Thread: Monster in box motor help

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Ive built a monster in a box but can't figure out what motor to use to lift the insulation foam top. The motor that is on there now is reindeer motor. Any ideas???? Heres a video of what it looks like inside.
DSCF0347.flv video by halloweenpropmaster - Photobucket

An old drill works great for me. Has a adjustable trigger also so i can speed it up or slow it down if need be.

The motor you have would be a little weak IMHO.Toetag makes a valid point and old drills can be used with a lite top like you have.Wiper motors(i used) work well also.

Cool, i'll start looking at garage sales! Allready nead a drill for my electric chair this year.

The drill i have is violent so be careful with the insulation lid. It will blow it to pieces. If you make a wooden lid i would say drill but if your keeping insulation lid wiper motor would be better choice.

I just started using wiper motors. I think the work great.

You could check out this site for good how-to and ideas.
http://cindybob.com/halloween/mib/

Im not realy going for it to open fast like the one in the link more like a head slowly lifting the top, so im going to go with a wiper motor. Anyone know where to get a cheap one?

Your quickest source for wiper motors is the local auto wrecker - they'll have stacks of them

Junk yard. You just have to bring your own tools to remove. Unless you know the fella that runs the yard well then he might take off for ya or let you use his tools. They usually dont let people use their tools b/c people never bring them back. Or you can just buy a new one from autoparts place but some of them are very pricey it just depends on the car. I had a totaled neon and i used the one from that and for giggles i looked up price and it was 98 bucks. The saturn motors though run about 20-25 bucks and those are the ones most prop builders use so.....What ever way is cheapest. Ask price at junk yard before you pull though sometimes their prices are WAY HIGH!