About twenty years ago, my friends and I had a rolling ice cooler shaped like R2-D2 that we got from a gas station. The domed top was transparent and had a hole you reached in to get whatever drink was inside that was on sale. After we got him, we wrote R2-DWI on the side, loaded him with as much ice and alcohol we could and took him to parties and a local sci-fi con all the time . He was a bit of a celebrity in the local geekdom/nerddom because everyone saw him at the con a bunch.
Small tip. I work with expanded PVC sheet a lot. Instead of using silicone, just use thick PVC cement. It is far better, and unlike silicone, you'll never have a seam fail.
The "square drive" screws you mentioned are excellent!! They were invented in Canada officially as the Robertson. The proper Robertson has tapered sides so that it grips the screw as you showed. Canadians put up with that since we get much better torque transfer and camming out compared to the Philips, the Philips being designed to cam out to limit the torque transfer. Square drive screws are not real Robertsons because they are not tapered. In fact, the driver buys are made using a radius cut from a grinding wheel, which does not taper in the same fashion, causing the screws to fall off the driver. P.L. Robertson himself used to sell his product by putting a screw into his customer's wall, leaving the driver in the screw, take his client to lunch and when they got back, the screwdriver was still in the screw hanging on the wall!!! Great marketing. Philips only got so popular because Henry Ford was fed up with the flat drive screws costing him so much time on his assembly line. He approached Robertson, as those screws were being used on his Canadian-built Fords, but he wanted to license them. Robertson, having been burned by a previous licensing agreement, chose not to license to Ford. Ford went to Philips instead. So, that is a feature, not a disadvantage. Avoid this by tilting your driver left-right and front-back, it should come out 95% of the time. Do not pull straight out.
I am SO happy with your presentation style/humor! 1. I suggest Andrew Klein’s DISAPPEARING SCREWS on top of GONK for emergency access! 2. Please install a REAL pleated filter to that ‘vacuum unit’ you have hooked up to your table saw, my want is for you to breathe better air. 3. I suggest hanging recycle-door from top May have it close easier. 3. b. Have 2 doors & a wall on bottom: one side for cans, the other for glass…
If you want to say goodbye to stuck bits, check out the bit holder by Wera Tools. The bit self-locks and can be one-handedly swapped. I love this thing!
Metal banding (from pallets) makes excellent springs. I use them for holding parallels in mill vises, but it would've worked wonderfully for your trap door. Definitely worth keeping some around!
Robinson (square drive) screws rule! The ability of the bit to stick to the screw like that is a feature! The square recess is tapered so the bit locks against it, and if you press hard, will join. You don't need to apply so much downward pressure! You are used to Philips bits which will cam out if you don't apply pressure. Let the _screw_ do the work of pulling itself into the wood when it's rotated. Also, you can get slightly undersize bits instead of the standard red size, which can be a better fit for coated screws.
Re-watching some of the older videos and I am surprised it's been a year already since we saw the last of this little guy. Hope he is doing well. Can't wait to see him again.
I too hate when the bit sticks in the screw. I invested in an overpriced Wera bitholder, it holds the bit but you can still change bits with one hand. When i switched to a Festool drill with Centrotec I couldn't use it anymore wich made me annoyed again. Until Festool released the same Wera bitholder with Centrotec. Now it's overly overpriced but atleast I'm not annoyed by sticking bits anymore.
If it took three more years for the next installment, I'd happily wait for it. This is still a super fun project, and I'm happy that you're inspired to pick it up again. And by the way, I smile every time I look at my raygun panel (B of course). Thanks for sharing! GONK GONK!
15:11 YES!!!! I commented on one of your other videos where that happened how much I hate it. I literally threw out all of my 1 inch bits because of that reason. I only use 2 inch bits now. They can be chucked in a drill and have the attachment point to be locked into a quick change bit or impact.
Before you had even attached the aluminum plates I was thinking, "It's going to look like its wearing slippers" LOL. You should lean into that and make some straps to go up and between his "toes". Thanks for finally taking him off the back burner.
Drill holes for the springs in the edge of both pieces, insert them in and they will stay put and return to straight and be hidden! Thanks for itching the Gonk scratch!
12:56 It's a trap (door)! Another vote for the Wera Rapidaptor for stopping the bits from coming out, it's all I use and I like their ratchet handle with the same bit holder integrated, too.
Orient the spring diagonally across the joint, then give it a slight twist before screwing the ends in, to maintain slight closing pressure on the door. Loving this build by the way!
I got rid of all my magnetic-only bit holders for that exact reason a long time ago. I only have one remaining, that's about a foot long, for those very tight access situations. All other bit holders are mechanically locking, and I'm never looking back.
The wera locking bit driver solved that infuriating issue for me. PS what Arduino code did you use for the flickering lights with that vintage vending machine build?
Not slippers, Wes, those feet attachments look more like skis. You may not be aware of it but I think you're building Wile E. Coyote's 'down-hill snow making machine'. either way, its still a brilliant build. But remember HIS, 'days without a dumb' counter!!!
The door flap springs were a really good improvisation. I think if you put a little metal strip between the two loose ends it would hold up for a long time. Also, as we know from the year 2000 classic, the Star Wars Gangsta Rap, R2D2 mixes up a mighty fine gin and tonic, so it's no surprise a Gonk droid is full of booze
We got Death Star... Death Star... We got Death Star... Death Star... I forgot about Star Wars Gangsta Rap.... Holy crap, my highschool/early 20's.... God Damn I feel old... (only 39)... Knock em out the box Luke, Knock em out...
HUZZAH! I figured it out. Cut a strip of wood approx 1x2 inches & as long as the flap is wide. Cut the strip lengthwise at an angle (20° should do). Sandwich the top loops of the springs between the two halves of the strips of wood you just cut and screw them in place where the springs were originally attached. I'd send you the diagram but can't attach it here. ❤
I've started gluing bits into the magnetic holders so they don't pop out. I get the bit hot, smear it on a hot glue stick, and then jam it into the holder. Just squirting hot glue from a gun into the holder didn't work for me because the glue was way to viscous. I'm still able to pull the bit out with pliers then. CA glue probably works too, but I haven't tried it yet.
I think I would've made it a kegorator with tap and drain right on the face with the blinky lights. ...and a second tap that you have to think to look for.
"Moof Milker" - Han Solo, Star Wars VII If you expand to the follow on series like Mandalorian, then there are a few other good Star Wars related digs - like "son of a mudscuffer" or "dank farrik". That should give you enough bantha fodder for a few more screwups 🙂
Gotta get all the angles correct so the top is level and the lid closes flush. Plus, a proper fit ensures stability. Remember that those sides are cut almost completely down the middle. The aluminum bits aren't structural. So, that top rim was not entirely stable. It needed proper framing.
Whenever I put on blue gloves I always say, "Two by two, hands of blue". Then I laugh maniacally. Insult: “Why You Stuck Up, Half Witted, Scruffy Looking, Nerf Herder!”
Only 3 years... =-) This is probably better than my average project completion timeline. "If a man says he'll fix it he will. There's no need to remind him every six months"
D roid U tilitas I ntoxicat (Silent Running) OK, different droids but always loved the name and also D roiding U nder the I nfuence since it's beer related
Went back to check the original video to refresh myself on this project and the footage from the beginning is from 2018 os this project has been 5 years in the making so far 😂
1) Insult - Scruffy Looking 2) Definitely don't mix Battlestar with Star Wars because you just get final season God comments 3) Droid torture foot routering almost had me spit take my vodka 4) Of course that's the best selling design, it's the one that I have too.
The sound effect when the cnc went into the feet.... Brilliant sir, Brilliant
I love this project! And the sound clip when you lower the CNC into the bottom of the feet made me laugh out loud!
Part 3 please!! I want to see it finished!!
Part 3 please..........
love the GONK build
About twenty years ago, my friends and I had a rolling ice cooler shaped like R2-D2 that we got from a gas station. The domed top was transparent and had a hole you reached in to get whatever drink was inside that was on sale. After we got him, we wrote R2-DWI on the side, loaded him with as much ice and alcohol we could and took him to parties and a local sci-fi con all the time . He was a bit of a celebrity in the local geekdom/nerddom because everyone saw him at the con a bunch.
I recall seeing those in gas station stores back in the day.
Robertson screws (square) belong in every universe… cuz they’re the best!!!
Small tip. I work with expanded PVC sheet a lot. Instead of using silicone, just use thick PVC cement. It is far better, and unlike silicone, you'll never have a seam fail.
The "square drive" screws you mentioned are excellent!! They were invented in Canada officially as the Robertson. The proper Robertson has tapered sides so that it grips the screw as you showed. Canadians put up with that since we get much better torque transfer and camming out compared to the Philips, the Philips being designed to cam out to limit the torque transfer.
Square drive screws are not real Robertsons because they are not tapered. In fact, the driver buys are made using a radius cut from a grinding wheel, which does not taper in the same fashion, causing the screws to fall off the driver. P.L. Robertson himself used to sell his product by putting a screw into his customer's wall, leaving the driver in the screw, take his client to lunch and when they got back, the screwdriver was still in the screw hanging on the wall!!! Great marketing.
Philips only got so popular because Henry Ford was fed up with the flat drive screws costing him so much time on his assembly line. He approached Robertson, as those screws were being used on his Canadian-built Fords, but he wanted to license them. Robertson, having been burned by a previous licensing agreement, chose not to license to Ford. Ford went to Philips instead.
So, that is a feature, not a disadvantage. Avoid this by tilting your driver left-right and front-back, it should come out 95% of the time. Do not pull straight out.
Mouse traps are built around torsion springs. That makes them easy to find.
So are clothespins
Bingo!
What you have now works. If you need more pressure, just bend the hooks more toward the wood. Way easy-peasy.
The Professor Farnsworth quote was spot on! Thank you for that.
OK, so, THIS was the droid we were looking for. Moving along.
Looks fun! If the cooler liner will be fixed in place and not removable, don't forget a drain for the melted ice...
I bought the spigot 3 years ago and meant to include it in this video, but ran out of time. Womp.
@@WesleyTreat I'm sure you'll find the most appropriate and mature place to put the drain.
PLEASE finish this. I can't wait to see how it comes out! So cool.
I think a magnet on the round door should help ensure it doesn’t flop open.
"Good news everyone!" - Loved the Farnsworth reference 🤩
I am SO happy with your presentation style/humor!
1. I suggest Andrew Klein’s DISAPPEARING SCREWS on top of GONK for emergency access!
2. Please install a REAL pleated filter to that ‘vacuum unit’ you have hooked up to your table saw, my want is for you to breathe better air.
3. I suggest hanging recycle-door from top May have it close easier.
3. b. Have 2 doors & a wall on bottom: one side for cans, the other for glass…
I bought a better bag for the dust collector, but no one makes the right size for this unit anymore, so I have to modify it.
If you want to say goodbye to stuck bits, check out the bit holder by Wera Tools. The bit self-locks and can be one-handedly swapped. I love this thing!
Also, I'd rather have the bit stuck in the screw then have the screw constantly fall off. Robertson for the win.
Metal banding (from pallets) makes excellent springs. I use them for holding parallels in mill vises, but it would've worked wonderfully for your trap door. Definitely worth keeping some around!
Robinson (square drive) screws rule!
The ability of the bit to stick to the screw like that is a feature! The square recess is tapered so the bit locks against it, and if you press hard, will join. You don't need to apply so much downward pressure! You are used to Philips bits which will cam out if you don't apply pressure. Let the _screw_ do the work of pulling itself into the wood when it's rotated.
Also, you can get slightly undersize bits instead of the standard red size, which can be a better fit for coated screws.
Re-watching some of the older videos and I am surprised it's been a year already since we saw the last of this little guy. Hope he is doing well. Can't wait to see him again.
I too hate when the bit sticks in the screw. I invested in an overpriced Wera bitholder, it holds the bit but you can still change bits with one hand. When i switched to a Festool drill with Centrotec I couldn't use it anymore wich made me annoyed again. Until Festool released the same Wera bitholder with Centrotec. Now it's overly overpriced but atleast I'm not annoyed by sticking bits anymore.
If it took three more years for the next installment, I'd happily wait for it. This is still a super fun project, and I'm happy that you're inspired to pick it up again. And by the way, I smile every time I look at my raygun panel (B of course). Thanks for sharing! GONK GONK!
Thanks!
15:11 YES!!!! I commented on one of your other videos where that happened how much I hate it.
I literally threw out all of my 1 inch bits because of that reason. I only use 2 inch bits now.
They can be chucked in a drill and have the attachment point to be locked into a quick change bit or impact.
Before you had even attached the aluminum plates I was thinking, "It's going to look like its wearing slippers" LOL. You should lean into that and make some straps to go up and between his "toes". Thanks for finally taking him off the back burner.
Drill holes for the springs in the edge of both pieces, insert them in and they will stay put and return to straight and be hidden! Thanks for itching the Gonk scratch!
So happy to see you finishing up this project! Great work!
Thanks! TotalBoat is going to be holding this whole thing together, I think.
12:56 It's a trap (door)! Another vote for the Wera Rapidaptor for stopping the bits from coming out, it's all I use and I like their ratchet handle with the same bit holder integrated, too.
Hope to see you BOTH at MakerCamp!! Great video Wesley! Like the on-the-fly improvisation! 👍
Put the hinge on the top, for the bottom flap. Let gravity do the work
Orient the spring diagonally across the joint, then give it a slight twist before screwing the ends in, to maintain slight closing pressure on the door. Loving this build by the way!
How will you drain the ice water from the cooler?
That's a very personal question to ask a gonk.
A “Dronk” droid
I got rid of all my magnetic-only bit holders for that exact reason a long time ago. I only have one remaining, that's about a foot long, for those very tight access situations. All other bit holders are mechanically locking, and I'm never looking back.
happy to see the Gonk again ☺️ i was wondering when it would reappear
Only recently found your channel and was wondering when there would be a Part 2: Return of the Gonk and here it is. W00t.
The screaming Gonk while you cnc'd the feed, killed me!
The wera locking bit driver solved that infuriating issue for me. PS what Arduino code did you use for the flickering lights with that vintage vending machine build?
It was something I threw together. Couldn't tell you now how I did it. I always have to relearn when I start coding something new.
The quote you mentioned...
"Why, you stuck-up, half-witted, scruffy-looking nerf herder!"
"Who's scruffy-looking?"
―Princess Leia Organa and Han Solo
Any news on part III? 🤞
lOVING IT!! I guess you will be having ice in the b ottle bin part? How about a drain tank in the base? just a thought...keep up the great vids Cheers
The gonk torture sound is a nice touch.
Glad to see the heat deflector at work in the shop. Was it a hot one this summer?
Awesome progress! See you in three years!
Not slippers, Wes, those feet attachments look more like skis. You may not be aware of it but I think you're building Wile E. Coyote's 'down-hill snow making machine'. either way, its still a brilliant build. But remember HIS, 'days without a dumb' counter!!!
So glad to see the Gonk is back!
a great name would be 8EE2-7A9 which in a mixed Leetspeak spells 'beer tap', or 7A9 for short.
Excellent as always!. OK, so, THIS was the droid we were looking for. Moving along..
Love Gonk.
The door flap springs were a really good improvisation. I think if you put a little metal strip between the two loose ends it would hold up for a long time. Also, as we know from the year 2000 classic, the Star Wars Gangsta Rap, R2D2 mixes up a mighty fine gin and tonic, so it's no surprise a Gonk droid is full of booze
We got Death Star... Death Star... We got Death Star... Death Star...
I forgot about Star Wars Gangsta Rap.... Holy crap, my highschool/early 20's.... God Damn I feel old... (only 39)...
Knock em out the box Luke, Knock em out...
All I can think of is Gonktoberfest...
I've been waiting for part two for a while! glad it's getting resurrected.
HUZZAH! I figured it out. Cut a strip of wood approx 1x2 inches & as long as the flap is wide. Cut the strip lengthwise at an angle (20° should do). Sandwich the top loops of the springs between the two halves of the strips of wood you just cut and screw them in place where the springs were originally attached. I'd send you the diagram but can't attach it here. ❤
Impressive. Most impressive.
I've started gluing bits into the magnetic holders so they don't pop out. I get the bit hot, smear it on a hot glue stick, and then jam it into the holder. Just squirting hot glue from a gun into the holder didn't work for me because the glue was way to viscous. I'm still able to pull the bit out with pliers then. CA glue probably works too, but I haven't tried it yet.
Great video. Glad to see it's back. So hate those screw driver tips. Mahalo for sharing! 🙂🙏❤️
Looking forward to seeing him at MC!!
I think I would've made it a kegorator with tap and drain right on the face with the blinky lights.
...and a second tap that you have to think to look for.
The video we have all been waiting for!
I always enjoy your videos.
DUI - Droid Unit of Inebriation. And a good warning to us all.
Did you ever finish him?
Just realized I need a lift like that in my workshop
Gonk at Makercamp! Yes please!
Frak reference noted👍
GOoooooonk! That's FanDamnTastic man. Love it
"Moof Milker" - Han Solo, Star Wars VII
If you expand to the follow on series like Mandalorian, then there are a few other good Star Wars related digs - like "son of a mudscuffer" or "dank farrik".
That should give you enough bantha fodder for a few more screwups 🙂
Excellent as always!
Intoxicant Containment and Collection Droid (IC-ColD)
Huh. I was convinced this project had been forgotten.
The worst is a ball drive hex key bit getting stuck. You wiggle it every which way and the damn thing won't come out!
I looooove it. 😊
Beer and droids! Well done! However, the glue is pronounced Boatal Tote ...
Doesn't seem like much of those upper parts need to be that precise. Why not just get a semi good fit and then Thixo it in place and bridge any gaps?
Gotta get all the angles correct so the top is level and the lid closes flush. Plus, a proper fit ensures stability. Remember that those sides are cut almost completely down the middle. The aluminum bits aren't structural. So, that top rim was not entirely stable. It needed proper framing.
Whenever I put on blue gloves I always say, "Two by two, hands of blue". Then I laugh maniacally. Insult: “Why You Stuck Up, Half Witted, Scruffy Looking, Nerf Herder!”
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Yey! At last. Nice one
Dammat... now I'm singing the glove song. And so are my techs... yaaaaay! :D
Only 3 years... =-) This is probably better than my average project completion timeline. "If a man says he'll fix it he will. There's no need to remind him every six months"
Bantha poodoo, ohhoho
Edit: I resigned myself to just buying full length bits, because those magnetic bit holders drive my BP up
Please tell me it’ll say gonk when the top opens!
Gonk ready for October and Maker Camp? Which one? This year? 2024? 2049?
D roid
U tilitas
I ntoxicat
(Silent Running) OK, different droids but always loved the name and also
D roiding U nder the I nfuence since it's beer related
About daggum time!!!lol 😅😂
16:50 i understood that reference
ROBERTSON! (17:30)
Not Robertson! (14:56)
It’s just, well, Star Wars. We all know that equals cool. The Wesley Factor propels that into a Galaxy, Far, Far Away…….
part 3?
I would have built the cooler insert before you built all that top on, but then I'm not on You tube
The lining will probably be one of the last things to be glued in, because I may be running some wiring toward the back. Not sure yet.
one other thing where is the "drain" tube from the cooler going to exit😃
If I am remembering my Star Wars canon correctly, that series Gonk Droid is a Drink Unit Intoxicator, series 502.
Beer Cooler Droid should have ABV in its name!!!😂
Went back to check the original video to refresh myself on this project and the footage from the beginning is from 2018 os this project has been 5 years in the making so far 😂
The sound when the feet were being milled gave me a giggle.
See you in three years, Laser Brain.
I think the real question here is 'How do you get the top half off to empty the bottom half if the top is full of beer and ice?'.
Needs a switch activated audio card to say 'gomp' when someone puts an empty container into the disposal chute.
Jar Jar Tinks.
A rat trap spring would work for the door
Gonk gonk gonk gonk gonk
Dronk! Dronk!
1) Insult - Scruffy Looking
2) Definitely don't mix Battlestar with Star Wars because you just get final season God comments
3) Droid torture foot routering almost had me spit take my vodka
4) Of course that's the best selling design, it's the one that I have too.
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Robertson screws were most definitely the correct choice because they were invented by a Canadian. LOL