Mechanism Breakdown: Slappy Contraption

Mechanism Breakdown: Slappy Sculpture
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I decided to challenge myself and get the whole mechanism working off of a single motor. The biggest challenge was the activation lever- without it, the arm would kind of skip forward at the end of the tooth profile of the charge-up gear due to the force of the elastic. Adding the lever gave the charge-up gear a second to disengage, before a screw head activated the lever that released the arm. This mechanism was the result of a one-step-at-a-time approach with a few iterations to get it just right!
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[@MakewithMatt]

Adding googley eyes would make an even more dramatic effect and would just be hilarious 🤣

[@Engineezy]

Haha true!

[@mananarora4172]

​@@Engineezyyou gotta do it

[@TheNut4779]

We need a 10 hour version of these guys just slapping each other.

[@RanDom-if2ee]

My guy, you are brilliant

[@JudeCrossland]

1 questions will you make that obstacle course have more levels (from the split-flap scoreboard) Edit: you did say you were going to do it

[@Rocky-917]

Glorious. Your sculptures are inspiring.

[@Engineezy]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@keenansmith82]

Any chance making a clear plastic gear box to put in fluid to maintain better?

[@thoperSought]

that's excellent

[@Engineezy]

Thank you!!

[@thoperSought]

​@@Engineezy I really felt this one, so it was doubly interesting to see how it works

[@Toxtoxer]

For some reason this short felt very long to me

[@darrellmckelvie]

It’s like playing sock-em-bop-em robots with my older brother. Guess which one I am

[@Engineezy]

One of them for sure!

[@christianbureau6732]

Genius Level

[@Engineezy]

🙏🙏

[@RealSnail3D]

Lol I saw the tag that says ‘no context’ 😂 😆

[@Engineezy]

😅😅

[@lyriccrown]

Why do you use a stepper motor instead of like a brushless or brushed Dd motor?

[@Engineezy]

So I can use silent drivers!

[@SayonR]

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