Monsters in Familab
Beware FamiLAB!! There be monsters here!
This year I decided to do something special for Halloween and with a little inspiration from a trip to the Tampa Bay Mini Maker Faire, I decided to make a monster in a box.
So first off a simple box. Some rough cut lumber and a few nails later (yeah it’s never that easy). This box was rather large as I had planned to have some other effects, but time ran short. I’ll save the tentacle monster for next year
Next up was a way to lift the lid and bang it a bit randomly. The teeth are random in start time and height, with one exception. The extra large turn is to give the eyes a chance to peek out. Of course there’s always were a few snags… over tightened the shaft coupler and cracked the PLA wheel mount. Rebuilt in ABS and off we go.
1. Fog Machine on/off
2. The ‘sawblade’ wheel
3. A switch for the wheel (used for timing)
4. Eyeball lights
5. PIR Motion Sensor
6. WaveShield
Stuff it all in the box, and then….
This is so awesome. Great build and write-up.
Great work! Would you be willing to help with a similar project? I need a couple motors to operate on/off on a timer or switch.
Bryan,
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