not sure of your plans but if you use a jump (or two) to cross the lift push-rod's path you could leave the inner circle and then re-enter...love your videos!
@CopperGravity Жыл бұрын
Hey, thanks for the great idea. Stay tuned / subscribed for a full update in the next epsiode on what my downhill plans are. :)
@bobhuber6628 Жыл бұрын
Looking good. Fingers crossed🤞it remains stable when more track and its subsequent vibration are added. Keep up the excellent work.
@CopperGravity Жыл бұрын
Fingers crossed Bob. Thanks as always for the comment.
@HenryKamp Жыл бұрын
Loving these videos, I just started watching this morning and I've already caught up pretty much. I'm excited to see how the downhill tracks weave their way through the maze of supports, and i hope very much to see balls crossing that invisible barrier of the pusher rod at least a couple times on the way down! I also think the downhill stuff will stiffen up the whole machine dramatically. Keep it up, you've earned a subscriber!
@CopperGravity Жыл бұрын
Hi Henry. Thanks for your lovely comment. 👍
@paulzauner6896 Жыл бұрын
woah dude i was already thinking about how to make the exit, so funny that you figured it out by accident 😅
@CopperGravity Жыл бұрын
Yes that was funny for me too.
@mistsemy1522 Жыл бұрын
Awesome job man. 👍
@CopperGravity Жыл бұрын
Thanks! 👍
@LittleBallCreations Жыл бұрын
If you narrow the track at the top and drop the height of one side the balls will just fall off that side.
@CopperGravity Жыл бұрын
Thanks.
@janmachacek4866 Жыл бұрын
Great video as always. Your approach is interesting. But I don't think it's reliable. The balls are heavy and wiggle the construction, which adds randomness to the balls. As someone who also builds ball contraptions (though not from copper), I can tell you the balls are going to find a way out. That would especially be problematic if you want it to be in a museum. If I were on your place, I would rather go for some kind of mechanism, that let's the balls go straight in one direction, but doesn't let them go in the other direction, if you know what I mean. Similar to a meachanism that's used in pull-back motors to keep an axle spinning. The balls would change a direction when the dragging arm becomes too short and the balls would roll downhill. Whatever you'll do with it, good luck with it.
@TheTrailSnail Жыл бұрын
It's easy to say from an armchair far away, but it does seem like something more elegant could be achieved. The lifting pole is narrow, so raising one side of the lift track and bringing it in a little should cause it to fall inward... Still, you make things look much nicer than I could!
@CopperGravity Жыл бұрын
Hi, Thanks so much for the comment, You have made think in a different direction. I will keep these ideas in mind if (or when) reliabilty becomes an issue. If necessary, I think I could remove the whole escape module and replace it with something less bouncy. Lets see!
@CopperGravity Жыл бұрын
I really appreciate all ideas, from all types of chairs! Even if the idea isn't used by me, I still enjoy reading them and of course, I'm always happy to learn new stuff and build on others ideas on this sculpture or a future one.
@Rich.ard7210 ай бұрын
You're sending the ball the wrong way to start off with. Then it hits the deflection bar. Maybe a ramp with the outer side staying high while the inner rail should lower to top it in wards. Hard to explain
@CopperGravity10 ай бұрын
Thanks for the comment Rich. I really did try everything and just lowering the inside rail made the ball drop steeply down without enough horizontal travel. When I found this bounce system I had to use it as it was the only solution with enough horizontal travel. Cheers. 👋