Hi Barry, Looking at the paddle, there seems to be a section, visible joint lines, which suggests that it rotates towards/away from the baker when fully pushed home. The other side would have the “coo

Hi All, I was interested to read the explanations by Marc in the magazine for his method of markings cams. My method differs in that I use a direct means of marking, directly to the cam. ( I often sus

Hi Jim, Please report on how it went, maybe a photo of the outcome ? I would especially like to know if the descriptions were in any way difficult to decipher. Regards, Gus

Hi Jim, Thanks for that detailed explanation. It looks like the input pulley behind the cam, is that right ? If it is fixed to the camshaft using the same method as the cam, could it, and the cam, be

Square dowels are unheard of in Australia. Are they sold in long lengths ? What do you use square dowels for in automata ?

One of the most time consuming parts of my automata work is the carving of characters. In a project taking maybe two months, a third is creating these, without which the "story" has no realism, nothin

Thanks Mike, I have not carved the figure to a finished state, more to see what advantages this method might have. The figure shown was mostly sanded, a surprisingly fast way to bring out some feature

Hi Jim, Thanks for your input. Parts of say an arm will enter other parts to make a joint, a blade for example, so not good for this method to include them. My figures are manipulated from the inside

Hi Jim, The attached photo is a short story about ageing and what can accompany it. I haven't made a video of it, at least not one which is watchable, but having decided that videos are a must, I will

Hi Jim, The video can be seen here, “https://player.vimeo.com/video/364660062, has sound at one point only. This photo is the assembled character. The hollowed out torso will contain the mechanisms wh

Hi Jim, Thanks very much for your comments ! The other videos will be only showing the mechanisms of the movements I described above, not an addition to the video already posted, will probably be name

Thanks very much for the comment Mike !

Thank you Veeracer, appreciate your comment, Cheers Gus

Hi Barry, That is a big project ! Must have taken some planning. Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be a video of it, unless I missed something. Regards, Gus

Mike, I am hoping to get on a plane next year to se this, and the Morris and Boyer museums. Are there any other museums/exhibitions worth a visit ? I would very much like to see any works by that amaz

Thanks very much !

Thanks Barry, found it. You buy those as a kit, or templates and make it up I assume. Surprising how well they work, especially given they are paper. Regards, Gus

Hi Mike, I am thinking that once I have found museums/exhibitions to see, then plan how to do it. Not ruling out travelling anywhere in the US, roads are great, trains and planes also ! There are also

Very interesting topic. Is it possible to see examples of your videos please ? Gus

Hi Mike, Take a look at this video. https://youtu.be/9OqEze9JTu0