TheTheronStudio]

Hi, I'm just watching your video, great work, and wanted to try my hand at it. But if I go to the site I can't locate it?

[@ArtofCNC]

Hi: Check the topic "Tickers", plans are attached to a few of the posts. -- Art

[@dragonclaw1037]

art.. do you have a working project file that we can download to see how it all fits together.. reverse engineer per say

[@jimpriest5572]

Art, I have downloaded the files you provided (Thank you for that) and am at the stage of assembly. Throughout the video, you point out the use of ball bearings...Further, you mentioned you use 1/4 inch brass rod for the arbors, so I'm assuming I need to source several 1/4 ID x 1/2 OD flanged bearings. Are other sizes needed?

[@ArtofCNC]

Jim, no that should do you. I buy mine on ebay 50 at a time, when they show up. I used that size because I got them cheap so dont feel married to that size. Also, soak them in a solvent so they get real loose and fast.. makes it run longer.

[@jimpriest5572]

Go to gearotic.com/ESW/FavIcons/index.php?topic=908.0 Once on this page look carefully for SCIMTAR.zip. The text is small and sits just below a thin dividing line beneath and to the left under the first entry block on that page.

[@yvettereynolds5945]

Where is the file …?

[@johnhayes6414]

Hope I can one day make one. I am not great at math ughhhh

[@DocMicha]

Hello, I am very impressed, I dream of builing Clocks since I was a young guy (53 y.o.). I will order your wonderful software. Regards Michael

[@aleXelaMec]

Great one. Question: how do you calculate power spring? thanks

[@ArtofCNC]

Hi: I used a 4lb spring, but I just hapened to have one that size.. I suspect the design will work with any reasonable size spring..

[@aleXelaMec]

hm... i need to make spring which will rotate the rod veeery slow and for minutes.

[@ArtofCNC]

To rotate very slow, youd need a large mass for the vanes to raise their intertial moment. The spring I used was from Vulcan Springs, you can check their specs for power vs thickness of stell..etc.. Ive never made a spring from scratch. I suspect Trial and error is the way to go..

[@aleXelaMec]

I see Thanks, will work on that )

[@vihascmohan4557]

can u send dxf file

[@unomenosgarcia2476]

Gracias por compartir.

[@MeekersDad]

Is your website down?

[@ArtofCNC]

Seems OK from here.

[@IIBLANKII]

Here is the link. I think it’s the right one, and this one should just be clickable. gearotic.com/ESW/FavIcons/index.php?board=15.0

[@ArtofCNC]

Sorry, just an edit to shorter length.

[@sirvaldo54]

thanks for this

[@ArtofCNC]

their in the Ticker topic in the gearotic forum. Thx Art

[@randyprescott9521]

Thanks Art

[@vytas3a]

Thanks. Werry intrestin...

[@فكروابتكر-ج9ش]

edcational art thank you

[@sanhvokhac3153]

good

[@cristinaanteo3212]

Good morning could you speak on spanish??? thank you

[@sky173]

43:58 - I hope I see one on the Bat. I searched and haven't seen one yet. Thanks. EDIT : never mind... found it! kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z4DMeamnad12mM0