[Herman Secret]

For the neck, insert the long length of PVC pipe into the 8" piece of pool noodle

Fit the neck assembly into the skull. Hopefully you will have a skull that this method can be applied to. If not you will need to find another method of fitting the neck to your head/skull

Fit the head and neck assembly into the pool noodle attached to the massager

This completes the basic assembly for the grave grabber.

You may need to adjust the placing of the plumbers tape to the massager and/or PVC pipe to get the movement you want, also the positioning of the head and arm.

Dressing the grave grabber will be your choosing, depending on the type of grabber you want and You can pad out the arms using foam pipe wrap.

As an update to this I have since made some adjustments to my grave grabber

1. For the shoulders I reduced the length of pipe from 6" to 3", this worked better when I added some padding for the shoulders and body

2. I removed the pool noodle from the top of the massager and instead drilled a 7/8" hole in front of the massager arms. This gives a more solid and stable fixing for the neck.

If you are thinking of doing this, I would suggest that you remove the top from the massager then drill the hole.

3. I used a piece of foam to pad out the shoulders and body

This is how the grave grabber looks now

PART 1

Shiatsu massager grave grabber - part one - preparing...

As promised I have put together a tutorial for a shaistu hacked grave grabber. I don't take any credit for the hack, thanks for this goes to Spooky Sam and all the other haunters that have developed this. This how to has been put together for fellow haunters that would like a guide to the how...

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PART 2

Shiatsu massager grave grabber - part two - the pvc...

For this next step you will need 2 lengths of the PVC pipe, each 5" to 6" in length and two lengths of the plumbers tape 24" long. The plumbers tape is used to hole the PVC Armatures in place and needs to be secured to both the PVC and the massager. Step 1 - First, drill some pilot holes for...

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PART 3

Shiatsu massager grave grabber - part three - completing...

For the final steps of the basic grave grabber you will need the Head and hand, two lengths of PVC pipe each 8" long and one 6" long and the fittings Step 1 - the Arm Assembly the two 8" lengths and 2 45degree fittings as shown and attach the hand to the Arm Step 2 - the Neck Attach...

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PART3 (alternate)

Grave Grabber / Ground Breaker - Part 3 - Alternate...

For the neck, insert the long length of PVC pipe into the 8" piece of pool noodle Fit the neck assembly into the skull. Hopefully you will have a skull that this method can be applied to. If not you will need to find another method of fitting the neck to your head/skull Fit the head and...

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MOD NOTE: can't locate part 3 alternate images in Herman Secret's albums.

 

[DaveintheGrave]

OK, now that looks FANTASTIC!! I think I like this version better than your original.
Thanks for the tute!!

 

[BoogieMan]

Could you tell us what was the individual measured lengths of PVC you used for the arms ?
Thanks

 

[propboy]

sweet prop

I loved these, never built one but I do need more movement in my graveyard. This is going on my list of "must makes"

Thanks for the pics and info
=PB

 

[Herman Secret]

Could you tell us what was the individual measured lengths of PVC you used for the arms ?
Thanks

I finally used 3" pieces for the shoulders and 8" for both the upper and lower arms. Because the movement of the shiatsu moves the arms outwards, any longer pieces for the shoulders look out of proportion. All the original dimensions are posted in the first stage thread.

 

[Skulkin]

Great Grave Grabber, Herman. I have a couple of those Shiatsu's that I need to "dress". Thanks for the inspiration.

 

[LT Scare]

Nice results - and simple to build. Well done.

 

[Crunch]

Right on. I like how you filled the chest out without using a bunch of paper and tape

 

[Autopsy]

Question, are you going to leave this running full time? Or triggering it? Basicly, I'm thinking of the integrity of the motors in the massager. They have to be someone "stout" because it's meant to run with pressure against it, right?

 

[kevin242]

the gear motor in that massager can most likely handle the resistance, it may tend to get hot though, be sure to give it some ventilation. Has anyone tried to make a version with the up and down lumbar feature? I haven't seen one of those yet...
Nice prop, Herman.

 

[LT Scare]

I'm not doing a lumbar, but I have moving wings for a reaper in the works.