Finished Rolling Ball Sculpture - RBS5 - EP 11

This sculpture has taken me 6 months from concept, through to design, build, test and complete. It features a unique design to lift the balls from the base to the top, using a rotating vertical pusher.
Hope you enjoy the video 🙂 and thanks very much for finding me here in this little niche corner of the internet.
This sculpture is now on display at the Mad Museum in Stratford Upon Avon. Link below.
I'm taking a short break from building as I've got to move house and will be without a workshop for a while. See you later in the year from a new workshop! Be sure to subscribe to be notified of my return.
🌈 Who knew soldering to music was a thing? Here are the tracks I've used:
0:00 A Hard Truth - Wanderer's Trove
2:47 Toys in Space - Ecobel
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[@sisyphuscranerigging7792]

Thanks KZbin for finally getting Copper-Gravity in my feed! This sculpture has a great feature that always tickles me - a Unique Lift. Great to see a beautiful invention applied to getting the ball up and this is one of them - great work!

[@CopperGravity]

Thanks so much for commenting. Made my day! 👍🙌🫶

[@Jake-nb2ts]

Amazing craftsmanship!

[@CopperGravity]

Thanks for the comment Jake. 😎

[@hyahmuleart7144]

This machine has both mechanical melody and mechanical harmony. I’m surprised how much the addition of the drive arm circling around, conducting the movement, adds to the overall effect. It anchors the eyes the whole time. It serves like a bagpipe’s drone or bias lighting, complementing the dominant action perfectly. I really look forward to seeing you back here once you’ve set up again.

[@CopperGravity]

Hey Hyah, thanks so much for your poetic comments! I really appreciate and agree with them. Bless you.

[@carlscattergood4121]

Thanks for the videos so far. I look forward to the next one from your new workshop. I love the building as much as watching them running. Good luck on your moving house/workshop, hope to see you soon.

[@CopperGravity]

Glad you like them! Thanks Carl

[@MicrobyteAlan]

Well executed. Take care, see you when you get set up. 👋👍👍

[@CopperGravity]

Thanks 👍 Can't wait for the new place!

[@IHaveaPinkBeard]

Looks super wonderful!!!

[@CopperGravity]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@rgoodleaf]

Very much looking forward to even more unique marble runs from your new (and probably improved) workshop! Keep up the good work! Your videos have inspired me to look into building one of my own marble sculptures.

[@CopperGravity]

Thank you very much! Good luck with your own builds. :)

[@fredericapanon207]

A lovely piece of work. I look forward to seeing more once you have set up your new workshop.

[@CopperGravity]

Thanks, you and me both!

[@madforit9661]

Great job

[@CopperGravity]

Cheers Thanks Ta !

[@bobhuber6628]

Very nice final product. Great job.

[@CopperGravity]

Glad you liked it! Thanks Bob.

[@MCSmartboy]

Well done mate, brilliant!

[@CopperGravity]

Thanks a lot!

[@shylock97]

So elegant and artistic. It's beautiful.

[@CopperGravity]

Thank you 🙏

[@jamesjones762]

Awesome. I just started soldering and it looks terrible but I’m improving. I copy the lifts I see on the internet but yours are incredible beautiful and flawless. I couldn’t do them justice. Well done sir!

[@CopperGravity]

Thanks very much. Good luck with yours!

[@michaelosmon]

You did a wonderful job. It's so beautiful. I would have spent a lot of extra time strengthening it and it would have only taken away from its beautiful simplicity. Did you ever try coating the twisted copper in flux and soldering lightly in the center of the spiral? I was shocked at how much stronger it got...I see you use that as supports. Also copper plating is surprisingly not that difficult. I appreciate you, thanks for the inspiration

[@CopperGravity]

Thank you! 😊

[@danalandin2255]

Having made a few RBS’s, Well done! Two slight viewpoints. One, not a big fan of the wobblies (the tracks wobbling around as the heavier metal bearings cascade about). Two, the one post pickup makes the ball drops limiting (time wise). If using the thinner copper wire, might consider going to a lighter glass marble?

[@CopperGravity]

Tanks for the comments. The wobbles come from the balls hitting the thin wire such a long way up from the base. I am not fond of glass marbles as they vary in size and weight so much. I like the predictability of the tighter tolerance of stainless steel balls.

[@danalandin2255]

@@CopperGravity I use the glass marbles. I wrap some soldering wire around the size of a prefered marble. Get them in bags of about 50. Then just go through the bag one by one. Putting each through the little hoop. Fyi, found out that temperature and humidity levels play a part in the track runs as well. Also, any type ball used will eventually get dirty and need to be cleaned over time.

[@mattiasfagerlund]

I just binged these - very nice! Maybe your soldering iron tip could use a solid wire wooling, it looks very sooty indeed. Or is that a graphite tip? Hm... would explain the color.

[@fredericapanon207]

@MattiasFagerlund, yes, he often uses a graphite carbon electrode for resistance soldering of the joints. It keeps the heat much more localized, depending on where he puts the grounding clip.

[@CopperGravity]

This^^ 🙏

[@pspaces]

Bravo, you made a wonderful piece of art 😮 👏👏👏

[@CopperGravity]

Thank you very much! Really appreciate your feedback. :)

[@santafefolklorica]

GENIAL!

[@CopperGravity]

THANKS :) !

[@experimentosconjailerpache9248]

WHAT A WONDERFUL INVENTION ...IT REQUIRES CONCENTRATION AND PATIENCE. I IMAGINE IT THANKS.... JAILER PACHECO ... COLOMBIA

[@CopperGravity]

Thank You! :)