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Published: 2009-01-23 06:55:42 +0000 UTC; Views: 180262; Favourites: 4203; Downloads: 2969
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So here's how I made the hand for all those who asked.And here's the finished product in motion
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mistake caught! it's actually 52 eye bolts!
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and for all those who will or have asked. It cost me under $50 Canadian to build. I don't know what it would cost in American as I don't live there, have the same stores, or really care. but you can just use google to convert the currency and give yourself a ballpark figure.
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What tension do you recommend for the springs?
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Is it possible to get info as in what sizes you use for the springs, screws, hinges, eye bolts, size of the wooden rod you use, etc. It ld really helpful! This alone is impressive!
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Im glad you still have this tutorial up =3
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I'm planning on using this to make a cosplay outfit of Officer Vi from League of Legends. However, her robot hands are really just bigger versions of her hands, not really an extension. Do you have any tips for something specific like that? I'm thinking of following the same outline, but just not using the extensioin part, and just making the hand bigger.
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Awesome! completely cool! I've been pondering how to do this for awhile (I have an idea for a steampunk mecha costume that is barely out of design phase) the only ideas that I've come up with are WAY too complex to be practical. Using your design as a basis, I finally got a reasonable design down (The only difference will be that the thumb will pivot). Question though, I've been looking all over and can't seem to find springs small enough, would you mind sharing your source? (please don't say "the Internet", I don't want to fall back on that crutch)
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Wow thanks for this! I think I'll try to make one some time
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Hellooo and sorry for being the Nth person bothering you to death with questions about this marvellous tutorial! >____<
My boyfriend and me are making this too, and everything is going smoothly (also thanks to the clarity of this tutorial! If it comes out nicely I'll credit you and make you know!) except for one thing: the movement of the fingers isn't fluid as your own version of the hand. It's not easy to explain, but the upmost knuckle barely bends: the finger moves "all in one piece", as if it didn't have joints. Do you happen to have any idea for where the problem could lay (if I've managed to explain it)? The movement seems to get better if we place the eye bolts of the palm as close to the fingers as we can.
Our hand isn't made of fork pieces but of wood, but I don't think it should make a lot of difference...
Thank you for sharing your tutorial and for your attention! Have a nice day!
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Yep, the bolts in the palm are close to the hinge, the next two digits are centred and then the last bolt is close to the hinge again (you can just make it out in the full costume pic i uploaded here). The other thing might be the spring strength. It sounds like you might have more tension in the last digit than the others which would cause it to close last. You should have the most tension by the palm and then less with each digit out.
Hope that helps
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Perfect explanation, I understood everything! Oh yes, we had placed the bolt in the center of the upmost digit too, that was the problem! I'm sure that when moved close to the hinge, it will work! Thank you again, also for your quick and accurate answer!
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Hey there!
Just wondering if you know how long each 'knuckle' of the bbq fork was? I have lengths of cylindrical wood that I'll have to cut. Thanks!
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Any length you want, but I think these were aprox. 2 inches long
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Just one question: Is it possible to take this to a convention?
Awesome
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Is it possible to make one and wear it to a con? Yes absolutely.
Can you take mine? Short uncomplicated answer; no, sorry.
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(commenting again since i cant tell if it went through or not)
In following this example, couldn't you technically put springs and hinges on the wrist to make it bend as well?
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Hmmm. Yep you could, there'd be a challenge in having the wrist bend and how it attaches to your own hand plus maintaining the ability for the fingers to move. But I think it would be possible.
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You could design it similar to the way the fingers bend, have 2 pins at the wrist to hold it in place while letting it flex instead of it being screwed to the "arm" board. Β
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I'm working on one currently that has a better range of motion. The challenge is that as the wrist moves it changes the lengths and angles of the finger strings as currently run.
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I would absolutely love to make one of these! Just need the money first.
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I'm attempting to make one and the most difficult parts are the hinges and springs cost wise, but ebay has some suppliers in bulk of these so I'm just waiting on those.
Also pre painted/scrap wood is nice.
OOO!! OOO!!! Big branches could be used to make a 'druidic' look with tree hands.Β
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Wow. That's amazing.
If you have any idea, do you think this would work on a hand about half a metre square?
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Yes? I mean in theory it should be possibly, probably just have to use lighter materials
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Please, what is the size ( in ΓΈ) of the eye bolt, and the warshess?
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I'm not sure what size eye bolts I used anymore. But they were quite small. The washers were fender washers
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very damn nifty. might play with this. needs a wrist articulation...
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Wow, this looks fantastic! I'm definitely gonna try to make it
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Do finger-less gloves make a good alternative to cutting the tips off of the gloves?
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Do you by chance recall what size each of the various bits were? The screws, eyebolts, washers, hinges, etc? You gave the measure of the plywood which is brilliant, and I'd love to try my hand at producing one as well~
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making the steampunk world a better place.. one hand at a time! Love it thankyou!!!
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Awuh!! This is so co- I mean... Astonishing (cool is too mainstream)
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Wow, I've been looking for a walkthrough like this for months. Thanks this is really helpful.
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I WANT IT!! SOOO COOL!! How expensive was it to make this contraption?
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quick question, where did you get your BBQ forks?
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I found them at a dollar store
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k thanks, all i can find are stainless steel though...
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Hey! I was going to make one for myself, but, need to know what size of eye bolt, screw, and springs we would need. Thanks for your time!
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offhand, at the moment, I can't remember. But I'm pretty sure I've answered those before in previous comments, so they might be somewhere in there.
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Looked through all the comments and wasn't able to find the eye bolts, or screws.
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so the screws used to hold the "palm" to the "wrist" piece of wood were 1 1/4 inch wood screws, the ones for the hinges came with the hinges, and i used 3/4 inch wood screws with fender washers to hold the glove on. The screw eyes were 1/4 inch.
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