Pedal Powered Spin Dryer Bricolaje Centrifugadora a pedal Brico Essoreuse à pédale. sub Eng/Fr

[@maxwellspeedwell2585]

As an old bicycle mechanic let me offer these suggestions; *Drill a 1/8” hole through the inner, & outer body of the freewheel. Insert a hardened steel pin (better known as a 1/8” drill bit. For clearance in the frame you may need to cut, or break your drill bit to a shorter length. The drill bit allows you to emulate an electric washer; *pedal forward for five seconds, resting for thirty seconds, pedal backwards for five seconds, rest for thirty seconds. Your clothes will be clean, and you won’t be pedaling for great lengths of time. Remove the steel pin. This will allow freewheeling so you can rinse, and spin dry the clothes.

[@albertafarmer8638]

You are a genius! GOD bless from Canada.

[@Organikmechanic]

Thank you, I truly appreciate your feedback. Best wishes from Normandie, Andy.

[@albertafarmer8638]

@@Organikmechanic Normandie, how nice! GOD bless you 👋

[@germandtputter3482]

Nice I like the set-up thanks for sharing

[@blueckaym]

Nice one! I think many appliances can be adapted to pedal powered. I actually came to this video by searching for pedal powered larger volume centrifuge for separating а (heavier) pollutant from (lighter) fluid (specifically 3d printing resin from alcohol). I fell on the bike path while looking for strong bottle holders, and remembered about bottle cages on bikes ... Now I only have to adapt to a standing bike, switch the rotor to horizontal (to use as a centrifuge flywheel), and pull it further back (or front) to allow it to spin freely with few bottles attached without risk of hitting anything in the way.

[@Organikmechanic]

Hi there, this sounds like an interesting project. If you keep the rear wheel on the raised/supported machine, you could take a friction drive off the tyre wall (a little like that for a dynamo) this would give you a driveshaft that will be turned through 90 degrees. What would be the mass of the bottles with the ink in? There may be too much to get them moving via the small contact area of the friction drive. It would be fun to try, though! On second thoughts, you could drive, by friction, a horizontally mounted bike wheel (the redundant front wheel perhaps) attached to the same pallet running on its' own spindle and have the bottles on that. Whatever you do, I hope you have fun with it, there are plenty of old bicycles and pallets around. Good luck with your project and thanks for watching and for your interesting question. Best wishes from Normandie, Andy.

[@blueckaym]

@@Organikmechanic , thanks for the suggestions! I'm thinking of using 2 (or 4) bottles of at least 500ml each. Two bottles by 1~1.5L each would be great, but 2x500ml would be the minimum I think, to process about 3L of dirty alcohol in few runs. I'll consider and probably ask you again, when I start working on it :)

[@teslababbage]

Brilliant video. Just an idea but could the drying action be improved by simultaneously blowing air outwards through the spinning damp clothes by fitting a centrifugal compressor (driven by the pedals) at the centre of the drum? That way it acts like putting the clothes on a washing line, with the forced air passing through the clothes acting to evaporate the water they contain? Best Regards, Darren

[@Organikmechanic]

Hi Darren, thanks for your kind comment, much appreciated. Nice idea having air forced through the drum and washing. The spin cycle is forcing the laundry against the drum walls so I think there would not be much chance of the air finding an easy route through the fabric. On the other hand, as I mention in the video, tumble-drying may be an option i.e. lower speed of the drum but introduce a steady flow of warmed air furnished from a solar collector, so that the drum contents have a chance to become 'unstuck' from the drum walls and 'free fall' in the warmed air passing through. I think I'll let nature finish off the drying cycle on the line at the moment. Thanks for the input and Best Wishes from Normandie, Andy.

[@fuego_del_cielo]

Bueno ese inbento see claramente que es efectivo que si funsiona

[@The-Good-Life-Off-Grid]

Just bought Land out in Portugal and I’m looking for ideas I will definitely have to come to you. See you can help me fix one of these up brilliant love it😊

[@Organikmechanic]

Hi, in the written details below the video, you'll find links to my blog 'The Green Lever' where there are more details on the spin dryer construction, plus written details of loads of other 'off-grid' projects, including the 'pedal-powered washing machine'. These blog posts have links to my videos here on KZbin, so, hopefully, you should be good to go. If you do require further info., don't hesitate to contact me. By the way, if you have the chance, have a look at my articles on the compost toilet, an essential if you want to be off grid. Good luck and thanks for your comments Best Wishes, Andy.

[@The-Good-Life-Off-Grid]

I’m living part time off grid for 6 years now I have land I will be full time off grid I will definitely be looking foreword to see your other videos thank you again helen 😊

[@Organikmechanic]

@@The-Good-Life-Off-Grid That's great, we hope to be starting a new off grid project later this year. The time is right to be autonomous! Andy.

[@GhostxDreams]

quite interesting thanks

[@Organikmechanic]

Sorry for not replying earlier but I've been off-line for a few days (re-siting a second computer system). So glad you liked this, it won First Prize in an Instructables.com competition! Thanks for watching and commenting. Warmest wishes from France, Andy.

[@trackie1957]

You could use the original vee belt as a brake. Fix it to a stout wood lever and have it very loosely lying in the pulley groove. As soon as you apply pressure on the lever, you will have a very effective brake.

[@Organikmechanic]

Hey Trackie, that's a great idea. This pulley is for a flat belt but it should work just the same. Time for me to go and play! Many thanks for watching and your suggestion, I really appreciate it. Best wishes from Normandie, Andy.

[@ahorseman4ever1]

What if you just took the tire off the rim and then used a belt from the rim to the washer. Pullies are easily mounted. That way you would have your free wheel the way you wanted it.

[@ahorseman4ever1]

Also if you leave the bicycle intact you can use the derailleur to switch gears for your spin cycle. The wheel will also act as a flywheel keeping energy that you already pedaled .

[@Organikmechanic]

Hi, a good suggestion and I've been and looked at it. Yes, I would certainly up the spin speed with this type of arrangement, but with the increase in the inertia of the system (even with using the derailleur) I would be unsure if I could overcome it. The belt would have to be quite a long one and I guess would have to be sourced. Were you thinking of connecting the belt to the existing pulley wheel on the machine shaft which is a flat belt? In my case I wanted to avoid as many costs as possible and as you can see I had the chain and sprockets from the recuperated bicycle(s) to hand. In addition, positioning the machine behind the bicycle would have meant a much longer pallet and a much longer space to put it in. Thanks for your comments they are appreciated and thought-provoking. Best Wishes from Normandie, Andy

[@Organikmechanic]

@@ahorseman4ever1 Are you suggesting that with the use of the gear change we could wash and then spin? Cheers, Andy.

[@ahorseman4ever1]

@@Organikmechanic yes, you could wash and spin with changing gears. With a set up like a bicycle trainer you could easily set up your washing machine with the existing pully. I was thinking that with a belt tensioner like in an automobile engine it would help keep a consistent tension.

[@Organikmechanic]

@@ahorseman4ever1 Hi, the only problem I see is that the drum will only rotate in the one direction due to the freewheel hub/derailleur and from experience the ability to go in both directions tends to give a much better action for washing. I guess that is the reason all the washing machines I've seen in operation all do this. Many years ago I did see a recumbent bicycle arrangement which did use a derailleur for the whole operation but I never found out how successful it was for the washing cycle. Cheers, Andy.

[@lapear6068]

Hey thats pretty smart

[@Organikmechanic]

So glad you liked it, I've just been given another top-loadding washing machine, in a much better condition (but faulty electrics) and I'm hoping to make another version using the whole machine rather than just the drum. Thanks for watching and commenting, best wishes from Normandie, Andy.

[@xd377]

Thank you so much for these detailed videos, very well done! I have a question, why don't you use this spin dryer for the washing cycle too? Pedalling slowly at first, and then rapidly for the drying cycle?

[@Organikmechanic]

Hi Roberto, as a matter of fact I have already done so, with a few small items doing precisely what you said; slow pedal to wash and then fast pedal to spin. The problem is that with a normal full load, it is practically impossible to move the full drum because of the gear ratio we need for the high speed of spinning. This is the same reason why you would not easily be able to start off from stationary on a bicycle that is in top gear or why you would not start off in a motor vehicle in its top gear. Hope this answers your question. Thank you so much for your kind comment about my videos and for watching, I really appreciate it. Best Wishes from Normandie, Andy.

[@denwo1982]

Any ideas on how to do this as a tumble dryer?

[@Organikmechanic]

Hi, to do this in the spirit of a low-energy option, one idea would be to link the drum to a solar heat collector. The heat from the sun warming the air that could then be directed into the drum. When we have such conditions, I prefer the washing line method. In less clement weather the spun laundry is dry enough to go on a creel which hangs above our wood cooker to finish drying. Thanks for watching and commenting, it's appreciated. Best Wishes from Normandie, Andy.

[@kelleynoiseux1888]

Could you send me instructions on how to build this. Why are industrial companies not building these 4 people everywhere in the United States and all over the world. They have fitness machines that cost an arm and a leg and they end up outside a year later this is something people need at least you can get exercise while you're doing the drying or washing

[@dhheady]

Because those that charge us far too much for power, would be out of a lot of money. Big power companies want us dependent on them, and those invested in companies like that are in very "powerful" positions around the world.

[@Organikmechanic]

Hi, click on the links below the video for my site 'The Green Lever' there is a complete list of all my articles and videos on this topic in the section marked 'eco-laundry inc. pedal power'. You are absolutely correct on your observations regarding the fitness machines but we live in a society that encourages the throwing out and replacing broken equipment. Cheers Andy.

[@kingscairn]

I'll be using a ' front loader ' with frame

[@dhheady]

What "detergent" do you use?

[@Organikmechanic]

I use an organic, ecological detergent, as I discharge my waste waters into a flower bed. Cheers, Andy.

[@dhheady]

@@Organikmechanic can you tell us the name, or if you make your own, how you make it?

[@Organikmechanic]

@@dhheady Hi I buy mine from my local organic supermarket (Biocoop) here in France and it is their own brand. The most commonly available product throughout most of Europe is that sold by Ecover. For some time I used 'soap nuts' which are a naturally-occuring plant product (also known as soapberries) I believe these are available in many countries- try eBay if you can't source them locally. Cheers, Andy.

[@thatgallagherkid3390]

If you were to put the chain on the larger gear and then spin it will go much faster

[@Organikmechanic]

Hi, I think you misunderstand how gears work. For example on a bicycle if you have a large gear on the pedal end of the cycle going to the same sized gear on the wheel, then for every revolution made by the pedals there will be the same revolution on the wheel. But if the gear on the wheel is smaller, then for every pedal revolution, there has to be more revolutions of the wheel - if the pedal gear has say 30 teeth and the wheel gear has 15 teeth then the wheel has to turn 2 revolutions for every 1 revolution of the pedal. So to go faster, you have to have the drive gear as big as possible and the driven gear as small as possible. Yhanks for watching and commenting, Andy.

[@benjohnson1938]

what type of washing machine did it come from?

[@Organikmechanic]

Hi Ben, I think it was a Whirlpool. From my experience to date, the top-loaders are all very similar in configuration. I've recently been given an Electrolux top loader which has stopped working and it is in a much better condition than the one I used in this video so I may change the spin dryer so as to use this one. This will mean I could use the whole of the machine instead of just the drum. Thanks for watching and commenting, cheers, Andy.

[@happycactus]

Just get a hand crank roller to squeeze the water out, and you have to spine so much.

[@jenniferj7588]

Could of just take tire off bike rim and use a belt instead just a thought then you would have more gears with bike ... Just get belt for pully to back wheel rim .. Or just get an old exercise bike would work great for this they have the same pulley ...

[@Organikmechanic]

Good idea, but this would make the 'footprint' of the machine much bigger and I was aiming to keep this compact.

[@miguelvalles4451]

ten points

[@Organikmechanic]

Thanks for watching and commenting, Best Wishes from France, Andy.

[@kingscairn]

Now, this is a ' washing machine ' - not a ' dryer ' right - ( keeps calling it a ' spin dryer ' ) ?

[@kingscairn]

Aha , it is a dryer machine !

[@1sthk]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@CasamTheAnimator]

Crank on it 4x so it reaches 1600rpm 😎.

[@Organikmechanic]

I actually don't think that speed will make a great deal of difference. At the moment I achieve a satisfactory state of dryness by just pedaling a little longer. Still, might be fun to try! Thanks for watching and commenting, it's very much appreciated. Best Wishes from a stormy Normandie, Andy.

[@CasamTheAnimator]

@@Organikmechanic Also, the spin was a balanced.

Whirlpool AWG 681 wurde angekündigt ...

[@Organikmechanic]

Großartig und wenn einer schief geht, werde ich wahrscheinlich eine Chance haben, ihn in Pedalkraft umzuwandeln. Danke fürs Zuschauen und Kommentieren. Liebe Grüße, Andy.