Sand operated acrobtic

[Pitchy]

This is our first try at making one of these, this dates back to 1850.
The back will have plexy glass on the front and back when done and the sand will stay in it.
Ya rotate it to refill the hoper.
Worked pretty good for the first try.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KK_Y9cCnsJ4


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzJpoZVtlhs

[Borregos]

Another neat one
Keep 'em coming Pitchy.

[J Miller]

Wow! I think I've seen one of those somewhere in the distant past. That is really neat.

Joe











wow!

[Pitchy]

Thanks Pete and Joe, they date back a long ways, no batteries in the 1850`s .
We have to finish it up a bit then will post another video.

[gamekeeper]

Ingenious.......

[Pitchy]

Thanks fellars, got the back on and painted the man.
The issue ya have is the sand dust gets in the hole the shaft runs through then it gets sticky.
Incorporating a sealed bearing would solve the problem but I`m thinking its not important.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_kiDaK10Ls

[Pitchy]

Finished after some crude drawing

[Pitchy]

We tried sea salt in it and it works great, had to make one more vid.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46phmkKozCw

[gamekeeper]

Excellent........ I guess you could have bets on which way the acrobat was going to swing next....

[Pitchy]

Thanks John, yep ya never know which way he`ll go.
Think I might make another, they made a dancing person one too, I was thinking Charley Chaplin maybe.

[Borregos]

Loved that last video Pitchy

[Pitchy]

Thanks Pete

[KirkD]

I watched the video that shows the acrobat from the front first and was wondering how the world it did that. Then I saw what you had built on the back. Ingenious!

[Pitchy]

Thanks Kirk, here`s the latest a Charley Chaplin.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GE5XVqNuq6E

[KirkD]

Nice dance by Charlie!