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@axialcompressorturbojet

Жыл бұрын

Great video once again mate 👍

@RCOverKill

Жыл бұрын

Well it wouldn't have been much of a video, but I bet a second coffee maker might have been cheaper🤣

@coltonkirkman8714

Жыл бұрын

damn just buy another coffee machine.

@hogoverlord8211

Жыл бұрын

just move the coffee maker

@z00ber54

Жыл бұрын

@@hogoverlord8211 yes exactly

This is awesome, can’t help but to think moving the coffee machine would have been far easier though 😂

@stormtastic7083

Жыл бұрын

would be cool but its heavy and you need it plugged in

@arghjayem

Жыл бұрын

Yeah not as interesting a video though watching him move the coffee machine upstairs.

@loddude5706

Жыл бұрын

@@stormtastic7083 A 'Flexi-drone-off'? - very noisy, most spill-worthy, but fun to watch : )

@bewster7

Жыл бұрын

I thought this too 🤣

@kwando88

Жыл бұрын

Where is the fun in that? 😅

so satisfying to see efficient engineering saving you so much time and effort

@Project-Air

Жыл бұрын

😂

@ningathegreat8162

Жыл бұрын

Ok

@LewisRawlinson30

Жыл бұрын

How many 5 minute cups of coffee will it take to make up the 8+ days it took to build?

@evilbrewer

Жыл бұрын

@@LewisRawlinson30 Actually you have to add a minute equivalent for satisfaction with each train delivered coffee to calculate the savings - so 5 minutes savings for the coffee + 715 minutes of statisfaction ~ 16 Coffees to offset the build 😜

@cgm_rdgdl

Жыл бұрын

I got a better solution : buy another coffee machine or move it upstairs...

I think a sawzall locomotive is just what this project needs😂

@matthewanstine2013

Жыл бұрын

I'm literally watching that next lol

@alanicus6969

Жыл бұрын

ha, funnily enough i watched that before this one ;)

@dcolb121

Жыл бұрын

Radical

@WagonLoads

Жыл бұрын

Peter, I love what you do, but as cool as that one was, I would prefer a bit more precision using ESCs and PWM .... and make it sound like the turbines on the batmobile...

@Birchall88

Жыл бұрын

And that must have been why I was recommended this video after yours!

The fact that you managed to get the vernacular system working without spilling the coffee is absolutely astonishing. I am a model train enthusiast but I have never seen anything like this before. There do exist restaurants across the world where the food gets delivered by trains and I have been to them, but this is a different level. More trains please.

I want one! 😄

@ningathegreat8162

Жыл бұрын

Ok

@rednaughtstudios

Жыл бұрын

Except yours will have a LED headlamp brighter than the sun. 🤣

@Craftlngo

Жыл бұрын

@@rednaughtstudios and is made out of brass 😁

@rednaughtstudios

Жыл бұрын

@@Craftlngo Exactly

@cypriangacki1676

Жыл бұрын

Brass transport

I have a suggestion, i can imagine that the coffee is a bit cold after that 2km drive. Why don't you put the coffee machine on the train? Always a hot cup when it arrives :D

@TheLordNemesis

Жыл бұрын

Simple, the train needs a heater for the cup!

@danielbruin

Жыл бұрын

@@TheLordNemesis nah that's to smart

@Very_Grumpy_Cat

Жыл бұрын

No no no. He should be be able to ride the train down too the coffee machine

@averageuser6847

Жыл бұрын

Move the machine upstairs, better yet get off ya lazy bum No offense

@Salvacottontail

Жыл бұрын

DCC operations Even if you have the same engine running at the same voltage Motors have differences and can cause imbalance DCC negates that with making the speed the same as another, but DCC is EXPENSIVE, and with proper wiring

Absolutely amazing!

@Project-Air

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Chris!

@matthewdevine113

Жыл бұрын

I thought you made this video haha

@TheMerlinRailway

Жыл бұрын

Hi Chris!!!!

@GirlWhoLovesStrangerThings

Жыл бұрын

You need to try this!

@awesomealbertt1150

Жыл бұрын

Bit like the breakfast express right?

As a railwayman of 36+ years and a signalman (signaller these days) since 1992, I absolutely loved this video. I’ve always loved trains; I was a spotter as a kid and I had a model railway in the loft of my old parents house (courtesy of my late father). I guess it was the obvious career choice.😅😇😄 Needless to say this video took me back and you’ve put a huge grin on my face. Thank you very gladly. Trains rule!💯😎 All the best. Simon

As an engineer I understand solving the problem the hardest possible and most expensive way because of the rule of cool. A normal person would just buy a second coffee machine for upstairs.

@optionalcoast7478

Жыл бұрын

rule of cool is great way of putting it

@__-fm5qv

Жыл бұрын

I'd love to push the rule of cool even further and have steam-powered model trains do the work! As incredibly inefficient as that may be lol. Just a happy little train chugging back and forth with a mug of some tasty hot beverage on it :D

Absolutely love this, and would love to see more! An idea to improve the balance of the coffee cup wagon might be to 3D print an in-scale tanker wagon to hold the coffee. Theres a type of tank wagon aptly called a TEA wagon that is long and on bogies, making the ride smoother and more stable, with a lower centre of gravity over a longer base. The only issue is the infrastructure at each end of the line would have to be remade. Perhaps a funnel at the Coffee Maker to fill the tanker, and a tap at the bottom of the tanker to empty into the cup at the other end of the line. or a Hopper wagon, same principle but fully open at the top so filling would be easier. EDIT: A HAA style Hopper wagon might be better overall, but longer and on bogies to accommodate the full espresso shot. And perhaps an inward-curved lip on the top to minimise potential coffee loss from the sloshing at stops and starts.

@thewhitefalcon8539

Жыл бұрын

You would have to clean the tanker to prevent mold

@rosiepone

Жыл бұрын

@@thewhitefalcon8539 true, but you already have to clean the cup, so as long as the plastic is dishwasher safe it should be fine

@thewhitefalcon8539

Жыл бұрын

@@rosiepone It would have to be designed to be cleanable. Are you thinking a wagon-shaped cup or an actual tanker wagon closed off on top?

@harrytodhunter5078

Жыл бұрын

@@thewhitefalcon8539 My initial thoughs were a fully enclosed tanker, but a better solution would be something like a HAA hopper, as you wouldn’t have to precisely line up the coffee machine with a small hole on the tank top. HAA image: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HAA_354966.jpg

As a model train enthusiast, very well done. Love seeing some of the older Hornby models too. I would love to see more train related videos by you!

My love for trains has been something that has spanned my entire life, I always dreamed of having a train in my house that would bring me things such as food, drinks, etc, of course that’s insanely difficult, but this video is the essence of that idea in my eyes, thanks man, loved this video

A very cool solution to a problem but let me ask you the obvious question: Why not move the coffee machine to your office?

@Project-Air

Жыл бұрын

I was waiting for this comment hahaha

@johboh

Жыл бұрын

If he would have moved the coffee machine then the coffee train track would be too short and not justify a video.

@Lozoot2

Жыл бұрын

If he moved the coffee machine then what would he do if he wanted coffee while downstairs??

@nekkowe

Жыл бұрын

@@Lozoot2 Get a second coffee machine - but who could turn down a chance for a project like this instead :>

@NSG-kc6zl

Жыл бұрын

@@nekkowe coffee machines are very expensive

Great project James, it looks like you unlocked a lot of new skills too! Can you imagine if you had to consider the payloads of the bridges, the steel strength the ground works involved and signalling etc, it's puts into perspective how how complicated our train systems are.

this is great! As a model railway/railroad enthusiast, this is amazing!

I actually really enjoyed this! I think that more train related projects would be very very interesting knowing your projects! Cheers!

You should just make a 10 hour long video of all your beautiful building montage’s on here because I love them

I love that this seemed like a better idea than moving the coffee machine upstairs.

@jaythecoderx4623

Жыл бұрын

Isn't a coffee machine a bit too heavy to be moved by a model train?

@SmallBlogV8

Жыл бұрын

@@jaythecoderx4623 It is with that attitude!

This is like a Rube Goldberg machine for model trains, in doing something so overly complicated to accomplish a simple task

Personally these train projects are fantastic! Something about this style of video with trains just seems awesome!

Excellent work James. Would definitely like to see some more train-related projects!

I think a center-depressed flat car would help quite a lot in the center of gravity and clearance issues you were having with the coffee staying on the cup! I know they are typically only used in America, but perhaps its worth a shot?

Thank you! I have been trying to find a reference video or inspiration for real life objects with model trains because I wanted to see how I could implement the hobby in purposeful tasks 💯

loved the coffee machine youtube very smart .👍terry

Yes James! I know this one took a lot of effort.. from the engineering to the coding.. you sir are a wizard. How about a coffee takeaway service done by a drone? 👀🤣

Legos are one of my favourite engineering tools, they’re so easy to integrate into manufactured parts like 3D printed or lazer cut stuff and they even have RC and programmable systems. Not to mention the base power functions motors are super easy to re wire for making wire extensions or using them with arduinos or even Lego’s programming systems (NXT and EV3), I’m super glad to see someone using this major tool in a creative and fun way

"You light weight....!!!" Did this with an LGB in 2003, installing it into an internet cafe we hacked LGB's early digital control software to allow gamers to post orders from the their machines and have the train deliver it to the machines around the main room. First floor over looking the street, we took out pains of glass in the front windows, to run a side line ran on a shelf outside then back in again. It did require making a few holes in the buildings interior walls to run between rooms. The stair solution was class, well done Sir.

James May did something like this in one of his TV shows. "Man Lab" not totaly automated but it was around his shop to deliver stuff. he didn't have to go up stairs though and your solution is pretty cool

@TimpBizkit

Жыл бұрын

Wallace and Gromit do the same with post.

I love how all this can be fixed by having a coffee machine in the office but this way is way more fun.

I would like to see more train projects, as I find them really interesting and with a mind like yours god knows what you will create. Keep this up!

You are a very clever chap...this is amazing...nice to see your vintage Triang/Hornby collection. This reminds me of a scene in the movie "Thunderbird 6"; the characters were in a restaurant, and they used model trains to bring food to the tables. Great stuff.😊

Alternatively, you could just put the coffee machine in your room

"Espresso Express"

This sounds so massively useful, especially since it's hot in the kitchen here any time it's hot outside, not because there isn't central AC, but because they don't turn it down much and so I have my own window AC. Of course, I'd also have to work out a way to get the train through the door without letting out all the nice, cool air or, more importantly, letting in all the hot, oppressive air from the rest of the house.

Actualy James, this project must be verry inspiring for a scool project. multiple techniques combined and a creative mind. always fun to see

I did this with tomy and orange squash when I was a kid, and this is so satisfying to watch - like a grown up version!

This was awesome! Would love to see more stuff like this with the train. I Had a train as a kid & had the same idea, only my idea was for it to deliver breakfast & the TV remote.

What a ripper project! Keen to see more trains!

This is awesome! I would live to see you include more failures and problems you experienced while making the project

Yes, do another train related project please!

Me and my son would love more train projects like this!

Awesome! Can't wait for you to build a scaled KC-135 aerial refueling plane with coffee, refilling a scaled F-16 with hot coffee mid-air and delivering it back down, landing on a new scaled runway by your office window. At this rate, it's only a matter of time!

This is actually pretty cool for an automated coffee system, I like it.

If you fitted gimbals to the truck that carries the cup, you could take the whole train straight up the funicular section while keeping the coffee level.

More trains please. This was very interesting to watch. Loved it

Wow!! I loved the idea and setup you had! That was amazing and brilliant! Well done; I am proud of your mechatronics engineering at a toy scale level!!!

That's really cool and creative.i dreamed of alternative Railway's. I love coffee and Railway's. I always dreamed of a bling bling train with lots of lazers and fun effects..

I did something similar years ago when I was a kid but less automated (arduinos weren't a thing back then) and in HO scale. And already got some ideas for improvements lol. I'd base train control on a digital system where reversing loops and finer control are possible so that the train can always go loco first and accelerate/slow down gently instead of a coffee-tipping jolt. Sensors can be tucked into track with LEDs poking thru the sleepers for a cleaner and more realistic look (I'd also use Hall sensors on track and a lil permanent magnet on a train instead of infrared, kinda like inverse AWS), probably worth making a special coffee car which is basically a cupholder on wheels, also look up steel mill cars that carry molten metals irl for design inspiration. Feel free for using my ideas if you wanna improve the coffee train!

Video helped rediscover my love for trains👍🏾

The fastest solution is having the coffee machine right beside the desk! hahahaha. But I love the genius ideas and engineering! That was awesome and I’m jealous I’m not having a house like that. … shhhh… I would’ve make up stuff like this too !!! Hehehe! Thank loved train sets and scalextric cars and tracks. Great job!

loved the editing in the last bit, running the train again with a camera and cutting between the two perspectives was a nice touch. keep it up!

Cool, One of my childhood thoughts was to creat something like this, while playing with my train....You nailed it!

Many years ago, when I was in 3rd grade (I’m 76 now), my dad took me to a small cafe in Wheaton, IL where the patrons seated at the horseshoe-shaped counter had their orders delivered on flat cars pulled behind on O gauge locomotive. The track ran along the back edge of the counter passing through small portals to enter and exit the kitchen.

There are restaurants that deliver orders via model train; There are at least 2 in the US, one in Wisconsin & another in Illinois

I think we all need this! Fantastic video, thanks for sharing.

YES!! MORE TRAIN CONTENT!! 🚂 Here are some ideas: 1. Have the train pick up and lay down it’s own track so it can drive as long as an onboard battery will allow. 2. Find a way to steer a train sliding across ice like in The Polar Express movie.

Sure! We would love to see more train videos. From Mike in San Diego, California, USA.

Solving a simple problem by adding complexity 101. Looking forward for the next one.

Wow! That's very cool, also very satisfying.

What you just did marvelous mate...make more of it..the projects

HAH, that is awesome, love it!!! -Ken

Awesome, loved it. Trains are great

In the late 1950s and early 1960s when I was a kid, there was a restaurant in Van Nuys (Los Angeles' San Fernando Valley) called the Van Nuys Choo Choo. Food was brought to the tables by electric train. The trains were big O gauge and could carry whole meals. No computer control in those days, but a person operated the system and people in the kitchen poured coffee and put food on plates and plates and cups on railcars. My mom took me there for my birthday once.

Projectair the king of the model railway

Very, very clever! Thanks for a great video.

Wow very well made video!!! Love it!!

I really love model trains and it was a delight watching this

So cool ! We want to see more ! Thanks.

Nice job! Yes, more train videos

Very much a Wallace and Gromit solution. Good job!

Amazing, what a great engineering mind you have.

Brilliant! More model train stuff please 👍

You have a Fowler 3F Tank Engine! (Now this comment is of no interest to anyone but me, but my brothers and I had one when we were kids in the 1960s; the model, not the real thing.) Great work. A quick and easy-to-implement way to transport coffee; one of life's major problems.

THE most superfluous method of getting a cup of coffee/espresso. Wouldn't have it any other way... well maybe a stop for some milk/cream... what the heck, a station for some some sugar, to boot. All aboard The Cafe Espress!!! (using the term espress (express) loosely here) Keep up the fun content. :)

Awesome work, James! Really well done! 😃 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

Nice!

Thank you for creating inspirational content for kids that doesn’t have the “lad vibe” you are on the allowed KZread list for my 10yo. Who with people like you and Mark Rober is getting more interested in engineering than pranks. May the monetisation gods bless you!

This was wonderful! I'd love to see more!

This was truly awesome! Now if only you could get it to cook and bring you food!

You could save time having a second train that would be waiting to chage position. It would be waiting already on the coffe machine and would change place on the elevator. You could even add (I don't know how) one step to clean it before going to the coffe machine position. Just ideas. It was a really fun video!

Brilliant. Loved this project and video. Looks like a lot of fun. Now to automate a complete lunch delivery... 😁

soo cool

How about combining the coffee brewing and transport with an wake up alarm clock? In that way you can have a wake up call at 7 AM and a streaming fresh cup of coffee at the same time. It would be the best start of any day! ☕️😊👍🏻

Your use of servo motors to interface between different circuits is hilarious. I guess you work with what you know. 😂 Cool project. That bridge is crazy. Making everything line up must have been really tough.

Imagine having enough money you can do this stuff, that's living the life right there. I'll stick to keeping my kettle on my desk and a jar of nescafe, but it was entertaining all the same.

I love that the thought to bring the coffee machine upstairs next to your room just... never occurred to you. Nope. Build 100m of track and block off all the walking space in the whole place.

Would love to see a version of this that's a permanent fixture. Very cool video!

I love trains keep incorporating them into the stuff you build. It’ll be really cool to see a train grab cars from a switch track docking bay just to create a sandwich or something along those lines.

very cool, you should keep automating model trains

Wow. How Interesting.

As a train fan since 5 and an engineering student now I love this video

Pretty cool! Instead of sticky stuff on the bottom of the coffee cup, a mold of the bottom half of the cup so the cup could sit down in it, maybe would have been more ideal.

this is absolutely quality mate, definitely do more automated train stuff! something like a double mainline with trains bringing you sweets on a schedule and taking away the wrappers?

this is super supple, nice work

I love this video so much! I love the clever mechanics with the software and the engines. I hope to see more videos with locomotives.

I’d love to see more train content like this!

More trains more trains. Yes way more awesome train builds.

I've wanted to do that for sooo long sooooo cool genius

U sir are very smart. I wish I was that creative like u. Plus u have great talent and cool trains