Bike chain into ball&socket stopmotion joint

This is how you can make a ball and socket joint for cheap and with very little tools. From the beginning of stop motion bike chain joints have been used in puppet armature bodies. It is not the most strong joint but it avoids you most of the work as there are 2 holes already made precisely in place.
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[@edupuertasfruns]

Hope you make it, let me know your thoughts!!!!

[@zafoodsecrets2728]

Nyc

[@zafoodsecrets2728]

Im. New youtuber vst my chnl

[@Storm_Guy]

Qué guay, es muy original

[@scorpionbay773]

You can use small chains sizes for small puppet.

[@aljohntorres1105]

Hi sir! can you make a video tutorial on how to remove a stop motion rig? 🙂

[@blakelycreative3171]

I really appreciate your tutorials. Animation equipment can be so difficult in the beginning. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

[@ThatGuyZeb]

Very cool technique. We have to adapt our resources to our needs.

[@edupuertasfruns]

indeed

[@JeffLafferty]

That's a cool idea, might have to try that eventually

[@neiem]

Grande Edu, saludos desde Argentina

[@viniciusvelo6292]

Edu, I love you man! I am soooooo thankfull for your channel to exist!

[@argeancomics3291]

Nice idea. Maybe you can use 2 pieces at each side instead of welding them to make it stronger. Or a washer at each side, so the board of washers falls over the spheres and distant from the center where the scrull presure bends the piece. I´ll try it

[@eliasperez9102]

Buen video , a mi me diseño un armature un chico de mexico usando esas uniones hace como dos años de buena calidad, saludos

[@jiboneprothom]

I love the way you make. I already tried but differently.

[@Takisfueg0]

That’s genius Edu!!

[@YunsDolls]

I admire you!

[@loukenart]

this is very nice. keep up making these videoes edu. i really like to see what you can use to make ball & socket joints. i will try this.

[@origamiaroletes9034]

Muy bueno, muy didáctica la explicación. Muchas gracias Edu. Saludos desde Argentina

[@JehadHussienPro]

You are Very smart 👌, King Stop Motion Tutorial Keep Going

[@ddonuts444]

Just a note - you can remove those chain pegs more easily with a bike 'chain tool'. No hammering required. Give it a quick Google search and you'll see what I mean.

[@edupuertasfruns]

Thanks, I know them, I don't have it and we are in Lockdown so... hard way

[@ddonuts444]

@@edupuertasfruns fair enough. What you did works just fine. Stay healthy!

You should have used an h25 chain which links are pretty much like the plates you normally use in your projects

[@JERRYR708]

There is a shop down the street called "Nutty Bolts" that supplies new and used hardware. I bet they just might have a set of used bearings.

[@edupuertasfruns]

Go for it

[@pirayu]

hello, from brazil.. man you're great, keep making videos like this one.. stop motion is art!!

[@edupuertasfruns]

Hey, thanks!

[@MariaMarcolinaFilmes]

Hey, olha o Brasil representando aqui! Ele arrasa demais né? Tive aula com ele no mestrado em Barcelona, aprendi muito! 👊🏼

[@3KUTPlay]

thank you very much. There are many tutorial videos, but this is possible for me

[@Prishacraftstudio]

thats a great work thank you sir for sharing it🙏🙏🙏

[@rilsonvieiralopes1037]

my friend thanks a lot for the tip for months i am looking for a simple way to make articulation for my toy art you helped me a lot

[@getreze]

TKS MAN!

[@scorpionbay773]

Cool idea. Thanks

[@jasonmorrow9616]

Brilliant! Thank you.

[@majrack]

Wonderful trick !

[@buketified]

Amazing idea!!! Loved watching it!

[@cb175s]

Your video gave me an idea. I will soon make a video and share it. 👍❤️👍 I love making things... 😁

[@mikemayren9064]

Vengo de insta 🤙 saludos desde Oaxaca, soy un gran fan tuyo saludos.

[@edupuertasfruns]

Gracias por venir!!

[@boxvideoguia]

ver esta opción me recuerda en el 2002 cuando usamos la opcion de pasadores de cadena de bicicleta para hacer las estructuras, para las barras con esferas una buena opción fue tornearlas en acero, cada vez mas encantado con este gran canal y su contenido, abrazos desde Bogota.

[@antzieslife]

Hola Edu! Me encanta todo lo que hacés, sos MacGyver!!!

[@edupuertasfruns]

MacGyver era mi idolo de pequeño

[@Avtandil_74]

It might be easier to knock the pins out if you heat the chain first and let the pin loosen up as it cools.

[@AIKids]

nice sharing! greeting from tokyo JAPAN!

[@josh8973]

This is cool

[@betomarins3291]

Wowwww magnífic 🙌👍 thanks 💚

[@VictorMBG17]

Hipnótico viendo.como desarmas la cadena

[@klaudiomarks]

Your videos are very good and creative, here in Brazil we have difficulties in acquiring material for stopmotion

[@edupuertasfruns]

I know it is harder some places, but, use your imagination and use things like bike chains and ball bearings

[@DavoXDesign]

Isnit the same with motorcycle chains? Those look thougher

[@maddercat]

Which size threaded balls should you buy for a bike chain?

[@anaalicia9336]

hi edu do you think you could make 1 of movie 9 by shane acker for a future video?

[@JackJacksonSM]

Que buenas ideas tienes!

[@summerh3694]

What are the threaded balls on the rods and how do I find them?

[@edupuertasfruns]

Ball bearings , ask in hardware stores

[@dusty_hands4972]

Thankyou.

[@dogukanfratatl8684]

Hello Edu, what is the melted substance inside when you combine the ball and the shaft? Your works are very creative, you inspire, good work👋

[@kevlareditor7532]

I did this in my experimentation. I used motorcycle chain. I could never get them to track well. They would always move in arcs.

[@edupuertasfruns]

This kind of movement in arcs not where you want to move the ball means at least one hole is not aligned properly

[@eduardogsaezsilva1071]

Exelente. Gracias

[@AlexMint]

They make a tool that's specifically designed to split bike chain rivets, though I guess if you're good enough with a punch it might be unnecessary for these destructive purposes.

[@edupuertasfruns]

For one time in your life, don't think so

[@AlexMint]

@@edupuertasfruns I'm talking about the kind of person who can sink a nail with one hit, really. Which I've done precisely twice.

[@rioforce]

Where do you buy the balls for this? Do you think I might find them at a hardware store, or are they specialty equipment?

[@edupuertasfruns]

they are quite special, search at stopmotion stores

[@doctor.sreeraj]

I took balls from a ball bearing and drilled it. Didn't make any threads inside but directly fused the rods into the balls by welding

[@MaximilianonMars]

@@doctor.sreeraj I have seen people make notches in the rod with a Dremel and using JB Weld instead. That's the route I'd go, cleaner and easier. Hopefully strong enough.

[@keithgell8913]

I wonder if piercing balls would do the job? piercingmania.co.uk/surgical-steel-screw-balls?gclid=CjwKCAjwrKr8BRB_EiwA7eFapkF-TLznFGXc6P4RAWpDx5jcOWKcKHdTSLJIYJ29XoEOxWpPwXI7iBoCYe4QAvD_BwE#7

[@SMARTARTSMEDIA]

Tip how to drill a ball bearing, heat it up cherry red and let it cool. The ball is now softer , get ball held in multi grips and grind off a flat surface with sanding /grinding wheel. Place into a hollowed out area v area on a vice on a drill press. Centre punch the centre of the flat section. Use a cobalt drill and drill a hole. Silver solder a rod to the ball. If you want the ball to be rock hard reheat it then quench it in water! But you usually won’t need to.

[@oddbrothersproductions]

This is fantastic! I have a question for you Edu , I’m looking at Shaun the sheep character, is he made of silicone ? If that’s true how can I cast something in silicone ? Can I cast silicone in a silicone mold ? Also, how do you think that they make his eyes blink ? Are they silicone replacements too or are they just plasticine ? What about his mouth ? I’m assuming that’s silicone too, or resin ? I know this is a big question, but I hope you can help me! I’m trying to understand stop motion

[@edupuertasfruns]

They mix parts in silicone and others in resin. The molds for silicone parts are made in a strong resin

[@oddbrothersproductions]

edu puertas with this helps a lot. Thank you for always teaching us!

[@soniaguerreroramirez7298]

Cuántos se soldan juntos dos o tres

[@rc3d490]

the 6mm ball.. where do you get? it`s from bike too?

[@talesofenki761]

Pregunta... Con que tipo de broca se perfora ese eslabón de la cadena HELP PLEASE

[@tetrasalpicador]

los winder rigging que vendes en kinetic los fabricas tú? podrias hacer un video explicando como se hacen? sobre todo el como fabricar la cremallera. gracis por todos tus videos y por responder las dudas en instagram.

[@edupuertasfruns]

Los winders los fabrico yo, pero las cremalleras las compro fuera en Alemania. Basicamente porque tardaría mucho en hacerlas y no conseguiría la misma precisión que una fabrica

[@codycessna5038]

Did you quench your ball and rod in oil too? Or was that water?

[@edupuertasfruns]

Just used water here

[@CMEBKSURIYAPRANESH]

Can I take even a cycle chain

[@delfososa4981]

hola Como estas?? saludos desde Argentina Patagonia, mi nomre es Hukam, vivo en lugar mágico llamado el Bolson¡¡¡ te hago una pregunta...el hierro lo sueldas con soldadura de plata?? gracias por tus videos¡¡¡ son geniales¡¡ ( yo soy escultor en metal, me gustan mucho las miniaturas, los imanes y el movimiento¡¡¡ ahora estoy haciendo algunas pruebas con amigos para animar muñecos'¡¡¡ veremos ke sale, ke estés muy bien.

[@valbravo4366]

Que clase de material es la bolita ? Porque yo lo hice con priciengs y se me safan

[@edupuertasfruns]

Stainless steel

[@valbravo4366]

@@edupuertasfruns las piezas que creas son acero inoxidable también o son bronce? Tengo herramientas pero es el miedo a usar el material

[@adrianvaldescuervo4994]

no se ingles pero excelente idea sigue adelante

[@LeonTorres333]

Gracias por compartir Eduardo, disculpa en Latinoamerica tenemos problema para conseguir los balines roscados, sabras ¿donde los podemos comprar en linea y que tipo de soldadura debemos usar y si de que materiales deben ser los balines y los tornillos?

[@edupuertasfruns]

Depende de la cantidad que necesites las bolas las puedes comprar en china o en UK en tiendas de stopmotion. Lo ideal es que sean de inox. La barilla roscada puede ser tranquilamente acero zincado o lo que sea. Y para soldar lo ideal es plata.

[@doctor.sreeraj]

As i told you, i made this last week from a motor cycle chain which is strong and thick. I could never find the balls. So i took 8mm balls from a ball bearing and made holes in it to push the rods into it and fused it with a torch. I also made the holes in the plates a bit wider to lodge the balls into it perfectly. Everything is ready. But brother, i have no idea how to make the small and precise movements of those joints on a rig. Please do a video to make it painless to make movements or any hacks to make the movements easier. I want my puppet to do yoga. And do you have any videos to dress up a an armature into a puppet?

[@edupuertasfruns]

Great, then you are so close to start.

[@doctor.sreeraj]

@@edupuertasfruns can you get us a video showing the minute movements of armatute? Do you already have it in your channel?

[@joaco774]

Es increible lo que haces. Tus videos me animaron para hacer una armadura. tengo una duda. de cuantos mm son las bolas que usas? muchas gracias edu por todos tu videos. Saludos desde Argentina. cuando lo termine te paso una foto por instagram

[@edupuertasfruns]

Las bolas del video son de 6 mm. Para una armadura te recomiendo 5mm

[@joaco774]

@@edupuertasfruns ultima pregunta. como se llama la segunda mecha que usas? la de 3mm min 3:03

[@samet-bayat]

Edu hi, which type of drill bit you used for it? Regular bit did not work for me.

[@edupuertasfruns]

You have to heat treat first the steel. Then will work

[@gabrielflores3262]

I have a question. What kind of oil do you dip it in to, after you heat the metal?

[@edupuertasfruns]

I normally use recicled oils from machine motors

[@ranecote]

You can also use vegetable oil instead motor oil is toxic

[@gabrielflores3262]

@@ranecote Thank you!

[@maddercat]

What are the balls called or where to find them?

[@maddercat]

Oh i found them threaded balls. They're pretty expensive, is there a way to get them cheaper?

[@emmonstaude8239]

I’m curious to make this myself! What specific bike chain did you use?

[@edupuertasfruns]

Just one lying around

[@nyyarlathotep]

Hola edu me encanta tu canal, Eso con lo que soldas es estaño?

[@zafoodsecrets2728]

Nyc

[@MisterMooHoo]

This is awesome!! I have a question though. is there anyway of doing the ball and socket joints but smaller than this? I saw someone using the rotating base of an old TV antenna.. any thoughts?

[@MisterMooHoo]

okay i found the answer to this question in one of your other videos. here is the link if anyone is interested kzbin.info/www/bejne/iZTIgGWrYtVraZo&ab_channel=edupuertas

[@danieldelewis2448]

Where do you get the six mm ball and screw

[@RichyVidal]

Jo fa temps vaig tenir aquesta idea, volia fer un vídeo, però no el vaig fer ja que no tenia ni tinc per fer el forat al mig. Per separar les peces vaig comprar un troncha cadenas.

[@riddlesx1]

Ball armature

[@zeusminator]

Are you in Spain or still in Britain

[@edupuertasfruns]

I am back to Spain

[@isaaciguillemcraft7957]

which app do you use to make the stop motion

[@sunny-er3fl]

where did you buy the 6mm balls?

[@edupuertasfruns]

Online

[@billdawson8948]

can i buy pre made puppets(online)? if so where?

[@edupuertasfruns]

I make them at kineticarmatures.com

[@HopaHopEspanol]

amazing, who wants be my friends :P :D

[@jiboneprothom]

Me

[@paul8389]

Get a chain cutter you can make a business out of chains

[@abijithb4884]

Can you give me a stop motion puppet armchair 😊😊🙏

[@xdclipz8193]

First

[@ferdmanromero2053]

I made this years before

[@edupuertasfruns]

It's not my invention

[@THlRDEYE]

#EmilieBarton 👁️|👁️ 👄 *India*

[@dwtsn]

cool, but way too much work. I'd rather buy an armature