A mad, bad Mini project

[_Rodders_]

Even when he explained it in slow time I struggle to get my head around it.

[_Rodders_]

Caddyshack said:

If I built that it would somehow wobble and destroy itself.

I can imagine the hours that went in to that.

The chipboard was a bit odd, that would have been a perfect job for a 3d printed prototype.

Amazing work, as always.

Isn't that the joke?

[Caddyshack]

_Rodders_ said:

Caddyshack said:

If I built that it would somehow wobble and destroy itself.

I can imagine the hours that went in to that.

The chipboard was a bit odd, that would have been a perfect job for a 3d printed prototype.

Amazing work, as always.

Isn't that the joke?

Seems a whole lot of effort for a joke?

[loudlashadjuster]

Caddyshack said:

_Rodders_ said:

Caddyshack said:

If I built that it would somehow wobble and destroy itself.

I can imagine the hours that went in to that.

The chipboard was a bit odd, that would have been a perfect job for a 3d printed prototype.

Amazing work, as always.

Isn't that the joke?

Seems a whole lot of effort for a joke?

I’d posit that the whole project is somewhat of a long running joke involving far too much effort!

[gruffgriff]

Caddyshack said:

_Rodders_ said:

Caddyshack said:

If I built that it would somehow wobble and destroy itself.

I can imagine the hours that went in to that.

The chipboard was a bit odd, that would have been a perfect job for a 3d printed prototype.

Amazing work, as always.

Isn't that the joke?

Seems a whole lot of effort for a joke?

Proves the milling tool paths.

I'm amazed Binky has been run enough to break the old design drive more than once..in my mind's eye it lives in the corner under an inch of workshop dust...glad to be wrong!

[ajprice]

loudlashadjuster said:

I d posit that the whole project is somewhat of a long running joke involving far too much effort!

Episode 1 was August 17th 2013. If it's a joke it's an almost 13 year joke. It's good that it's moving under it's own power now though.

I'll watch the latest one tonight.

[Megaflow]

That alternator drive is wild... I am never quite sure what impresses me most about Nick's work, the ability to think up the idea, or the ability to than make it!

[Big Fat Fatty]

ajprice said:

loudlashadjuster said:

I d posit that the whole project is somewhat of a long running joke involving far too much effort!

Episode 1 was August 17th 2013. If it's a joke it's an almost 13 year joke. It's good that it's moving under it's own power now though.

I'll watch the latest one tonight.

I suspect the project itself is at least 3yrs older than the first video, the things that were done to the chassis in the first 20 episodes or so don't happen without some serious design work behind them. I believe Binky is Nik's Sistine chapel, his magnum opus, it won't matter how long it takes so long as it is perfect when it is eventually finished.

[TriumphStag3.0V8]

aterribleusername said:

The Rotrex Kid said:

Amazing fabrication and engineering work as normal. It s like ASMR just watching that for 45 mins.

Same here, just a joy to watch a mind work in a problem and come up with ingenious solutions. I was 90% there on the geometry of how it all went together but seeing the finished article on the block of wood just brought it home how ingenious and cunning it was to find a solution that looked so simple but must have taken an age to figure out! As always the time flies by and I'm left grasping for more.

Ah yes...the Belt Optimization Analogue Rendering Device.....

Or BOARD for short

[Lefty]

Up there with the Wheel Ordinary Operating Device

Actually I’ve been watching it through from the start and just watched episode 33 - the painting. It really is amazing

[toastyhamster]

Binky, in the wild, didn't get chance to chat, he was busy.

[Lefty]

Oh wow, great spot. Alternator must be working then?

[toastyhamster]

Well... didn't hear/see it running.....

[Megaflow]

Lefty said:

Oh wow, great spot. Alternator must be working then?

The alternator works, but the gear cables have failed again...

[oobster]

Looks like episode 43 will be on YouTube this weekend

[Lefty]

Oh really, where did you see that? They normally tease it on socials etc, did i miss it?

[loudlashadjuster]

Lefty said:

Oh really, where did you see that? They normally tease it on socials etc, did i miss it?

It was teased on the socials, as you say

[_Rodders_]

Really puts the size of that turbo into perspective. It's got an engine bolted to it.

[Dr G]

_Rodders_ said:

Really puts the size of that safety turbo into perspective. It's got an engine bolted to it.

FTFY

[Lefty]

Woo and indeed Hoo