Tornado - effect in a glass bowl. The technical solution for its creation has long been known to many; it is used in chemistry by mixing various solutions with simultaneous heating or cooling.
In this article, the author of the YouTube channel "all ideas" Roman, will show you how he implemented it in a few minutes.
This effect can be applied in various design decisions, for example lamps. The device does not consume much energy and can even work on batteries.
To create this homemade do not even need special tools.
Materials
- 3.5 V motor (from an old player or tape recorder)
- 4 neodymium magnets
- Glass bottle
- 5 liter plastic bottle
- Shrink tube
- A piece of wire
- Ice cream stick.
Instruments, used by the author.
- soldering iron
- glue gun
- Source of power
- Knife, scissors
- Lighter
- Marker.
Manufacturing process.
To begin with, Roman cuts the base out of a plastic bottle, and its upper part will be used.
Then he marks and makes two such parts from an ice cream stick.
Then glues them with hot melt to the motor shaft in this way. After gluing each, reinforces the central part with glue.
Glues a neodymium magnet on each of the blades. It is important to direct their poles in different directions.
That's all, the main part is ready.
Then Roman solders to the wire motor.
Now you need to make a holder for the engine. The author makes it from a bottle cap.
Having marked and cut a hole for the motor, cuts off the edges of the cover to the inner ring, cuts the outer ring with thread completely.
Puts the ring on the engine, and inserts it into the neck. In this case, the ring should be directed in the opposite direction from the normal method of closing the lid. Then it comes in very easily, but does not fall out.
Additionally fixes the engine and the ring with hot glue.
The health check was successful, you can continue.
It remains to make the last detail - the mixer. Roma makes it from a heat shrink tubing. Important points again. Observe the multidirectionality of the poles of the magnets, and the distance between them should be the same as on the blades. Inserting magnets at the edges of the tube, and seating the tube with a lighter, he gets a ready-made mixer.
Throws the stirrer into the bottle, and sets it on the base.
Even with a voltage of 1.5 Volts, everything works great.
By adding water to the tank, you can see the tornado effect. At 3.4 V, the current consumption is only 80 mA. And while the depth of the funnel almost reaches the middle of the vessel.
Well, the maximum 3.7 V for the engine is 90 mA.
As the author originally wanted to make a lamp, he highlighted the capacity with LEDs. How he did this they were not told, and it doesn’t matter. I think that almost anyone will cope with this task.
The tornado effect in terms of decor is a very interesting solution. Especially if you add tinted liquid, sparkles to the vessel, and properly highlight.
You can also add luminescent paints and highlight with ultraviolet LEDs. In the dark there will simply be a fall.
Of course, you can mix different fluids. But here it is for whom it comes in handy!
Thanks to Roman for the proposed easy way to achieve this effect!
Good luck to all!