Date: Wed, 03 Jul 1996 10:36:40 -0700
From: Steve Axtell <steve-AT-axtell.com>
Subject: Re: Help with AIR mechanisms...


I have seen air mechanisms made from using condoms, rubber gloves, balloons,
and pistons.  An "easy" way to make a piston is to use large medical tube
feeing syringes that push pureed food thru tubes. Attach your tube to it and
the other end provides the air supply.   The syringe becomes a piston
(backwards thinking)  You can hook up a foot pump or a can of compressed air
to the other end (PROPEL).  But I haven't built much with air movement so I
can't help much more than this.   Ax



At 08:07 AM 7/3/96 -0700, you wrote:
>This last October I had the great pleasure of aiding in the installation 
>of Alan Cook's exhibit in California.  A few of his puppets were from the 
>MGM movie LILY.  These puppets had wonderful mechanisms that were 
>operated by squeezing small rubber bulbs, but sadly, the studio had cut 
>the tubes prior to Alan's procurement of them.  In addition, because of 
>the age and frailty of these puppets, I was unable to closely examine 
>them to see just how this mechanism worked.  I now have a use for this 
>very type of mechanism but I'm not sure how to go about making it(most of 
>my mechanisms work with steel wire understructure with levers and cables 
>and such). If ANYONE has any ideas on how I can go about making such a 
>mechanism and could share this info with me, you would be a GOD-SEND.  I 
>will be able to check my mail again today, but will then be on vacation 
>for a few days.  If possible, a phone discussion may be in order.  
>"Anywho", (to quote Kevin Clash) thanks for the time in reading yet one 
>more HELP post.
>
>Thanks,
>Tim
>
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