finally got pics

For those of you who dont believe that i have made this fully working crane, then you are a close minded person. if u want some real proof, just ask me during school, and ill show you a video of my creation, full yworking while i press the buttons. Currently, i cant upload it as the file is too large, or maybe i am just to lazy. LOL

remember when i said i would posts pictures of my holiday project on friday? well guess what i didnt. LOL kinda forgot until now. anyway heres the pics i promised.

this project stole 5 days of my life, it included back pain, wasting a whole roll of electrical tape, more than 1 meter of electrical wire, 2 bottles of superglue (they are really small bottles), a lot of sweat, a little bit of blood (i cut my finger twice and stuck a solder into my thumb 3 times. luckily it was only a slight tap, but it left a burnt meat smell. LMFAO) also cost me 2 batteries, some soldering metal, 1/100 of a permanent marker, a few screws from my hobby box, a bit of fishing line, some clear base silicone, some sewing grade thread, an unused frame for a Pet Door, some scrap metal, two lego bits and a broken finger-nail. LOL

the result was overwhelming, but soon, this project, like many others will end up in the garden shed, and soon to go into the bin. what a waste ==" rofl

This is my creation. it may look ugly, but it performs greatly. As you can see, theres a counterbalance weight (the white thing on the left). The Buttons and switches at the bottom.
The whole thing is mounted on an old frame for a LaserDisc player, which is mounted on an old frame for a Pet Door(the wood thing) which i found in the garden shed (you can find a lot of useful things there LOL)

The top part of the crane (Hanging out) was made from some leftover aluminium from my last project (the rail gun) LOL

This is a closeup of the buttons and switches which move the crane and make it pick up stuff etc etc. this part almost killed my back, and this is where i had the solder stuck in my thumb the first and second time. LOL the buttons were real small and it was hard to solder the wires :P

my favourite switch is th blue one on the left, it moves so nicely. ROFL

Lots of electrical tape used for the wires.



This is a closeup of the gears and motor which lifts and lowers the hook (which picks up stuff)
This part cost me one stab in the thumb with the solder. LOL
I also broke a finger nail here while trying to clamp the aluminium to the base of the crane.
A LOT OF SUPERGLUE went into this part. plus the pieces kept falling off stupid 10 seconds to set my ass. LOL
u can see the wieght in the background on the right ;)



This is an interesting view. I moved the crane so you can see both the front of the head, and the base. This is where the copper electrical wire came into use, i used it to make tracks for the hooks "House" to move back and forth along the crane. This is where i got my first cut, i forgot to file the aluminium after i cut it, and it was sharp. LOL, i got my second cut from the copper wires, well technically it was more of a stab. loose end went into my rude finger. ahahhaas
yea.. the white thing on top is to hold a few strings to balance the fram, i couldnt find anything else.


Underneath. theres my batteries :) some more tape and wires. u may not see clearly, but the black thing on top left corner is a gearbox thingy. that turns my crane clockwise and vice versa. it didnt fit at first, so i had to glue some lego pieces to make it fit. LOL
anyways yea. that concludes my description, hope u enjoyed reading about my holiday project.

any comments?
btw does anyone else like to make things, cus i feel lonered. LOL In case u guys didnt know yet/or for those mentally disabled, this is a toy pickup crane made from 101% scrap.