Gigatron
Sr Member
Well gang, I've been working and working and working on this thing to see if I could get it to truly hover. The short answer is - no. I have tried every and any thing I could think of to make this work. I have a shelf full of rare earth magnets in every strength from 14 pull pounds all the way up to 127 pull pounds.
This picture represents the only solution that even remotely works
You'll notice there is something between the remote and the stand. It's a toothpick acting as a standoff. It's pushing the remote away from the top magnet. It's NOT hanging - that much I can swear to. So it's somewhere between floating and being statically mounted.
I know this is a major letdown as this had potential to be one of the coolest projects the board had ever seen. Trust me, no one feels worse about it or more diappointed than I do. I can't help feeling that I let everyone down, but I guess there's a limit as to what's physically possible with this.
Perhaps one day, someone smarter than myself will be able to work out the bugs and share the information.
Until that day, this will have to suffice. I'll post more pics one is painted and completed.
Thanks - and sorry,
Fred
P.S. thanks to WC for hosting
This picture represents the only solution that even remotely works
You'll notice there is something between the remote and the stand. It's a toothpick acting as a standoff. It's pushing the remote away from the top magnet. It's NOT hanging - that much I can swear to. So it's somewhere between floating and being statically mounted.
I know this is a major letdown as this had potential to be one of the coolest projects the board had ever seen. Trust me, no one feels worse about it or more diappointed than I do. I can't help feeling that I let everyone down, but I guess there's a limit as to what's physically possible with this.
Perhaps one day, someone smarter than myself will be able to work out the bugs and share the information.
Until that day, this will have to suffice. I'll post more pics one is painted and completed.
Thanks - and sorry,
Fred
P.S. thanks to WC for hosting