Wayne, you absolute madman. Has to be the greatest conversation piece/hobby I’ve seen. I don’t even build things, but I’m building this one day. Godspeed Wayne, keep doing what you do
I've always wanted one of these tables. I never knew what was underneath. I have a CNC and 2 big sheets of HDPE some UHMW plastic. I know EXACTLY what I'll be doing when I get some free time. Thank you so much. Can't wait to make one of these. I think some close friends will also appreciate it this Christmas. Gonna start looking for some round glass from yard sale tables too.
Did you know you may be able to use your CNC machine as is to draw in sand? Simply chuck a piece of steel with a rounded end into it, turn off the spinning motion and program it to trace out the pattern you you want in a shallow pan of fine sand. Mechanical drawing machines like mine are nice, but computer controlled machines like Sisyphus... czcams.com/video/qdseS4xLioo/video.html ...can generate a much wiper range of images. Thanks for commenting!
@@wayneschmidt490 I could, but a CNC isn't something I want to keep in my living room. :) I already have the CNC using a sharpie to draw pictures, and you can actually make it play music through the stepper motors (which sounds super weird) I've always wanted to make a big table like this.
@@mongrelbees2616 I remember seing a 5-axis mill play music on a milled aluminium panflute using through spindle air blast, there is also a video from Trumpf Inc. called ''TruLaser 3030 Laser Cutting Machine plays the Star Spangled Banner'' look it up =D
Oh man.....great!!!! Thank You...Thank you for the HELPFUL replies. Have looked at several other table makers and they will not help or reply with helpful info..Again thanks for your attitude in being helpful.. NICE !!!!!!!!!!!! Keep on making I do enjoy your channel.
Wow. This one seems pretty sophisticated, but the result is fantastic. Commercial ready ☺ If the motor had been silent I bet it would sell good. Love all your machines😊
Thank you! The original was quieter because I used an ac rotisserie motor, but it was too big and slow. The little battery powered gear motor is noisy but much smaller, faster and doesn't have the hassle of needing a power cord.
Thank you! It would be if I had enough room to keep all the things I've built. But twice a year my wife and I clean out everything we haven't used in at least six months and have no future plans for. It's help keep the house livable... barely.
I came to this video after watching those Sisyphus drawing tables, and while I’m a little sad this one can’t do the programmable movements without disassembly those ones can, this is still quite fantastic regardless. I will probably end up making this one some day, possibly with a gearbox to change the way it moves without having to disassemble and reassemble it each time. I would maybe use a pi box to control the gear changes.
Thank you for the comment, and good luck with your machine! If you like drawing machines, you might enjoy some of the others I've made. Here's a link to my CZcams playlist about them: czcams.com/play/PLEnCVl0LWmYc1LnC4jbgEdQW7eeIDwilF.html
Could you do a video only with different endless movements (could be separated videos let's say an hour-long or more)? I would definitely watch those videos too. So peaceful and enjoyable, almost like to watch the fire or running water or... working man :D
The following video is of my iPad-O-Graph drawing machine instead of the Mesmergraph, but it sounds like what you were asking for. The first 30 seconds explains what it is and the rest is relaxing video. czcams.com/video/PhhOffJ4ZYQ/video.html Is something like this what you wanted? Thanks for the comment!
Very nice project. Thank you for sharing, but one thing I wondered is whether you covered this during operation since any dust/dirt would contaminate the aluminum oxide and could cause clumps that could disrupt the ball bearing from making a clean path. Also, have you tried automating this so that the machine resets, cleans the old pattern, and moves to another pattern?
Hello! And thanks for commenting! I don't cover the sand during operation and haven't had any clumping problems. I do cover it if it's going to be stored for any time, but so far after having it out for many days dust doesn't seem to be a problem. I am careful to not get any dirt into it. All that's needed to level the sand is to give the tray a few shakes. It seems to self level quite easily. An automated reset would be nice, but would require computer control, which gets away from the purely mechanical drive system I wanted. There is a table that will do that called Sisyphus, which you can see in the following CZcams video: czcams.com/video/vY0fhXosUyw/video.html
Genius. I want that as a table.. Have to give it a try! Thanks for sharing!! Is there maybe a way that you could have templates that i could simply print and copy?
You're Right! It works great! Here's an example,e from the first mesmergraph. Skip to 5:30 to see what a multi-ball pattern looks like. czcams.com/video/vdPy--1ONMg/video.html
It needs to be very fine to create sharp lines and pure white for the highest contrast. I used 220 grit white aluminum oxide from www.Panadyne.com. Half a pound is enough for a machine of this size. I've tried fine grained sugar and salt, but they clumped up. Thanks for commenting!
@@rvp5199 I tried various powders like flour, sugar, fine sugar, powdered sugar and corn starch. They all tended to clump up. The white aluminum oxide I mentioned in the video was the best by far. Thanks for commenting!
I used a teflon sheet designed for use in heat presses. It can be purchased from Amazon as "Teflon Sheet For Heat Press." Here's the one I ordered: www.amazon.com/Teflon-Sheet-Transfer-Reusable-Resistant/dp/B07H55M1ZR/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=teflon+sheet+for+heat+press+16+x+20+inch+set+of+3&qid=1618335134&sr=8-1 I hope this helps. Thanks for commenting!
You could try, but it might lead to two problems. First: several of the layers are rings so that unlike discs, they aren't very strong. Going to thinner material could lead to them warping or bending. Also, thinner material doesn't provide much to screw into. Second: the thinner the gears are the more accurate you'll need to position them so they mesh properly. But, if top quality materials are used it might be possible. Good luck and thanks for commenting!
I got it from a Lowes hardware store. It was in the area where they sell glides for drawers. You can also get them from Amazon. I checked out your channel and enjoyed watching the touch-and-go video. One question: in the co-pilot's side, there was a display that seemed to tilt and rotate with the flight controls. Why does it do that? Thanks! And thanks for commenting!
@@wayneschmidt490 Thanks ill check that out, this is a really interesting machine and I plan to make one for myself. In the Co-pilot seat that was my iPad, I have it attached to the yoke via a yoke mount. I run an app called Foreflight because it increases the situational awareness. I like to keep it no the Co-pilot side to keep from obstructing my view of the main instruments.
@@wayneschmidt490 Also one more question about the main drive gear. What parameters did you use for that? Was it just 75 teeth, with a pitch of 5 and a pitch angle of 27 for the main drive gear as well?
The magnet is a 1/2-inch long, 1/2-inch diameter rare earth magnet. The ball is not magnetized. It's a 1/4-inch diameter steel ball for a slingshot. I tried ball bearing but most are made of chrome steel, which isn't attracted strongly enough to magnets to work.
Yes. There's a company that makes and sells what they call Sisyphus tables, which use a computer to move the magnet that drags the ball around. With this type of system, you can create a much wider range of patterns. Here's a link to one of their CZcams videos: czcams.com/video/oGynRqnkYXw/video.html
A hand cranked version could be interesting. The problems would be: that it takes up to ten minutes to create a complete trace, which many people would find difficult, constant speed is required for clean tracers, and most people would be tempted to crank too fast, which could cause sand to be thrown around and even have the magnet pull away from the ball. Thanks for the comment!
Yes, and they create more complicated patterns. At the end of the video about the original Mesmergraph, I run it with eight! Here's the link if you want to see it: czcams.com/video/PlzcSWsF_FQ/video.html It's at the end of the video. Thanks for commenting!
It needs to be very fine to create sharp lines and pure white for the highest contrast. I used 220 grit white aluminum oxide from www.Panadyne.com. Half a pound is enough for a machine of this size. I've tried fine grained sugar and salt, but they clumped up. Thanks for commenting!
The motor noise is very low because I used a robotics motor, which tend to be quieter than most motors. What you hear most is the sound of wood sliding on wood. Thanks for the comment!
The motor noise is very low because I used a robotics motor, which tend to be quieter than most motors. What you hear most is the sound of wood sliding on wood. Thanks for the comment!
@@lorie5740 If you want one of these, there's a company that makes and sells computer driven versions that look and work much better than my mechanical type. Here's a video to give you the idea: czcams.com/video/vY0fhXosUyw/video.html They're expensive, but produce traces that my humble machine could never come close too.
@@mortisnoctu Mine was all mechanical and therefore limited in the designs it could make. There's a company called Sisyphus that makes computer controlled tables that can do a lot more. They're expensive, but look cool. Here's a video of one: czcams.com/video/OHWKeiKJL2A/video.html
Thank you for your interest, but I don't make kits for sale. This was just a one time project that interested me. There are computer driven tables you can buy that produce a much wider array of patterns. Look up 'sysiphus drawing tables' to get an idea of what's available. Thanks for commenting!
I understand and apologize for my mistakes. Thanks to your other comment, I caught the one about the 1/2-inch thick base. Let me know what else you need and I'll reply right away. Thanks for commenting!
Can you explain the magnet positioning for the pattern appearing at 0:22 seconds in your video? Will 6 mm steel ball work considering I would use 220 grit aluminium oxide?
A 6mm ball and 220 grit aluminum oxide should work great. To get the pattern at 0:22 into the video, the machine was set up with the 37 toothed gear. The pivoting end of the sliding metal arm on which the magnet sits was positioned near the outer gear ring and slightly off center so the arm assembly doesn't go directly over the machine's main diameter. The magnet was positioned near the end of the metal bar farthest from the pivot. Subtle changes in the positions of the various parts can cause large changes in the pattern so you'll have to experiment to achieve the pattern wanted. Good luck and thanks for commenting!
@@wayneschmidt490 Thanks for the prompt reply Wayne... I spent the whole of today tying to assemble everything together (acrylic gears were already laser cut earlier and today was only the assembly)... It all went great until I realized my motor is not in the exact center or maybe the 14.25 inch center hole is off center.. Finally got tired and decided to take a break and start afresh later... Shall keep you posted... Thanks for the video, your reply and for being an inspiration
@@varunet2004 Getting the motor shaft and the center hole of a drawing machine in-line can be a lot of trouble. On a different machine, I used a flexible linkage made out of a short length of rubber tube to join the two. This provided a little give in the drive so the motor wouldn't bind up. It acted like a simple universal joint.
I've tried to figure out geargenerator but I really don't get it what would connection angle be? I want to make the measurements for a table of 79 centimeters. but I really can't understand everything on that page
I checked out gear generator.com after reading your comment and have to confess that over the years I've completely forgotten how I used it. I remember playing around with it a long time until I got it to show images of the gears I needed, then used screen captures to copy the images. After that, I imported therm into PhotoShop and enlarged them to the correct size, printed them and finally glued the printouts onto plywood for cutting. I'm sorry I can't explain in detail how to do it.
I used 220 grit white aluminum oxide from panadyne.com. Half a pound is enough for a machine of this size. I've tried fine grained sugar and salt, but they clumped up. Thanks for commenting!
I found it in the pre-cut area of a Home Depot hardware store. Lowes also carries them. They are 2 x 4 foot sheets, often white on one side and black on the other. They are fiberboard, like untempered masonite, but with a hard, baked enamel finish. I hope this helps. Thanks for commenting!
You're right. It does grind a bit, and that's with the microphone pointed away from the machine. I have some quieter motors, but the ball makes quite a lot of noise pushing through the sand so switching wouldn't help as much as I'd like. Another problem is that the wood body acts like a resonator, magnifying both sounds. Thanks for commenting!
I hate to admit it, but you're right! I didn't even know who Sheldon was, I'd never watched Big Bank Theory, but after doing so can see what you mean. Hmmm... maybe I should adopt a different speech pattern. :-) Anyway, thanks for commenting!
Thank you very much for your interest, but I don't sell any of my drawing machines. I need to point out that using one of these takes a lot of time and patience. Ninety percent of all setups fail to produce attractive traces. They can be more frustrating than entertaining.
I've been thinking of a simple drawing machine that might satisfy your requirements, and realized I may have already made one that would be easy to reproduce. The problem is it requires an iPad or a computer with a touch screen. Here's a video showing how it works and many of the traces it can produce: czcams.com/video/PhhOffJ4ZYQ/video.html If you want more information on how to make one, search CZcams for "iPad drawing machine." There are three other videos showing how to make one. I hope this helps.
You may find some ideas for other projects on my main website at www.waynesthisandthat.com I don't sell or advertise anything you you don't have to worry about popups. Also, except for a couple of the jokes in my Jokes pages, which would barely earn a PG rating, all of the content is a solid G.
You're right! The problem was that it was made from parts found around the house from previous projects. Quieter motors are available. I just didn't want to spend the money on something I wasn't sure would work. Thanks for commenting!
Wow! You're right! I said the base was 1/4-inch plywood when it was actually 1/2-inch. Thanks for letting me know. Any other mistakes? I'll add the corrections to the video's description.
Yes! If you have any ideas of how to make it better please let me know. I love making these drawing machines and am always looking for ways to improve them. Thanks for commenting!
@@wayneschmidt490 I couldn't make toast without burning it haha but check this out.... this man uses a 3d printer he pulled apart because he can program the sand patterns through the computer ✌💯 czcams.com/video/rXCHn9B5dH0/video.html
Wayne, you absolute madman. Has to be the greatest conversation piece/hobby I’ve seen. I don’t even build things, but I’m building this one day. Godspeed Wayne, keep doing what you do
Thank you! By the way, I made a mistake early in the video. I said that the base was 1/4-inch plywood. It's really 1/2-inch thick.
I've always wanted one of these tables. I never knew what was underneath. I have a CNC and 2 big sheets of HDPE some UHMW plastic. I know EXACTLY what I'll be doing when I get some free time. Thank you so much. Can't wait to make one of these. I think some close friends will also appreciate it this Christmas. Gonna start looking for some round glass from yard sale tables too.
Did you know you may be able to use your CNC machine as is to draw in sand? Simply chuck a piece of steel with a rounded end into it, turn off the spinning motion and program it to trace out the pattern you you want in a shallow pan of fine sand. Mechanical drawing machines like mine are nice, but computer controlled machines like Sisyphus...
czcams.com/video/qdseS4xLioo/video.html
...can generate a much wiper range of images. Thanks for commenting!
@@wayneschmidt490 I could, but a CNC isn't something I want to keep in my living room. :) I already have the CNC using a sharpie to draw pictures, and you can actually make it play music through the stepper motors (which sounds super weird) I've always wanted to make a big table like this.
@@mongrelbees2616 Good luck!
@@mongrelbees2616 I remember seing a 5-axis mill play music on a milled aluminium panflute using through spindle air blast, there is also a video from Trumpf Inc. called ''TruLaser 3030 Laser Cutting Machine plays the Star Spangled Banner'' look it up =D
Excellent example of a proper home made sisyphus loved it
Thank you!
Oh man.....great!!!! Thank You...Thank you for the HELPFUL replies. Have looked at several other table makers and they will not help or reply with helpful info..Again thanks for your attitude in being helpful.. NICE !!!!!!!!!!!! Keep on making I do enjoy your channel.
Thank you! And thanks for commenting!
Wow. This one seems pretty sophisticated, but the result is fantastic. Commercial ready ☺
If the motor had been silent I bet it would sell good.
Love all your machines😊
Thank you! The original was quieter because I used an ac rotisserie motor, but it was too big and slow. The little battery powered gear motor is noisy but much smaller, faster and doesn't have the hassle of needing a power cord.
Such a clear demonstration of such a cool project! You are the Joe Pera of DIY building projects
Thank you! And thanks for commenting!
This is like... incredible, Wayne!!! Man, your house must be the most interesting place in the world to explore! 💗💗💗
Thank you! It would be if I had enough room to keep all the things I've built. But twice a year my wife and I clean out everything we haven't used in at least six months and have no future plans for. It's help keep the house livable... barely.
Thank you so much for sharing. I got little experience, but hopefully i can build this.
Thanks for commenting and good luck!
Man you’re a genius
Thank you for posting this, very cool
You're very welcome, and thanks for commenting!
I came to this video after watching those Sisyphus drawing tables, and while I’m a little sad this one can’t do the programmable movements without disassembly those ones can, this is still quite fantastic regardless. I will probably end up making this one some day, possibly with a gearbox to change the way it moves without having to disassemble and reassemble it each time. I would maybe use a pi box to control the gear changes.
Thank you for the comment, and good luck with your machine! If you like drawing machines, you might enjoy some of the others I've made. Here's a link to my CZcams playlist about them:
czcams.com/play/PLEnCVl0LWmYc1LnC4jbgEdQW7eeIDwilF.html
Me too😂
خیلی جالبه،موفق باشید👍👍👍👋👋👋
Could you do a video only with different endless movements (could be separated videos let's say an hour-long or more)? I would definitely watch those videos too. So peaceful and enjoyable, almost like to watch the fire or running water or... working man :D
The following video is of my iPad-O-Graph drawing machine instead of the Mesmergraph, but it sounds like what you were asking for. The first 30 seconds explains what it is and the rest is relaxing video.
czcams.com/video/PhhOffJ4ZYQ/video.html
Is something like this what you wanted? Thanks for the comment!
Truly amazing piece of engineering.
Thank you! And thanks for commenting!
If you like drawing machines, I have several different types on my channel about them here:
czcams.com/play/PLEnCVl0LWmYc1LnC4jbgEdQW7eeIDwilF.html
Very nice project. Thank you for sharing, but one thing I wondered is whether you covered this during operation since any dust/dirt would contaminate the aluminum oxide and could cause clumps that could disrupt the ball bearing from making a clean path. Also, have you tried automating this so that the machine resets, cleans the old pattern, and moves to another pattern?
Hello! And thanks for commenting! I don't cover the sand during operation and haven't had any clumping problems. I do cover it if it's going to be stored for any time, but so far after having it out for many days dust doesn't seem to be a problem. I am careful to not get any dirt into it. All that's needed to level the sand is to give the tray a few shakes. It seems to self level quite easily. An automated reset would be nice, but would require computer control, which gets away from the purely mechanical drive system I wanted. There is a table that will do that called Sisyphus, which you can see in the following CZcams video:
czcams.com/video/vY0fhXosUyw/video.html
Amazing 👏👏
Thank you! I checked out your channel. The drawing of the eye was so realistic I couldn't believe it!
Awesome project 🙋
Thank you!
Very cool!
Thank you!
i loved this!!!!
Thank you!!!
Small tips are worth noting down. Planning to use laser cut acrylic gears instead of wooden ones. Did you explore that option ever ?
I went with wood gears because I had the equipment to make them. Laser cut gears will be much better.
Genius. I want that as a table.. Have to give it a try! Thanks for sharing!! Is there maybe a way that you could have templates that i could simply print and copy?
Sorry. I don't have anything like that. But, there are several free gear design softwares available on-line.
Do multiple balls and multiple and get different types of designs out of the same pattern at the same time
You're Right! It works great! Here's an example,e from the first mesmergraph. Skip to 5:30 to see what a multi-ball pattern looks like.
czcams.com/video/vdPy--1ONMg/video.html
Awesome video! What type of sand are you using?
It needs to be very fine to create sharp lines and pure white for the highest contrast. I used 220 grit white aluminum oxide from www.Panadyne.com. Half a pound is enough for a machine of this size. I've tried fine grained sugar and salt, but they clumped up. Thanks for commenting!
@@wayneschmidt490 I was wondering if flour would work?
@@rvp5199 I tried various powders like flour, sugar, fine sugar, powdered sugar and corn starch. They all tended to clump up. The white aluminum oxide I mentioned in the video was the best by far. Thanks for commenting!
I couldn't figure out what type of teflon tape are you using in between moving parts. It doesn't look like the one used for plumbing.
I used a teflon sheet designed for use in heat presses. It can be purchased from Amazon as "Teflon Sheet For Heat Press." Here's the one I ordered:
www.amazon.com/Teflon-Sheet-Transfer-Reusable-Resistant/dp/B07H55M1ZR/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=teflon+sheet+for+heat+press+16+x+20+inch+set+of+3&qid=1618335134&sr=8-1
I hope this helps. Thanks for commenting!
Could i make all the builing layers thinner to slim it down?
You could try, but it might lead to two problems. First: several of the layers are rings so that unlike discs, they aren't very strong. Going to thinner material could lead to them warping or bending. Also, thinner material doesn't provide much to screw into. Second: the thinner the gears are the more accurate you'll need to position them so they mesh properly. But, if top quality materials are used it might be possible. Good luck and thanks for commenting!
Awesome project. Where did you find the 12" pancake bearing?
I got it from a Lowes hardware store. It was in the area where they sell glides for drawers. You can also get them from Amazon. I checked out your channel and enjoyed watching the touch-and-go video. One question: in the co-pilot's side, there was a display that seemed to tilt and rotate with the flight controls. Why does it do that? Thanks! And thanks for commenting!
@@wayneschmidt490 Thanks ill check that out, this is a really interesting machine and I plan to make one for myself. In the Co-pilot seat that was my iPad, I have it attached to the yoke via a yoke mount. I run an app called Foreflight because it increases the situational awareness. I like to keep it no the Co-pilot side to keep from obstructing my view of the main instruments.
@@wayneschmidt490 Also one more question about the main drive gear. What parameters did you use for that? Was it just 75 teeth, with a pitch of 5 and a pitch angle of 27 for the main drive gear as well?
@@jacobdubnowski736 Yes. Gears work best when they al have the same pitch and pitch angle.
@@wayneschmidt490 gotcha thanks for your help!
Can you mention which magnet have you used? Is the ball a magnet too or a ball bearing ball?. Thank you
The magnet is a 1/2-inch long, 1/2-inch diameter rare earth magnet. The ball is not magnetized. It's a 1/4-inch diameter steel ball for a slingshot. I tried ball bearing but most are made of chrome steel, which isn't attracted strongly enough to magnets to work.
Good video.. 👍👍
Thank you!It was a fun project.
My question is can this be built in a way where adjustments can be made without taking the whole thing apart to swap gears?
Yes. There's a company that makes and sells what they call Sisyphus tables, which use a computer to move the magnet that drags the ball around. With this type of system, you can create a much wider range of patterns. Here's a link to one of their CZcams videos:
czcams.com/video/oGynRqnkYXw/video.html
What's your method of dispersing the sand so evenly?
All I do is shake the tray back and forth a few times and it levels out. Thanks for commenting!
Could,it be hand powered by old foosball table knobs? Like a mega etcha sketch
A hand cranked version could be interesting. The problems would be: that it takes up to ten minutes to create a complete trace, which many people would find difficult, constant speed is required for clean tracers, and most people would be tempted to crank too fast, which could cause sand to be thrown around and even have the magnet pull away from the ball. Thanks for the comment!
@@wayneschmidt490 Thankyou so much for your response!
Waaaaw so impressive. And good and clear explanation. But please next time take a drink first, so we dont hear your'e dry mounth so much. 😁
Can you use two magnets?
Yes, and they create more complicated patterns. At the end of the video about the original Mesmergraph, I run it with eight! Here's the link if you want to see it:
czcams.com/video/PlzcSWsF_FQ/video.html
It's at the end of the video. Thanks for commenting!
Wow this is cool. Where did you get that sand? It's so fine.
It needs to be very fine to create sharp lines and pure white for the highest contrast. I used 220 grit white aluminum oxide from www.Panadyne.com. Half a pound is enough for a machine of this size. I've tried fine grained sugar and salt, but they clumped up. Thanks for commenting!
What a great video!! I love it!! But is it noisy?
The motor noise is very low because I used a robotics motor, which tend to be quieter than most motors. What you hear most is the sound of wood sliding on wood. Thanks for the comment!
The motor noise is very low because I used a robotics motor, which tend to be quieter than most motors. What you hear most is the sound of wood sliding on wood. Thanks for the comment!
@@wayneschmidt490 Wayne... please. Please let me buy this from you. I seriously love it. 💰💗
@@lorie5740 Thank you form your interest, but I want to hang on to it because the grandchildren love to watch it.
@@lorie5740 If you want one of these, there's a company that makes and sells computer driven versions that look and work much better than my mechanical type. Here's a video to give you the idea:
czcams.com/video/vY0fhXosUyw/video.html
They're expensive, but produce traces that my humble machine could never come close too.
Massively epic
Thank you! And thanks for commenting! I checked out some of your raps. Not bad!
@@wayneschmidt490 Hey! Thanks brother. Glad you enjoyed them. Hope you’re having a great week 🫡
Would love to try to build one of these someday!!!!
@@mortisnoctu Mine was all mechanical and therefore limited in the designs it could make. There's a company called Sisyphus that makes computer controlled tables that can do a lot more. They're expensive, but look cool. Here's a video of one:
czcams.com/video/OHWKeiKJL2A/video.html
@@wayneschmidt490 I found this via Sysiphus videos! Pretty amazing that you were able to make one even mechanically!!!!
Could you put together an engine kit and send it to Argentina? I'm
interested in this. and I would like to buy the kit.
Thank you for your interest, but I don't make kits for sale. This was just a one time project that interested me. There are computer driven tables you can buy that produce a much wider array of patterns. Look up 'sysiphus drawing tables' to get an idea of what's available. Thanks for commenting!
Don't get me wrong it is done very well but if I want replicate it I need correct sizes. Thanks.
I understand and apologize for my mistakes. Thanks to your other comment, I caught the one about the 1/2-inch thick base. Let me know what else you need and I'll reply right away. Thanks for commenting!
Can you explain the magnet positioning for the pattern appearing at 0:22 seconds in your video? Will 6 mm steel ball work considering I would use 220 grit aluminium oxide?
A 6mm ball and 220 grit aluminum oxide should work great. To get the pattern at 0:22 into the video, the machine was set up with the 37 toothed gear. The pivoting end of the sliding metal arm on which the magnet sits was positioned near the outer gear ring and slightly off center so the arm assembly doesn't go directly over the machine's main diameter. The magnet was positioned near the end of the metal bar farthest from the pivot. Subtle changes in the positions of the various parts can cause large changes in the pattern so you'll have to experiment to achieve the pattern wanted. Good luck and thanks for commenting!
@@wayneschmidt490 Thanks for the prompt reply Wayne... I spent the whole of today tying to assemble everything together (acrylic gears were already laser cut earlier and today was only the assembly)... It all went great until I realized my motor is not in the exact center or maybe the 14.25 inch center hole is off center.. Finally got tired and decided to take a break and start afresh later... Shall keep you posted... Thanks for the video, your reply and for being an inspiration
@@varunet2004 Getting the motor shaft and the center hole of a drawing machine in-line can be a lot of trouble. On a different machine, I used a flexible linkage made out of a short length of rubber tube to join the two. This provided a little give in the drive so the motor wouldn't bind up. It acted like a simple universal joint.
I would buy a kit from you. I don’t have access to a work shop.
Thank you for your interest, but I don't make these to sell. I just like building mechanical toys.
someone should make a 3d print version of it.
Great idea! Plastic gears would run smoother and be more uniform than wood gears cut by hand. Thanks for contributing!
I've tried to figure out geargenerator but I really don't get it what would connection angle be?
I want to make the measurements for a table of 79 centimeters. but I really can't understand everything on that page
I checked out gear generator.com after reading your comment and have to confess that over the years I've completely forgotten how I used it. I remember playing around with it a long time until I got it to show images of the gears I needed, then used screen captures to copy the images. After that, I imported therm into PhotoShop and enlarged them to the correct size, printed them and finally glued the printouts onto plywood for cutting. I'm sorry I can't explain in detail how to do it.
These could be designs for electric motors.
You've lost me! Do you mean the pattern look like the windings of electric motors? Thanks for the comment!
What kind of sand did you use?
I used 220 grit white aluminum oxide from panadyne.com. Half a pound is enough for a machine of this size. I've tried fine grained sugar and salt, but they clumped up. Thanks for commenting!
@@wayneschmidt490 Thank you so much.
Where do I source white board
I found it in the pre-cut area of a Home Depot hardware store. Lowes also carries them. They are 2 x 4 foot sheets, often white on one side and black on the other. They are fiberboard, like untempered masonite, but with a hard, baked enamel finish. I hope this helps. Thanks for commenting!
Wow!
Thank you!
Do you sell these?
Sorry, no. I just wanted to build one to see how it would work. Thanks for the comment!
Why is it so loud? We need to use a GE motor
You're right. It does grind a bit, and that's with the microphone pointed away from the machine. I have some quieter motors, but the ball makes quite a lot of noise pushing through the sand so switching wouldn't help as much as I'd like. Another problem is that the wood body acts like a resonator, magnifying both sounds. Thanks for commenting!
@@wayneschmidt490 some of the other sand art tables use velvet with sand on top to minimise noise
@@hoy-built Interesting idea. Thank you!
OMG you sound like Sheldon
I hate to admit it, but you're right! I didn't even know who Sheldon was, I'd never watched Big Bank Theory, but after doing so can see what you mean. Hmmm... maybe I should adopt a different speech pattern. :-) Anyway, thanks for commenting!
Whats inch? :D
2.54 cm. I'm a very old American guy and still think in traditional English units.
I have a special needs child that would love this. Could I pay you to make one? I think this is outside of my abilities.
Thank you very much for your interest, but I don't sell any of my drawing machines. I need to point out that using one of these takes a lot of time and patience. Ninety percent of all setups fail to produce attractive traces. They can be more frustrating than entertaining.
I've been thinking of a simple drawing machine that might satisfy your requirements, and realized I may have already made one that would be easy to reproduce. The problem is it requires an iPad or a computer with a touch screen. Here's a video showing how it works and many of the traces it can produce:
czcams.com/video/PhhOffJ4ZYQ/video.html
If you want more information on how to make one, search CZcams for "iPad drawing machine." There are three other videos showing how to make one. I hope this helps.
You may find some ideas for other projects on my main website at
www.waynesthisandthat.com
I don't sell or advertise anything you you don't have to worry about popups. Also, except for a couple of the jokes in my Jokes pages, which would barely earn a PG rating, all of the content is a solid G.
pretty loud tho would be perfect if that wasn't the case :()
You're right! The problem was that it was made from parts found around the house from previous projects. Quieter motors are available. I just didn't want to spend the money on something I wasn't sure would work. Thanks for commenting!
You need to learn how to use a scale. your 1/2in dims are wrong.
Wow! You're right! I said the base was 1/4-inch plywood when it was actually 1/2-inch. Thanks for letting me know. Any other mistakes? I'll add the corrections to the video's description.
Too much lip smacking in this video.
wanna see how to do it properly? hahaha ✌
Yes! If you have any ideas of how to make it better please let me know. I love making these drawing machines and am always looking for ways to improve them. Thanks for commenting!
@@wayneschmidt490 I couldn't make toast without burning it haha but check this out.... this man uses a 3d printer he pulled apart because he can program the sand patterns through the computer
✌💯
czcams.com/video/rXCHn9B5dH0/video.html