Tippe top: The self-inverting spinning top
2016 ж. 28 Сәу.
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A spinning top that flips itself upside-down as it spins
woodgears.ca/lathe/tippe.html
How it works:
• How a tippe top works
Peter brown's tippy top video:
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Great video - of course what sealed the deal was the look on your son's face when he saw the fruit of your labor. Great job Matthias!
These Lathe videos are strangely enjoyable to watch
there's an episode of the simpsons where professor frink explains how the physics of child's toy to kindergarteners. a child raises his hand and asks "can i get a turn playing it?" he replies, "no, because you won't enjoy it on as many levels as me." i don't know why this video reminded me of that. HAHAHAHA! good job matthias. can i try it now?
+tim sway Indeed. To a baby, that it flips isn't any more novel than the fact that it spins!
@John Mitchell 🤣
There's a 'magic' feature you could incorporate - I had one when I was a kid with this feature. It had a hole that ran down the stem, right through the top, and out of the blunt end, then what amounts to a friction-fit nail through the hole, with the head of the nail at the end of the stem. If the nail was pressed down, it made a spinning point poking out of the blunt end, only about a millimeter, but in that configuration, it would spin on its point and never turn over. If the top was pressed down on the point, the head of the nail would stand a millimeter proud of the top of the stem, and there would be no point at the blunt end of the tippytop, so it would turn over when spun. You can then demonstrate to your friends how it turns over, then tell them that _they_ can't do it. It needs a special magic technique! Mine came out of a lucky packet, and was made of plastic, and the head of the nail was flat enough to cause the inversion, but was slightly domed, so that after inversion, the top spun on something approaching a pint contact to reduce friction - like the head of a thumb-tack.
I'm really amazed the wooden bearings on your lathe work so well.
Yeah!! You got it on the first try! I'm impressed!! Also, you're right, filming them sucks... :)
:D I didn't know you watched this channel
+Weeaboo I like your Natsu Pepe frog profile picture
Your little boy fascinated and smiling at the spinning top has inspired me to finally comment. I enjoy your videos very much!
Great work Matthias!
Simply fantastic and amazing.. Never saw one of these. Thanks a lot for making taping editing uploading and sharing.
That poor girl. So young, and already captured by physics. She's going to end up as an engineer.
+Anders Wegge Please, little girl, look at us and learn. You don't want to end up like this, do you?
I've gotta say - that kid looks really familiar somehow........;)
+Godfrey Poon what's so bad about being an adult engineer??
Well at least she'll have MORE than enough guys to chose from when she becomes of age
+Anders Wegge It's the knack at an early stage.
i used to wittle one when i was a child. i started it by whipping it with a rope attached to a wooden handle. the spinning top had an old nail polished in the center making it spins more and resist more tear and wear on the wood surface while turning on itself
I never really heard of a tippy top but I must say that's pretty cool for a kids toy. Seems like an easy thing to make with your lathe if you wanted to sell them . Thanks for sharing!
I find it so cool that you make and use your own tools
Dude your homemade tools are phenomenal.
I just love that kid and his expression. You are a very lucky person to have such a beautiful gift. Enjoy every minute. It goes by like lightening. Mine are age 27/29/31.
Brilliantly inspiring Matthias,yet another great vid😎
the paint job on your gauge is marvelous.... lol just kiddin with ya great video i bet nieces and nephews would really enjoy this
Great video, this is very interesting! The explanation on the second channel is also a good watch if others are interested in learning more.
Very nice video! I like watching your channel! Greetings from Czech republic (Europe). Andrew
Glad to see sploid posted this!
Great work done by you
Nice spinning top video Matthias
Another awesome video, keep on turning!
For dad and mom - big smile priceless. But you're probably right any action is as good - the spin or the flip or the careen away. Maybe some dots of paint to make colored stripes or swirls will add another facet into the mix.
I LOVE the look on her face as she sees that toy work! I hope to see that little genius grow up and develop into an adult genius! Peace, prosperity and health are my wishes for you and your family Sir!
雖然聽不明白,但看影像還可理解.非常喜歡你的短片,請繼續努力!
You make everything in wood...thats amazing!
I just love your videos! Thank you so much.
Excellent vid - as usual!
Great little project - The ending is awesome, you certainly made someone happy :-)
Soon I'll try to make one, thanks for the inspiration!! Cheers. Mauro
2:15 you are one of us :) Yet another amazing project. I didn't even know this kind of toy existed.
The baby smiling in the end is priceless. Cute! :)
That is the cutest little boy, what a great smile!
man your kid is going to have the best toys on the block.
Love your lathe
What model lathe is that? Ah! Kiddin
Wow! Can't wait for the follow up vid, I wonder who has more fun with these toys, you or your young one. Although it's a fairly simply tool could you turn your hand to making a drill press? I know you probably don't need another one but I'd love to see your take on a design for one.
Looking at your homemade tools...you're a mechanical genius!
hi Matthias i am big fan of your work its vary inspiring, and very practical to use i have a request can you do a video of carrom board maintenance there are some links i found but wanted to learn from you. it will be big help if you can do it
that was pretty cool, and yeah, if your up for makin another video explaining how they work, that would be awesome.
+Karrot001 See link in description
+Matthias Wandel I think a pointed or slightly better tapered tip, would cause it to spin even better on it's tip :D
Love this top.
you are one incredible human, I don't entirely know what I mean by that. all thought, the way that you are trying to find the ways in witch a material can be worked in to, it's something. something that drives progress, slow, transitive, but true progress. I know I am being "existentialist" but, it's counter intuitive to make a machine to work on wood out of wood. I gess I'm a writer, so, I'm just writing. spending a tiny part of my life in something you spend a big part your life in. I don't know how this complex things work, how is it that I am sending you a nickel, or something like that by watching a little add in the side of my screen, but I want to. I have been seeing your videos, your ingenuity, that it may not be entirely unique but it actually is. I gess I'm trying to say: I don't really know what the lesson is, but I've learned it from you. I hope you can live doing this, because you deserve it, you are putting the time and effort in it. I am now a subscriber, that's what I was trying to say I gess. the things you make are inspiring, and maybe that's all that we can hope to do.
very cool Matthias!
The smile of the end user... priceless!!
This is the tippe top of woodworking class, it turns me on my head.
It automatically puts its arse where it's head should be. I know people like that.
I turned a top on a lathe once that did the tippy-top thing, but looked like a regular top. It actually had a very similar shape to the top seen in the background at the end of this video. It was about an inch tall and an inch in diameter. It would spin like a regular top if you spun it normally, but if you snapped it hard, it'd do a flip. We had a lot of fun with it until the dog chewed it up.
Hey Matthias, the top was great but that happy face at the end sole the video. What a beautiful gift God gave you guys.
amen
Yay...i am going to make one in metal after seeing your next video☺
My class ring from 30 years ago does this. As you can imagine, hours of fun in class with this.
Argh matie....you just be keepin' 'em a comin'....LOL.....love it and so did the baby....
That's really cool!
çok güzel işler çıkarıyorsun. Tüm Paylaşımlarını izliyorum. eline sağlık hepsi enteresan kullanışlı ve dahice :) iyi çalışmalar dilerim.
You are amazing man...
cool toy... precious baby... fun vid... keep em coming!!
Adorei, muito legal, parabéns seu bebê está lindo!!!
When I get a lathe I'm going to have to make one of these!
Such a legend
Nothing like delight in a child's eyes.
any thoughts on experimenting with it? if the handle is the same length as the top radius from center does it still tip and turnover? is it human imperfection at spinning it that causes it to turnover? Maybe you need to make a top spinning jig/rig to account for inaccuracies. Or maybe I just need my morning coffee. Thanks for the video!
Nice video, haven't seen one of those before. Video about how that works would be nice:-)
The kid's smile is inspiration
Hai, would you consider building a wind generator, or a generator in general? Including winding coils, etc. the works.
You know it's a good project when you have to say 'argh' a couple of times. BTW, do you know the videos of Bellowphone here on youtube, should be right up your street with all the crazy musical instruments he makes.
I know this is a fairly older video but do you use some sort of lubricant on the tailstock end? Unless I'm missing something, doesnt the end of the work piece just rub since the threaded rod doesn't spin? I would think that the wood would start to burn haha, but It may not start as fast as I'm thinking.
Muy simpático!
Matthias, your video inspired me to try making one. Last weekend I spent Saturday and Sunday working with kids on the lathe turning traditional spinning tops. They were a huge hit! If I could master this, I'd have another spinning top in my arsenal. On the two I made today, one spins perfectly with the handle straight up. I think I didn't leave enough mass on the lower part, but I'm not sure. On the second one, the handle does begin to turn, but stops at about 60 degrees. I am able to spin it handle down and make it work, but it won't turn over on it's own. How can I fix this? or what can I do on the next one to make it turn over? Thanks! Love you videos!
+michael mathews Does the top self-right to perfectly straight from any angle? If not, that's what you need to fix.
+Matthias Wandel Yes, no matter how I set the top down, it does right itself perfectly straight up. Both do, but the one spins perfectly with the handle straight up and doesn't move it off center.
SUCCESS! I intended to chuck up the bigger top (about 2" dia.) and bore more out of it. My chuck was on the small lathe and already had a piece of wood in it. I moved the chuck, turned the top on the new piece of wood with a flatter profile on the spinny end, and smaller dia. too, and it works!
parabéns Matias veri good
Very nice!
It's awesome!!
you should make a sharp handle, so it can spin smoothly and for longer time
I wonder if you sharpened the handle a bit if it would spin longer. it seems to me the flat part of the handle would throw off the balance.
looking forward to the video on how that works because I don't understand it at all!
it's all about where the center of gravity is and the center of mass
He is really growing fast!
Could you make a concave surface for the top to spin on? That should keep it from going everywhere :)
I think it would be more stable at the end if you would make the handle pointy or maybe even better if round. It wobbles much because it doesn't spin on one point and that I think shortens the spinning time significantly.
What program did you use to layout the parts for the lathe? j/k Awesome video as always.
That look on your son's face. Awwwww! It's like he discovered a magical thing. :D
good job
That's a lucky kid to be growing up with a guy like you.
Would a lead weight in the stem help it flip over faster and stay inverted longer, or would it be too difficult to get it to balance itself statically if it were that top heavy?
The best part of the video is the cute munchkin at the end :)
It would be a good idea for you to nake something like a lathe dublicator, which can be changed against the tool rest
That's a cute baby!
What software did you use to make the plans.. J/K.... In all seriousness that is really neat, my Grandson would love some of these, will have to try and make some
how about making a rattleback? i think it would mais à great subjectif for you to share with us
Cute baby, congrats.
What program did you use to make your baby?
curve the edge of the handle so its not flat when it flips over! Maybe that will make it continue spinning longer?
pretty cool
good one!
That's cool. How could you make it spin longer once it inverts? Would making the handle more pointed work?
+Richard Manship Probably. But I also kind of like it wobbling around once it inverts.
Your child's face is worth all your efforts
Can you put a point on the end of the handle so it spins smoother once inverted? I'd think it'll not tend to walk as much.
Hi ....can you make a video about janka hardness scale.
Looks like the Boss gives approval
33 people couldn't get their tippe tops to spin on the handle. (nice work, matthias)
when are you making the pantolathe?
will a sharper handle not work (with a point at the end)? or will that not stand up?
Hmmm, I've never had one myself, but i think that since the top is so heavy in relation to the bottom, and it loses a lot of spin when it starts, i think it would just fall over
+TheScott10012 maybe a round end would helb
+hella-flush Just what I wanted to suggest! I think it loses a lot of energy trough friction. A normal spin has a pointy underside to let it spin as long ass possible so...
+Danang Pamungkas Pointy edge won't reduce friction. Friction is the same no matter the surface area. Only "mass/weight/pressure "and what the 2 materials are affect friction. The pointer the edge, the more pressure there is on that point because you have less surface area. So the pointer the edge, the more pressure is exerted on that point which results in exactly the same amount of friction. You would have to reduce the mass of the top, or make it out of something like steel or teflon to reduce friction. Tops have pointy ends not to reduce friction, but to prevent it from falling over when it's out of balance. When a top is leaning to one side, one side gets to rotate a little longer than the other side of the tip. Therefore the tip will lean even more towards that side that is taking longer to rotate, and will tip over sooner. The pointer the tip the less the top will loose it's balance, but the rotation time will be exactly the same as another top with a fat tip assuming the top with the fat time didn't loose it's balance either.
+Andrey Volk Then why does a spinning top spin longer when it has a pointier tip? Or for example, if you would have a wooden cilinder 1cm high and like 10cm wide and try to spin it, it would not even make a full rotation BUT if you would attach a pushpin in the middle on it, it would spin... If u know what I mean here, what's the reason behind that?