Making moving props out of wire and solder and servos.

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Project Steps

Step 1

Bend wire into a loop the size of the body, making a frame.

Step 2

Make a servo bracket out of wire and solder it to the frame.

Step 3

Make a hinge by loosely winding wire around the frame. Constrain by soldering blobs of solder near the hinge.

Step 4

Attach to servo horn with a section of steel cable.

Conclusion

A more through writeup can be found here. http://acamilo.tumblr.com/post/121072944…