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