[chbot] How do I cast a Robotic Finger?

[m.beckett at amuri.net]

Something resembling a very large Feline would be ideal.
accompanied with a growl that matched would be good.

Mark

>
> 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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