Alright at first I thought it was quite inefficient but after reading the description in the video, along with just thinking about creating this thing, it makes sense completely.
[quote]This is the first machine I’ve built using primitive technology that produces work without human effort. Falling water replaces human calories to perform a repetitive task. A permanent set up usually has a shed protecting the hammer and materials from the weather while the trough end sits outside under the spout. This type of hammer is used to pulverise grain into flour and I thought I might use one to mill dry cassava chips into flour when the garden matures. This device has also been used to crush clay for porcelain production. A stone head might make it useful as a stamp mill for crushing ores to powder. It might pulp fibres for paper even.[/quote]
It doesn't look like it accomplishes very much, despite how cool it is.
As neat as it is I'm finding myself irrationally irritated that the hammer keeps falling at a slight angle.
[QUOTE=bitches;52162356]It doesn't look like it accomplishes very much, despite how cool it is.[/QUOTE]
If anything it's a very good multi-tasking machine. You can put shit on there and work on other things in the meantime.
Gotta be fuckin' kidding. This dude is like a nature speedrunner, but instead of grabbing a chair, flipping through a wall, and ending up at the credits, this is like he grabs a stick and ends up with an advanced democratic society made out of ants and mud.
[QUOTE=Mr. Zombie;52162386]If anything it's a very good multi-tasking machine. You can put shit on there and work on other things in the meantime.[/QUOTE]
Sure, if you want to pound a handful of grain for hours that you could've done by hand in no time.
[QUOTE=bitches;52162442]Sure, if you want to pound a handful of grain for hours that you could've done by hand in no time.[/QUOTE]
it's about conserving calories. living in the wild you don't have much of a consistent source of food, so anything you can do without actually using energy is a bonus. you could be sitting there weaving, whilst preparing kilos of oats/whatever over the day and then you've still done more work than a single person would otherwise do, for the same amount of energy/less than the guy who'd otherwise spend a fraction of that time but exponentially more energy grinding it up.
[QUOTE=bitches;52162442]Sure, if you want to pound a handful of grain for hours that you could've done by hand in no time.[/QUOTE]
It wouldn't be very hard to fashion a deeper groove into the crushing bowl and adjust the hammer's head to make for a more efficient grinder. All he'd have to do is have a big bowl full of whatever it is that needs to be crushed, leave it there, and he can go practice his throwing skills/make another tool/reinforce broken parts of his hut/etc. Come back in a few hours and he's saved himself maybe 10, 20 minutes of pounding, and only needs another 5-10 minutes to get it to the consistency he wants.
It's not an automated machine that'll solve his problems, it's an additional tool that'll save him time and energy. Plus, it's a very cool proof-of-concept for water powered tools of ancient times.
[QUOTE=MrBunneh;52162488]it's about conserving calories. living in the wild you don't have much of a consistent source of food, so anything you can do without actually using energy is a bonus. you could be sitting there weaving, whilst preparing kilos of oats/whatever over the day and then you've still done more work than a single person would otherwise do, for the same amount of energy/less than the guy who'd otherwise spend a fraction of that time but exponentially more energy grinding it up.[/QUOTE]
people who need to live off of doing stuff like this have to balance things out
Do I overwork myself and then die of some horrifying illness because I didn't get enough food to sustain myself
or do I distribute work out as much as I can and produce the same results over time
Working your ass off only works if you have enough food to support that
By the way if you guys didn't know, you can usually turn subtitles on to see his thought process if you want
If I were to guess, he probably plans on using a water-mill triphammer. The idea is much more straight forward and will move much, much faster if he does it.
The problem with the current system, namely regarding it hitting offcenter, could be solves with a 4-leg stand over a 3-leg stand.
[QUOTE=JoeSkylynx;52162557]If I were to guess, he probably plans on using a water-mill triphammer. The idea is much more straight forward and will move much, much faster if he does it.
The problem with the current system, namely regarding it hitting offcenter, could be solves with a 4-leg stand over a 3-leg stand.[/QUOTE]
You could also use a water wheel(like he did at the start of the video) to harness rotational energy and create a crude gear system, and translate that rotation into vertical movement for a hammer. There's a lot of little ways to do it.
[QUOTE=AkujiTheSniper;52162556]By the way if you guys didn't know, you can usually turn subtitles on to see his thought process if you want[/QUOTE]
holy shit i never knew this thank you so much
if he takes it another step further, he could make a triphammer and use it to crush stuff on a big and rapid enough scale that he won't have to bother with doing any work on mashing and bashing things at all, he'll have more time to focus on his "Primitive technology: Steam locomotive" video
Its a good machine but the amount of water he seems to be working with is rather small. If he had a larger waterfall it would be much quicker. Also as for it hitting off center, if you could make the main bearing a tighter fit it would be more accurate. Maybe if you spent a lot more time honing those parts and then had it lubricated by the water.
The soot on his face at 4:44 showed me that he could totes pull off a Tom Selleck stache.
[QUOTE=mecaguy03;52162785]Its a good machine but the amount of water he seems to be working with is rather small. If he had a larger waterfall it would be much quicker. Also as for it hitting off center, if you could make the main bearing a tighter fit it would be more accurate. Maybe if you spent a lot more time honing those parts and then had it lubricated by the water.[/QUOTE]
I'd reckon that having a bigger water flow might push the log down, or keep it filled even when its pouring out. you'd probably need a bigger log for the hammer to keep that golden ratio i'm gonna assume is there
I love this guy's videos. There's something calm and chill about them in a way. I think it has to do with the fact that theres zero talking, and no major distractions going on. Just a peaceful Jungle and all the time in the world. I find myself waking up in the mornings some days with some Coffee and just browsing his playlist for an hour.
How will Ugg make living when water automates Ugg job?
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