https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/camkit2 Please post photos and videos of your cardboard automata projects en-us 2022-01-25 23:14:20 UTC 2023-05-16 11:25:33 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/2699.png https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/camkit2/wish/2014240628 I was having trouble with my very heavy moon prop, so I glued two tortillas together and it seemed to work OK.
I wanted the cow to just go up and down, so that broken chopstick was clutch. Thanks for the great workshop today!]]> 2022-01-26 18:29:10 UTC https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/camkit2/wish/2014240628 https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/camkit2/wish/2014463470 I began with the mechanics following Steve as he did it, then i started with the arms, i saw what movement they made and it reminded me of a waltz and Russian dance with the arms that i happened to have given them - from there i gave them a little dress each. Enjoy their performance! :-) ]]> 2022-01-26 20:16:17 UTC https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/camkit2/wish/2014463470 https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/camkit2/wish/2014731521 This video shows how I've used barbeque sticks to restrict the head movements of the mice, and coordinate both heads to come together at the same time. The barbeque sticks stop the movements in one direction and edge of the box in the other.
Steve]]> 2022-01-27 00:08:37 UTC https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/camkit2/wish/2014731521 https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/camkit2/wish/2014735011 I hope after a lot of cam talk you now enjoy cams as much as I do. I promised I'd post a video showing a couple of ways controlling the (annoying when you don't them to) spinning motion of the cams. This one keeps the cam pretty still. As you can see in the video, the gap between two vertical barbeque sticks poked through the top of the box to the bottom, hold the one glued to the cam follower in the same position. It can slide up and down, but not sideways.
Steve]]> 2022-01-27 00:12:13 UTC https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/camkit2/wish/2014735011 https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/camkit2/wish/2014755251 Great to meet you all earlier today! As promised here's a short video of the crank demo machine I showed in the workshop. I hope this recaps on different construction methods, how the cranks can work sideways, how a pivot point can change a movement's potential, and how the height of the connecting rod affects its sweep. Cranks are fine things!
Steve

]]> 2022-01-27 00:30:15 UTC https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/camkit2/wish/2014755251 https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/camkit2/wish/2017352667 I initially wanted a rabbit running peeping out only when the other figure wasn't looking. I made a snail cam out of some larger cardboard for the rabbit, so it can move and down a good distance.

I was able to constrain the blue guy, but couldn't really get the timing figured out, so it just kinda flips back and forth. Maybe it should be a cat or something.]]> 2022-01-28 06:12:34 UTC https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/camkit2/wish/2017352667 https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/camkit2/wish/2019350777 I was interested in exploring how a circular motion could interact with an up-and-down motion.  I hit on the idea of planes and the rest was inspired by a William Gibson short story :-)
Stuart]]> 2022-01-29 17:58:34 UTC https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/camkit2/wish/2019350777 https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/camkit2/wish/2019538822 I wanted to see if I could make the movement rotate back and forth without going up and down. I altered the cams and added a stop and, voila. It worked! - sherry]]> 2022-01-29 23:43:36 UTC https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/camkit2/wish/2019538822 https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/camkit2/wish/2023622174 Wanted to stabilize the hand and head while wagging the finger and getting the side to side motion. Had to add weight to the finger (some magnets). Used 2 eccentric cams for the hand so the finger moves more quickly. And 2 concentric cams for the head with some stops to get a rotating motion. 
Courtney]]> 2022-02-01 15:46:14 UTC https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/camkit2/wish/2023622174 https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/camkit2/wish/2024427550 Putting thoughts on paper is a great way of solving small problems and working things out. 
Ram]]> 2022-02-01 23:27:23 UTC https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/camkit2/wish/2024427550 https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/camkit2/wish/2024476563 Made a pipe cleaner fairy and a needle felted mouse and made them dance together.  Bought some wooden shapes and drilled and assembled it all with glue. 
Robin]]> 2022-02-02 00:31:58 UTC https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/camkit2/wish/2024476563 https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/camkit2/wish/2024686499 I'm always surprised when something works as I intend. The mechanism is just a simple wire crank. 
Sherry]]> 2022-02-02 04:40:21 UTC https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/camkit2/wish/2024686499 https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/camkit2/wish/2024722105 Wanted to make wheels turn from side cranking.
Bob]]> 2022-02-02 05:22:18 UTC https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/camkit2/wish/2024722105 https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/camkit2/wish/2024726931 A simple movement to I tried to sort of get effect of random movement. 

Bob]]> 2022-02-02 05:26:41 UTC https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/camkit2/wish/2024726931 https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/camkit2/wish/2041486334 Tethering the two followers to each other introduces some challenges because rotations would cause the string to tighten. To get the kite to flutter and not rotate, I used a few ideas I saw in other people's designs. It didn't turn out as smooth/fast as I was hoping, but I have come to like the inconsistent motion. For the person, I wanted to isolate the motion to up and down so it looks like they are skipping. I added some cardboard to the bottom of the follower to keep the cam centered.]]> 2022-02-11 01:29:00 UTC https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/camkit2/wish/2041486334