Full Timelapse Build of a Rolling Ball Sculpture

[@tacolands]

I like the idea of having the sculpture spin with the 'pushing rod' static

[@CopperGravity]

Great idea. There is someone on KZbin who is making rotating 3D copper wire sculptures like this idea.

[@MrCpolzin]

That was absolutely awesome ! What a clever way to elevate the balls. A very impressive build, I had to show my wife and she was totally amazed too. Thank you for such mesmerizing content.

[@CopperGravity]

Thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@mssmmgnn]

Really original lift mechanism, smart idea, never seen before. Thumbs up👍

[@CopperGravity]

Thanks for the comment. I love the original idea.

[@HyperspacePirate]

Man this is cool. Love the solder work

[@CopperGravity]

Thanks 👍

[@bjohnjunior]

amazing and so relaxing to watch!

[@CopperGravity]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@scotthaefele6585]

Fantastic video

[@CopperGravity]

Thanks! 😃

[@anguswyllie9605]

Hello! I absolutely love your sculptures and designs. I have been madly in love with marble runs since I was a kid, now i'm an engineer and i bought a soldering iron for some electronics projects about a year ago and you've inspired me to try making a run! I bought some galvanised wire and clips on ebay, wish me luck :)

[@CopperGravity]

Thank you so much! Good luck. 👍🤞

[@CopperGravity]

Thank you so much! Good luck. 👍🤞

[@MrDancyPantsTV]

I love the ingenious design of the pusher. Watching it going around, I had a thought of a piece of hinged track at the top that lines up with the ramp that acts like a one-way gate that lifts up to let the balls through. The pusher pushes the balls up through and the ramp extends higher than the pusher rod. When it reaches the limit of its length, the pusher rod moves under the balls and the balls roll backwards down the ramp and onto the rails of the switch that it pushed up through and on their way. Not sure if that made sense, but I would wonder if that would work.

[@CopperGravity]

Hi Mr Pants. I also thought of a swing gate system. Something like you described sounds great. Thanks for your comment, very appreciated. ⭐️

[@stenhansen7821]

Wauuu total healing

[@CopperGravity]

Indeed.

[@drooten]

Like very much. Nice work.

[@CopperGravity]

Thank you! Cheers! 👋

[@Mowikan]

Awesome!

[@CopperGravity]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@JoydeepMajumder-lonewolf]

just thinking - what if you also add a spiral to the vertical pusher rod..so that way it adds a separate function and path to either slide down ..or spiral up...the balls

[@CopperGravity]

Sounds a good idea. Thanks.

[@madforit9661]

Brilliant

[@JoydeepMajumder-lonewolf]

Loved this sculpture..just two queries.was the flip flop made out of copper wire..second was it brazed or soldered ?

[@CopperGravity]

Hi. Yes it was definitely copper. Sorry but can’t remember how it was soldered. I usually try resistance first and then switch to flame soldering if more heat is required.

[@helenroe1140]

Hi, just watching a few of your videos of build and final sculptures which are somewhat hypnotic. There's something about moving art which is so much better that stationary art. I'm starting to experiment with some very basic track and I was using galvanised wire. For this I have to use acid flux. With your copper do you use rosin cored flux? Also what is that tool you use to melt the solder? - it looks like a carbon tip with an earth clamp. Why do you use steel balls rather than marbles? I'll start working my way through the rest of your videos to gain more knowledge. Keep up the good work - I've got a lot to learn.

[@CopperGravity]

Hi Helen. Thanks for the lovely message questions. I do use rosin core solder for my copper wire joints. In the beginning when I started out I was trying galvanised wire. But I found it very hard, needed flux and often went rusty quickly. Copper is much nicer material and I no longer use flux. My iron is a Resistance one and I have two videos about it on my channel. You can still use a more traditional heat iron, but you’ll need a more powerful one with larger gauge wires. Enjoy your crafting!!! 👍👍👍

[@fredericapanon207]

Is there a maximum number of balls that the pusher rod can push?

[@CopperGravity]

Two. The pusher is strong enough to push more balls, but the combined weight of three or more balls causes the tracks to open and the balls fall through.

[@artenka]

did you have problems with soldering? Did the half rings fit well or could they fall off in the process? I'm doing the same thing right now and I'm having problems.

[@CopperGravity]

Hi. It is something you have to be very careful about and learn to deal with. Good luck with your builds.

[@maineoutdoorsman677]

Kinda of like a ride at park , Paint the balls red black ,blue white

[@CopperGravity]

Yes indeed. Thanks for the comment.

[@bobhuber6628]

Hope the move is going well

[@CopperGravity]

Thanks Bob.

[@fredericapanon207]

I had missed how hitting the bell neatly left the ball in the groove to be picked up by the pusher

[@CopperGravity]

Yes it works well and means that the groove does two jobs. Space for the pusher and the ball queue.

[@experimentosconjailerpache9248]

maravillosa creacion o.k

[@CopperGravity]

Thanks.

[@Melo7849]

Ego check. He claimed that he invented the locomotion of the ball lift. My physics teacher would disagree. All of the concepts he used are well known and the math exists too. He’s a fabricator not an inventor.

[@CopperGravity]

Reality check. But I never claimed to invent physics… or electricity or gravity or copper mining for that matter…. For context, I don’t believe this mechanism have been used for an RBS lift and a year on, I still think it’s unique. Thanks for the laugh and you made me question the whole point of everything I’ve ever done.

[@Melo7849]

A fabricator is not an inventor, as inventors are not fabricators. If this claim of inventing the lifting mechanism is true, then the definition of the word is being misused. Under that same rule, I have tons of inventions. I’m sure I’m the 1st person to lace my shoe laces the way I do. That’s mine!! All me. No one else. Patent!!! I do some fabrication too, so every jig I build so I can build, is my invention too. Patent!! -by the way, the use of jibs would make your fabrication more precise. The jelly welding you were doing looked difficult and painfully time consuming.

[@timehunter9467]

@@Melo7849You’re not a nice person are you?

[@Melo7849]

@@timehunter9467 is a moron. Yeah, I’m mean towards people who claim grandiose things about themselves. A fabricator is not an inventor. Then this moron comes out of no where to call me a ‘not a nice person’. Go back to school, you stupid motherfucker.

[@nee3029]

Shut up Sheldon, go play in the dirt 🤦🏼‍♂️