Building the Terminator EP16. Quick update and assembling some parts

[@philcole1]

The attention to detail on this thing is incredible. Don’t worry about lack of videos, I’m in for the long haul, but also quit your job and do this full time for my entertainment, thanks. ❤

[@AndysMachines]

I wish I could afford to do that!

[@Mechabjornis]

I know I am late to the party, but…. Wow ! Just. wow. This project is borderline insanity, and I love it !

[@hediho-ry6rs]

3rd gen machinist here trust me none of this is boring

[@scheusal558]

This is good Work 👍👍👍

[@orlandoperezmexico174]

Excelent job!!!! This movie it's been one of the most cultural influences for a lot of generations since this film was produced becauase of it's universal story, even tough all those years it realy concern us, now It Is noticeable. And this model in particular it's a very interesting robotic desing about films, i've wonder for years if it was posible to create a real 100% accurate t-800 with equal human movements, becauase l guess when this model was created for the movie, they had no required those functions at all, but It was joyful to now these details and your making process, congratullations!!

[@tetepeb]

Love this project and videos, thank you very much for taking us with you on the journey! (also loved the Egg-trebouchet videos)

[@EliasFakenami]

Great to see that the project is still alive! Can't wait for an actual episode of this series!

[@avilabardock7208]

Here in Brazil, I'm loving your work, I'm a Mechanical Engineer, congratulations on your work....

[@garygenerous8982]

Short but sweet. Thanks for the update and can’t wait to see the progress in the next one.

[@MrJoshuaLCohn]

Phenomenal work. Your dedication is an inspiration!

[@AlexHamre]

glad to see that you haven't given up

[@balaamster]

Thank you! To be continued...

[@Sarahbuildsstepsequencers]

Great update, Andy, thanks! Your work and skills are so amazing to me!

[@Bullorg]

Thanks for the update

[@dougmorgan6616]

I admire your dedication.

[@Mr_Flybacker]

Ждём продолжения! We look forward to continuing!

[@LostHate]

Awesome looking forward to the next one.

[@sheep1ewe]

Thank You! This is awesome!

[@antoniograzze7124]

that's actually my first time enjoying watching the whole playlist on KZbin and even coming back to hit the like button keep going, please! someday I'm sure the whole humanity will come back to your channel and hope it won't be to try to figure out a way to defeat Skynet. thanks a lot!!!

[@RyJones]

Hey you’re back! 🎉

[@wantafastz28]

Keep it coming!

[@carlao549]

It's so cool that I watched the video and forgot to like it, I was so entertained by the video that I moved on to the next video lol very cool

[@maverag0]

hate to be that guy but the title says ep15 and the vid says ep16. otherwise great video as always mate and glad to see that progress is still happening

[@AndysMachines]

Ooops! That will teach me to copy and paste the title from the previous video. It should of course be 16, I've fixed it now, thanks for pointing that out!👍

[@kazolar]

glad to see an update. Love the progress, wonder how heavy it's gonna end up being.

[@Trailerparkbubbles]

I am The Biggest Terminator Fan... Ever! And i approve this.

[@silver_etch]

Well, obviously I have to subscribe so I can vicariously be part of the robot apocalypse.

[@J0J0Z]

Andy himself is Skynet

[@Dad_Brad]

A robotic terminator hand with incredible strength would make an awesome prosthetic for people who have had their, well, you know.

[@imole9796]

I am building my own terminator t600 but also creating the molds myself which is incredibly hard since to make the molds I need to make the endoskeleton out of clay, do you have any suggestions or tips I could use?

[@AndysMachines]

I would love to build a T-600, but I think I need to finish this one first, and a few other projects. I actually think a 600 would be easier, I would weld most of it out of steel and oxidise it black. Being bigger and more primitive you don't have to be as precise and there's more space inside for the mechanical parts. Could you 3D print some of the moulds rather than using clay?

[@imole9796]

@@AndysMachines I was going to 3d print the parts but I wanted to do something entirely handmade

[@imole9796]

@@AndysMachines I could still 3d print the parts if the clay model doesn't go well and thanks for the tips

[@imole9796]

@@AndysMachines I will post some videos of the t600 in the future and how I made it.

[@imole9796]

@@AndysMachines Good luck on the upper arms of the t800 and the neck.

[@Smartzenegger]

Very nice! I can't wait to see when you get to the Living Tussue problem. :P

[@jazcreations]

Keen to see your setup for casting the elbow piece, I still remember the grief it gave me....Also... I may have missed you saying it, but what are the cables that you are using in the arm

[@AndysMachines]

I'm actually working on the elbow right now, my approach was to sand cast the basic shape with the parting line running lengthwise, and then machine the undercuts, recesses etc. The cables I mentioned are actually for the neck, but I'll be using similar ones in the arm too. Bowden cables come with 2 different types of outer casing, one that's a spiral strip and one that's made of straight wires. The spiral type is more common and generally better, but it changes overall length when bent which was causing problems with the tension in the neck as it bends. The straight wire type is less flexible but doesn't change length when bent. I actually knew about this problem before I built the neck, but I thought I could get away with it. That will teach me!

[@jazcreations]

@@AndysMachines Elbow... Yep... makes sense I didn't have a mill when I first did mine so yeah, the undercuts were the killer :)

[@laurahaaima1436]

If you use actuators that screw in and out.. You could use a tube with turning cable to actuate them from the chest..

[@AndysMachines]

I will operate some of the joints like this, where there isn't room to put the motor/gearbox near the joint itself. It's not the ideal way to do it as cables always have some stretch in them, particularly the rotary (flexible drive) type.

[@laurahaaima1436]

@@AndysMachines I am thinking about a new type of linked cable with no stretch.. Like a chain of small pins with pivoting small balls. The technology and materials are in the now.. Would be ideal for these type of applications. the small ball heads would have small horizontal pins so they wont have room to stretch.

[@AndysMachines]

Interesting idea, sounds a bit similar to bead chain? Have you seen my video on the rotational casting machine?

[@laurahaaima1436]

I am gonna watch it now.. out of curiosity@@AndysMachines

[@laurahaaima1436]

And yes.. like a bead chain but the rotation will be fixed.. @@AndysMachines

[@MekazaBitrusty]

Thank you for sharing your work. What resources are you using for your design? I’ve never found anything like blueprints online.

[@AndysMachines]

The only 'blueprints' I've found are a set of quite accurate drawings by Conqueror Worm for the hand/forearm. Everything else I've done by reference to photos and 3D and physical models and there's quite a lot of variation.

[@oosmanbeekawoo]

@@AndysMachines Bro DONT release the blueprints China will pick it up and the WORLD will collapse!

[@OtherWorldExplorers]

The ball joint for the wrist. Reminds me of a trailer hitch. All you need to do is Cross drill that hole for the pin and, hog out the center section. For what you show in your design. They generally come with a pedestal to mount the trailer.

[@AndysMachines]

Yes, they do look similar, however a trailer tow-ball is twice as big, the ball is only 1 inch diameter. A lot of the parts of the endoskeleton are actually smaller than you might imagine. The balljoint used for the wrist was a standard hardware part, but I don't know what it was used for and they may have modified it.

[@deaniweenie]

Why were the cables the wrong type? What is the difference between the cables?

[@AndysMachines]

There are basically 2 types of bowden cables, the difference is the outer sheath. One type has a spiral wound steel strip (most common), the other has a series of parallel wires running lengthwise. The spiral type changes it's overall length as it flexes. I should have used the other one.

[@GHILLIESARCADEANDMORE]

Cool

[@EDcase1]

Wow, that's dedication! Its looking amazing. My only comment (which may have been mentioned) is that the teeth should be human like. Maybe get some out of dentures?

[@backaboki1926]

Svaka čast na radu 💀 🦾 🦿

[@nigeldonaldson1647]

When your finished, would you be interested in making an aluminium Robocop bust? that could look awesome, I love the idea of these great film Robots actually made of metal, not requiring any paint jobs to fake the chrome or metallic look. can I ask, are you working from all down loaded patterns as references? or do you have any life sized pieces to work from?

[@AndysMachines]

Making an inanimate bust actually seems quite attractive after trying to make all the joints of the Terminator work! I'm working from photos, a couple of 3D models, some blueprints for the hand/arm and a small plastic toy. No life sized pieces to copy.

[@nigeldonaldson1647]

@@AndysMachines I imagine the hand lay outs are from someone's post on the rep prop forum (which looked very accurate) as a fellow builder myself )that works using insulation foam for my life sized projects, something 3 dimensional is essential as referance I find images in magazines don't do it, being flat I use my 10" Horizon Ed 209 to make my life sized 209 which is,,,9x bigger at 7ft 6" tall.

[@AndysMachines]

I always wanted to build a full size ED209, but I just don't have space!

[@nigeldonaldson1647]

@@AndysMachines I live in a 3 bed room semi detached & have a...65ft garden at the back, where I plan to display my foam 7ft ED 209 (the garden is always an option, if you have one) the idea is to anchor the feet with either tree trunk cuttings or cement. have you seen Shawn Thorsson's ED 209 he made for MAKER magazine, displayed at a Comicon event, & documented here on you tube?. he used a 9" NECA model as referance VERY impressive apart from the Dome that is too bulbous at the nose

[@sergeysirotkin3793]

Блин чувак, GPT по твоей технологии построит себе тело😂. Ты просто отличный инженер 👍👍👍

[@carboncopygokublack2030]

Am I watching this man build my destruction?

[@PropGuru702]

For the actuators to be functional it would require an insane amount of force. But have you tossed around the idea of doing this with a small hydraulic pump? Ny next thought was pneumatic with either co2 or nitrogen.

[@AndysMachines]

There are micro hydraulic systems, but the smallest cylinders are still around 4x bigger than those in the hand. It would be theoretically possible to make even smaller ones that would have enough force to compare to that of a human, but the main problem with hydraulics would be all the hoses that would need to be routed through the skeleton to the pump (around and through the joints). I don't think pneumatics would work well at this scale, not enough force and gas/air is too 'springy' to hold position well. Having said that I have an idea for a future project involving micro hydraulics.

[@jjohnson71958]

add air lines to the pistions

[@AndysMachines]

Some of the cylinders do have what look like lines attached, but many do not. They could be hydraulic, pneumatic or electric actuators. Who knows what they had in mind when building it? They probably just wanted to make it look good on screen.

[@radar536]

I disagree. It is not hard to believe that you took 4 years in this project. I made an small historical miniature of the first submarine in wood and it took me one year.(ok, I did not worked everyday). Congrats. I made some jewelry too. Worked with soft metal(tin, cupper, silver) and...you have my respect.

[@nigeldonaldson1647]

Youve made a better job of the Skull than the guy in Australia, which is a shame for him, because the most IMPORTANT portion to get right is the Skull, you can afford mistakes more in other areas, but the head/Skull Is where all the menace & character is.

[@jessicabrandt1478]

I am currently working on a linear actuator of this design. If anybody's interested let me know

[@ryanjordan7113]

Do you fear it coming to life at night?

[@shahrilismail6899]

finaly

[@hrvojehorvat9099]

now you just need to contact buffalo bill to get the skin part

[@backaboki1926]

Superr! 🦾🦾🦾🦾

[@melih4235]

This is a animatronic?

[@AndysMachines]

Yes, well a robot.

[@GameBacardi]

- I'm a friend of Sarah Connor. I was told that she's here. Could I see her, please? - No. You can't see her. She's making a statement. - Where is she? - Look, it may take a while. If you want to wait, there's a bench over there. - I'll be back. 🚗

[@jjohnson71958]

wheelchair motors for the arms

[@J87513]

Arnold Schwarzenegger approved!

[@nigeldonaldson1647]

So you ARE making this robot character head 2 toe, & it's taking as long as the Australian guy took BUT you'll get there in the end.

[@AndysMachines]

Not quite head to toe, If you check back to the first episode you'll see I'm building the 'half' Terminator from the end of the first movie, just before it gets crushed. This is mainly because I'm not confident that it could actually walk with the legs designed the way they are (or at least that I could get it to walk) but I think I can make it crawl! Yes, it's already taken me longer then the Australian guy (Jamie Staff), and I still have a way to go yet.

[@nigeldonaldson1647]

I don't see all this need for articulation, What matters most is a good pose (which could be a Robotic ...clawed hand walking pose, or an armed pose with a gun/s)

[@AndysMachines]

Yes, it's not really necessary of course, I'm just trying to see how close I can get it to human-like, but things like having all the degrees of freedom in each finger can be compromised upon.

[@nigeldonaldson1647]

@@AndysMachines Are you finding that your doing more milling & panel beating than melting metal it looks like it?

[@AndysMachines]

Yes. Even the parts that I cast usually need machining in multiple places. Casting can produce parts quickly but they still need machining for accuracy.

[@nigeldonaldson1647]

@@AndysMachines ive seen how crude sand casted parts look, no matter how carefully they are moulded, problems with- flashing, air bubbles etc & it seems a lot is involved with getting that chrome finish

[@AndysMachines]

Yes, I pretty much always have to finish my castings or fix problems with them. I usually design the patterns to allow for this. More experienced casters can do better though.

[@comradeweismann6947]

Comments for the algorithm

[@VanThoChannel]

I,like terminator T 1000

[@GeneralPadron]

Just so you know, the terminators had real human teeth.

[@AndysMachines]

It's not mentioned in the first two films, but many people assume they are real teeth harvested from human prisoners. In Salvation (yes, I know many fans discount this film) all the T-800 skulls in the skynet factory (before assembly) had metal teeth. I think the teeth would most probably be made of the same material as the skull and then coated with an enamel coloured layer to look like human teeth. Why would they bother collecting and inserting full set of actual human teeth for each terminator? Personally I just prefer the look of the metal teeth, so I built it that way.

[@GeneralPadron]

@@AndysMachines, Because most if not all of the T-800 series has the living skin around the skeleton. This, as you know, was to deceive the humans. That is why they had the real looking teeth. Also, I do count Salvation as one of the cannon films.

[@AndysMachines]

I actually really like Salvation, particularly for the variety of other types of terminator it has. Maybe one day I'll build a T-600 (metal teeth!)

[@GeneralPadron]

@@AndysMachines , Yes, Salvation and the video games definitely open up the universe of Terminator and allows us to see allot more of the technologies involved. They should make more future prequals to open that up more. So far, we have only seen a few of the major battels of the war, but we haven't seen anything that shows exactly how the humans won against Skynet.

[@AiCreativeDistruptor]

Are you open to selling some of your work?

[@youkofoxy]

So... how is "the fool" that gonna add intelligence to this? Also... in case intelligence is added, who is gonna switch it on?

[@jjohnson71958]

and webcams in the eyes

[@jjohnson71958]

needs several audrinos or a cpu in the head

[@AndysMachines]

It will have eventually!

[@lordmarius9305]

brutal , no le vayas a dar vida despues ehhhh

[@jdmccorful]

Interesting skills builder.Enjoyed!