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I got on a real roll about 2 years ago after seeing a video of a kinetic sculpture---I thought at the time it was one of the neatest things I had ever seen!!! I did a whole lot of web searching and found videos of both the steam powered one by "steampunk" and the ( I think) battery powered one built by the engineering students. I even found an animation of exactly how they work, but I can't remember where now. I thought very seriously about building one, but as I said, the damned things have more legs than a centipede---. I think the legs were multiple machined or laser cut profiles of light brass sheet, rivetted together with spacers. I decided that although it was definitly not outside my capability to design one, it far exceeded my machining desire to build so many identical parts. They sure are neat though!!!
 
After an hours hunting around, I came up with one of the animation websites. I couldn't find the other ones I mentioned, but look at the action of the legs on the walking animations. Very simple action really, but mind blowing when actually built at model size with a power source. Put your cursor over the center of the picture and slowly make a circular motion with it while the music is playing.
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CufN43By79s[/ame]
 
Yes Bernd---Thats the one I was thinking of. That fellow makes some crazy but well crafted stuff!!!
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cl350rr said:
Brian,
hate to bother you, on your vacation from engines and all, but what is the slinky thing?

do you have a thread on it somewhere?

thanks

Randel

If you look at this link, about 17 lines down from the top you will see 'slinky'---There is a download there with 8 or 10 pdf files---complete detail drawings.---Brian
 

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