GrandadIsAnOldMan

GrandadIsAnOldMan

I often do projects based on suggestions and comments from my subscribers or items I find in charity shops. I like to keep my work as simple and basic as possible so that it can be copied easily and improved by anybody who wants to try themselves. I recycle or repurpose items rather than buy new and when I do buy I like to keep it cheap.
I have a second channel "GrandadsOtherChannel" kzread.info which is generally where I will host the videos that give extra detail or longer versions of the videos I post on my main channel.

Warship? out of Plymouth 20240703

Warship? out of Plymouth 20240703

AASLI Aggregates Carrier

AASLI Aggregates Carrier

Sled Kite 20240710

Sled Kite 20240710

Limpet Racing July 2024/6 4K

Limpet Racing July 2024/6 4K

Diamond Kite 20240710

Diamond Kite 20240710

Limpet Racing July 2024/5 4K

Limpet Racing July 2024/5 4K

Limpet Racing July 2024/4

Limpet Racing July 2024/4

Home Bargains Parafoil Pocket Kite

Home Bargains Parafoil Pocket Kite

Triplane Kite spotted at Hope Cove

Triplane Kite spotted at Hope Cove

WPL B-1 with TrailerCam on the road

WPL B-1 with TrailerCam on the road

Limpet Racing July 2024/1

Limpet Racing July 2024/1

4WD Credit Card

4WD Credit Card

BEAM Bot Ballet

BEAM Bot Ballet

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  • @tbah9402
    @tbah9402Сағат бұрын

  • @Slider2732_
    @Slider2732_4 сағат бұрын

    It did well with the Navy ship recently shown. I like your idea about modding to use an external battery, could be useful with my single batt on a 5 year old camera! Btw, you had a bit of a Stonehenge going on when they were all on the table 😀

  • @GrandadIsAnOldMan
    @GrandadIsAnOldMan3 сағат бұрын

    So far the new batteries have done OK, but I haven't used them enough to know if they will last. The circuit on the original battery was interesting, in that it needed the button to trigger it.

  • @johnwynne-qx6br
    @johnwynne-qx6br5 сағат бұрын

    😊thumbs 👍

  • @GrandadIsAnOldMan
    @GrandadIsAnOldMan3 сағат бұрын

    Thanks, John 👍

  • @ashlymenard5780
    @ashlymenard57807 сағат бұрын

    I just got that toy a couple weeks ago. I'm a huge Roary fan (but I mainly watch the UK dub, despite being American).

  • @johnwynne-qx6br
    @johnwynne-qx6br11 сағат бұрын

    Good afternoon 😊thumbs 👍

  • @GrandadIsAnOldMan
    @GrandadIsAnOldMan11 сағат бұрын

    @@johnwynne-qx6br Good afternoon, John 😁

  • @user-mq6ws7fk2r
    @user-mq6ws7fk2r12 сағат бұрын

    please where Can I find paper instructions? EBay sent me without paper instructions....... tks

  • @GrandadIsAnOldMan
    @GrandadIsAnOldMan6 сағат бұрын

    I have done this short video to show the instructions kzread.info/dash/bejne/aImGt6OFptfKc8o.html You could use screen capture to save the bits you need.

  • @user-mq6ws7fk2r
    @user-mq6ws7fk2r5 сағат бұрын

    @@GrandadIsAnOldMan THANKS THANKS AND MANY MANY THANKS indeed.!!!!

  • @djshaft01
    @djshaft01Күн бұрын

    Bad tutorial ! Think twice about liines and whells dude 😢😅😅😅😅😅

  • @GrandadIsAnOldMan
    @GrandadIsAnOldMan23 сағат бұрын

    At what point did it become a tutorial 🤖

  • @nomadicwarren
    @nomadicwarrenКүн бұрын

    you are elivated im on a superyacht right now with a 380 meter hapag lloyd container vessel on the radar at 14 nautical miles, guess what i can not see it through the x20 binos on the 2nd deck up so had to go to the 4th deck to be high enough to zoom in on the top of the vessel. same as the radar wont pick up the small fishing boats over the horizon but i can the largr vessels

  • @GrandadIsAnOldMan
    @GrandadIsAnOldManКүн бұрын

    🤔🤔

  • @LavonnaOrtmeier
    @LavonnaOrtmeierКүн бұрын

    Sono grato per l'opportunità di imparare da un gruppo così eterogeneo di individui. Ha ampliato i miei orizzonti in modi che non avrei mai creduto possibili.😚

  • @GrandadIsAnOldMan
    @GrandadIsAnOldManКүн бұрын

    🤖🤔

  • @Elnufo
    @Elnufo22 сағат бұрын

    @@GrandadIsAnOldMan channel is one day old, bot for sure.

  • @GrandadIsAnOldMan
    @GrandadIsAnOldMan21 сағат бұрын

    @Elnufo 🤖👍 but not linking to an "adult site" yet. Probably spawned by the same bot as the others. I have added it to my list of suspects. I will track it and see what it does.

  • @hardatBudhoo
    @hardatBudhooКүн бұрын

    Can I have the toy Audi please buy for me incentive for me to live again Guyana babujan back block number 288 Pokemon put on flat on guitar Lot number 288

  • @hardatBudhoo
    @hardatBudhooКүн бұрын

    Can I have a duck toy Audi

  • @GrandadIsAnOldMan
    @GrandadIsAnOldManКүн бұрын

    I am afraid I have no idea what you are asking.

  • @rickyrobert5683
    @rickyrobert5683Күн бұрын

    I feel like I’ve been robbed. I just got one from Lidl and I was advertised at 3 pounds. Although I stole it anyway I didn’t know they sold them for a pound in a pound shop.

  • @GrandadIsAnOldMan
    @GrandadIsAnOldManКүн бұрын

    😮

  • @rickyrobert5683
    @rickyrobert5683Күн бұрын

    @@GrandadIsAnOldMan I’m only joking

  • @GrandadIsAnOldMan
    @GrandadIsAnOldManКүн бұрын

    @@rickyrobert5683 🤣🤣

  • @rickyrobert5683
    @rickyrobert5683Күн бұрын

    @@GrandadIsAnOldMan yes I was joking about the 3 pounds but I did Steel it lol 😎 but really it was 3.99

  • @LarryBees
    @LarryBeesКүн бұрын

    Deffo Gold G !!!

  • @GrandadIsAnOldMan
    @GrandadIsAnOldManКүн бұрын

    @@LarryBees I was really pleased with the solar rockers 🤣👍

  • @Danielle-dw6bw
    @Danielle-dw6bwКүн бұрын

    How can this technology be used for powering bigger things.. such as a radio or even a car???

  • @GrandadIsAnOldMan
    @GrandadIsAnOldManКүн бұрын

    Your problem is what is known as Power Density and/or Energy Density. To get the power you would need to run a car, you would need a battery bigger than the car. The power available is tiny, which is why I use it to run the solar rockers. They need very little power. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_density en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_density

  • @johnwynne-qx6br
    @johnwynne-qx6brКүн бұрын

    😊👍

  • @GrandadIsAnOldMan
    @GrandadIsAnOldManКүн бұрын

    👍👍

  • @jasonbullock2816
    @jasonbullock2816Күн бұрын

    Please say something about me there if you can😊😊😊❤

  • @GrandadIsAnOldMan
    @GrandadIsAnOldManКүн бұрын

    We don't go to Chippenham very often. My daughter lives there, so we visit sometimes 👍

  • @jasonbullock2816
    @jasonbullock2816Күн бұрын

    @@GrandadIsAnOldMan can't wait see you soon hopefully

  • @elenastennett8660
    @elenastennett8660Күн бұрын

    Are you in Plymouth? I recognise those rocks

  • @GrandadIsAnOldMan
    @GrandadIsAnOldManКүн бұрын

    This would have been Hope Cove, just along the coast from Plymouth towards Kingsbridge 👍

  • @Lechoslowianin
    @LechoslowianinКүн бұрын

    No to czekamy kiedy to poskładasz

  • @GrandadIsAnOldMan
    @GrandadIsAnOldManКүн бұрын

    That will have to wait for a rainy day 👍👍

  • @johnwynne-qx6br
    @johnwynne-qx6brКүн бұрын

    Gold 😊thumbs 👍

  • @GrandadIsAnOldMan
    @GrandadIsAnOldManКүн бұрын

    That speaker kit looks good quality 👍👍

  • @johnwynne-qx6br
    @johnwynne-qx6brКүн бұрын

    Good morning 😊👍

  • @GrandadIsAnOldMan
    @GrandadIsAnOldManКүн бұрын

    Good morning. John 👍

  • @suzupeco-g7v
    @suzupeco-g7vКүн бұрын

    My ir led blown up,, this is my 3rd remote I'm confused about the resistor thingy 😭

  • @GrandadIsAnOldMan
    @GrandadIsAnOldManКүн бұрын

    I would suggest doing some research on LEDs LED Resistor Value Calculator uk.rs-online.com/web/content/discovery/tools-and-calculators/led-resistor-calculator Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs) learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/light-emitting-diodes-leds/all

  • @Jacksonavenue00
    @Jacksonavenue00Күн бұрын

    My sister and I would take these and use them to attack spiders and bugs in the house when we were kids. Find a spider, set them up, and watch them run the bugs over and protect the house of pests lol

  • @jasonbullock2816
    @jasonbullock2816Күн бұрын

    I work there😊😊

  • @johnwynne-qx6br
    @johnwynne-qx6br2 күн бұрын

    I think john lennon had the right idea personally. But you can't help but admire the engineering skills in weapons of war, I think the uk is probably more like dad's army now but it's a shame that people can't get along and be reasonable imagine the money it would save 😊 great video footage thumbs 👍

  • @GrandadIsAnOldMan
    @GrandadIsAnOldMan2 күн бұрын

    Actually, if this is the one I think it is, then it is the Portuguese naval vessel I videoed a few days before. But, I concur with your thoughts. Unfortunately "The guy with the biggest stick" is always going to be the way of the world.

  • @johnwynne-qx6br
    @johnwynne-qx6br2 күн бұрын

    @GrandadIsAnOldMan too true 👍

  • @johnwynne-qx6br
    @johnwynne-qx6br2 күн бұрын

    Good afternoon grandadisAnoldman i got up 5.30 and decided to do a pulse motor. That took up most of the day to get it running, they can be very sensitive to where the coil is positioned. 😊 thumbs 👍

  • @GrandadIsAnOldMan
    @GrandadIsAnOldMan2 күн бұрын

    Yes, that ball bearing had me watching closely until you showed it had a hole in the bottom. I was hoping it was an extra clever balancing act/magnetic levitation with the ball spinning on the point. Still worked fine, and I liked the use of the tin foil 👍

  • @johnwynne-qx6br
    @johnwynne-qx6br2 күн бұрын

    @GrandadIsAnOldMan I would have been really impressed if I could have balanced the ball bearing on the tip. I'm sure somebody has already done that though 🤔 thankyou for the feedback 👍

  • @johnwynne-qx6br
    @johnwynne-qx6br2 күн бұрын

    😊 grandadisAnoldman great music thumbs 👍

  • @GrandadIsAnOldMan
    @GrandadIsAnOldMan2 күн бұрын

    Thanks, John👍

  • @CeriPryke-Hendy-qh1uw
    @CeriPryke-Hendy-qh1uw2 күн бұрын

    We have this kit! But having built it three times, we are having the same issue every time - as we wind it up, everything spins round super fast and then stops when we stop winding. We must have done something wrong with the wind up crank, the ratchet wheel or the wheel/spring but I can't work out what! Any ideas?

  • @GrandadIsAnOldMan
    @GrandadIsAnOldMan2 күн бұрын

    If the gears are moving as you are winding it up, that suggests to me that you don't have the parts that connect the pendulum in place correctly. On my instructions those parts are numbered 21, 22, 25, 26, 29. In particular 22 Clear Fork and 29 White Stool.

  • @JustFun-iz9rf
    @JustFun-iz9rf2 күн бұрын

    You amaze me. Think I will have to try that. Just need a holiday now 🤣

  • @GrandadIsAnOldMan
    @GrandadIsAnOldMan2 күн бұрын

    This really is nothing more than a saltwater battery in rather nice surroundings. I have another one coming up in a week or so, when I just plug the electrodes into the ground. I swapped the zinc electrode to magnesium to increase the voltage 👍 Here is an advanced viewing - Durdham Downs powered clock 🕒 20240722 kzread.info/dash/bejne/oKp90ceaj9KZerg.html

  • @JustFun-iz9rf
    @JustFun-iz9rfКүн бұрын

    @@GrandadIsAnOldMan wow thanks Grandad

  • @mikeflight9
    @mikeflight92 күн бұрын

    Great zoom there. I wouldn't like to meet that big guy with the white apron on a dark night. He seems to be missing his chainsaw. 🤣🤣👍👍

  • @GrandadIsAnOldMan
    @GrandadIsAnOldMan2 күн бұрын

    He is a big fella 👍👍 Makes his living from the lobsters. Many times he comes back in empty handed.

  • @MsRaidman
    @MsRaidman2 күн бұрын

    your camera has a lot of zoom to look into the distance at other things. thats a good camera to have. whats the zoom on that camera ? nice video too..

  • @GrandadIsAnOldMan
    @GrandadIsAnOldMan2 күн бұрын

    It does 60xOptical zoom and then 260xDigital zoom, but if I use the full digital zoom the picture gets too pixelated to see clearly.

  • @bugsy742
    @bugsy7422 күн бұрын

    I absolutely love this mate 😃✊🤝

  • @GrandadIsAnOldMan
    @GrandadIsAnOldMan2 күн бұрын

    It is a bit too much to try image stabilisation in editing, we would lose half the screen 🤣

  • @pippyquark
    @pippyquark2 күн бұрын

    now make a version out of pizza box style cardboard!

  • @GrandadIsAnOldMan
    @GrandadIsAnOldMan2 күн бұрын

    😁🤣👍Here you go Pizza Box Canard Glider kzread.info/dash/bejne/naphyaagdcm-Z8o.html Improved Pizza Box Canard Glider kzread.info/dash/bejne/h6emwciudcjSf5s.html Pizza Box Canard Glider in the park kzread.info/dash/bejne/i5mhq7lvctXfXZs.html

  • @pippyquark
    @pippyquark2 күн бұрын

    @@GrandadIsAnOldMan oh

  • @GrandadIsAnOldMan
    @GrandadIsAnOldMan2 күн бұрын

    @@pippyquark The pizza box cardboard is great for this sort of thing. It is light and rigid. 👍👍 I have used it on several gliders. However we don't very often have pizzas in that sort of box. The ones we buy in supermarkets use the same cardboard as the cereal boxes. Here is a playlist of my Pizza Box Gliders kzread.info/head/PLA5a2xPRSrB0yMvCYxaFB0j0GMooVy_7R

  • @spencer963
    @spencer9633 күн бұрын

    nice

  • @GrandadIsAnOldMan
    @GrandadIsAnOldMan2 күн бұрын

    I will have to try again, using magnesium instead of zinc to see if I can run it with just the two electrodes as a single cell. 👍

  • @mrwoodandmrtin
    @mrwoodandmrtin3 күн бұрын

    Interesting... And not too technical.. ha.

  • @Slider2732_
    @Slider2732_3 күн бұрын

    Oh, nice find for a charity shop 😁 The running on a single beach comment cracked me up 😂 Good little project and worked out well.

  • @GrandadIsAnOldMan
    @GrandadIsAnOldMan3 күн бұрын

    It was a shame it was only zinc, I think it would have worked with a "single beach" if it was magnesium. 😁 Oh and I missed the opportunity to show my bare feet 👣on the sand. I could have used this clip - kzread.info/dash/bejne/k5p3xq6zcbqsXdI.html

  • @ondrejkrinke824
    @ondrejkrinke8243 күн бұрын

    Hi, great idea! 🙂 Can you please share the link to your 3D blueprint of the battery case?

  • @GrandadIsAnOldMan
    @GrandadIsAnOldMan3 күн бұрын

    Good question, I thought I had put it in the video description, but obviously not. I will update it . Here is the Thingiverse link www.thingiverse.com/thing:6704145 And Tinkercad www.tinkercad.com/things/ddyBMTx2Doo-cr2032-tray-for-salt-water-car

  • @ondrejkrinke824
    @ondrejkrinke8242 күн бұрын

    @@GrandadIsAnOldMan That is just awesome! Thank you. 🙂

  • @GrandadIsAnOldMan
    @GrandadIsAnOldMan2 күн бұрын

    @ondrejkrinke824 good luck 👍

  • @johnwynne-qx6br
    @johnwynne-qx6br3 күн бұрын

    Thumbs up 👍 😊

  • @GrandadIsAnOldMan
    @GrandadIsAnOldMan3 күн бұрын

    Thanks, John 👍👍

  • @johnwynne-qx6br
    @johnwynne-qx6br3 күн бұрын

    Thumbs 👍 😊

  • @GrandadIsAnOldMan
    @GrandadIsAnOldMan3 күн бұрын

    Good afternoon, John 👍👍

  • @MsRaidman
    @MsRaidman3 күн бұрын

    ^great video, didnt actually know that , that would work, didnt think of that idea. thanks for showing. so should ur bettery run out of power in a clock you can always revert back to this setup..

  • @GrandadIsAnOldMan
    @GrandadIsAnOldMan3 күн бұрын

    This is basically the same as a salt water battery 👍👍

  • @sbengineeringfaisalabad3845
    @sbengineeringfaisalabad38453 күн бұрын

    Pleas tell me how to smooth my speed o meter needle ? I have some problem speed o meter needle quickly up and quickly down to zero what's we do to fix it

  • @GrandadIsAnOldMan
    @GrandadIsAnOldMan3 күн бұрын

    Sorry, I can't help you. Maybe somebody else will see your comment and provide advice.

  • @johnwynne-qx6br
    @johnwynne-qx6br3 күн бұрын

    😊good morning 👍

  • @GrandadIsAnOldMan
    @GrandadIsAnOldMan3 күн бұрын

    Good morning, John 👍

  • @garynorris8492
    @garynorris84924 күн бұрын

    ONLY....needed a spool housing and line....WTF...are you taking it apart for? Did you even plug it in first, to see if it runs!!

  • @GrandadIsAnOldMan
    @GrandadIsAnOldMan3 күн бұрын

    I have a surplus of strimmers. I took it apart to see if there is anything I can re-use. I like taking things apart. This is NOT a repair video. However if it helps anybody by showing them what is inside, then that is a bonus.

  • @MsRaidman
    @MsRaidman4 күн бұрын

    great upload grandad

  • @Slider2732_
    @Slider2732_4 күн бұрын

    How fun to have a crowd watching the flights 😀 I like the strengthening/rigidity idea of the triangular piece at the front.

  • @GrandadIsAnOldMan
    @GrandadIsAnOldMan4 күн бұрын

    Not one of my best builds and after I had finished filming and started the editing, I remembered that I had intended to make it catapult launch. I had already "disassembled" it by then 😕😕

  • @Slider2732_
    @Slider2732_4 күн бұрын

    @@GrandadIsAnOldMan Haha, no problem. I thought you'd gone for hand launch because of the material likely bending with the strength of a catapult launch.

  • @honberg193
    @honberg1934 күн бұрын

    Thanks for this. Bought one