Baird Manor Leering Prop
Parts & tools I use:
Step 1: Attach the long 2x4 perpendicular to the main board with some grabber screws. Place it near one of the edges, back about 2 inches away from the edge, with the wide side of the 2x4 facing out (See Picture). The height of the 2x4 will depend on how tall a tombstone you'll be using. The head will be peering over so you want it to be shorter than the tombstone, so it can be hidden. The 2x4 we used was about 2 feet tall.
Step 2: Into the 2x4 I placed a couple of eye screws with a diameter large enough for the PVC to fit through. You want it tight enough it won't wiggle too much, but not too tight where it can't easily rotate. Then to give the 2x4 a little more support, I put the shorter length of 2x4 screwed in front of it (on the edge of the board).
Step 3: Next, piece together the PVC as shown in the pic. Here is more or less how it fits. Crank arm is 7", first piece connected to the crank arm is 10". This is connected via machine screw to a 9" piece. The 9" is connected into a T joint. Above the T is a 3" section, with the PVC end cap on it. 24" goes out the other end of the T (adjust to your tombstone). Then a 45 degree elbow and the 17" piece. A 45 degree elbow is on that end, with just a short piece of PVC that will go into the wighead. Once this is pieced together you can see how the motion works.
Step 4: Next is to attach the motor to the board. Note: I would wait on mounting the motor to the base board, until you can experiment with where to put it. For most of the information the motor, see my wiper motor how to. I used a 7" crank arm. Longer crank arm will have more movement side to side. To determine where on the board to put the motor, I'd turn the motor on and move it around the board to find the most optimal place to get the movement you want without the mechanism binding. Once you decide where to put it, I placed a thin extra piece of wood under the motor to raise it up a bit. What you're shooting for is to have the entire rotating motion on one plane. This means you don't want the purple PVC (in the pic above) too be too high or low in relation to the crank arm on the motor. Not sure if that makes sense, but you'll probably see what I mean if you plug it in to test it. Alternatively if you just mount the motor directly to the board, you can trim the 3" piece of PVC to make sure the movement is on the same plane. If you're confused, just move the motor around, and up and down and you'll probably figure out what you need to do.
Once you've put everything together, then you can pick what you want for your head.
Original Author: Baird Manor
Original URL: http://www.my-mania.com/halloween/bmleer.html
Parts & tools I use:
- Wiper Motor
- Wall Wart - to power the motor
- Board to mount everything to - If I remember right, at least 15" wide
- 2X4 - Length depends on the tombstone. Mine was a couple feet.
- Small piece of 2x4 - About 6" long if fine. This is to give support to the larger 2x4
- 2 Eye screws - Large enough for the PVC to easily fit.
- PVC
- 24"
- 17"
- 10"
- 9"
- 3"
- 2 PVC 45 degree elbows
- 1 PVC T
- 1 PVC End Cap
- Aluminum Crank Arm - 7"
- Small block of wood to mount motor to
- Misc Screws, nuts and washers
- Crimp-on connectors - To connect the wall wart to the motor
- Simpson Strong-Tie (2-3/8") Fence Mount - $2 at Lowe's and Home Depot (to mount the motor)
Step 1: Attach the long 2x4 perpendicular to the main board with some grabber screws. Place it near one of the edges, back about 2 inches away from the edge, with the wide side of the 2x4 facing out (See Picture). The height of the 2x4 will depend on how tall a tombstone you'll be using. The head will be peering over so you want it to be shorter than the tombstone, so it can be hidden. The 2x4 we used was about 2 feet tall.
Step 2: Into the 2x4 I placed a couple of eye screws with a diameter large enough for the PVC to fit through. You want it tight enough it won't wiggle too much, but not too tight where it can't easily rotate. Then to give the 2x4 a little more support, I put the shorter length of 2x4 screwed in front of it (on the edge of the board).
Step 3: Next, piece together the PVC as shown in the pic. Here is more or less how it fits. Crank arm is 7", first piece connected to the crank arm is 10". This is connected via machine screw to a 9" piece. The 9" is connected into a T joint. Above the T is a 3" section, with the PVC end cap on it. 24" goes out the other end of the T (adjust to your tombstone). Then a 45 degree elbow and the 17" piece. A 45 degree elbow is on that end, with just a short piece of PVC that will go into the wighead. Once this is pieced together you can see how the motion works.
Step 4: Next is to attach the motor to the board. Note: I would wait on mounting the motor to the base board, until you can experiment with where to put it. For most of the information the motor, see my wiper motor how to. I used a 7" crank arm. Longer crank arm will have more movement side to side. To determine where on the board to put the motor, I'd turn the motor on and move it around the board to find the most optimal place to get the movement you want without the mechanism binding. Once you decide where to put it, I placed a thin extra piece of wood under the motor to raise it up a bit. What you're shooting for is to have the entire rotating motion on one plane. This means you don't want the purple PVC (in the pic above) too be too high or low in relation to the crank arm on the motor. Not sure if that makes sense, but you'll probably see what I mean if you plug it in to test it. Alternatively if you just mount the motor directly to the board, you can trim the 3" piece of PVC to make sure the movement is on the same plane. If you're confused, just move the motor around, and up and down and you'll probably figure out what you need to do.
Once you've put everything together, then you can pick what you want for your head.
Original Author: Baird Manor
Original URL: http://www.my-mania.com/halloween/bmleer.html