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Gyroscope Build Part 2 Out Now On Make:

9/15/2015

Here is the concluding episode of the gyroscope build. If you are interested, I also wrote a little bit about the bearing design on the Make: website here.

I do hope you enjoy the project, and be sure to let me know your thoughts in the comments!

Thanks for dropping by,
Chris.

Free plans are available for download here in Imperial or Metric units

12 Comments

АНАТ0ЛИЧ

10/8/2015 02:31:16 am

За Вашей работой приятно наблюдать! Так же Вы великолепно создаете видео своей работы

bheap

11/13/2015 01:21:03 am

my son has been watching this video everyday. He is 7. Do you sell the gyroscopes. he really like yours. please let me know. Thanks

Chris link

11/13/2015 05:55:42 am

Terrific to hear that! I may do a short run at some time in the future, but at the moment all of my time is fully taken up with new project videos. Thanks very much for watching!

Cheers,
Chris.

Al link

11/20/2015 01:48:21 am

Hi Chris,

Just wanted to say a big thank you for this and all of your videos: they're truly inspiring. I've started making my own gyroscope from your plans, albeit with a few changes to get them into real metric units (for example a 5 mm shaft instead of 4.76 mm as I don't have any imperial reamers and changing dimensions like 53.98 mm into 54 mm as I couldn't see any reason not to). Just got the flywheel left to make and I'm really looking forward to seeing it spin!

I'm extremely jealous of your tools, your skills and your ability to keep your workshop looking so clean and tidy!

Thanks again and keep making these great videos.

Al

George link

3/25/2016 09:01:00 am

Went ahead and used this plans for a test project on my new Grizzly lathe. Worked out great: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlPG9UfkYOY

Chris link

3/25/2016 10:21:25 am

Awesome George! Thanks very much for letting me know :)

Quinn Powell

10/7/2016 08:05:31 am

Hi, Chris are the plans for this project still available, because i cant find them on the Make: website. Thanks for your feedback.

Chris link

10/9/2016 06:01:14 am

Hey Quinn,

Yes you can download them here:

http://www.clickspringprojects.com/uploads/3/8/2/2/38221101/benchtop_gyro_plans_inch.pdf
http://www.clickspringprojects.com/uploads/3/8/2/2/38221101/benchtop_gyro_plans_metric.pdf

Cheers,
Chris.

Steve

1/31/2017 08:27:48 am

My son and I just finished building this from your plans. We had to take a few liberties. The local business I go to for metal didn't have any sufficiently large brass round. They did have a chunk of 3/4" thick copper plate, however. It looks great, but I forgot what a pain in the a$$ copper is to machine.

We also used sections of a 0.25" brass bolt as the top and bottom bearings (we made the outer ring 3/8" thick rather than 1/4"). Both top and bottom are adjustable.

The first time we spun it up (using a Dremel with a rubber disk mounted in it) it was actually a little scary. About a pound of copper at a thousand RPM or so feels a little intimidating...

In any case, thanks for a great project!

Chris link

1/31/2017 08:41:05 am

Hey Steve,

Terrific to hear that the build went well - I know what you mean about it being a bit scary at max rpm - it definitely requires full attention!!

Another one I did for Make: is also a great project. It has some interesting underlying physics, and you get a useful little camping tool out of it too:

http://www.clickspringprojects.com/uploads/3/8/2/2/38221101/fire_piston_plans_metric.pdf
http://www.clickspringprojects.com/uploads/3/8/2/2/38221101/fire_piston_plans_inch.pdf

Cheers,
Chris.

Matt

11/13/2021 01:37:53 am

I'm thinking of doing this for my school machining project, but the plans do not work. Is there any way I could get them?

Alan link

11/13/2021 01:51:47 am

Matt: hopefully Chris will come back to you with an official link to the plans, but if not I've still got the ones I downloaded from him so can send them to you - it's a great project to make and sounds excellent for a school machining exercise. I don't want to post my email address on a public forum, so if Chris doesn't get back to you, send me a message at https://www.cgtk.co.uk/contact

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