James Watt, the creator of the Solar Theremin, has another great kit that I am going to making for this weeks build. This time it’s a kinetic horse made of paper. The final horse is able to gallop, thanks to a small hidden motor inside.
This kit is a fairly easy build, but it does take a while to complete. I am not going to be documenting every step of the process this time. Why? Well, how many pictures do you really want to see of me cutting and gluing paper?
You can purchase the Kinetic Horse Kit on the Clockwork Robot website.
What you get:
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Almost all the parts are supplied with the kit. The CD contains the patterns which can be printed on (10) pieces of card stock, and the directions, which I just read from my computer as I assembled.
What you need:
Glue - White glue is perfect
X-Acto Knife - Be careful when cutting!
Screwdriver - small
(10) Pages of Paper - Any heavy card stock will do
(2) pliers - For bending wire
(1) AA battery
(1) Small ruler or straight edge
Step1: Let The Cutting & Folding Begin
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There are a lot of parts to cut and fold. I decided to cut all mine out first. Remember to keep the parts you cut with the original paper it was printed on. The piece numbers are printed on it and some parts are very similar. Use some kind of straight edge to help fold straight lines.
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Christian Cerrito & Petra Farinha’s Solar chandelier - A suspended solar/kinetic sculpture that gathers energy during the day, and dispenses light at night.
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This week we are going to continue with the “moving picture” theme and build a Phenakistoscope. Luckily for all of us, it’s a lot easier to build than it is to pronounce. Even better, you the first thing you need to do is eat a lollypop! Why? Well, read on.
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