Curious Contraptions

I have been hanging around the forum for some time, taking it all in, but never posted anything till now. I thought I would share this video I found. I think these contraptions are amazing. Might fuel the creative fires for some.

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Excellent find. Glad you decided to post.

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That’s pretty great.

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Nice first post. I love the simple movements and Spooner’s artistry. - Rich

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Awesomely cool! :grinning:

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Those are awesome! And looks like they will be on display at the Exploratorium in San Francisco from now until the end of January. I’ll have to check them out!

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Automata has been one of the things I really have been looking at since ordering the GF. Would be fun to design and make.

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That is AMAZING!!! Thanks for sharing!! :heart_eyes:

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Me likey😁

Thanks for finding that video.

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Welcome @ryanf. So many amazing things here and you have added to our joy.

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I am looking at this book of old designs for coping saw. It’s a reprint of a much older work, so if it’s out of copyright anything in it would be free to use. (And a coping saw was basically the glowforge of the 1500s-1900s)

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Neat!
The coping saw is a great tool for detail cutting. The blades are available so small that you almost need magnification to see the teeth.
Takes a light touch and lubrication to avoid breaking them by the dozen.

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That is really cool! thanks for sharing!

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This is delightful! Thanks so much for sharing it.

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Wonderful video, thanks for sharing it with us. Welcome to the asylum! :laughing:

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Welcome. Thank you for adding that. Keep em coming!!

That’s amazing!

Nearing! Thanks for sharing

“please wait 5 hours to like posts again.”

Favorited though.