@dreamthinkbuild, In my prototypes of linear- or rotational magnetic motors I avoid as much as possible the use of iron. This metal absorbs/deflects/neutralizes magnetic fields. You try to use iron in the form of ferro fluid within a magnetic field to attain movement. I don't know if there is anything to gain with this messy stuff. As you said all experiments are learning experiences in the first place and leads to new insight. The magnetic fluid video from Braniac is great.
This person has a multi-million hit emperium on YouTube. I like his work and logo.
Today, I ordered the parts nessesary for my next project. I hope to start next week. All steps will be filmed and put on YT. My last experiments with a linear electro magnetic resonator you can find at this playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUCdELlsEmQNpfEJ-ZVIJRNWbg7OTBwKF
I can't wait to start the revival of the whipmag era behind the workbench.
Summer greetings, Bertoa

 I was in the Steorn forum when this came up years ago. Couldn't see how it worked then. But now I had a related idea:
All you need are 2 equal sized rotors mounted on rails, some strong bar neos and some weights and you could have an accelerating perpetuum mobile.  Inspired by the OCMM but a bit different.  See the attached PDF.
Anyone builder could make it with relatively little effort.

@ hdeasy. Thanks for your suggestion. The OCMM didn't work, not from Steorn and not from the many replications in those days. You want to use gravity/flywheel to give a whip to the wheels before the whip of the magnets in repel mode can happen. I am afraid the wheels will come soon in a balance position and stop.
Building this kind of devices is never easy. Visualising is the first step and is done in thoughts and sketches. Getting the stuff together before you can start the experiments is an other story. You need the right parts, tools, instruments and craftsmanship to bring the test setup together. And don't forget the money involved in this often hopeless research.
I like new idea's, but I don't see PM or OU happen with only magnets and no external power or synchronisation. Beside that, I didn't lost my faith in OU, even if other people failed to make it happen over the last century. 

Magnets cannot provide energy
Gravity cannot provide energy
Flywheels cannot provide energy


Adding these together in one way or the other, cannot provide energy. Because none of them can provide energy.


So bottom line must be that no thoughts, sketches, craftmanship, skills or tools can change this.


Vidar

It's because people don't listen. They do not listen to the ideas of those who have no resources.
Why do you search in patent office for the newest patents - they are crippled to hide the info - while the oldest ones are telling the truth. If you want PMM working you have to add additional axis of freedom to rotation or movement.