A Printed Stuffed Cloth Doll On A Halloween Skeleton
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Re: A Printed Stuffed Cloth Doll On A Halloween Skeleton
I’m thinking I want to make a new one that will just not break, but using steel.
It won’t need to stand, but I’d like it to sit or get into a table position. It still comes to the same problem of how to set up joints that have enough friction to hold a position but also be slightly posable.
Raw materials seem kind of hard to get for this purpose, so I’ve been thinking about how to just get random objects like table/chair frames and just cut them up to be welded into a skeleton. I even have a carbon fiber tripod, that I can gut, but I think that will be more trouble than it’s worth (right now).
Then I stumbled upon these angle hinges for bay window curtain rods. I thought I’d take a chance and buy a few. They are unfortunately quite loose, but can be tightened to complete stiffness. If I tighten them to a certain amount, I’m sure they can have that friction while being posable (though I know it will eventually wear down). But slight friction unwinds the screw and it becomes loose again. I’m thinking I can either get it to a certain tightness, and then weld it in place, or alternatively, I can keep it loose and then add some kind of pneumatic piston to limit its movement. Like the kind you might use on cabinets.
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