Subdeacon Joe Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 Quote The Marble Conveyer Belt is Completed and it delivers Perfectly. - lifts 8 marbles per crank turn. - thanks to it being driven by ratchets and pistons, it makes a short halt to load and unload the marbles, on exactly the same spot every time. - The pistons are connected to the crank shaft with a 2:1 gear reduction which means that the conveyer belt go in time with the music, and in half time. I can even use the mechanical sounds from the ratchets and the marbles climbing the fish stair to create parts of the beats. - I only had one kick drum channel up and running so the kick drum plays on 2-4 like a snare normally would. Sounds a little strange but I just made this piece of music to demonstrate the concepts are working. (no music you hear in the videos are going to be used for the album, its quick and dirty functional pieces for the videos only) - Its been a journey but we are now on our way. Again. - the throw of the pistons s 40mm, the pitch of the chain is 15,875x2 mm, an imperial value, and it happens to be exactly twice the marble diameter. All this makes it possible to lift exactly one row of marbles per crank turn. The ratchets move 40 mm but only grabs onto the chain to move it exactly 31,75mm per crank turn. The carriers are flame polished cnc:ed acrylic - The chain was custom made in Japan and I waited 5 months for it to be delivered. haha. Of all the time consuming darlings on the MMX I love the conveyer belt /fish stair combo the most. - the marbles looks like they are stuck over the demagnetiser wheel, this is by design, as soon new marbles come into the pipes from below, the marbles are slowly pushed over the demag wheel which ensures perfect demagnetisation. - thanks for watching and believing in the project, good luck with everything that you are doing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 Rube is smiling for sure. OLG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irish ike, SASS #43615 Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 Yes, but can it make a good cup of coffee? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake River Clay SASS #34984 Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 That's a lot of work to keep from losing your marbles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 1 hour ago, Snake River Clay SASS #34984 said: That's a lot of work to keep from losing your marbles. So, that’s what I need... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted May 4, 2019 Author Share Posted May 4, 2019 2 hours ago, Snake River Clay SASS #34984 said: That's a lot of work to keep from losing your marbles. Building something like that might be a sign that it's too late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 Other than the marbles, I bet it's a booger finding replacement parts... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch Wheeler Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 Some people just have way too much time on their hands! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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