December 3, 20159 yr That right angle joint is freaking me out. Doesn't seem like it should work, but it obviously does. I had to stare at the gears for a while as well to understand why they rotate the same direction. Seconded!
December 3, 20159 yr built the hobson's coupling last night.. left it on the kitchen counter, for Mr 5yr old to discover in the morning... wake up with 'Cooool..... but it sticks a bit... oh.. it's this 6 axle jamming in the hole.. you have to poke it back a bit' I expect to come home tonight, and find it motorised... nice to have a little engineer/problem solver in the making!
December 4, 20159 yr Are there any pictures or instructions about? I would love to build one to surprise an engineer friend. I'm non-Technic oriented, but I might be able to make due pausing the video.
December 4, 20159 yr Okay, these are pretty awesome. And the music in the Hobson coupling video is annoyingly familiar, can I ask where it's from?
December 4, 20159 yr I'm non-Technic oriented, but I might be able to make due pausing the video. That's how i built my two working copies. The Parox gear one is the hardest to figure out.
December 4, 20159 yr Author Wow, I wasn't expecting so much interest - thanks folks! I'll try to do more stuff like this. Have you tried to apply any considerable torque to the joint - do the axles still run through holes so smoothly? It wouldn't be suitable for really high torque, because of the long unsupported axles, but with a moderate amount it actually works fine. Do you think that right angle Hobson joint would work with red #3 connectors as well? Yes, it will. As Teuk pointed out, it will even work with flexible connections. this looks like something Isogawa would build! Now that is a compliment! Thanks! might try to use it in a GBC or something - even if it's 'just for show' (which, technically, what most GBC's are!) I guess it might be possible to combine several (perhaps larger versions) to make a sort of ball escalator - not easy though... left it on the kitchen counter, for Mr 5yr old to discover in the morning... I expect to come home tonight, and find it motorised... This made my day! Are there any pictures or instructions about? I would love to build one to surprise an engineer friend. I'm non-Technic oriented, but I might be able to make due pausing the video. The intention was that both should be reconstructable from the video. I don't have anything else right now, but if you are having trouble with something specific, just ask... And the music in the Hobson coupling video is annoyingly familiar, can I ask where it's from? It was just one of the youtube freebies. It reminds me of the Dubliners version of "Protect and Survive", but I don't think it's actually related!
December 5, 20159 yr I built the hobson by.looking at your video, and after a little bit of playing around, I put a 8 tooth gear on the input shaft then meshed a 40 tooth gear with it driven by a L motor. So now it turns at roughly 850 rpms, and the joint runs smoothly at that speed. No lock ups or skips. I'm still mesmerized by it. Edited December 5, 20159 yr by andrewganschow
December 5, 20159 yr I built the hobson by.looking at your video, and after a little bit of playing around, I put a 8 tooth gear on the input shaft then meshed a 40 tooth gear with it driven by a L motor. So now it turns at roughly 850 rpms, and the joint runs smoothly at that speed. No lock ups or skips. I'm still mesmerized by it. Sounds awesome
December 6, 20159 yr I feel a bit embarrassed posting these given some of the amazing creations we've seen recently, but here are a couple of little mechanisms. Neither is original as a concept, but the LEGO implementations are new. Enjoy! Thanks, I always enjoy your unusual creations.
December 6, 20159 yr That's exactly what lego technic is about, to show how so called simple mechanism do work. Nice work !! And I really enjoyed to watch it.
December 6, 20159 yr Author That's exactly what lego technic is about, to show how so called simple mechanism do work. Nice work !! And I really enjoyed to watch it. Thanks again everyone! I am heartened that such a simple bare-bones presentation of a mechanism has generated so much interest!
December 6, 20159 yr Quick poll: how many people watched these and immediately built one or the other? I broke down sets on my desk to make the Hobson's joint. Very cool.
December 6, 20159 yr Have built both of them and added a motor to the hoburn coupling - fascinating to watch
December 6, 20159 yr I built a bit more compact version of the Hobson coupling. Extraordinarily fun to watch!
December 7, 20159 yr Author I built a bit more compact version of the Hobson coupling. Extraordinarily fun to watch! Please show us!
December 7, 20159 yr I built a bit more compact version of the Hobson coupling. Extraordinarily fun to watch! Is that even possible?
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