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Here's next week's video, early for Patrons, this one goes out publicly on Tuesday 16th.

Pretty happy this worked as I expected!  I'll probably build a few more stages and then try to link all the machines together to tell the story so far, although there will be more on an ongoing basis as long as I think of interesting ideas. 

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How High Voltages can Move Objects - PREVIEW VERSION

I recently bought a Van De Graaff Generator which I remember from my school science lessons. This generated static electricity at very low current. I wanted to build a new piece of my Great Ball Contraption that used electrostatics to move objects. This works by charging the ball with a positive or negative charge so it attracts the next oppositely charges terminal. You can support me on Patreon or buy my Merchandise: *************************** Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/xrobots Merchandise: https://teespring.com/stores/james-bruton *************************** Affiliate links - I will get some money of you use them to sign up or buy something: *************************** Matterhackers 3D printing supplies: http://www.matterhackers.com?aff=7500 Music for your YouTube videos: http://share.epidemicsound.com/xrobots *************************** Other socials: *************************** Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/xrobotsuk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/xrobotsuk/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/xrobotsuk *************************** CAD and Code for my projects: https://github.com/XRobots Huge thanks to my Patrons, without whom my standard of living would drastically decline. Like, inside out-Farm Foods bag decline. Plus a very special shoutout to Lulzbot, Inc who keep me in LulzBot 3D printers and support me via Patreon. HARDWARE/SOFTWARE Below you can also find a lot of the typical tools, equipment and supplies used in my projects: Filament from: https://www.3dfuel.com/ Lulzbot 3D Printers: http://bit.ly/2Sj6nil Lincoln Electric Welder: https://bit.ly/2Rqhqos CNC Router: https://bit.ly/2QdsNjt Ryobi Tools: http://bit.ly/2RhArcD Axminster Micro Lathe: http://bit.ly/2Sj6eeN 3D Printer Filament: http://bit.ly/2PdcdUu Soldering Iron: http://bit.ly/2DrNWDR Vectric CNC Software: http://bit.ly/2zxpZqv Why not join my community, who are mostly made up of actual geniuses. There’s a Facebook group and everything: https://www.facebook.com/groups/287089964833488/ XROBOTS Former toy designer, current YouTube maker and general robotics, electrical and mechanical engineer, I’m a fan of doing it yourself and innovation by trial and error. My channel is where I share some of my useful and not-so-useful inventions, designs and maker advice. Iron Man is my go-to cosplay, and 3D printing can solve most issues - broken bolts, missing parts, world hunger, you name it. XRobots is the community around my content where you can get in touch, share tips and advice, and more build FAQs, schematics and designs are also available.

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Anonymous

Excellent. Now to get a Tesla coil!

Scott Cress

2 thoughts. 1 the gray ball is really hard to see. 2nd that conductive spray is a bit expensive. There's a Brit YouTuber that I follow he has a lot of really good electric projects /videos which start simple and can turn complex. He made one about making conductive ink. https://youtu.be/zyGX-VyXXTQ He also has a product which is near the same price but you can buy it in bulk and get 500ml for 55£. You may be able to (if not locked down) stop by his shop and pick it up instead of paying for shipping. His shop's ink: https://secure.workingink.co.uk/shop/working-ink-ink/working-ink-water-resistant-conductive-ink-emf-shielding-1l/ If you make your own you can add add a coloring to make the balls easier to see. Orange? Green?

XRobots

I'm considering something for the Ghostbusters movie release, not sure exactly what yet.

XRobots

Sounds good, thanks for that. The beauty is that I only need one ball - so I could easily experiment.

Scott Cress

Okay then that's fine. I got the impression that you wanted to coat a lot of balls with it. Also light spray glue coat and toss the ball with a fine dusting of graphite would work well.