Canoeing Man Wood Automaton
I very much like the use of contrasting woods for the mechanism and the box.
You can see a few other automata by Stuart Chalmers on his web site.
[ Thanks Falk! ]
posted by Dug North on 7/18/2008
Friday, July 18, 2008
I very much like the use of contrasting woods for the mechanism and the box.
You can see a few other automata by Stuart Chalmers on his web site.
[ Thanks Falk! ]
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4 Comments:
So is this a monofilament actuated automota?
Michael,
Honestly, I am not sure. I can't make it out in the video. I think your guess is a good one.
Regards,
Dug North
Dug,
Thanks for featuring my automata. I've been a regular viewer for a year, so it's an honour to see my work featured on your blog.
Cheers,
Stuart
Michael,
You are correct it uses fishing line. The monofilament is attached to the left shoulder blade of the canoeist creating the necessary lever for the paddling motion. I put a photo on my web page which makes it a little clearer. http://www.blinkofaneye.co.uk/Automata.html
Thanks,
Stuart
Stuart, nice work. I'd seen your woodworker automata on youtube, Great mechanism and movement there. I'm trying to design an automata of woodworkers in a shop using hand tools. Have the plane and saw mech done, working on the hammering and drilling mechanisms. Great work.
Michael
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