Balls actually LOVE to roll! Never seen a sliding ball unless on a slippery surface...
Just tried out the attracting the ball from a very close distance to the magnet. And yes, of course the ball rolls...
Erwin
Heya!
I'd like to use 16 electromagnets arranged in a 4x4 grid under a perfectly leveled glass plate to move around a steel ball on the surface of the plate. By turning the 16 magnets ON and OFF in different sequences the ball would roll around in different patterns.
I bought an 11 lbs holding...
Dear All,
I am involved in a rather unusual outdoor sculpture project.
The concept is to create a large assembly of 20+ feet high vertical fiberglass rods that sway with the wind but always return back to their (perfectly) vertical resting position if there is no wind.
What’s the best way to...
Some completely different idea: How about fiberglass or carbon fiber rods? Very light therefore less sagging under their own weight. No rusting...
I've got a couple of carbon fiber paddles for my kayak. They are totally amazing - super light and almost indestructible...
PS: Sorry for suggesting...
Thanks Mike for your input.
As a base I thought about something like two horizontal steel plates, each with a hole the size of the vertical rod. The two steel plates would be spaced apart about a foot with threaded rods (or simply with welded stand-offs). The vertical rod sticks through the...
Dear All,
I am involved in a rather unusual sculpture project.
The concept is to create a large assembly of 20+ feet high vertical rods that sway with the wind but always return back to their (perfectly) vertical resting position if there is no wind.
I assume using spring tempered stainless...
