Good evening... Peddler #1 is what I call a product spinner. I've spent the last week and a half worrying about the arm-waving mechanism. I started with magnets in mind. That didn't work. Then activat

Old saying I was taught a long time ago: You can have any two: Good|Quick|Cheap| and I've often found myself trying to achieve a reasonable balance. In my experience, the value of your time is often t

I've been wanting to create an automata that remembers COVID-19. I spotted this article this morning and I cannot get the idea out of my mind in terms of building an automata that demonstrates this id

I was revising Cabaret Mechanical Movement for the umpteenth time and saw this title in the bibliography. Learned it was printed in 1922, but the only ebook I could find is the one I've posted the lin

Like many of us, I'm fascinated by the writer and the draftsman found in these two links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ux2KW20nqHU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZiH7oF3OMM Are there any modern-d

Not being endowed with the " . . . creativity, invention, artistry, exception skill, and virtuosity. " Mr. Rudd specifies as necessary to advance the art of automata (Automata Magazine, Volume 2, Numb

Hi Ron... Thanks for purchasing and uploading. Looks complicated. Will try to digest later today. Mystery solved! Thanks again for the images! Cheers -Jim Coffee- one of the Automata Group Moderators

Hi everyone, I've always been fascinated by drawing/writing mechanisms and recently stumbled across "Teddy the Artist" made by Yonezawa: https://www.grandoldtoys.com/toydb_Detail.php?id=526 Videos in

Hi Gus... Regarding the fuses that I use: I don't use fuses, rather I use circuit breakers. 3 amp. They don't draw any power. They just sit there and if the amperage exceeds 3 amps they disconnect thi

The mechanism has two parts - a hinge section which is fixed to the hollowed out head, and the eyes which are part of a device to move them side to side and up/down. The eyes section connect to the hi

I'm somewhat new to the group but have been studying mechanisms and mechanical devices for years. This video intrigues me very much... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=holIbm8Dnrg the movement is descr

Some "lessons learned" on paper modeling based on Rob Ive's patterns. He has a fair number of free ones, and he also has models on the Brother paper craft site but most of those are static. There are

I'm getting the Peddler assembled. There was a conversation recently about slip-rings. In the 1st image (lower center of the image) is a slip-ring assembly. First, let me explain what I am building: I

A politician is standing in front of the usual flag background, and an impressive foyer, behind an equally impressive lectern. He is delivering a message, as they tend to do. At the end, something hap

Greetings... As I mentioned in a prior post I'm exploring the purchase of a 3D printer. Here are some of my random thoughts. *Is 3D printing "legal" in the automata world?* I've sort of worried about

Greetings... Ran into this strange right angle drive coupling last night and thought that I would share with you. Almond Coupling Right Angle Drive (YouTube: 23 seconds) Crazy Right Angle Drive (YouTu

I've got a slip ring on order...it's shipping from China. Actually, I ordered 3. I ordered them on 7 May. According to tracking, they have arrived on the east coast of the US. I'm guessing that I'll s

In addition to my studio where all my tools are I have a desk where my computers are. And this week I took the time to create two videos. The links will take you to the YouTube videos: Two Tier #1, a

I hesitate to call this anything of my own, standing on the shoulders of giants type of thing. Very political, I do not want to debate, just using my freedom of expression. But for others who struggle

I have put a video on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gbh3duY5XXo Regards Barry