Bill Dunlap Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 Here it is, fully complete VID_20240324_141451.mp4 and functional. Look for a video in the next few days about this one in greater detail. Man, those Monster Energy drinks are really stimulating my imagination. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donald Mezzapella Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 Bill, That sure is stunning!! Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Sherwood Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 Excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Dunlap Posted March 25 Author Share Posted March 25 Here's the long version. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Arfmann Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Thanks so much Bill. The Chick Corea & Gary Burton soundtrack is a perfect fit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Huber Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 (edited) 2 hours ago, Bill Arfmann said: Thanks so much Bill. The Chick Corea & Gary Burton soundtrack is a perfect fit! For some reason Alan Holdsworth and guitarists like John Mclaughlin come to mind every time Bill posts his videos. You're doing some cool funky stuff with those little mighty mouse motors, Bill. 🙂 Edited March 26 by Russ Huber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Gaines Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 That's Too Cool Bill! I have been waiting to that fan finished . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Ray Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Stunning work Bill! Your creativity never ceases to amaze! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Dunlap Posted March 26 Author Share Posted March 26 Thanks for the props. True story, In 2006, I was living on Kauai. Chick Corea and Gary Burton kicked off their "Crystal Silence" world tour there and I was lucky enough to be able to attend. It was at a small high school auditorium, very intimate. I took my then wife and step daughter. They loved it. Anyway, during one particularly technical piece, Gary missed his cue and just stopped. Chick counted to three, and they re-entered the piece and pulled it off perfectly. The crowd went nuts. Not because they screwed up, but because of their smooth recovery. I've always remembered that as a life lesson. We screw up. It's gonna happen. It's all about the recovery. I screwed this piece up royally and I had to cut it all apart and re-assemble it. But it came out just like I wanted in the end. Cheers, Bill 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Dunlap Posted March 28 Author Share Posted March 28 (edited) Here's some examples of my failures working with clear acrylic plastics. The two outside ones were motor pillars. The left one cracked when trying to glue it to the base and motor. No idea why. The replacement I was making began to craze as I used a mini drum sander to reduce the wall thickness. It got too hot, I think. The center ones were going to go inside these pillars and I attempted to drill all the way through them. The first got hot and cracked longitudinally, and the other began to craze inside along the hole's wall. I used water to cool it while drilling, but it did this anyway. I finally got the knack. Drill with very sharp drill bits, slowly, and with lots of water to cool Here's the super glue I use. This stuff is the bomb. I got it at Home Depot. The spray accelerator sets the glue in 5 seconds. Otherwise, it's just like the super glue you know and love. Cheers, Bill Edited March 28 by Bill Dunlap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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