aeh5040 Posted January 10, 2017 Posted January 10, 2017 Here is my latest creation. It rings "plain hunt on eight", a traditional change ringing method originating in 17th century England, on eight toy handbells (the only non-Lego parts). Yes, I am nuts. Enjoy! Quote
RohanBeckett Posted January 10, 2017 Posted January 10, 2017 very nifty! nice sounds too! amazing the patterns of notes that come out of a 'fixed' programming... what does the flywheel do? just smooth out the motion? Quote
BusterHaus Posted January 10, 2017 Posted January 10, 2017 (edited) I am not familiar with this melody, but I like this creation quite a bit. Good idea to move the noisy motor away from the bells. Very cool! Edited January 10, 2017 by BusterHaus Quote
J_C Posted January 10, 2017 Posted January 10, 2017 Your creations are always brilliant. Thank you for sharing them. Quote
rocklego Posted January 10, 2017 Posted January 10, 2017 Really enjoy your creation that is rarely seen here . Especially quite a lot of mocs sharing on Technic forum are vehicle-related stuff , I think people will love to see more of creation like this. Quote
DugaldIC Posted January 10, 2017 Posted January 10, 2017 That's so clever, well done! It works perfectly and looks good too ;) Quote
DrJB Posted January 10, 2017 Posted January 10, 2017 Very unique, and I like it even more as it is NOT a vehicle. Now. to change the melody, would changing the location of the specific bells do the trick? Quote
ColletArrow Posted January 10, 2017 Posted January 10, 2017 Impressive! As a bell ringer, I have only just mastered this method in real life... I guess you couldn't ring other methods using this setup? Or is it possible to ring, say, Plain hunting on 7, so 7 bells 'hunting' with the tenor (lowest bell) staying 8th? Quote
Didumos69 Posted January 10, 2017 Posted January 10, 2017 When you listen to this long enough you will go nuts! Very cool! Thanks for sharing. Quote
teos Posted January 11, 2017 Posted January 11, 2017 Nice! What piece did you use to keep the tension, but also allows it to flex (the rods that whack the bell)? Is it those rubber 1x2 liftarm like pieces? Quote
aeh5040 Posted January 11, 2017 Author Posted January 11, 2017 (edited) Thank you for the kind remarks! On 1/9/2017 at 7:47 PM, RohanBeckett said: what does the flywheel do? just smooth out the motion? That's right. On 1/10/2017 at 7:58 AM, DrJB said: Very unique, and I like it even more as it is NOT a vehicle. Now. to change the melody, would changing the location of the specific bells do the trick? Yes, that would give a different (but related) melody. In change ringing terminology it would give a different course of plain hunt. On 1/10/2017 at 8:56 AM, ColletArrow said: Impressive! As a bell ringer, I have only just mastered this method in real life... I guess you couldn't ring other methods using this setup? Or is it possible to ring, say, Plain hunting on 7, so 7 bells 'hunting' with the tenor (lowest bell) staying 8th? Cool! I was wondering if I would find anyone else who shares both hobbies! I'm curious to know whether you find the demo at all helpful (rather than merely amusing). E.g., one can try to watch two coursing bells, say the 8 (red) and the 7 (orange), to see how one follows the other down to lead. Yes, plain hunt on 7 with a cover would be possible. It would need either a separate carousel for the tenor, or another "layer" of pegs, around the outside say. In principle it would be possible to ring other methods such as plain bob, using multiple carousels rotating at different speeds. The required precision would likely make it impractical, though. 16 hours ago, teos said: Nice! What piece did you use to keep the tension, but also allows it to flex (the rods that whack the bell)? Is it those rubber 1x2 liftarm like pieces? Yes. They also serve the important function of making the hammer spring away from the bell immediately after the strike, otherwise it would deaden the sound. Edited January 11, 2017 by aeh5040 Quote
dr_spock Posted January 11, 2017 Posted January 11, 2017 Clever ding-a-ling. Nice ring to it with those quarter gear pieces. Quote
aeh5040 Posted January 11, 2017 Author Posted January 11, 2017 Just now, kieran said: Cool, your stuff always works so well You wouldn't say that if you saw all the failed prototypes! Quote
ColletArrow Posted January 11, 2017 Posted January 11, 2017 4 hours ago, aeh5040 said: Cool! I was wondering if I would find anyone else who shares both hobbies! I'm curious to know whether you find the demo at all helpful (rather than merely amusing). E.g., one can try to watch two coursing bells, say the 8 (red) and the 7 (orange), to see how one follows the other down to lead. Yes, plain hunt on 7 with a cover would be possible. It would need either a separate carousel for the tenor, or another "layer" of pegs, around the outside say. In principle it would be possible to ring other methods such as plain bob, using multiple carousels rotating at different speeds. The required precision would likely make it impractical, though. I see. That sounds fun, trying to work out how to ring Bob Doubles mechanically! Having two concentric rings of pegs might work, perhaps with them moving in and out as well? I haven't given it a lot of thought. I will show this to my band tomorrow evening, and see what they think. We have 2 people learning to plain hunt at the moment; it may help, it may confuse them or just distract them altogether! Quote
DrJB Posted January 13, 2017 Posted January 13, 2017 Any chance you can release some 'instructions'. I could do an LXF file if more photos are provided. Quote
LEGO Train 12 Volts Posted January 13, 2017 Posted January 13, 2017 Amazing machine and delightful sounds! Quote
aeh5040 Posted January 14, 2017 Author Posted January 14, 2017 7 hours ago, DrJB said: Any chance you can release some 'instructions'. I could do an LXF file if more photos are provided. Sure, I'll see what I can do. The construction itself is pretty simple - it's mostly just a very very rigid box... Quote
E LEGO Posted January 14, 2017 Posted January 14, 2017 Your idea is great. You are very intelligent. I am really impressed with your initiative Quote
aeh5040 Posted January 15, 2017 Author Posted January 15, 2017 (edited) On 1/13/2017 at 11:47 AM, DrJB said: Any chance you can release some 'instructions'. I could do an LXF file if more photos are provided. I have put some photos here: http://www.bricksafe.com/pages/aeh/bell-ringing-machine Let me know if anything is unclear... Edited January 16, 2017 by aeh5040 Quote
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