Thread: My 3 axis skull...in progress

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Has anyone used styro skulls(other than EvilBob)? I bought 12 from BigLots last season and want to use them in addition to the buckys, but I dont have any info on where's the best place to cut the skull cap to mount a plate(if I even can), servos, etc. EvilBob used 2axis servo brackets he got from Lynxmotion.com, but he said they had poor performance.. If nothing else i'll use them for jaw-only singers..

USPS just delivered the two Lindberg skulls I won last week... WOW!!! I have NO idea the difference in the weight between Lindbergs and Buckys! An empty Bucky weighs 2.8lbs! The Lindberg close to 1.2lbs... the Lindberg actually didnt register on the digi-scale so I had to weigh them together (4lbs), then just the Bucky(2.8lbs)... I see why Buckys need beefier servos... dang!! ..means I gotta pop another $6-$8 per Lindberg.. and why Gym_Ghost's reject plates fit Bucky's, I'll have to trim them down on the bandsaw to fit the Lindbergs.. Anyone wanna buy 4 bucky skulls

TJ

Hey Capt'n, have you seen this thread showing where EB cut his out yet? I purchased the bracket from lynxmotion last year but really didn't need it so it's just collecting cobwebs. I'm thinking I'll use it for something else this year, although it does look to be an easy build.

Servo Skull Pirate

Hi BB, thanks for the link, dont know how I missed EB's thread, but I see it was way before I joined this rollikin' band of scallywags 'got the pix of the foam skull opening so I'm going to try that version and attempt to make my own brackets, if I cant then I'll have to call Lynxmotion to order a couple.. the foams arrrrre half the weight of the Lindbergs, which arrrrre less than half the weight of buckys..

TJ

Anyone find a good, low-cost source for Lindberg skulls? Most places I found arrrre abt $19 + $8-$10 to ship...

TJ

haha Ive been looking for one of those for over a year now

yeah, the ones I found are almost $30 'guess we just have to keep looking Mike..

teege

Originally Posted by Sadler Vampire

Has anyone made 2 axis eyes based upon the 3 axis skulls of this thread?

I started working on a set based upon 1" wooden round beads that I believe will articulate correctly, but I do not have the plates, Rods or servo's yet...so I don't know if there will be any interference issues.

Well, I haven't built a linberg 3 axis, bit I have built a Bucky skull 3 axis, and I'm currently working on the 2 axis eyes for it. Servos not mounted yet, the uneven motion is my crappy manual puppeteering the mech while holding a video camera. 2 micro servos will actuate the mechanism, the eyes are 2 rollon deoderant ball halves. The space in a Bucky skull is incredibly small, and since I don't have a Lindberg skull, I have no idea if my mech would work in it.
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They look good, those arrrre just roll-on halves? How did you do the pivots? Did you try leaving the full ball in the sockets? Have you got a pix of the inside showing the drive rod?

TJ

Thanks, and yes, they are rollon halves for design purposes..I plan to replace them with molded eyes.
Yes, I tried the full ball in socket, and it made it look robotic. REALLY bad. Besides, there's no room for them. I have a vid.

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Well after a winter slumber in the Den The Quartet will be practicing this Thursday Evening as HB & I will be hooking up via Webcam, he will be able to remote access the PC that runs the Routines and give me a nice Training session. I can hardly control my excitement ....

I'll tell you I had to move them, Miss Skinless was becoming very agrivated with Dead Donna, it surely would have "come to blows" very soon if I didn't Move them.