Instruction of wire work

[YeeYIpWai]

how far between the 1.0mm wire? seems like 4- 5 mm?

[squarewave2]

Can you tell me what kind of solder you use? and also what is the wattage of your iron??

Thanks, JM

[denha]

@squarewave2 The solder for general electronics. 20W iron.

[Sugarypop13]

being an enginir does look fun

[lewistanod]

Denha, do you buy the brass in straight sections or coiled. If coiled do you have a method for straitening it out?

PS. Love your work.

[PrinceOfCarribean]

Can you show a video of how you make a compact machine

[mightywombat]

I am making a Digi-Comp II model (search on you tube for it) using this style of track. Do you have advice on making flip flops like yours using brass wire?

[MyWILLIAMS007]

CAN WE USE ANY OTHER TYPE OF WIRE

[MyWILLIAMS007]

CAN WE USE ANY OTHER TYPE OF WIRE

[MyWILLIAMS007]

CAN WE USE ANY OTHER TYPE OF WIRE

[radquadssjk]

Where did you buy the BALLS?

[Konigstiger222]

@radquadssjk im going to go have a look at a ball bearing shop no doubt they will have jars of them

[Serostern]

@pokeblast101 try and see?

[Serostern]

@NaziZombie1fan About two days per contraption.

[Godarth]

Thank you dude! You really inspired me.

[Thedrievrienden]

@ denha toothpick ?? I have searched it in the subscribes and it is solder flux or not???

[Serostern]

@Thedrievrienden It is a toothpick that he uses to apply soldering flux.

YES it is flux. If he did not use flux it wouldn't wet, and just sit on top of the brass like a chicken shit.

[Thedrievrienden]

Amazing !!!! But on 2:00 what is that pencil???

[denha]

@Thedrievrienden It is toothpick.

[lhrmeonom]

@denha That may be the biggest toothpick I have ever seen....

[flashyxxx]

thanks for this video, you have really taught me a lot! hopefully i can get a start on this by tomorrow

[MrCheesyman28]

why do u have your legs in the vid????????

[Serostern]

@MrCheesyman28 Do you want him to chop them off just for a youtube vid? Wtf?

[larrybud]

Very tedious. I'm surprised you don't have a couple of things refined. For instance, perhaps a crucible of molten solder that you could just dip the end of the short pieces into to tin them. And to bend those pieces, a simple jig that you can just wrap the wire around to get the proper radius. Then you could just snip the the spiral that you make and you'd get dozens of pieces at once.

Also a clamp rather than having to tape those pieces together.

[Serostern]

@larrybud And if he really wanted to better his process he would get a soldering iron a notch bigger than 11w, (say, a 30w iron) - and also pre-apply some solder to the places where he are to attatch the short pieces, it would make the solder flow better and speed up the entire process.

In essence, there are improvements that could be made =P

[StickiesOfficial]

7:35 FAIL!

[786fuzail]

greetings from south africa love how you work could you please tell me what type of ssolder you use (leaded ,acid )

[Serostern]

@786fuzail Since he doesn't eat from the tracks he uses a 60/40 lead/tin rosin core solder.

That one is the easiest to work with.

His flux looks like it is the PHneutral soldering "fat" - a thick paste, a bit like butter, that is easy to work with and doesnt require safety equipment.

[chattycheese123]

this is so cool!

[chattycheese123]

lol im watchinng this at 3:00 in the morning

[barbershop22]

Where do you get the straight 1mm brass wire? All the wire I can find is in a spool and has bends in it.

[st1dinoh]

thank you for all of your video's, and most of all, thanks for this one. i've been contemplating a marble run inspired by my collection of 1980's spacewarp sets and my love for pinball. the idea is to build a wall hanging marble machine with full sized pinballs.

until i found your video's today i had no idea how to get started.

with the knowledge in this vid, tomorrow i'm off to the hardware store to build a few test rails.

thank you for your hard work and your imagination.

subbed and +1

[navynaveed123]

is the wire easy to bend? if someone handles it too hard or drops it would the track be ruined?

[denha]

@navynaveed123 It is easy to bend it because it is a brass wire.

[yksnimus]

do a wooden gundam and u will have the most viewed vid on internet

[Breakyerself]

Have you considered trying to make a binary adding machine?

[Stijning]

so this is how the legendary denha makes his stuff...

[imaginarycupcake123]

do you have to have the flux?

[HallPassExpired]

@imaginarycupcake123 if you want the solder to stick, the flux cleans where the joint goes, so yes..

[Serostern]

@imaginarycupcake123 Without soldering flux the solder won't flow out.

It will sit on top of the brass like a chicken shit, and the joint will break when your neighbour's dog farts. =P

[goner19]

i love this guy!!!

[timoke6]

@denha and what is this thing called? Is it just a burned piece of wood?

[denha]

@timoke6 Flux of the toothpick is previously put.

[timoke6]

Whats that wooden thing you use on 2:00, and what does it do?

[denha]

@timoke6 It becomes easy for solder to adhere.

[beingbanana]

are you heating the brass or are you just melting a bubble of solder onto the brass?? if you are heating the brass how can you possibly heat it that fast !! im having a hard time soldering thick brass wires :(

[denha]

@beingbanana It is because it is a thin brass wire.

[beingbanana]

@denha at 10:13 it takes you less than a second to heat the brass? or are you just leaving a bubble of solder? i noticed you didn't use flux then, nor at 1:10

[XxZiphRaxX]

@beingbanana first, he puts a little solder flux on the york to keep it in place. when its in place, he puts more solder on to strengthen the bond.

[Paxeon]

Just wanted to say that after watching your meticulous handiwork, knowing that I do not have the time to build one from scratch and having seen the finished product, I'm officially inspired to 'buy' one of these machines! ; ) Do you know of any kits or plans that are available or where one can be purchased? Thank you. Excellent work.

[jcraven3]

could you possibly speed this process up by using pegs for backboards while sautering the guides? it seems like you had trouble keeping them perpendicular.

[hagkot]

what are those wire?

copper wire?

is it really needed to put solder flux?

please answer this question.

thanks.

[Serostern]

@hagkot The wire is 1mm brass. You could do it with copper, but it wouldnt look as nice, it is a bit harder to work with, and it work hardens, meaning that the more you bend it the more brittle it gets. The heat transfer characteristics of copper also makes the soldering harder.

You CAN solder without flux, but it will be extremely hard (read: impossible) to make the solder flow. The solder will form a small ball on the brass and fall off at the drop of a hat.

[Hanjaroot]

ur work is admirable.

but that shaky camera and filming just gives me headache, why you don't use a Tripod for your videos? get a good editing software and make better videos please.

the quality can effect ur hard work.

[princesspeach444]

where did you buy these silver balls,or you made it?

[Serostern]

@princesspeach444 They are ball bearings. You can get them from a heavy industry supplier.

[Rawr454]

Love all your work denha, this video as well. How would you make a loop or a turn, would you use a form, or still do it by hand?

[Growf911]

I really appreciate this video! Your craftsmanship and neatness is unrivaled. I must try this for myself!

[pato2341]

8:01 omg!

[perplathi]

so its wire, I thought it was like pipe or something XD

[Ekryton]

It's a joy to see a craftsman at work! All your videos show the ingenuity and love you put in your creations. Thanks for sharing them. Keep up the wonderful work!

[MonkeyFCoconut]

My son and I just got done watching this video twice! Thank you so much for putting it together. My son really wants to build some of these marble machines with me, and I will start buying the necessary supplies because it's something I've also always wanted to do. Could you please tell me what size steel ball you use and the drill bit size you used to check the track spacing? We could watch you build things all day, keep up the great work!

[denha]

Stainless ball diameter is 9/32 inch.

Drill bit size 4.5mm.

[MonkeyFCoconut]

Thank you! I will start looking for materials, and thinking of an original ball lift (which will be hard to do with all of the great ones I've seen done by you and others).

[Serostern]

@MonkeyFCoconut You can make it work with any kind of ball.

If you have a 10mm ball (thickest part) you should have the track spaced with about 7.5mm.

You'll have to do the math from millimeters to imperial yourself =P

[MonkeyFCoconut]

@Serostern - That's about 50% larger than Denha's... I was really curious what his exact size was because I would have a lot of good videos for inspiration and the size is just right ;-)

[racegrooves]

Ahhh... that's how you control the gear. Very nice!

[racegrooves]

Very nice! Thanks for sharing!

[superkhal94]

so hard

[ndktube]

Very helpful thanks.

Good soldering demo. That's a nice little drill!

Good job by the cameraman too.

[akai454]

Wow, Amazing! Thank You, I enjoyed that and I learned some "Stuff".  Take care.