| Top plate for shoulders aligned on shoulder base to drill holes for lamp pipe struts |
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| Shoulder assembly You can see how I had to add extensions to put the lamp pipe into. but it turned out both light and rigid. |
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| Assembled (naked) TDK frame |
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| braided reed for the neck rings |
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| Braided reed to make the neck rings from |
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| Hole drilled in foam-filled coconut The holes will be used to net the shells together over the raffia skirt |
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| Foam-filled coconut shell with the excess foam sliced off the back |
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| Box full of foamed and drilled coconut shells 58 of them (2 spares). That's 232 holes! |
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| Eyestalk pivot mounted on dome wheel |
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| Assembled eyestalk pivot |
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| Eyestalk ,mechanism in the raised position |
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| Eye stalk mechanism in the lowered position |
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| Bamboo handle for the eyestalk, pulled down to elevate the stalk The spring in the background is holding the dome at the correct height pending the installation of the pneumatics |
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| Bamboo handle for the eyestalk/dome mechanism |
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- Mood:
accomplished
Next step -- the rest of the frame, neck rings, and finishing the eyestalk mechanism
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External Validation
Just got word that my Power Suit won the award in Full Ensemble for Most Innovative Design in the PIQF Wearable Art Competition. (PIQF a is the…
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Test of illuminated strips for Flashy Pants v2
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A Real Power Tie
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