Maker Shed

Chumby in a box

Chumby in a box

Kent was impatient at having his Chumby Guts laying loose on the table, so he took to the box that it came in. This is a good way to see what the casing process entails and considering what it will ultimately need before committing to a proper case. Think of it as a Chumby case sketch model. Some of the other possibilities we’ve heard are cigar box Chumby, Teletubby embedding (called either TeleChumby or ChumbyTubby). MAKE Flickr pool member Pauric posted a nice set of photos showing how he gutted his first gen Chumby and installed it in a nice wooden case.

In the Maker Shed: Cabaret Mechanical Movement

In the Maker Shed: Cabaret Mechanical Movement

The Cabaret Mechanical Movement book is packed with diagrams, information and useful tips on making your own automata. The book uses machines and automata from Cabaret Mechanical Theater to explain levers, shafts, cranks, cams, springs, linkages, ratchets, Drives and Gearing and even coin-op control, this is a great introduction for those inspired to go and make their own work.