What is this Crazy Contraption!?

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What is this Crazy Contraption!?

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RobSmithDev

Күн бұрын

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@flibblesan Ай бұрын

Brilliant to see this at Kickstart. Completely crazy, tons of fun. I expected nothing less 😂😂

@GadgetUK164 Ай бұрын

This is just incredible! I've seen a preview from Kickstart where you showed this - just wow lol!!! Amazing work, cant wait to see the next part!

@NigelsWorkbench Ай бұрын

Great to see final revision at Kickstart this weekend 😊

@RobSmithDev Ай бұрын

Hope you enjoyed it! Was so nice to see all those smiling (and laughing) faces :)

@CrashUK28 Ай бұрын

This was the best thing I seen at the Kickstarter this year.

@RobSmithDev Ай бұрын

😃thank you

@Jaw0lf 2 ай бұрын

Great job Rob, looking forward to seeing this next week!! And you of course!!

@RetroGamesRediscovered Ай бұрын

It was great to see this at Kickstart on Saturday. Great fun and good work!

@RobSmithDev Ай бұрын

Thank you - was really nice to see so many smiling faces after they watched it ‘perform’

@TerribleFire Ай бұрын

This is the cure for all those mouldy floppy disks!

@RobSmithDev Ай бұрын

Haha was wondering when you’d say something 😂

@ctrlaltrees Ай бұрын

This is amazing, can't wait to see it at the weekend!

@RobSmithDev Ай бұрын

😃 see you there!

@ctrlaltrees Ай бұрын

@@RobSmithDev Well it certainly made an impression on me...

@Geordie-Jedi-77 Ай бұрын

WOW ! What a video ! You weren't kidding when you said it had a super montage.... The only thing missing would be the A-Team music whilst you worked Then you busting outta your shed shooting (freshly cleaned floppy disks) Amazing video Rob, can't wait to see the next installment

@RobSmithDev Ай бұрын

Haha that’s a funny idea, although I’d need a welding torch too, BA always seemed to have one!

@Geordie-Jedi-77 Ай бұрын

@@RobSmithDev I pitty the fool who doesn't have a welding torch 😉

@RobSmithDev Ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@Geordie-Jedi-77 Ай бұрын

@@RobSmithDev or.......how about this - 1. For the final design mock it up to look like the A-Team GMC van 2. When the cleaning cycle is happening, play the A-Team music (Different versions Inc chip tunes and tracker mods too) 3. Attach a small LCD monitor that plays various montages of BA and the A-Team making things. 4. Pitty the fools with dirty floppy disks

@RobSmithDev Ай бұрын

Hmmmmm. I might do some of this…. But then again, the MacGyver theme might also be relevant

@jonathanwickett9118 Ай бұрын

Fab looking contraption :-) I'm interested in how you will control the amount of IPA flowing onto the cleaning heads. Too much could cause the glue holding the disk to the center to release, so I await your next video :-)

@RobSmithDev Ай бұрын

lol yeah you’ll see, although at the event today it ran non stop with me shortening each cycle so the disk never got dry! Was dripping and still holding. I think the glue they use would take a while longer. If in reality you do clean disks with IPA you have to realise that the next job is backup and then throw it in the bin

@JBEEUD Ай бұрын

For the IPA feed, you might want to put some sort of restricter nozzle in the end of the two feed lines. If you leave them open like they are, unless you pump the IPA at a fairly decent rate you're going to end up with very uneven flow. In fact, if your flow rate is low enough, you may end up with almost no flow coming from one of the lines. Something as simple as a plug in each line with a pinhole for the IPA to come through would be enough. A hole small enough that the IPA won't readily drip through on it's own. That way it builds just enough back pressure to guarantee that there is pressure at both nozzles to push IPA through both lines. Also if you make the holes small enough, you could get a very targeted spray line to put IPA exactly where you want it, or you flare the tip of the hole a little to effectively make a mister. That would actually work great with a solenoid driven pump. Just a single piston with a check valve in and out, that way you could very precisely control the amount of IPA being added at one time. Just pulse the solenoid to add a ml or three at a time based on the volume of the piston. In fact, you could probably 3D print that whole assembly and use an o-ring for the seal..... Just a thought. 😉

@RobSmithDev Ай бұрын

It indeed does have plugs with pinholes in them! Was successfully running all day at Kickstart, lots of fun! There was a pump inside already and a solenoid valve to prevent air getting into the tank while not in use. Lots to show in the next video

@more.power. Ай бұрын

Thank you Rob excellent build

@Alchemy.C64-AMIGA.DemoScener Ай бұрын

This machine is extremely complex. I don't think many people will replicate it.

@RobSmithDev Ай бұрын

:) It was just for me, and it was deliberatly over complex!

@Rockythefishman Ай бұрын

Love it nate :)

@rfxtuber Ай бұрын

Rob amazing... I have a huge 120ltr tub of floppies that I would love to clean... I found that squirting IPA on the entire disk surface and cleaning while spinning in an old opened PC drive (adapted) with cotton bud with slight pressure... Works well, but far too labour intensive!!!! I then use a greaseweaze to test the disks on a new external PC floppy drive via FloppyBridge WinUAE... This crazy contraption is awesome... Looks like it comes from an advanced Lego set!!! What happens if we want one tho Rob... LOL... EDIT: Rob it would be so amazing to have some reliable and robust Amiga disk checking tools via DiskFlashback.. Working first class, unreal software...

@RobSmithDev Ай бұрын

I did originally think of using Lego, but it’s *so* expensive now! Even if this turns out not to work the dryer section should! I’ll have a think about disk checking/repairing for DiskFlashback