MAGNET TRICKS

Yes, that's true. Without the chimes the record spin time is 10 hours, with the chimes 2 hours

Thank you very much! That is an electromagnet in the link, I used one permanent magnet above the flywheel. Flywheel becomes magnetized as it spins beneath the magnet. Magnetized metal strips react to the magnetism in the flywheel like a compass and play the chimes. The whole thing is powered by the flywheel, which is an inertia rotor that spins a long time on its own. So although both chimes are powered by magnetism they are two completely different concepts.

that's fun project!

Genius maybe exaggerated, but thanks anyways :)

Thanks!!

made a new record: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkDal0s4jR4

I agree. My original idea was seen in the video, what I did with the green Stahlwille wrench box. Then I used my cajon box as a sound box and attached a metal piece on the cajon for the magnets and tines. I experimented with that for a couple days and really got fed up with the sound and was ready to ditch the whole project as I stumbled upon into this idea by accident. When you say make the tines longer next time I guess you mean the tines could be equal in length?

yes, that's an amusing thought! thanks for the idea!! :)

It was an old sewer pipe cleaner I found at a flee market :)

The edge of the ring magnets on the mirror, closest to the magnets below that go between the inner and outer circle just contact the surface harder than the other side which is why it spins. When the wooden disc is being rotated clockwise the magnets on the outer ring rotate clockwise and the magnets on the inner ring rotate counter clockwise. It really isn't the easiest thing to grasp nor explain but If you have two magnets you can try it yourself. Hold the other magnet below a horizontal flat plane so that its polarity is in horizontal axis and then place the other magnet on top of the plane so that it's polarity is in vertical axis - when the bottom magnet is being moved in certain direction the top magnet starts spinning.

Sorcery?

Thank you, It's one of those things that look more complicated than it is. The objects can be what ever you can attach to the disc magnets on top of the mirror Too heavy or off balanced objects don't work.

Thank you!

Can someone please suggest a better class than toys for this one?

I like how you have marked the difficulty of realization on every instruction - I may have to copy it :)

Thumbs up for all the effort you put making these instructions

Thanks for checking it out. Somebody should make this for real with sensors measuring the levitation time.

No you are :)