Launching screws through washers - 3d printed automation #009

The second season of the MPS development series is starting!
This is the second season of a video series about multiple automation machines. It is called "the modular production system"
We start with modules that I build using 3d printing to count and package screws.
In each video we will go through the development.

my tools (affilate links)

00:00 Start
00:18 Intro
01:27 recap old accelerator
02:45 problem
03:18 screw behavior
05:21 NEW accelerator?
06:14 CAD
07:01 TESTING 1
08:56 accelerator 2.0
10:54 TESTING 2
12:02 trick shots
12:52 update MPS

[DragongeekAndCo]

Now, add rifling to the tube so that the screw spins and have it drop nuts instead of washers, so that the screws directly thread on ;)

[Ross_an_Artisan]

for those who are wondering what is going on, This guy made a machine to count screws once and now he is enjoying rabbithole.

[Gunbudder]

FN Herstal solved this exact problem in the 90's with the design of the magazine for the P90. they use a carousel chute that leaves no space as all for the item to rotate; the chute changes the orientation.

[SameenIbneShahid]

You know it's gonna be a good day when Christopher Helmke uploads a new video

[kylek]

That magazine is satisfying and a smart reuse of off-the-shelf components when needed. For inspiration, you may want to watch old Factory Made or How It's Made episodes, you'll get a lot of ideas on how manufacturers work through similar issues.

11:48 - You may have noticed this, but your parametric design has the screw holes un-constrained, so they end up overlapping the O-rings in some configurations.

[danvds_nz]

12:41 = Coolest shot in youtube history. Wouldn't matter if it had taken 100, 000 attempts. Well done.

[DrDoohickie]

HOLEY SHOT!

That opening shot was insanely cool!

[TradeWorks_Construction]

That perfect shot earned my subscription! Congratulations on the success. I know the “perfect shot” wasn’t the end goal but it was definitely an awesome way to celebrate 😎

[ahap_studio]

I've only seen the first 5 seconds, and I'm just yelling. Who are you? What are you? Bravo.

[marcelinio]

Hut ab! Ich bin selber Konstrukteur und sehe sofort wie viel Arbeit da drin steckt! Vor Allem gefällt mir dein "Cleanes" Design.

[Freaktor]

Richtig cooles ding. Ich arbeite selbst in der instandhaltung bei einem Automobilzulieferer und hab viel mit solchen dingen zu tun. Da muss die schraube immer richtig fallen. Auch beim zig-tausenden mal. Egal ob schraube, niete, mutter etc....
Wenn man dass mal flüssig hinkriegt, vom sortiertopf zum schlauch in den roboterkopf nietpistole. Is der wahnsinn.

Respekt und viel erfolg damit👍👍

[Applesupnorth]

You sir are going places!! .... I'm very anxious to see what other amazing things you design/build over your life time!!

[michaelmaguire]

Why are you giving them that much room to fall and generate energy for the bounce? couldn't you just make the chamber shorter (height-wise)?

[sanches]

I still do custom automation modules for my customers sometimes and i consider myself good at design ideas, but you creativity and work are humbling... way to go! I love the way you think. Ivan from Sofia, Bulgaria

[mikebonello]

As a fellow engineer, i'd say "Bravo" - that this is brilliant!

[orange_district]

Your content is awesome! Love it.
At 11:20 I was a bit confused that the screws were coming out in the wrong direction. Of course I get that it is more about showing the mechanism of the compressed air…

[mylittleparody]

That shoot! Awesome XD
And also, as usual, the engineering of the whole thing is just so well done, bravo!

[JohanDegraeveAanscharius]

Crazy! Anything is possible, but your brain is super, as is your patience and persistence. Genius ...

[drfrev]

I feel like the first design would have worked if instead of a straight ramp it was a convex ramp. If the ramp was convex the tail of the screw would hit the ramp surface and stop the screw from over-rotating on bounce.

[AlainPilon]

As a testament to the quality of your content: at time of typing this video has been seeen 28k times and there are 2.2K up votes. I challenge anyone to find a video with such a high like/view ratio! Great work and inspiring!