[chbot] How do I cast a Robotic Finger?

[Kay edgecumbe]

actually  the original machination as i remember it years ago was a slowly and delibertly hand came out of a lid on the box and lazily grabbed the switch off accompanied by a loud buzzing sound

and that was 20 years ago  so a small cupped hand  off a doll size hand -- like a sleeping doll you have just woken

> Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2011 18:43:20 +1200
> From: m.beckett at amuri.net
> To: chchrobotics at lists.linuxnut.co.nz
> Subject: Re: [chbot] How do I cast a Robotic Finger?
> 
> Richard/Chester
> 
> Is there any chance you might be able to cast an extra one for me.
> I have a plan to produce one of these machines as a birthday gift to
> someone as payback....
> I'm happy to reimburse costs of course.
> 
> I wouldn't want to be fingered as a bludger....
> 
> Thanks
> Mark
> 
> > Hi Chester,
> >
> > Thanks for your kind offer of help with casting a finger. Would it be
> > possible to call into your workshop on Friday? I could do early morning,
> > lunchtime or evening. Or some other day if that suits better. I'll come
> > prepared with cash just in case you have ingredients to sell me. What I'm
> > wanting to make is a somewhat life like, maybe bloody, finger for a
> > useless
> > machine along these lines http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwasL7sGV6Y I can
> > ring before I come to make sure you are there and not too busy. Very
> > impressed by your web site by the way. My son Paul is involved in visual
> > effects in Auckland, was working on Spartacus, not sure exactly what he's
> > employed on at the moment.
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Richard Jones
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 10:07 AM, Chester <t.ragfoot at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Me. I can help. All I do is mold and cast stuff. Here in chch. check out
> >> my
> >> website to see some pics of my creations. www.dextarfx.com
> >> My workshop is off Birmingham drive. I'd be happy to offer some
> >> suggestions.
> >>
> >> Chester.
> >>
> >> On Mon, Jul 4, 2011 at 11:03 PM, Richard Jones <rjtp at ihug.co.nz> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Does anyone have any suggestions for how to cast a robotic finger? I
> >>> recall Charles Fimm and Kay coming up with suggestions for taking
> >>> moulds of
> >>> body parts at past meetings. I would like to create a somewhat
> >>> realistic
> >>> looking index finger. I'm just wondering where I could get the moulding
> >>> ingredients from locally, and how to go about the process?
> >>>
> >>> Richard
> >>>
> >>>
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