mechanical

DIY music box

DIY music box

Dug points out a cool mechanical music box over @ ThinkGeek – This music box kit works like a miniature player piano. There are no pins, but a strip of paper, which you punch yourself. You can replicate your favorite tunes or compose new ones. Could be a fun project to build a classic-looking enclosure […]

Mechanical junkbot sculptures

Mechanical junkbot sculptures

Jason Lane builds some very awesome mechanical sculpture from reclaimed machinery parts. He has a particular talent for animal forms and movements all rendered in an ingenious toy-like manner – in addition, his mechanical rocking chair and musical human hamster wheel are not to be missed. Be sure to check out this video to see […]

Handmade mechanical dragonfly

Handmade mechanical dragonfly

Etsy seller JesseDanger has created this amazing precision clockwork-style insect – Modeled after the largest modern species of dragonfly, this is a functioning creation whose wings flutter up and down when the very tip of the tail (really the abdomen, but tail sounds cooler) is turned. The inspiration for this complex mechanical insect originated from […]