Fun story about tolerance stack, I was working on fixing someone’s old cad model for a football stadium and nearly every concrete piece was off by *a few 256ths* of an inch. By the end of the stadium, from left to right, there was nearly a two inch gap at the side wall. Took forever to redesign. As soon as Alex said that, I got flashbacks. Nightmare stuff.
PS: It basically consists out of three words: "Finger-spitzen-gefühl". Word for word it does mean "Finger-Tip-Sense". If you say "Er hat Fingerspitzengefühl" it basically does mean "He is really precise with his hands". Yeah.. right.. it can have multiple meanings 😅
@@TheBurnout96 Can also mean that you are very careful in a social situation. Like telling your child that Santa isn't real might require some Fingerspitzengefühl
You got Alex all he tools he wants, and he still holds up the paint table with a clamp. He's evolving from an engineer to a fabricator. He's even learning that if you let the boss ruin it, you can save yourself grief when you ruin it too.
While it is rare to find woodwork in a PC build, most carpenters (especially cabinet builders) would advise applying wood glue along the seams of the frame. Skipping this common step is kind of like attaching a cooling tower without thermal paste. Once the glue dries it can more than double the durability of your wood project while reducing the chance of spitting the wood when inserting screws. You guys did a beautiful job, and I imagine it was a lot more work than this video showed.
@@IntelGMAgaming Oh god, I noticed early in the build but forgot by the end of the vid. Yeah...that really needed to be sealed, and the right stain would've added to the feel of the thing immensely.
That way it'll be self-sustaining, the electronics light the fine sawdust and begin burning the wood, the fire is put out by the terribly installed waterloop leaks and the water causes more sparks. Rinse and repeat!
I love how Linus has progressively gone from "why would we need one of those" to "Get the build team almost w/e tool/gizmo/machine they say they need." including how over the same time he has become just about as nerdy as them to a point due to their enthusiasm.
As a finish carpenter watching it take this much effort for you guys to make this makes me feel a little better about knowing the limited ammount i know about computers. Takes all types
As a German it took me a few tries to understand the german word, but what he said was "Fingerspitzengefühl" which literally translates to "Finger-tip-feeling". It just refers to generally fine-motoric dexterity.
I'm happy to say that we have the exact same word in Swedish, "fingertoppskänsla". Love how you can build a new longer word by merging shorter ones. You Germans usually beats us by having the longest words though.
Wintergatan is my favorite TH-cam channel, it seems like he's been struggling with design aesthetics verses just getting things done, so thanks for helping him out! The gear shutoff switch is probably the best part of this build because he's been trying to reduce the noise of the marble machine for quite a while.
after he gets this he'll probably take it apart and fix the tolerances or completely remake all the pieces, but he'll definitely laugh about the inclusion of Wilson on the side.
If anything this just showcases the talent that works at LMG! I kind of wish there was more stuff like this on the channel because watching the team work together on projects like this is so nice to watch.
The proper thing to do to silence the gears is to employ a double sided timing belt on the back side with equivalent gear ratios and make it so that the gears never actually touch each other. Your backlash is huge and that is I would say the main source of your noise. With involute gears the pitch circles should meet but not overlap.
Not really that hard... Much easier with wood than with metal. You can easily fill holes, file stuff down, sand, cut, etc... All of this is way more complex with metal. Plus tolerences are way less important with wood, as it is much more compliant. All my PC cases are made of wood, and i have been doing that for years. And if you have an amazing shop as they do, it's even easier! A CNC makes a lot of things easier.
@@AudreyRobinel That statemnt is very relative to who is doing the work. Metal is easily patched and filled too, depending on size with either straight up weld or just weld in a new plate. For a metal worker / welder, slapping together a rectangle box is very easy. To a career carpenter or wood worker, the same or similar end product but out of wood isnt hard. To those who havent worked in either medium often, and dont have the experience to just look at something and know what to do - then both can be hard. Ive seen novices build some Horendous MDF sub boxes, and take like days to do it. So yeah... its just relative to the experience of the builder. I was raised doing alot of wood work, but as I grew older became a mechanic and got into welding and fab. If you asked me 15 years ago Id rather build something out of wood. Today Id choose metal, just because its alot more comfortable to me these days.
The fact that I’m hearing Wintergatan in LTT video makes me miss weekly Marble Machine X videos even more. I hope that Martin has had enough strenght and motivation between his last update and today. And sidenote, I have just watched about 3 minutes of this video but just wanted to get my toughts out straight away.
@@Lowkas Martin spent 4.5 years trying to to build the Marble Machine X, a sequel to the viral instrument from 2016. The first Marble Machine didn't actually work as it was only ever able to play the full song once or twice, and would break constantly. The Marble Machine X was supposed to be a machine that was reliable enough to take on a world tour and play on stage. In the end, as he grew as an amateur engineer, he realized that his initial plans were impeding the mission to create a machine that could reliably play music. Decisions made early in the project that were based on faulty assumptions or aesthetics were causing issues that had to be fixed. 6 months ago, Martin made a video proclaiming the project done. He was no longer going to be making weekly videos about not, nor even finishing the machine. Instead, he would be working on the Marble Machine X2, but wouldn't be doing the weekly video schedule he had been doing for the previous 4 years. Last month he came back and has been making weekly videos about the MMX2.
@@samus88 well, he acknowledged that his strive for form perfection made the function impossible. We'll see where he ends up. He understands now that you need to design for function first and form comes second, so he has a higher chance of succeeding.
These episodes with Alex and Linus engineering solutions to ridiculous problems or questions have real Mythbusters vibes. They are easily the best part of the channel.
A lacquer finish on that would have been awesome, it would have looked "more wooden" it looks a bit too cardboardy. But otherwise a pretty dope build. I'd love to see you guys work on a custom build with DIY Perks, his inventiveness and y'alls resources and technical expertise would definitely result in something beautiful.
I've been missing my regular dosage of Wintergatan for so long and I'm so so glad I've gotten to see this video. Expecting Martin's video of this PC soon!
I built my own wooden PC case, mATX, because I couldn't find a case to fit where I needed it. I worked out some amazing cooling, 240mm water loop, all that. I scavenged a MB plate from an old HP.
The SolidWorks thing is amazing, I was legit terrified that when I finished my University course I wouldn't be able to go back and tweak the work that I have done but this is actually something that I can afford.
It isn’t Solidworks. It’s a new program with the Solidworks name on it, with 5% of the functionality and a monthly subscription. Even Solidworks themselves tell their paying professional customers not to use the new product for anything real.
NO first prototype will ever be perfect, thats just the nature of designing. You always run iterations before you get a final product out. Thats how it goes always.
About the german word: "Fingerspitzengefühl" (= lit.: fingertip feeling, closest english word: instinct) does not specifically mean "being able to flawlessly remove tape", but is in general a compound word used for having extremly high care and skill and can be used for both, interacting with objects and people.
I love that the gears sound almost like the sound old HDDs made when they were reading and writing tonnes of info. That occasional scratchy noise. It's so appropriate for a computer that looks that ancient.
9:52 what you can do is put a drop of thin CA glue into the hole before the screw. it'll soak into the wood and reinforce the screw hole. CA glue is superglue; just make sure it's super thin so it'll soak easily into the wood. 10:00 just use flat headed screws with the angled base. 11:05 you sure one of your ifixit kits doesn't have a right-angled phillips? 13:12 you really should have added wood glue to all the mating surfaces. change nothing else about how you assembled it, but add the wood glue. every time the owner picks it up to move it, one of those tiny screws is getting closer to failing. but not if it was reinforced with wood glue. 13:42 goo gone is your friend, in this situation. works very well and is extremely easy and quick. then clean off with windex.
LTT: "We're gonna build it, and if we see something's wrong we'll fix it" Martin: "That's my non-official moto, slaying the dragon" (turns on his grinder)
The Marble Machine was my jam back in the days. I would listen to it for hours. It really shows the effort of the craft he puts into making such an accurate working machine.
As a child flew by myself a lot from the mid-90's on through to mid-00's, the airport in San Jose, California had a marble machine that I'd stare at for hours whenever my flight home to Phoenix, Arizona would be delayed, since then I've always loved marble machines and found great comfort watching them. I still remember the first time I ever watched Marble Machine, I thought it was the most incredible thing and such a beautiful song that by the time he got to the break I found myself in tears and even again as I'm recounting that experience. Still one of my absolute favorite internet things and pieces of music of all time. 🥲
This is actually AWESOME!! I love these guys at Wintergaten, absolutely underrated musicians, with an incredible mechanical instrument. Love to see them getting recognized recently.
The marvel machine guy: Hey guys I could use a pc for 3D modeling, the part shortage is really working a toll on my efforts to shop LTT: *sends him a fire hazard*
The fact Alex conned Linus into that shop let alone convinced him this is the nonsense they should make with it is commendable and absolutely hilarious.
Looking at the thumbnail and because of Veritasium's video a while ago, I thought this video was about making a wooden machine full of gears inside it that can do calculations like a computer. But a wooden PC case with working gears is still pretty sweet.
As a German i love that our language is filled with such words. Its also the reason i understand that some people think German is extremely hard to learn :D
When looking at solvents, keep compatibility in mind when it comes to plastics, rubber and coatings. WD40 can damage or dissolve polycarbonate (PC) and polystyrene (PS).
"So, in the early 21st century they went back to using wood and cogworks to make the cases for their most advanced machinery." * confused Victorian noises *
If you want to remove a sticker without leaving any residue on the surface, the adhesive on the sticker should help you, just tap the surface with the sticker until nothing remains. It usually works for me.
I INSTANTLY recognized Wilson on the thumbbail. I really hope that if you're watching this and didn't know about Wintergatan, please, go subscribe and watch his entire series. The saga is awesome!
Hey Alex, if you want some suggestions and help from a cabinet maker / woodworker, feel free to get ahold of me. There are some cabinet screws that help reduce potential splitting on the plywood (though you're more likely to get splits if you're close to the edge or if you're trying to screw down into the edge of the plywood, but these screws still help minimize the amount that it happens).
This was the coolest build I've seen in a long time. Beats out most things I've seen from other makers, the fact you used wood to make it, is tops in my book. Just perfect. Thanks!
"Tolerance Stack" alright, I was on the road to become a mechanical engineer but kinda dropped partway once I realized I had no idea what I was doing and that my talents were in chemistry, but even I shuddered at that, legit shiver bolted down my spine. That was a thing I quadruple checked my CAD stuff for, and I was also _that guy_ who would write down and calculate with every decimal point my calculator could give me, which was like four more than normal calculators could, before finally going to significant figures at the end. My answers were consistently closer to lab numbers than engineering numbers and in the CAD stuff I was the top of the class by almost 10% in grade. Of course, I then proceeded to fail material science and math (vectors and matrices are my archenemies for real), which made me realize that chemistry doesn't use all that ultra-high-level megamind-mathematics bull that just didn't click at all for me, no matter how much my professor said "Is easy, is highschool math" and "My gift to you" in regards to homework.
Nice, this beats the soviet pc. The best diy project so far. It would be nice to limit the door opening so the hinge wont work too much when the case is opened.
I've been watching for years now and I really appreciate the adult humor involved at times while making it subtle for everyone who chooses to ignore it. Its better than a 100% PC youtube channel.
yo drill holes in the panels on the receiving end of screws too., get a threaded insert rivet gun bam pop them in. then just use bolts. no worries on splits. (get some countersink bits for your screw heads lol) then just a little sawdust and wood putty to hide inserts or like 3d printed hole plugs if you wanted a different look. also a transfer punch set for lining up parts! but cool video regardless! thankyou for making the spur gears mesh. so much aesthetic touches using gears use different types of non meshing gears or straight up sprockets etc. it grinds my gears to see
For future reference - If you put a layer of masking tape on the wood before you etch/cut you’ll get a much cleaner finish on the surface with little to no residue
tip for Tynan, when you are drilling a hole into a wood like that, lay a flat scrap piece of wood under it, you won't have any blowout and you'll have a cleaner cut. cheers!
This is an awesome build! I really enjoyed watching this. I shared this with my brother who happens to have a laser cutter. He noticed your burn marks on the wood and said you need a blower. The blower will puff the smoke out of the way and prevent the charring you see around your edges such as on the music score. He uses a cheap compressor to "puff" the air.
Wait, does this mean Martin will actually get back into re-re-rebuilding the Marble Machine now? For those curious: He ditched the last project and was proposed to work on a DAO, while telling people not to invest on his patreon anymore. He was pretty much..... 90% complete with his previous project. I'm..... Confused.
He wanted to rework mmx from the ground up because he felt it was impossible to get to the level of precision he wanted. He essentially watched an Elon Musk video and decided his iterations would never work and he needed to start from the ground up on the MMX 2.0 essentially
@@mattcy6591 Yup. He claimed he would start a new new new project for an "MMX-T" (the T standing for Tour) because MMX was imperfect by design. He claimed he would start from scratch and that he would go public with a DAO, which makes no sense either. Meanwhile people who followed are imploding because we never really cared about it being perfect and being able to hit 10 million marbles without flaw, we cared that it would make music, that's it.
@@mattcy6591 Exactly. At one point we were just saying out loud: "Just get a MIDI keyboard and be done with it!" Then again, it's his project after all. Some people felt "scammed" out of supporting him on patreon, some didn't. If he gets back into it, i'll happily cheer him on, but I'm not holding my breath.
Dont be too hard on yourself lol those are great welds, especially for doing it in a PC building room and not a full fab shop. Thats coming from someone with 7 years of fabrication experience.
Was about to say the same. Those are honestly not bad at all, teeny tiny bit of a bigish heat zone, but on something like this that doesn't matter at all. Great work
"Fingerspitzengefühl" means you are handling something with extra care to make it quite good. Like for removing that sticker you needed "Fingerspitzengefühl" (feeling for the tip of your finger) to remove it perfectly ^^
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Thanks for having me! It was an absolute blast and joy to do!
This was fun! Curious, what was the word at 13:50? 🙂
hey I get to be near the top on a very liked comment
@@MichalKottman I was wondering as well, so I went back and listened a couple of times. I think it's 'Fingerspitzengefühl'
@@MichalKottman fingerspitzengefühl! It's German, literally meaning "finger tips feeling"
Hell yeah, Nerdland fans assemble
Woah, did not expect to see Wintergatan content here, but this is a welcome surprise!
Likewise, didn't expect to see DoodleChaos in the comments haha
Well it's a surprise to see you here.
Hi doodle
I dien't expect your comment here either!
Unexpected
Fun story about tolerance stack, I was working on fixing someone’s old cad model for a football stadium and nearly every concrete piece was off by *a few 256ths* of an inch. By the end of the stadium, from left to right, there was nearly a two inch gap at the side wall. Took forever to redesign.
As soon as Alex said that, I got flashbacks. Nightmare stuff.
Thats why you should use metric
@@coin777 metric v imperial is obviously not the problem here lmao
@@coin777 It would have just been off by micrometers instead... Changing the unit of measurement doesn't change the measurement itself.
@@coin777 Yeah so instead his comment would say "By the end of the stadium, from left to right, there was nearly a 5cm gap at the sidewall"
@@coin777 such a stupid comment i wonder if youll admit your mistake
Small tip: when you have to accommodate screws that are difficult to get at due to angle, use internal hex head screws, and ball end hex keys/drivers.
Ohh, damn that's a frigging useful tip.
I 3D print alot fo things and use hex head bolts, I never thought of using the ball end keys... thanks
You've genuinly blew my mind
"Fingerspitzengefühl" does not only describe the ability to peal of a sticker perfectly but its definately a good example
PS: It basically consists out of three words: "Finger-spitzen-gefühl".
Word for word it does mean "Finger-Tip-Sense".
If you say "Er hat Fingerspitzengefühl" it basically does mean "He is really precise with his hands". Yeah.. right.. it can have multiple meanings 😅
13:51 Ich verstehe nur nicht ganz warum im Video nur dieser Buchstabensalat steht...
@@ShowXTech weil der editor kein Deutsch kann und selbst keine Ahnung hatte, was da genau gesagt wurde 😉
Sticker-Spitzen-Gefühl would kinda work on this case--fan.
@@TheBurnout96 Can also mean that you are very careful in a social situation. Like telling your child that Santa isn't real might require some Fingerspitzengefühl
You got Alex all he tools he wants, and he still holds up the paint table with a clamp.
He's evolving from an engineer to a fabricator. He's even learning that if you let the boss ruin it, you can save yourself grief when you ruin it too.
While it is rare to find woodwork in a PC build, most carpenters (especially cabinet builders) would advise applying wood glue along the seams of the frame. Skipping this common step is kind of like attaching a cooling tower without thermal paste. Once the glue dries it can more than double the durability of your wood project while reducing the chance of spitting the wood when inserting screws. You guys did a beautiful job, and I imagine it was a lot more work than this video showed.
In addition I would recommend Baltic birch over the regular birch plywood they used.
@@elliotthanford1328 ID ALSO RECCOMEND STAINING THAT WOOD BUT YKNOW.
@@IntelGMAgaming Oh god, I noticed early in the build but forgot by the end of the vid. Yeah...that really needed to be sealed, and the right stain would've added to the feel of the thing immensely.
Missed opportunity for having a hard loop watercooling system set up to look like a marble run. Because wood, water and electronics is a flawless mix.
That way it'll be self-sustaining, the electronics light the fine sawdust and begin burning the wood, the fire is put out by the terribly installed waterloop leaks and the water causes more sparks.
Rinse and repeat!
@@JohnBread69 rinse and repeat.... literally
Better yet, use steel balls as the heat conduction material instead of water.
@@deusexaethera
Have you, by chance, heard of the “spin”?
@@tdoyr2119 : No.
I love how Linus has progressively gone from "why would we need one of those" to "Get the build team almost w/e tool/gizmo/machine they say they need." including how over the same time he has become just about as nerdy as them to a point due to their enthusiasm.
what's "w/e"?
@@NoNameAtAll2 w/e means 'whatever.' So in that sentence.
"Get the build team almost whatever tool/gizmo...."
:3 ♥
As a finish carpenter watching it take this much effort for you guys to make this makes me feel a little better about knowing the limited ammount i know about computers.
Takes all types
Linus 2017: metal case
Linus 2019: cardboard pc
Linus 2021: wooden pc
It’s evolving just backwards
So next is stone?
Linus 2033: netherite PC
If anything wood is a step ahead from cardboard
@@b3n751 nether doesn't exist kid
@@dakoderii4221 mud hut PC 😆 🤣 😂
As a German it took me a few tries to understand the german word, but what he said was "Fingerspitzengefühl" which literally translates to "Finger-tip-feeling". It just refers to generally fine-motoric dexterity.
thank you. i didnt understand it the third time, gave up and hoped to find the answer here.
German myself. Had to read the comments to understand. And yes we have a word for everything. If not …. We make one
Ich hab es mir 15min lang angehört und nix Verstanden XD Danke dir
I'm happy to say that we have the exact same word in Swedish, "fingertoppskänsla". Love how you can build a new longer word by merging shorter ones. You Germans usually beats us by having the longest words though.
@@mabs503 Danish too.. fingerspidsfornemmelse. ;)
Wintergatan is my favorite TH-cam channel, it seems like he's been struggling with design aesthetics verses just getting things done, so thanks for helping him out! The gear shutoff switch is probably the best part of this build because he's been trying to reduce the noise of the marble machine for quite a while.
Let's hope Martin's back soon. wintergatan has felt quite deserted for the past six months.
Using wintergatan's music in the background is just the perfect touch.
(In case you don't know, you can download and use them for free)
Where?
@@julesvermillion321 th-cam.com/video/dQw4w9WgXcQ/w-d-xo.html
@@julesvermillion321 just look at the video description, posting links gets the comment filtered for spam
Yeah.. We know that 😁
The description has a link on where to grab them!
I've followed Wintergaten for years, and I suspect that he'll love the design, but the execution will rankle - that man is an utter perfectionist.
I can see him taking the machine and post videos of him fixing every little issue he finds, and maybe add functions as well.
after he gets this he'll probably take it apart and fix the tolerances or completely remake all the pieces, but he'll definitely laugh about the inclusion of Wilson on the side.
You don’t happen to reside in New Zealand and play a whole bunch of brass instruments right??
If anything this just showcases the talent that works at LMG! I kind of wish there was more stuff like this on the channel because watching the team work together on projects like this is so nice to watch.
This is a perfect PC for Wintergatan, but whenever I hear a wood(grain) PC, I think LGR!
Same
needs more duke nukem to go along with the woodgrain
It’s not a wooden PC, it’s a wooden PC case. Whoopdie doo.
Wait, I’ve seen you before
He's angry and jealous now.
The proper thing to do to silence the gears is to employ a double sided timing belt on the back side with equivalent gear ratios and make it so that the gears never actually touch each other. Your backlash is huge and that is I would say the main source of your noise. With involute gears the pitch circles should meet but not overlap.
"Building a box out of wood is not that easy."
Very true. Especially so when it's a computer case.
Not really that hard... Much easier with wood than with metal. You can easily fill holes, file stuff down, sand, cut, etc...
All of this is way more complex with metal. Plus tolerences are way less important with wood, as it is much more compliant.
All my PC cases are made of wood, and i have been doing that for years.
And if you have an amazing shop as they do, it's even easier! A CNC makes a lot of things easier.
Pretty easy actually
@@AudreyRobinel That statemnt is very relative to who is doing the work. Metal is easily patched and filled too, depending on size with either straight up weld or just weld in a new plate. For a metal worker / welder, slapping together a rectangle box is very easy. To a career carpenter or wood worker, the same or similar end product but out of wood isnt hard. To those who havent worked in either medium often, and dont have the experience to just look at something and know what to do - then both can be hard. Ive seen novices build some Horendous MDF sub boxes, and take like days to do it. So yeah... its just relative to the experience of the builder. I was raised doing alot of wood work, but as I grew older became a mechanic and got into welding and fab. If you asked me 15 years ago Id rather build something out of wood. Today Id choose metal, just because its alot more comfortable to me these days.
@@AudreyRobinel Absolutely right.
The fact that I’m hearing Wintergatan in LTT video makes me miss weekly Marble Machine X videos even more. I hope that Martin has had enough strenght and motivation between his last update and today.
And sidenote, I have just watched about 3 minutes of this video but just wanted to get my toughts out straight away.
Im so out of the loop. What Happened?
@@Lowkas Martin spent 4.5 years trying to to build the Marble Machine X, a sequel to the viral instrument from 2016. The first Marble Machine didn't actually work as it was only ever able to play the full song once or twice, and would break constantly. The Marble Machine X was supposed to be a machine that was reliable enough to take on a world tour and play on stage.
In the end, as he grew as an amateur engineer, he realized that his initial plans were impeding the mission to create a machine that could reliably play music. Decisions made early in the project that were based on faulty assumptions or aesthetics were causing issues that had to be fixed. 6 months ago, Martin made a video proclaiming the project done. He was no longer going to be making weekly videos about not, nor even finishing the machine. Instead, he would be working on the Marble Machine X2, but wouldn't be doing the weekly video schedule he had been doing for the previous 4 years.
Last month he came back and has been making weekly videos about the MMX2.
@@samus88 well, he acknowledged that his strive for form perfection made the function impossible. We'll see where he ends up. He understands now that you need to design for function first and form comes second, so he has a higher chance of succeeding.
These episodes with Alex and Linus engineering solutions to ridiculous problems or questions have real Mythbusters vibes. They are easily the best part of the channel.
A lacquer finish on that would have been awesome, it would have looked "more wooden" it looks a bit too cardboardy. But otherwise a pretty dope build. I'd love to see you guys work on a custom build with DIY Perks, his inventiveness and y'alls resources and technical expertise would definitely result in something beautiful.
I've been missing my regular dosage of Wintergatan for so long and I'm so so glad I've gotten to see this video. Expecting Martin's video of this PC soon!
Just seems like y'all have a great time. Love watching the crew work together and solve problems to make such awesome stuff.
Awesome, I have been following wintergtan and LTT since 2013 and this is a collab that I never expected, and never knew I wanted so badly.
I built my own wooden PC case, mATX, because I couldn't find a case to fit where I needed it. I worked out some amazing cooling, 240mm water loop, all that. I scavenged a MB plate from an old HP.
The SolidWorks thing is amazing, I was legit terrified that when I finished my University course I wouldn't be able to go back and tweak the work that I have done but this is actually something that I can afford.
It isn’t Solidworks. It’s a new program with the Solidworks name on it, with 5% of the functionality and a monthly subscription. Even Solidworks themselves tell their paying professional customers not to use the new product for anything real.
@@noenflux well technically they tell everyone to go the 3dexperience platform rather than use one of their tools
I love the creativity of these custom builds and the fact they aren’t perfect. The fact you enjoy doing these projects shines through.
NO first prototype will ever be perfect, thats just the nature of designing. You always run iterations before you get a final product out. Thats how it goes always.
About the german word: "Fingerspitzengefühl" (= lit.: fingertip feeling, closest english word: instinct) does not specifically mean "being able to flawlessly remove tape", but is in general a compound word used for having extremly high care and skill and can be used for both, interacting with objects and people.
Custom PCs and Wintergatan...two of my favorite things finally coming together!
True. I watch Wintergatan since he built the MM.
I love that the gears sound almost like the sound old HDDs made when they were reading and writing tonnes of info. That occasional scratchy noise. It's so appropriate for a computer that looks that ancient.
9:52 what you can do is put a drop of thin CA glue into the hole before the screw. it'll soak into the wood and reinforce the screw hole. CA glue is superglue; just make sure it's super thin so it'll soak easily into the wood.
10:00 just use flat headed screws with the angled base.
11:05 you sure one of your ifixit kits doesn't have a right-angled phillips?
13:12 you really should have added wood glue to all the mating surfaces. change nothing else about how you assembled it, but add the wood glue. every time the owner picks it up to move it, one of those tiny screws is getting closer to failing. but not if it was reinforced with wood glue.
13:42 goo gone is your friend, in this situation. works very well and is extremely easy and quick. then clean off with windex.
It took me like 3 tries to understand Sebastiaan saying "Fingerspitzengefühl"
Not gonna lie, the gibberish in the subtitles was hilarious
same here exactly 3 tries. but even though it worked there it was the wrong explaination xD
It took me 2 tries, but I was really confused to hear german at LTT
@@pokemonslepp i think they are kinda sperging out over us there atm many references :DD i welcome it
LTT: "We're gonna build it, and if we see something's wrong we'll fix it"
Martin: "That's my non-official moto, slaying the dragon" (turns on his grinder)
Pain is temporary, glory is forever
i love how all of these projects are the perfect mix of professional and pretty janky
The Marble Machine was my jam back in the days. I would listen to it for hours. It really shows the effort of the craft he puts into making such an accurate working machine.
As metric system user it makes me smile when Alex is talking about engineering and tolerances and also talking about 1/8 of an inch here and there..
From metal working point of view, those sound more like bending tolerances for a five meter pipe ha
Whenever I see Alex with a big stack of raw materials I know it's gonna be a good video!
I would have never expected this collab, but I'm so glad it happened, I love the Wintergatan channel
Came back here form the latest Wintergatan vid where Martin shows off this rig
This is a really cool project.. It looks incredible, and the rotating gears really completes it. Awesome job everyone that was involved. 👌
As a child flew by myself a lot from the mid-90's on through to mid-00's, the airport in San Jose, California had a marble machine that I'd stare at for hours whenever my flight home to Phoenix, Arizona would be delayed, since then I've always loved marble machines and found great comfort watching them.
I still remember the first time I ever watched Marble Machine, I thought it was the most incredible thing and such a beautiful song that by the time he got to the break I found myself in tears and even again as I'm recounting that experience.
Still one of my absolute favorite internet things and pieces of music of all time. 🥲
As much as I look the raw, laser cut wood look, I think a little sanding, filling and sealing would've done wonders to this project!
This is actually AWESOME!! I love these guys at Wintergaten, absolutely underrated musicians, with an incredible mechanical instrument. Love to see them getting recognized recently.
The marvel machine guy: Hey guys I could use a pc for 3D modeling, the part shortage is really working a toll on my efforts to shop
LTT: *sends him a fire hazard*
The fact Alex conned Linus into that shop let alone convinced him this is the nonsense they should make with it is commendable and absolutely hilarious.
Dude Wintergatan is amazing! Love the Wilson detail
Pain is temporary, Glory is forever! (Wilson is the best)
Pretty good build, I'm just surprised they didn't apply any finish to the wood. Satin urethane would look pretty sick!
Looking at the thumbnail and because of Veritasium's video a while ago, I thought this video was about making a wooden machine full of gears inside it that can do calculations like a computer. But a wooden PC case with working gears is still pretty sweet.
I love that you added his music in the background.
This gets the Wilson seal of approval
Bravo ltt crew this is absolutely stunning, a true masterpiece.
0:00 sponsored by solidworks - ohhhhhhh my goodness, i never imagined i would ever see a solidworks sponsorship here
my friend actually made a wooden PC she called "Project Oak", it was an old optiplex that ran arch inside a wooden case she made
Arch btw
Been following the marble machine and never thought I’d see a LTT video relating to it ever.
Shame about the X build
Tynan and Alex are the mad engineers we need in this channel
peepee poopoo hahahahaha :D
*13:52
The same word translation in Swedish, "fingertoppskänsla"
Thanks, didn't understand it acoustically.
When an agglutinative language says they have a word for something very specific, they're technically correct, but it's kinda cheating.
As a German i love that our language is filled with such words.
Its also the reason i understand that some people think German is extremely hard to learn :D
I really love Wintergatan's content, and this is the perfect collab
Hey Linus, for future projects where you're worried about sticky residue, you can use a thin oil like WD40 to clean it off.
When looking at solvents, keep compatibility in mind when it comes to plastics, rubber and coatings. WD40 can damage or dissolve polycarbonate (PC) and polystyrene (PS).
Those drills have a "Clutch" 13:03 you set it so that you don't strip out your screws, set it low, like 2 or 3, if it slips, then set it higher.
"So, in the early 21st century they went back to using wood and cogworks to make the cases for their most advanced machinery."
* confused Victorian noises *
If you want to remove a sticker without leaving any residue on the surface, the adhesive on the sticker should help you, just tap the surface with the sticker until nothing remains. It usually works for me.
I INSTANTLY recognized Wilson on the thumbbail.
I really hope that if you're watching this and didn't know about Wintergatan, please, go subscribe and watch his entire series. The saga is awesome!
Alex : i have been talking to Colin and he says if it lights on fire just change the settings !
The two engineers at LTT everyone 😂
Good to see two Canadians staying true to their heritage and using Robertson screws
Alex, I’m am also a mechanical engineer and I think you do amazing work. It’s always a pleasure seeing your projects! Keep it up!
Hey Alex, if you want some suggestions and help from a cabinet maker / woodworker, feel free to get ahold of me. There are some cabinet screws that help reduce potential splitting on the plywood (though you're more likely to get splits if you're close to the edge or if you're trying to screw down into the edge of the plywood, but these screws still help minimize the amount that it happens).
Cool build Pinocchio will love this PC
every time he watches Lego's his nose grows
This was the coolest build I've seen in a long time. Beats out most things I've seen from other makers, the fact you used wood to make it, is tops in my book. Just perfect. Thanks!
"Tolerance Stack" alright, I was on the road to become a mechanical engineer but kinda dropped partway once I realized I had no idea what I was doing and that my talents were in chemistry, but even I shuddered at that, legit shiver bolted down my spine. That was a thing I quadruple checked my CAD stuff for, and I was also _that guy_ who would write down and calculate with every decimal point my calculator could give me, which was like four more than normal calculators could, before finally going to significant figures at the end. My answers were consistently closer to lab numbers than engineering numbers and in the CAD stuff I was the top of the class by almost 10% in grade. Of course, I then proceeded to fail material science and math (vectors and matrices are my archenemies for real), which made me realize that chemistry doesn't use all that ultra-high-level megamind-mathematics bull that just didn't click at all for me, no matter how much my professor said "Is easy, is highschool math" and "My gift to you" in regards to homework.
Fingerspitzengefühl actually just means sensitivity. Or being able to perform actions with extreme care.
biodegradable compooter
Nice, this beats the soviet pc. The best diy project so far. It would be nice to limit the door opening so the hinge wont work too much when the case is opened.
As an engineer, this has been my favorite video this channel has done yet. Bravo!
I've been watching for years now and I really appreciate the adult humor involved at times while making it subtle for everyone who chooses to ignore it. Its better than a 100% PC youtube channel.
yo drill holes in the panels on the receiving end of screws too., get a threaded insert rivet gun bam pop them in. then just use bolts. no worries on splits. (get some countersink bits for your screw heads lol) then just a little sawdust and wood putty to hide inserts or like 3d printed hole plugs if you wanted a different look.
also a transfer punch set for lining up parts!
but cool video regardless!
thankyou for making the spur gears mesh.
so much aesthetic touches using gears use different types of non meshing gears or straight up sprockets etc. it grinds my gears to see
For future reference - If you put a layer of masking tape on the wood before you etch/cut you’ll get a much cleaner finish on the surface with little to no residue
*looks at the motherboard tray*
Me: Oh yeah the music itself is beautiful.
Linus: I love our new laser cutter
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Winter and Linus ? Omg can't be happier ! 🥰🥰🥰
13:50 As a German I can attest that "Fingerspitzengefühl" is indeed a thing 😄
But it doesn't describe peeling of a sticker from a fan😂
@@jorrit_o I mean it can describe it. You definitely need it to peel that sticker off effectively.
Choosing birch plywood was such a small detail that makes me smile
Exactly.
This build is so neat. The collab I never knew I wanted.
* Builds pc out of wood *
* Doesn’t use Intel *
Now thats a man who cares about fire safety...
This meme is so 2006
@@AndreUrzua1 2006, but correct
@@MavricMC correct, but not anymore
Marble Machine is my phone ringtone and this video drove me insane
Dude, I haven’t been following you guys that long but Alex is a goddamn gem. I was laughing this whole vid
Guys! This is beautiful! I love the time, money and effort you all put into this. This is great content right there! Love watching it! Thank you all 😊
tip for Tynan, when you are drilling a hole into a wood like that, lay a flat scrap piece of wood under it, you won't have any blowout and you'll have a cleaner cut. cheers!
13:50 "Fingerspitzengefühl" I love that 😂👍
die beschreibung war noch besser
Make a wood box, 3 lttstore ads after... A WOOD PC!!!
Finally a PC to beat Luke's from Scrapyard Wars Season 3
This is an awesome build! I really enjoyed watching this.
I shared this with my brother who happens to have a laser cutter. He noticed your burn marks on the wood and said you need a blower. The blower will puff the smoke out of the way and prevent the charring you see around your edges such as on the music score. He uses a cheap compressor to "puff" the air.
I mean, without zooming in more, those welds looked pretty decent from that distance.
If it was bad, it would have been noticeable.
They look a bit under filled to me (from a distance and not a welder), but it could be my eyesight or lighting playing tricks
I feel like LTT is becoming the OCC of custom computers. We just need some fights.
Wait, does this mean Martin will actually get back into re-re-rebuilding the Marble Machine now?
For those curious: He ditched the last project and was proposed to work on a DAO, while telling people not to invest on his patreon anymore. He was pretty much..... 90% complete with his previous project.
I'm..... Confused.
I've been wondering what the silence has been about. So MMX was abandoned?
He wanted to rework mmx from the ground up because he felt it was impossible to get to the level of precision he wanted. He essentially watched an Elon Musk video and decided his iterations would never work and he needed to start from the ground up on the MMX 2.0 essentially
@@mattcy6591 Yup. He claimed he would start a new new new project for an "MMX-T" (the T standing for Tour) because MMX was imperfect by design. He claimed he would start from scratch and that he would go public with a DAO, which makes no sense either.
Meanwhile people who followed are imploding because we never really cared about it being perfect and being able to hit 10 million marbles without flaw, we cared that it would make music, that's it.
@@riveraluciano ugh. He wants timing to be basically digital. He's forgotten what the appeal of the machine even is.
@@mattcy6591 Exactly. At one point we were just saying out loud: "Just get a MIDI keyboard and be done with it!"
Then again, it's his project after all. Some people felt "scammed" out of supporting him on patreon, some didn't. If he gets back into it, i'll happily cheer him on, but I'm not holding my breath.
Dont be too hard on yourself lol those are great welds, especially for doing it in a PC building room and not a full fab shop. Thats coming from someone with 7 years of fabrication experience.
Was about to say the same. Those are honestly not bad at all, teeny tiny bit of a bigish heat zone, but on something like this that doesn't matter at all. Great work
“A grinder and paint makes me the welder I ain’t.” - words to live by.
I think Martin is going to love it. He hasn't made a new video in months, hope he makes one of him receiving this PC.
oil your screws so the wood doesnt split!
The time honored Wintergatan tradition of fixing things as you go using a hacksaw lives on in the PC.
"Fingerspitzengefühl" means you are handling something with extra care to make it quite good. Like for removing that sticker you needed "Fingerspitzengefühl" (feeling for the tip of your finger) to remove it perfectly ^^