Levitating Jedi Training Remote

Just came across this item.....

http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/cubegoodies/c780/

I know many have attempted to create a hovering/levitating training remote and was wondering if this might be the way to make it finally happen.

Just a thought...

Maximum weight it can levitate is 3oz., A Jedi training remote probably weighs more than that.

dropshipbob said:

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Maximum weight it can levitate is 3oz., A Jedi training remote probably weighs more than that.

Yep... there have been a couple of attempts at this in the past and it's always come down to a problem of weight and balance.

Unfortunately, a training remote that is anywhere near accurate just doesn't lend itself well to magnetic levitation.

You think the delorean in there (customer action shot) is 3 oz?

http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/cu...ction/21376eb/

eagc said:

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You think the delorean in there (customer action shot) is 3 oz?

http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/cu...ction/21376eb/

if you guys pull off a 3 oz training remote... or just get this idea to work, i'm totally in. add me to what ever list is made

probe droid?
interrogation droid?
speeder bike?
blade runner spinner?
yoda making R2D2 float?

oh my god i just blew a blood vessel in my head

It might be able to be done if the pieces attached to the remote were made with lightweight styrofoam (like that pink foam you can find in home depot stores) this stuff machines and carves very nicely.

Droid said:

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It might be able to be done if the pieces attached to the remote were made with lightweight styrofoam (like that pink foam you can find in home depot stores) this stuff machines and carves very nicely.

All the pieces that attach don't weigh anything, as it is. All the weight is in the spheres. Heck, even the paint and glue are probably close to 2 ounces, if not more.

The only way I see this working is if one is vac-formed from very thin styrene. Take an existing TR and vacform it in .010 styrene. But with all the undercuts and details, good luck getting anything that looks decent.

It's not that I don't want it to happen. As the geek who's come the closest, so far, I want nothing more than for it to happen. But instead of trying to adapt to existing levitators, we need a levitator that will work with what we've got.

If we had some uber-science nerd who worked with magnetic levitation, I'd happily send out my remote so they could work with the magnets I have installed. I've even contacted manufacturers about this and they never respond.

-Fred

If anyone is likely to have the information it is going to be here. Tell the sales dept. what you are trying to do and they might well have a kit to do it with.
http://www.amazing1.com/

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Hi guys! I'm new here and this is actually my first post. Although I am not the uber nerd you hoped for, I can probably help. I have worked a lot with these devices for the past few years and have made a variety of different objects levitate using them. So much so that the company that owns the rights to the tech asked me to consult with them on future product ideas.

The models that are out now are older first generation and won't hold much weight 3oz, there are newer versions which hold more weight but of course they cost more. The ones I have now hold about 16 oz or a can of soda, a shoe, etc.

They have actually eliminated the weight factor altogether but the more weight, the bigger and more expensive the unit. They have also fixed the balance & stability issue. There are now even ones where you can move the levitating object. By that I mean imagine a small ball that hovers and you move it via a joystick thru an maze like obstacle course.

That being said, I started with the first gen models and what it comes down to is learning to make things ultralight. You have to forget everyday building materials. A training remote is easily possibly as is a delorean. I'm sure I could do either on the unit I have now.

Let me know and I will try to help out. Way to much information to try and put in one post, especially my first.

Well, that sounds promising.

A shoe..really? That is seriously cool man, lot's of possibilities there then.

Al

Could we have a way to levitate the MR remote

More than likely, do you have some specs on it sizes, weight etc... If so I'll see what I have around my house that is about the same and try it.

Also to make the levitation look its best you need to design the base unit to look like something normal. Here is a pic of one I did awhile ago using a first gen model...the candle lights up & flickers as well.

Cant you just do a super light cast of one in styrine or some such light material ?

BMM, what about an object that already has a magnet, in it? I built my training remote to work with an off-the-shelf globe levitator. Will an embedded magnet create any problems?

I can get the weight of the remote, over the weekend.

-Fred

Hey Gig, Yeah the first gen ones (aka the globe levitators), which is what that candle was made from, have magnets in the upper unit. They all do, it just has to be centered and balanced with the bottom. The main difference in the versions is of course the guts of the lower unit.

So definitely, there has to be a magnet in whatever it is you want to levitate. It can be hidden internally or it can be in some kind of cradle that holds the prop.

ok now that looks cool

BlackMarketMagi said:

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Also to make the levitation look its best you need to design the base unit to look like something normal. Here is a pic of one I did awhile ago using a first gen model...the candle lights up & flickers as well.

Kodiakc said:

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ok now that looks cool

Totally cool
I'm starting to imagine soooooo many applications
I'm going to be broke buying a few of these

This is something i've always wanted to mess with but i have no time. Couldn't you just glue a crap load of magnets to a base with a concave surface with their pole orientation all the same and then take a ball or convex surface with a crap load of magnets glued to it's surface with their poles opposite of the concave surface? Put the ball in the middle and it should float if the magnets are strong enough. It should float in the center of it since both areas are concave/convex and gravity would pull it to the center. I thought about trying this if i build an Eve from Wall-E but thats a project at the bottom of a long list.

http://www.amazon.com/Stellanova-4-M...ef=pd_sbs_op_2

You could do the same with ANY magnetically based orb, depending on the additional paint and "training orb" greeblies you need to add which might throw off the balance...

I saw some pix last year of a fully lit Ep 3(?) Star Destroyer hovering off the ground.
I believe it was at Wondefest.

D6

So how long can the item float?

mmm ideas ideas ideas

Once up, as long as it's plugged in or until someone knocks it over which is usually first.

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