Needs Pictures: 0
Results 1 to 13 of 13
Thread: The Birds
-
6th November 2019, 03:07 PM #1Novice
- Join Date
- Nov 2019
- Location
- Santa Cruz, CA
- Age
- 66
- Posts
- 21
The Birds
Hi All. I'm Neal and this is my first post.
I'm pretty new at making automata - been doing it for a couple years, but not consistently. I'd like to share a piece I recently submitted to Automata Magazine that I called Birds. Two adult birds stand near a young bird. The adults flap their wings and open and close their mouths while the young one hops and spins erratically. The mechanics are very simple, couple of cranks and a couple of cams. It is geared so the cam axle moves at twice the speed of the main axle. I liked the mechanism that I've seen online that powers the clapping hands automata and I wanted to use it in a different way. That led to the flapping wings. I used fabric to cover the wings and head, because I couldn't figure out what to use for hinges that wouldn't be too bulky. I hope you like it.
A short video can be found at: http://automatamagazine. com/videos/birds/
Thanks for the interest!
IMG_2648.jpgIMG_2649.jpgLast edited by nealaron; 7th November 2019 at 08:54 AM. Reason: Video URL added
-
6th November 2019 03:07 PM # ADSGoogle Adsense Advertisement
- Join Date
- Always
- Location
- Advertising world
- Age
- 2010
- Posts
- Many
-
6th November 2019, 03:32 PM #2SENIOR MEMBER
- Join Date
- Jan 2010
- Location
- Auckland New Zealand
- Posts
- 312
Thats pretty cool. Would like to see a short video of the movement.
-
6th November 2019, 05:58 PM #3Senior Member
- Join Date
- Jan 2017
- Location
- Sunshine Coast
- Age
- 64
- Posts
- 212
That is fantastic.
How much do you sell that for?
-
6th November 2019, 08:28 PM #4
Looks great Neal.
Question please; do you have a short video of it working???
Cheers crowie
-
7th November 2019, 03:11 AM #5Novice
- Join Date
- Nov 2019
- Location
- Santa Cruz, CA
- Age
- 66
- Posts
- 21
Thanks
I'm glad you like it. I am in the fortunate position of not needing to sell me work. I've made few enough automata that I am keeping them for now. I always found that making things for money made me enjoy the process less. That goes double for automata where days are spent problem solving, assembling and disassembling - you can't possibly make a decent "wage". Do you sell your pieces? How do you decide how much to charge?
That said, I have been thinking about making a batch of something simple like a flying pig. I usually only make something once, so the end product is less refined than something made a bunch of times. I could also upgrade the box to include dovetails and other flourishes.
-
7th November 2019, 03:15 AM #6Novice
- Join Date
- Nov 2019
- Location
- Santa Cruz, CA
- Age
- 66
- Posts
- 21
-
7th November 2019, 08:03 AM #7
-
7th November 2019, 08:58 AM #8Novice
- Join Date
- Nov 2019
- Location
- Santa Cruz, CA
- Age
- 66
- Posts
- 21
Link to Birds video
You can now view the video here:
https://youtu.be/efl5yZmKY_oLast edited by nealaron; 8th November 2019 at 02:49 AM. Reason: Replaced link
-
7th November 2019, 03:16 PM #9
Yes, the link isn't working...thank you for the effort, Cheers
-
7th November 2019, 08:43 PM #10GOLD MEMBER
- Join Date
- Mar 2018
- Location
- Sydney
- Posts
- 1,166
here is the link to the videos page only, as was posted above (I'm not a subscriber so can't prove it works)
-
8th November 2019, 02:43 AM #11Novice
- Join Date
- Nov 2019
- Location
- Santa Cruz, CA
- Age
- 66
- Posts
- 21
Thanks for your patience on the video. I just started a youtube channel. You can view it here: YouTube
-
8th November 2019, 05:43 AM #12SENIOR MEMBER
- Join Date
- Jan 2010
- Location
- Auckland New Zealand
- Posts
- 312
Love it [emoji16]
-
27th November 2019, 05:32 PM #13Senior Member
- Join Date
- Nov 2013
- Location
- Sydney
- Posts
- 259
Neil,
This forum allows videos to be posted, unlike the Automata forum. There is a limit 7mb I think.
Gus
Similar Threads
-
Birds
By swk in forum PHOTOGRAPHYReplies: 2Last Post: 17th June 2013, 11:41 PM -
Birds
By Ironwood in forum PHOTOGRAPHYReplies: 3Last Post: 22nd February 2013, 09:44 PM -
birds eye
By texx in forum WOODTURNING - PEN TURNINGReplies: 9Last Post: 28th October 2011, 08:25 AM -
One for the Birds
By Old-Biker-UK in forum WOODWORK - GENERALReplies: 3Last Post: 21st August 2010, 11:38 AM -
More birds
By ajw in forum PHOTOGRAPHYReplies: 4Last Post: 25th May 2009, 10:19 AM