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@worldrider90873 жыл бұрын
And I think this is what all the world needs right now: "Make energy harvesting as easy as gardening" . Also train people so that there will be as many energy harvesters as gardeners, if not more.
@ThinkingandTinkering3 жыл бұрын
100% agree with that mate
@biostormyliner94893 жыл бұрын
Autonomy at first of course....
@Buzzhumma3 жыл бұрын
Actually you can harvest energy from the growth of garden in a variety of ways with highest effecient way reported as methane from decompersition. More than twice as much btu than when biomass is dryed and burnt which I think is amazing rather than all that methane contributing to green House emissions which is said to be over 30 % just from cows breathing. Most people think its from the nasty end!
@theideasman60183 жыл бұрын
Do the blades need to be curved. Or is flat ok
@worldrider90873 жыл бұрын
@@theideasman6018 It depends on the size. For smaller devices flat or curved would be almost the same with negligible difference. But if you go big then it's a good idea to get help from aviation people who spend a lifetime trying to find the best wing shape for airplanes.
@HtwoHH3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!!! Absolutely pump out incredible content. I realized after messing around looking at old videos, that I watched some of your very first videos when they were still new. I was trying to make my own ink for electroplating. Here you are almost a decade later responsible for inspiring me into working myself into quite the amazing position. I appreciate you more than you could know.
@ThinkingandTinkering3 жыл бұрын
bless your heart mate and thanks for posting that I enjoyed reading it
@HtwoHH3 жыл бұрын
@@ThinkingandTinkering sorry for getting too defensive on the other video. I shoulda taken a good breath before that. I've never been in the position, but can feel that it can make you forget all the positive comments and pollute your mind. it quite angered me someone did that to you. I have faith you are strong enough to not let it affect you but a lot of content creators aren't.
@antonnym2143 жыл бұрын
Outstanding! Beautiful design and construction. Also hyper-interesting as all your stuff is. I especially love the use of the rain gutter instead of similar pipe. I was thinking of doing the same thing with 29-inch / .74 meters bicycle wheel. That's the largest "Standard" size wheel or I would have gone bigger, but I am not much of a handyman, so the idea of integrated bearings is attractive for me. All good wishes! I'm going to see the other parts right now!
@dremaboy7773 жыл бұрын
Beautiful. Absolutely beautiful. To see these ideas coming together into this creation. Fascinating. I'm almost certain this design, concept, and idea you've put together as a wind turbine, will be one I'll be using as my new favorite "very efficient wind turbines design". I think this is amazing. And will be QUITE effective and efficient. The only other thing I'm hoping, is that you use that magnet arrangement that greatly reduced the cogging, while dramatically increasing the flux frequency. I truly think this is amazing Rob.
@ThinkingandTinkering3 жыл бұрын
thank you mate and thank you for posting - tbh I am not sure at the moment what magnet arrangement I am going to use - but I will be thinking about that soon
@brianevolved28493 жыл бұрын
It would not work .......why did he not show it working ?
@bigwavedave26552 жыл бұрын
I love the project/experiment! Curious how many amps x volts (total watts) you were able to get out of that. And whether it wouldn’t have produced more using a standard car alternator?
@seardarren3 жыл бұрын
Robert - you're a legend - I love it and I'm absolutely going to have a go. Keep up the great videos and I love you're style!
@markg10513 жыл бұрын
Very nice Robert and impressive. Big improvement in your sound quality too, Love it! Also want to thank you for your book on conductive inks that I got a while back and many videos on the same subject. I finally put your info into practice and made some conductive ink for shielding purposes inside electric guitars using mathylated spirit as carrier and shellac as a binder with graphite powder. Still working on the proportions, got decent results so far. Next, have to build myself the square probe. Thank you very much good Sir. Oh and I love your attitude towards things, great curiosity and excellent understanding of some fundamental electronic principle. I wish my understanding of chemistry was half as good as yours. Cheers from AU and stay well.
@stevetobias48903 жыл бұрын
That is bloody awesome, the wood version gave you proof of concept so you already know that this will give tremendous results. Well done Rob ☺️
@ThinkingandTinkering3 жыл бұрын
exactly mate - it's why I built the wood one - 2 hours it took and I told me it was worth spending time over this more robust build
@brianevolved28493 жыл бұрын
It would not work .......why did he not show it working ?
@stevetobias48903 жыл бұрын
@@brianevolved2849 he did show it working, twice in fact. The first on top of a car where it put out about 24 volts and again at night lighting a light board. For a out of square warped wooden throw together it shows proof of concept for sure
@rogerbarrett22373 жыл бұрын
I'm excited to see this come together. A 1kW wind turbine that takes very little tooling to make is brilliant and there's no reason almost anyone couldn't have one. Well done, chap.
@ThinkingandTinkering3 жыл бұрын
it's what I am aiming for mate
@fortunatodeguzman8017 Жыл бұрын
@@ThinkingandTinkering Are selling its blue. print or easy to understand diagram/ technical wordings?... Hence,any interested viewers can actualized your designs?.. If yes, whats the price and system of payment and your delivery method?... Can you downloaded such design, blueprint via internet?...
@kenhart1969 Жыл бұрын
Excellent, thank you for such a great insight. Only thing I would add - safety glasses/googles when using tools. Tried the chop saw and it works well but small fragments fly off at speed. Other than that I'm nearly complete on my build.
@martinwinfield29353 жыл бұрын
I'm collecting the parts now. Just a bit annoyed one of my last customers throw out some of those swivel chairs. Its looking like a really great project. Thanks for sharing the update.
@bobbyluck8953 Жыл бұрын
I just wanted to say that, I really appreciate what you do. I've learned a lot from you.
@MarkSemsel Жыл бұрын
Simply fabulous. Thank you for putting this video together!
@johnsharman76143 жыл бұрын
What an amazing job Great work and great inspiration and information a BIG THANK YOU.
@louisiles1446 Жыл бұрын
What an intelligent man, going to watch all 8 parts of this, very inspiring 👍
@davidhick4303 Жыл бұрын
Genius sir, love the creativity, and great use of the chair base!!
@milliwaysgarage_ie3 жыл бұрын
Had a go on myself, few problems but going through a testing phase, thanks for videos
@shannonr69763 жыл бұрын
I always wondered what would be a good use for those office chairs. Great idea and great use of what would otherwise be junk. I also like the challenge of a limited budget. I can see how you would have to get creative. Thanks for another great video.
@ThinkingandTinkering3 жыл бұрын
it's all about creativity lol
@darrencherry85453 жыл бұрын
Just awesome. The world needs this. Lucky with the perfect bearings
@ThinkingandTinkering3 жыл бұрын
for sure mate - I have them laying around for ages now - just luck lol
@adamnukes23 жыл бұрын
I did something similar with a washer machine barrel by cutting [ shape into the side then folding it inward about 45d. It was intended to be a water wheel but as I was making i had i standing upright outside and saw it being pushed by wind. Also nice that it came attached to a moter and and was perfectly centered already
@ThinkingandTinkering3 жыл бұрын
awesome mate
@MrBunkerstudio3 жыл бұрын
Now then! Just brilliant, I can't wait for the next video!!!' I'm so going to use your method!!
@ThinkingandTinkering3 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Thank you!
@pattayaguideorg3 жыл бұрын
I've been making and designing wind turbines for 20 years, and that my friend is fricken cool! can't wait to see the volt & amp results in part 2.
@ThinkingandTinkering3 жыл бұрын
oh wow mate - that is a really nice thing to say - thanks for the vote of confidence I am looking forward to it too - cheers
@Kergorn13 жыл бұрын
Yeh if you can get 1kw from it. It's going to be awesome. Might have to try powering my summer house with one if it work's
@RR-mt2wp3 жыл бұрын
Greatly enjoyed. Will look forward to its progress and operation. Blade flex will be interesting to see, hopefully theirs little or nothing. You greatly inspire Robert thank you.
@ThinkingandTinkering3 жыл бұрын
I am looking forward to it too mate lol
@matakaw42873 жыл бұрын
What an awesome project. Savonius is my favorite and that thing turns pretty slick.
@ThinkingandTinkering3 жыл бұрын
cheers mate
@brianevolved28493 жыл бұрын
It would not work .......why did he not show it working ?
@saeedhossain6099 Жыл бұрын
dipping into your archive is so rewarding and inspiring!
@imbabyface3 жыл бұрын
That's tremendous bring .5 mm off center!!!! It looks fantastic! Onto video #2 !!!! 🖐🤠👍
@MrTubeuser123 жыл бұрын
mate, that is bloody awesome ! can't wait to see it working, and you didn't accidentally cut your head off once LOL. this is the sort of stuff that inspires people, I don't know why you haven't got over a million subscribers.
@ThinkingandTinkering3 жыл бұрын
lol - cheers. mate - and maybe one day lol
@locouk3 жыл бұрын
It’d be interesting to put neodymium magnets on one side and ceramic on the other to see the different power outputs, this is a great project!
@biostormyliner94893 жыл бұрын
You don't need neodynium magnets...But, It's up to you...
@ThinkingandTinkering3 жыл бұрын
cheers mate - I am not likely to use neos - they will raise the cost and my earlier experiments tell me they aren't needed - plus they rust!
@ThinkingandTinkering3 жыл бұрын
spot on mate
@biostormyliner94893 жыл бұрын
@@ThinkingandTinkering Yes, I can confirm...Best Regards
@ronaldd21543 жыл бұрын
@ivan schafeldt There is CoSm Cobalt Samarium which are strong like neos, but have higher temps like 250C, unlike normal neos at around 80C. Edit: Its actually Samarium Cobalt. SMCO. My bad😂
@PVflying3 жыл бұрын
You’re endlessly inventive and I have no idea how you’re so prolific with your videos and ideas! I’m really looking forward to seeing how this one comes together, to see if it’s something I could attempt 👍👍
@ThinkingandTinkering3 жыл бұрын
cheers mate and it is a pretty easy build!
@brianevolved28493 жыл бұрын
It would not work .......why did he not show it working ?
@PVflying3 жыл бұрын
@@brianevolved2849 you have to wait till he’s finished building it!
@Teknopottu3 жыл бұрын
@@PVflying This Brian Evolved seems to be using some sort of bot. Lots of comments, all same, in this video alone. Try checking some comments with more than two replys if you have time, I did and not sure to report or not with this guy.
@PVflying3 жыл бұрын
@@Teknopottu ok thanks. Not that highly evolved then....
@coviedogs Жыл бұрын
I love this!!! Just great for windy old Newfoundland!
@Stelios.Posantzis3 жыл бұрын
You know, I'd been wondering about what use one could possibly find for the base of a swivel chair ... You see these chairs dumped all the time and it's a shame as the base (and usually the lifting mechanism too) is always perfectly functional (with the exception of a few castor wheels missing). Using it like this is a brilliant idea and will possibly open the way to generating multiple others for their re-use.
@Alienami Жыл бұрын
I liked the idea, but his plan relies on two almost identical ones, or you get wobble. If you made a more traditional horizontal fan style, you would only need one, and that would be fine. I would suggest using bicycle wheels, as they more are universally found, for this drum style. And for the blades use duct tape (or sheets of linen cut to size) coated in a Resin, moulded over a pipe (protected by cling wrap)... That way you have a reliable and cheaper source of blades.
@johang12933 жыл бұрын
Excellent, looking forward to see it finished. Hopefully you can put magnets and coils on both sides of the drum.
@ThinkingandTinkering3 жыл бұрын
I won't mate - there is a point of diminishing return and tbh my earlier experiments suggest they aren't needed
@julianjennings4638 Жыл бұрын
Curve the in coming air in the collector to improve torque. To speed up the air dimple all the wind guiding surfaces like a golf ball and lacquer the surfaces glass smooth. Awesome content. Check out the design of a torque converter for inspiration. Fluid dynamics!
@poseidon2013 жыл бұрын
Superb....I'm definitely going to try and attempt this build myself. Cant wait for part 2!
@ThinkingandTinkering3 жыл бұрын
it will probably,ly run to 3 or 4 parts mate
@brianevolved28493 жыл бұрын
It would not work .......why did he not show it working ?
@brentsmith5647 Жыл бұрын
Brilliant man love watching and learning ❤️👀👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
@handyhippie6548 Жыл бұрын
the large wheels from an old wheelchair would be a good source for something to attach your blades to that have fairly good sealed ball bearings in the hubs. and since most have plastic rims, you should be able to glue the plastic blades directly to the rims. plus the remainder of the chair has many other parts that are useful like the large caster wheels, the vinyl or cloth seat and back, and tube frame. i got over thirty of them for free from a nursing home that was disposing of chairs that previously belonged to deceased patients that i have made many things from. one of them are folding camp/work stools i made for myself and my friends from the part of the frame the seat is attached to on folding wheelchairs. it has an x joint where it folds together already. i cut feet from the vertical tubing that the back is fastened to with a cut off disk on an angle grinder, and attach them to the u shaped bottom pivots(a source of thin sheet brass for shim stock) with hardware that i removed from the chair. presto! a free and really strong folding stool.
@jonnyswalk46743 жыл бұрын
Fantastic Robert - Thank you so much 😊 👍
@wilfrieddebruyne92123 жыл бұрын
When installed with the axes vertically a thrust bearing could be needed. Very nice build Robert.
@ThinkingandTinkering3 жыл бұрын
it will definitely need at least thrust washers mate and thrust bearing would be much better - I have those bearing so I am going with thrust washers
@totherarf3 жыл бұрын
@@ThinkingandTinkering .... or you could just fit it to ride on a single ball, bearing the full weight. A dab of grease to hold it in position whilst assembling. KISS!
@thomasmoore45763 жыл бұрын
I thought it was a nice build too when you get it out into real wind I think it's going to surprise you and do better than you thought it would and if you had Neil Demi on there it would really put out some juice can't hardly wait until you get some readings on there looking forward to the next video
@delcat81683 жыл бұрын
Why would it need a thrust bearing? There is only it's weight bearing down, and that isn't much and would be well withing the rating of a standard ball race I'd have thought. Bearings are often tightened to a slight pre-load anyway.
@fearandcowardesssucks7167 Жыл бұрын
Great idea! Works great
@Samtuvelo6 ай бұрын
love your videos so far!
@Syn3rgy-DMS-HANZ3 жыл бұрын
Smooth rotation. Nice work Doc. Thanks.
@ThinkingandTinkering3 жыл бұрын
cheers mate
@edwyncorteen15273 жыл бұрын
Evolution saws are fabulous, I have two, designed in Sheffield!
@100roberthenry3 жыл бұрын
Brilliant, looks magnificent...cant wait to see it in action....plenty of wind around now...
@ThinkingandTinkering3 жыл бұрын
for sure mate - cheers
@MerwinARTist3 жыл бұрын
So it looks like you could have several coils picking up the energy as it turns. This is a great project!
@ThinkingandTinkering3 жыл бұрын
exactly mate
@bortchy3 жыл бұрын
Robert You are genious smart man thanck you for idea and toturial .Great !
@JulianMakes2 жыл бұрын
Wow that is brilliantly made!
@thedevilinthecircuit1414 Жыл бұрын
Fascinating! One thing about chop saws: the blade can throw a carbide tip; I've had it happen to me. ALWAYS wear safety glasses to protect your eyes. I say this out of total selfishness, because I want you to keep making these videos 🤓
@jamescunliffe98723 жыл бұрын
Kenny Everett diy sketch immediately sprung to mind!!! Lol laughing is hazardous with broken ribs!:)
@ThinkingandTinkering3 жыл бұрын
lol - the man was a genius
@BBalasa Жыл бұрын
You are a absolutely genius Sir… i wanted ta offgrid solution for home…..
@donfout28303 жыл бұрын
I think that I can see a need for a thrust bearing(s) also, but I haven't watched part 2 yet to see if you incorporated such.
@karlmyers65183 жыл бұрын
Thats a bloody awesome build mate. I'm thinking I might build one from cutting down two tumble dryer or washing machine tubs!
@ThinkingandTinkering3 жыл бұрын
I think that would be awesome mate - if I had a couple I would have used them for sure
@brianevolved28493 жыл бұрын
It would not work .......why did he not show it working ?
@karlmyers65183 жыл бұрын
@@brianevolved2849 Maybe because its Part 1 of a series 🤔
@karlmyers65183 жыл бұрын
@@ThinkingandTinkering my brother inlaw has said I can have drums. I have lots and lots of dishwasher motors and drain pumps. Lots of things you could play with mate. They seem to be an abundant supply of freebies
@MrPointerException3 жыл бұрын
Were did you get the 36 degree requirement for the blades from? Would like to read some papers about the right blade angle.
@richard82413 жыл бұрын
Hi, thanks this is great. I'm using 200w solar panels on top of my cars roof rack. Though please tell me how I can connect this to my set up to store power. Cheers. 👌
@D34THaturplace3 жыл бұрын
big evaporation air-conditioner would have something like that i like it very cool rob
@cyberpred3 жыл бұрын
I did not know Hanibel Lector had a youtube channel. Great stuff
@czechyorker3 жыл бұрын
Now I have to wait for the next part ;-) A great project so far. I am pretty sure that this will win you a lot of subscribers. Good luck.
@ThinkingandTinkering3 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much mate - and I do it in parts just to keep you hooked lol
@Homested_Retirement2 жыл бұрын
I'm a new subscriber due to this very video. Excellent content and presentation!
@FireballXL553 жыл бұрын
Hi you mentioned the Chop saw by Evolution, being very good. I have the hand circular saw version with a similar blade, I agree they are very good.
@peterburt29053 жыл бұрын
Interesting video. Nice job on finding a solution for fixing the blades to the drum. I can't help but wonder how much it would cost to make some end brackets using TinyCAD and a 3D printer. I suspect this would be a really suitable application for that tech. I'm looking forward to seeing the next one now. Especially if you do some more mental arithmetic for us ;-D
@georgesmith45093 жыл бұрын
great video be great on the farm.. Question : what is that aluminium honey comb board your using what is called?
@SI000003 жыл бұрын
Something all of us would love to see how to build. Now we have to sit and wait for part two.
@ThinkingandTinkering3 жыл бұрын
lol - I do it like serial mate - just to keep you hooked on the channel lol
@SI000003 жыл бұрын
@@ThinkingandTinkering Well we are all here and not going anywhere.
@brianevolved28493 жыл бұрын
It would not work .......why did he not show it working ?
@motorbikemadness5773 Жыл бұрын
Wow Robert, that's awesome!
@hurcellwilson2123 жыл бұрын
Great idea, great info, I'm waiting for more !!! Excellent !!@
@ThinkingandTinkering3 жыл бұрын
Awesome, thank you mate
@tech_mad_lad9 ай бұрын
Grown up version of Art Attack, quite similar characteristics to Neil Buchanan - love the video, will be watching the series and hopefully following suit on my own one :)
@VroomvroomNY2 жыл бұрын
How do you make a hub for a wind turbine? I have everything built but can't seem to get the hub made so the blades are evenly spaced.
@davidwilker47953 жыл бұрын
Dumb question time - IF you could block off the side of the blades that offer counter-force to the blades, would the rotor turn more efficiently? I was thinking of curved shield that rotated with the wind, like a wind vane, that would cover half the blades.
@BenOnDemand3 жыл бұрын
You're a youtube gem Robert! Awesome Video!
@ThinkingandTinkering3 жыл бұрын
Wow, thanks mate
@jwioo3 жыл бұрын
Do you think the combined centrifugal force and wind loading, will cause the blades to bow and pull the outer discs inwards. maybe a few cross braces will be needed to keep the magnet clearances.
@ThinkingandTinkering3 жыл бұрын
the chair legs and pipe in the centre are pretty strong mate - I doubt they will pull inwards - it's why I overbuilt that section - but we will see
@brianevolved28493 жыл бұрын
It would not work .......why did he not show it working ?
@klauszinser Жыл бұрын
Well done. I saw your Twizy in the background. :-)
@travistippetts16043 жыл бұрын
If you put the microwave coils on all four sides of the pallet would you get 4x the power?
@herenow28953 жыл бұрын
1/2 mm ! That is pretty awesome. Give yourself a pat on the back. This knocks the stuffing out of Blue Peter....
@ThinkingandTinkering3 жыл бұрын
I think indeed to do a video on that as it really wasn't my workmanship - just good use of materials really
@henrycastle111 ай бұрын
❤ Haven’t watched yet but I know I’ll watch carefully Congratulations on you 2000 edition Avid Thame
@Buzzhumma3 жыл бұрын
i really love it when a good plan comes together! Well done and that is a great quality device. Pre balanced and true! Really looking forward to seeing watt it can light up ! HAHA
@ThinkingandTinkering3 жыл бұрын
yeah me too lol
@brianevolved28493 жыл бұрын
It would not work .......why did he not show it working ?
@ronaldd21543 жыл бұрын
@@brianevolved2849 look at his update vid. It spins nicely in what looks a relatively low wind.
@Teknopottu3 жыл бұрын
@@ronaldd2154 This Brian Evolved seems to be using like some sort of bot. Lot's of "would not work..." comments on this video alone and they are all the same.
@ronaldd21543 жыл бұрын
@@Teknopottu plot twist: it ain't a bot.... 😂 But that's just stupid, fair enough if they had some sort of point though....... Waste of time and energy. Well whatever gets people off these days I suppose..... Thanks for the heads up👍.
@krystianheczko2155 ай бұрын
How to accurately determine the correct blade angle and blade width in relation to the rotor radius?
@ThisRandomUsername3 жыл бұрын
That does look very solid. If there was any consistent kind of wind here in Durban I'd probably be building myself one of those eventually. If your drum is out of square slightly (Which you say it isn't, at 1mm), you might consider putting the magnets in a perpendicular arrangement around the circumference and have your transformer core vertically at the bottom. That way you could use your pen trick to get an exact mounting ring, and it'd probably be more resistant to flexing if that's a problem. One difficulty with that is you'd need to be exact in your mounting instead of relying on the thickness of the magnets. Either way, I really like where this is going.
@paulmaydaynight99253 жыл бұрын
im surprised that you dont get a lot of wind being the "blackpool' of South Africa ^_~
@ThisRandomUsername3 жыл бұрын
@drop stix Great idea. Are you talking about making the face flat, or the circumference round? As J W is concerned, I'd worry about flex pulling the circumference inward as the blades bow outwards at speed, increasing the gap to the magnets if they were mounted onto the flat face. If they were mounted around the outside you'd get more consistent, but you'd probably have to modify the transformer core to be concave to take the magnets as close as possible. @@paulmaydaynight9925 Yeah, we hardly get any extreme weather (apart from a bit of heat sometimes). I think it's because we have a pretty consistently hot ocean temperature flowing from up north. Further south there's a lot more wind, where there are two ocean currents nearby of rather different temperatures.
@ThinkingandTinkering3 жыл бұрын
nice tips mate - cheers
@ThinkingandTinkering3 жыл бұрын
nice one mate - cheers
@danielade96943 жыл бұрын
Ingenious idea of the chair legs
@ThinkingandTinkering3 жыл бұрын
cheers mate
@davidbishop92533 жыл бұрын
How smal, could that be made and still generate enough power to assist in recharging a 72 volt 32 AH ebike battery? Thinking sort of a radiator type thing put just behind the front forks. What sort of controller/ inverter would be necessary to work with the BMS so as to recharge the battery…might want to add a capacitor to recharge quicker and then route it to the battery. Advice is welcome.
@AcvaristulLenes3 жыл бұрын
Did you experiment with funnels that concentrate wind power?
@laurencemorgan22772 жыл бұрын
Hey Robert, I have just watched a hydroponic video about a an American guy called Larry Johnson, who is using this style of moving magnets, fixed coil wind generation tech to power his hydroponics system,company name of ezgrow. He's even invented a pcb coil board, just thought you may be interested. 👍
@jamesdonnelly88882 жыл бұрын
11:46, looks like the emperor has outgrown his tie fighter
@gordonmckie67823 жыл бұрын
Do you have in pdf format instructions so I can make one thanks
@jasonf89103 жыл бұрын
This is the video I've been waiting for!
@ThinkingandTinkering3 жыл бұрын
awesome mate
@brianevolved28493 жыл бұрын
It would not work .......why did he not show it working ?
@jasonf89103 жыл бұрын
@@brianevolved2849 check out his video titled "Testing the Cable Drum Wind Turbine"
@sadaavedan3 жыл бұрын
You could also use bicycle wheels, recycled ones, for the two ends. Even for holding the magnets. Saves a lot of work. For the generator part two different size wheels can be used.
@ThinkingandTinkering3 жыл бұрын
it's a nice idea mate but you will have quite a job getting them true
@sadaavedan3 жыл бұрын
In India every bicycle shop, and there are many around, has the facilities to balance the rims, replace broken spokes etc. Finding an abandoned bicycle here is the task! 🙂
@426superbee4 Жыл бұрын
I was thinking of using my roof turbine vent. I got 2 up there to vent the addict. To get more uses out of them > LIKE A WIND GENERATOR
@amalgamie Жыл бұрын
Whirlybirds areI like pinwheels I think it's a far more effective way of capturing wind
@426superbee4 Жыл бұрын
@@amalgamie I agree. Any thing can Capture wind.
@55marise Жыл бұрын
Hi Robert, I was going to ask a really dumb question,,, then realised water and electric don’t mix, ie use your type of build, but using it as a water wheel,,, but guess the business end could be extended on a axle way from the water ,,,, couldn’t it ? Keep up the interesting vids , great stuff 👍
@350pauli3 жыл бұрын
Loving this video ... I’m definitely going to copy this 👍
@ThinkingandTinkering3 жыл бұрын
awesome mate - post some videos too? I'd love to see
@brianevolved28493 жыл бұрын
It would not work .......why did he not show it working ?
@350pauli3 жыл бұрын
Robert Murray-Smith yea alright I shall make a video although I’ve not made many videos but could be fun lol 👍
@silentfishcruise Жыл бұрын
good lord! youre a freakin genius! thanx!
@jasonwitt86193 жыл бұрын
Those smart boards are running around $250.00 each on ebay used. I must say mate, it looks nice and big enough to really make a nice power wind wheel for sure. This should make quite a bit power and if belt driven, you could even mess around with the pulley size to get it even faster. Very nice so far. I'd love to have something this size on some magnetic bearings so that the shaft floats and no friction lost at all. Then it would take very , very little wind to move it.
@ThinkingandTinkering3 жыл бұрын
very true mate - for this I am likely to be conventional about the bearings - there will be enough that is unconventional lol
@richclips2 жыл бұрын
Love your videos as always. Eye protection though please! I worry about stuff like that 🙂
@negativeapex7692 жыл бұрын
Sorry I'm a bit dumb, I'm not following what exactly I need for the magnets / transformers. Does any have links to examples of things I could buy for the actual energy generation part. The structural part is easy for me. Just the energy size is confusing.
@GuruTimCreates Жыл бұрын
Nice safety squints using the drop saw
@basselq3 жыл бұрын
Again I believe if u add 2 large disks same as the ones u just made that r going to be fixed where u install as many generators on the edges as possible will achieve the maximum we are looking for Great work mr rob
@ThinkingandTinkering3 жыл бұрын
nice one mate
@jef____40543 жыл бұрын
Thats a brilliant challenge Bob! Everyone should do the same goes without saying... 2020 has been an interesting year so far 🤔
@ThinkingandTinkering3 жыл бұрын
for sure mate
@dereksmith24093 жыл бұрын
Brilliant build so far 👍🏻 Whilst watching I had a thought that if another unit was built but in the opposite orientation and join them on the same axle so they turn in opposite directions, could the complete unit then generate twice as much?
@ThinkingandTinkering3 жыл бұрын
I would suppose so mate
@steveschafer1256Ай бұрын
Hello Robert, thank you for so many hugely interesting videos! Can you tell me what happened to all the episodes about the wind turbine (I forget the name, I watched them once or twice last year but now they appear to have been removed from your site, so I will try to describe it) which began as two plywood discs, about 1.5-2m in diameter, sandwiched together with 3 curved air guides in between? There is a hole in the centre for air intake (increased the swept area to beyond the area of the disc) and the air passing through the system exits at the perimeter. You got lots of feedback around improvements which you then applied, eventually doing away with the front disc altogether and shaping the 3 'blades' into the mathematically ideal shape. Are these episodes still available and, if so, where can I find them?
@dr.hishamabdulmajeed69513 жыл бұрын
Good Morning Doc ! Have you ever experimented with electro-culture ? I have recently got into the hobby of roof top gardening as corona caused vegetable prices to skyrocket. I was thinking it of two possible experiments - the effect of ionized water on growth , the effect of a electro magnetic field on growth. these are rather slow experiments and hopefully can be powered by homegrown turbines like these. Just gives some food for thoughts ! as always , thanks and keep up the job. PS- I live in one of those countries where international transaction essentially impossible, so i usually watch all the adds and click on them, so that it help the channel keep afloat. Cheers !
@ThinkingandTinkering3 жыл бұрын
lol - it does help mate - I have never looked at it as it happens but you have sparked my interest - cheers
@infertilepiggy56673 жыл бұрын
i can vouch for those evolution saws, i got a second hand one with a all purpose blade, if that thing wasnt attached to the base id be able to trough a lorry no problem, i wish it had a moving blade like yours though i cant move mine forwards and backwards just up and down :(
@ThinkingandTinkering3 жыл бұрын
it does give a better length of cut but a straight forward up and down is still awesome
@BoB4jjjjs3 жыл бұрын
Can't wait to see that thing in action. 1KW, now that is worth generating, tea anyone?
@ThinkingandTinkering3 жыл бұрын
lol for sure mate
@Scott_C3 жыл бұрын
Oh wow! Love the goal.
@ThinkingandTinkering3 жыл бұрын
cheers mate - should be easily do-able tbh - but we will see lol
@pineapple73632 жыл бұрын
Where did you buy your magnets?
@crapisnice3 жыл бұрын
hi, when it comes to wind turbines the design turns around the speed of wind available and so the rpm you want to work with, there're charts with different rpms and voltages for the same washing machine motor by changing the wiring of the coils. I think your work as experimental is pretty much needed but to help you carry the weight a feedback from the public to build things or working with other youtubers could do the trick. This wind turbine looks pretty good, the choice of materials is pretty good and I want to see the results, you also could try making molds with 3d printers to pour melted recycled plastics, and so you can make any object of any shape you want for the cheap, you can use an easy design software as sketchup. greetings, ayoze
@ThinkingandTinkering3 жыл бұрын
thanks for the tips mate
@paullewis16373 жыл бұрын
Waiting with bated breath fir the next instalment, fantastic. Thank you.
@ThinkingandTinkering3 жыл бұрын
awesome mate - cheers
@brianevolved28493 жыл бұрын
It would not work .......why did he not show it working ?