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One Connecting Rod In Place The length isn’t right or the location of the hole in the lower link, the one at the bottom of the long vertical rod, isn’t right. The ball lifter moves too far down. I’ll have to take some measurements form the original plan…
Continue readingIt occurred to me that a link that is used only to change the direction of link movement, like the one pictured below, is sort of an idler link. it’s like an idler pulley because it doesn’t do anything on it’s own. An idler pulley keeps tension in…
Continue readingI have a new part built for the new Rolling Ball Sculpture. Small Ball Lifter The small lifter part is the lowest lifting arm on the mechanism. This part lifts the ball off the frame to a position where another arm can take the ball. The ball is…
Continue readingI’ve got a more refined plan for the new RBS. This rolling ball sculpture will have a multi-stage lifter that has a 90 degree change in rotational direction. The top part in the video below will be rotated 90 degrees from the other parts below it, but my…
Continue readingTo be honest, I am actually stumped. I just don’t know what to write about. Rolling Ball Sculpture I have most of a metal tree built to support the track of the new RBS. But something about it just doesn’t seem right. The tree itself is cool looking,…
Continue readingBeginning of the Tree I’m trying my hand at making a metal Bonsai tree as the main support for the rolling ball sculpture track. This is going to be tricky because I need to get most of the tree finished before I start placing the track. But there…
Continue readingI resolve to do the following: Work in the garage more. I want to build the ball lifter for a new rolling ball sculpture. I got a new band saw blade that cuts through 1/8” thick steel like butter, even running the blade too fast, and I’m on…
Continue readingI have worked on various art projects over the years. This is a collection of some of those projects. Links are provided when more details or alternate views are available. Computer programming projects can be found here. Untitled Rolling Ball Sculpture 2018 Steel, Acrylic, Electric Motor Untitled…
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