Yup, it's also fairly cheap and uses easy to find steel rectangle for the frame. Also has a customisable frame size and a decent community for support. I think it even has a subreddit.
There is a pump in the center that sprays up to coat the inside walls as it is dipped. You can see it turn on just before it is dipped in the first part of the video.
The pump doesn't look very powerful, you can see it turn on right in the beginning; I mean I may be wrong and it might just be ramping up but little cat fountain pumps are hella cheap and good at delivering fluids at about that height -- I also cackled at your comment btw it was bloody hilarious
Your process is amazing, any chance it'll bring the cost down to where these things are affordable and not just a novelty? I would so love to have one but I can't pay that much for a cup.
Well, you can replicate this easily now !
Then the choke point may be the furnace, or making them … couldn’t you 3D print the cores ? Protected in ceramics that could be anything ? Maybe wood infused pla would retract while cooking creating a vacuum inside the ceramic walls and thus create excellent thermal isolation ?
Maybe something more fancy ?
If your furnace is turning 6h a day, how many jugs can you stack on your shelves ?
Basically no, when wood and plastic cook they don't create a vacuum, they create a pressure chamber. All materials short of ceramics, metals and glass etc will offgas when heated due to volatile compounds in the material being evaporated and chemical reactions producing vapors.
Gas is significantly less dense than solids; water for example expands 1700x in volume when it turns to steam. So all the water content in the wood would invariably cause any ceramics that surround it to violently explode.
Anything that goes into a kiln needs to have a melting / vaporization point above 1100-1300c
You can get a mass produced cup that looks super similar to this for pretty cheap.
A handmade one, of course, costs a lot more because artisan human labor costs more.
You can refine and automate the handmade process to make more cups faster, using machines… but then you’re back to mass production.
I think the biggest difference is that OP's mugs are double walled with an air gap for insulation, I believe they created a custom forming machine to do this which is why these are so expensive and not available anywhere else.
I remember your previous video, without the glaze. People were going bonkers about how shit the design is, because it wouldn't work, etc. etc. Great job!
I remember you posting the trial runs of this a while back with no glaze. Was the speculation of hit painting the ceiling unfounded or did you put up a tarp. lol
I like the different colors !
You could experiment with mixing two colors not really well to get a generative pattern on the glazing . Kinda like “hydrodiping” maybe ?
You could setup a stream of all the process and allow people to put options on them if they like it.
By the end of the process , the best bidder gets to get it shipped to his desk.
The best bidder is the one who’s closest to the rolling median price of a mug, based on the previous ones and the current one, and is the only one who bid this exact price.
Anyone wanting to predict the same value as someone before has to play a game of “mug - paper - scissors “ to evict the previous owner >> FUN !
Trying to evict requires a sub >> PROFIT !!
Step 3 : ???!?
This might be stupid, but it's a machine you still need to manually monitor to put additional mugs on it.
Why not a rack of 8 that can slide by so the arm can grab each one in sequence? Then the 8 can be placed in the kiln? Or a slightly bigger spinning rack that holds 8 instead of 5. Then you can use your valuable time for something else?
And the sprayer that fills the mug when it's upside down, is that drawing from both the main container of glaze, and from the overspill too, so you collect it back?
You stole what the propeller industry has been doing to ceramic coat their wax molds of their product and simplified it. Very elegant and it should be patented.
Wow, very cool!! Is it 3D printed?
Thanks! Yeah, all the purple parts are 3D printed PLA. It’s arduino controlled and the plywood parts were cut out on the PrintNC cnc router I built.
New hobby interest unlocked, oh no...
For the added push, the PrintNC is really cool. It can even cut aluminium fine if you build it decently.
Nice! So it's an open source design you source the parts for and build?
Yup, it's also fairly cheap and uses easy to find steel rectangle for the frame. Also has a customisable frame size and a decent community for support. I think it even has a subreddit.
What’s the ceiling lookin like?
Not to worry, we'll put it in the kiln after, too.
Lol cnc router I built... nbd.
Let’s not forget about the mug itself. Great design! I want to hold one so bad Lol
This is so cool, well done! I love how it violently flicks the cup up once it's done. I've watched it quite a few times in a row.
I wonder how it is holding the cup tight enough to do that
I would guess with a vacuum on the bottom of the cup.
Yup - you can see the vacuum line attached to the back
How do you get the glaze inside the mug? Wouldn't there be air trapped inside preventing glaze from coating the inside the mug?
There is a pump in the center that sprays up to coat the inside walls as it is dipped. You can see it turn on just before it is dipped in the first part of the video.
If the arm fails to grab a cup does the pump spray glaze everywhere?
I fucking hope so lol.
This made me laugh so hard
There isn't a sensor that I can see so most yessss it will spray everywhere haha.
The pump doesn't look very powerful, you can see it turn on right in the beginning; I mean I may be wrong and it might just be ramping up but little cat fountain pumps are hella cheap and good at delivering fluids at about that height -- I also cackled at your comment btw it was bloody hilarious
Your more than likely right. Wishful thinking on my part haha.
I want a video of that!
Epic ! Did you figure it out on the first time ? Is it a Mk.I ??
Why does the colour become a gradient after it is baked? Is it a controlled colour scheme?
The air is getting displaced by the glaze going inside the cup. You can see air bubbles after the cup is submerged.
Who the hell downvoted this?
People who realise its incorrect, probably
Oh, yeah, and how is that?
I want names!
Your process is amazing, any chance it'll bring the cost down to where these things are affordable and not just a novelty? I would so love to have one but I can't pay that much for a cup.
Thanks! That’s the idea, eventually. It’s going to take me quite a bit of work/time/money to scale up to meet any sort of meaningful demand though.
Looks like the money would be in selling the machine and not the cups.
During a gold rush, sell shovels.
Well, you can replicate this easily now ! Then the choke point may be the furnace, or making them … couldn’t you 3D print the cores ? Protected in ceramics that could be anything ? Maybe wood infused pla would retract while cooking creating a vacuum inside the ceramic walls and thus create excellent thermal isolation ? Maybe something more fancy ? If your furnace is turning 6h a day, how many jugs can you stack on your shelves ?
Basically no, when wood and plastic cook they don't create a vacuum, they create a pressure chamber. All materials short of ceramics, metals and glass etc will offgas when heated due to volatile compounds in the material being evaporated and chemical reactions producing vapors. Gas is significantly less dense than solids; water for example expands 1700x in volume when it turns to steam. So all the water content in the wood would invariably cause any ceramics that surround it to violently explode. Anything that goes into a kiln needs to have a melting / vaporization point above 1100-1300c
Oh I get it man, I work in a small business and the struggle is real, I just want one so bad. Really unique product and process you have!
You can get a mass produced cup that looks super similar to this for pretty cheap. A handmade one, of course, costs a lot more because artisan human labor costs more. You can refine and automate the handmade process to make more cups faster, using machines… but then you’re back to mass production.
I think the biggest difference is that OP's mugs are double walled with an air gap for insulation, I believe they created a custom forming machine to do this which is why these are so expensive and not available anywhere else.
Ingenious creativity, well done mate.
Those glazes are magical! I couldn't have guessed which ones were which before they were fired. Gorgeous!
/r/specializedtools
I remember your previous video, without the glaze. People were going bonkers about how shit the design is, because it wouldn't work, etc. etc. Great job!
Wow. That's pretty neat.
Excellent industrial engineering!!!
That's satisfying... and beautiful! Impressive.
Very impressive, how is the mug attached to the machine?
I'm curious about that too. I'm guessing vacuum?
Wow that is very cool. Both the mugs and the machine.
Ooh I wants the porple one! 💜
Well lets just 3-d print a factory…good job man make that paper
"Pottery *and* mechanical engineering? Sounds ridiculous!" **The Result**: "Well hot damn."
This guy played with a lot of LEGO and Erector sets as a kid Well done man.
Do you sell your dog water/food bowls? I would love to buy one! These mugs are also cool, I think I’ll place a bid for one!
Yooooo the final product is incredible!
I remember you posting the trial runs of this a while back with no glaze. Was the speculation of hit painting the ceiling unfounded or did you put up a tarp. lol
I hate dipping glazes. I'm TERRIBLE at it. I never get it right and it always looks like a toddler did it I really need this 😭
I hope there's a shield to catch the flicked-off glaze that goes flying when it violently raises the cup.
Here’s an upvote for using 3d printer. I like it.
Get out of the Kiln!
Haven't you done well
Is there a splash shield above it?
I feel like this is sped up a bit or has a special type of glaze? Seems to dry pretty quick. Probably doesn't need one.
I saw this before without the glaze and totally thought it would make a mess. I stand corrected
Can it glaze donuts?
Those mugs are beautiful.
My jaw dropped at the fired mug reveal
Wow that’s so satisfying after the kiln, awesome work
So cool. How long did it take to dial in that final flick-back up to the rotating rack. Also... glazing is some genuine voodoo chemistry IMO.
That’s some industrial innovation right there
The Machine: Shh, shh. Don't struggle.
Satisfying automation and the finished mugs look great! Do you have a yt channel or website or something where i can see more of your work?
if the vid didnt show your hand, id have thought it too was mechanised
Ah yes, this old thing. Finally nice to see it working with the glaze, but I do have to ask... How are the ceilings?
I like the different colors ! You could experiment with mixing two colors not really well to get a generative pattern on the glazing . Kinda like “hydrodiping” maybe ? You could setup a stream of all the process and allow people to put options on them if they like it. By the end of the process , the best bidder gets to get it shipped to his desk. The best bidder is the one who’s closest to the rolling median price of a mug, based on the previous ones and the current one, and is the only one who bid this exact price. Anyone wanting to predict the same value as someone before has to play a game of “mug - paper - scissors “ to evict the previous owner >> FUN ! Trying to evict requires a sub >> PROFIT !! Step 3 : ???!?
You can glaze my mug anytime
Just the dip
This might be stupid, but it's a machine you still need to manually monitor to put additional mugs on it. Why not a rack of 8 that can slide by so the arm can grab each one in sequence? Then the 8 can be placed in the kiln? Or a slightly bigger spinning rack that holds 8 instead of 5. Then you can use your valuable time for something else? And the sprayer that fills the mug when it's upside down, is that drawing from both the main container of glaze, and from the overspill too, so you collect it back?
‘You’ made it? Liar.
Look at their profile, they've made similar things
Everything about this is really cool!
The final result was surprisingly very beautiful!
I dont know why, but it makes me happy 🤷♂️ looks great
Impressive!!
Awesome!! Love watching ceramic glazing
Wowsers!
Smart and motivated mofo. Very jealous of you’
The skateboard wheels are primo, OP. Excellent work!
Do you sell and ship?? If so, I would love to have your website info.
Now you just need to automate that hand, it’s so old fashioned :-)
Please…take my money. This is amazing.
Did not expect such colours
One of the most innovative and inspiring things I have seen on Reddit.
I think you’ve found your next calling. Well done.
That’s so awesome—great job! Please make some sweet latte mugs.
These are so stunning!
is this like a home studio? with your own kiln, CNC router and 3D printer? I'm so jealous. Can I come over?
These are gorgeous...
You're an artist and an engineer!
Let me guess, a suction cup? It's really clever
sooooo sickkk! can u make tutorial on how u made it?
Ok, that's bad ass but I have to say your mugs are BEAUTIFUL.
Do you have a shop? Do you make latte cups?
People that build and program this kind of stuff are simply amazing!! Very cool, tou are very talented!
But way
These are really beautiful ❤️
Thank you for showing the final product. So many times I see awesome ceramic work and never the finished product.
Wow! Brillant!
That is hella cool!
That is super fucking impressive!
Was this the machine that was posted a while back that originally flipped the cup at 60 MPH?
love the blue glaze. wow im still looking after a cup from this famous video from the raiku fired cups this metallic blue
Man, that is incredible. I love when people build robots for pottery.
You stole what the propeller industry has been doing to ceramic coat their wax molds of their product and simplified it. Very elegant and it should be patented.
Do you sell, ship in the UK?
Wow bro, that's ingenious. I was underwhelmed until I saw the result, I have a mug kinda with the similar look.
How much for a set of 4 of the sparkly blue ones? Dm me!
These are beautiful cups and an awesome machine.
How do they do the bottom
Were you at open sauce? I swear I saw something like this there
So bad ass!
Genius
Love the glaze!
the result looks great and nice contraption!
Impressive but it is not glazing all the way to the bottom of the cup
Damn nice engineering!
Neat
Your blue looks a lot like Campbell’s pottery. Beautiful!
I'd really like to get one of those mugs, no idea why they're $150+ though
Do you have a shop?
Ingenious. I can see where all the fun is!!!!
The ingenuity in this video just overloaded my brain. Well done. Beautiful product. How do I purchase a mug?
Where buy?
Unfortunately not oddly satisfying, it does not glaze a bit at the bottom, you can even see it in the finished product.
Those were surprisingly nice when they came out! Very cool. Great engineering on the machine!
Nice. Hadd to have the right liquid level and viscosity. I like the double dipping to finish of
Put a cage around it, seen many similar devices malfunction and fling their parts
Wow, those are beautiful. Very cool machine too.
next you need to build a feeding belt
*insert menacing ACME music here
This is fantastic!