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Mechanical Arthropodsby *AMechanicalMind

Artisan Crafts / Metal Work

From the guy who brought you A Mechanical Scorpion [link] come these little clockwork fellows.

Mantis:
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Made completely of watch parts. The body is made with stems, spring bars, and a balance stem. Legs are made with watch stems. Front legs contain cut brass gears as grippers. Head is an escapement holder that has been bent to accept the eyes, which are winding stems ends that have been sanded down. The wings are made of watch faces that have been cut and bent into wing shapes.
30mm wide 42mm front to back 37mm tall

Dragonfly:
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Wings: Cut and shaped watch faces. A face gear acts as a wing tie in
Body: Spring bars, winding stem knob.
Head: Spring Bar, eyes are wing stem knobs
Legs: Many watch stems
Stand: Antique watch case ring, winding stem
Dimensions: 54mm wide by 48mm tall (bottom of base to eyeball height) by 38mm front to back

Arachnid sculpture (L):
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Watch stems, bearing assembly, lightbulb. Eight legs, four stems each leg, thirty two soldered leg joints. Abdomen is a tiny automotive lightbulb. Cephalothorax consists of four watch stems, a brass and steel bearing assembly, and some sort of nickle and brass cylinder.
Measures 38mm wide by 37mm front to back, 21mm tall

Clockworkwork Spider No. 2:
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Body is made from spring bars, stems, and a bearing assembly. Abdomen is a small automotive light (no, it doesn't light up) Legs are many different watch stems. All pieces are soldered together into this new, creepy, yet very friendly lifeform.
28mm wide by 40mm front to back by 20mm tall

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~TheDarkestCookie Mar 2, 2013

This is soo amazing!!! Can you make a tutorial one time???? Please!!!

~MidgarZolom Jan 13, 2013 Hobbyist Photographer

Okay, I have to say, these are all pretty wicked cool. I love the idea of using the light bulbs for the spiders' abdomens. That is just way cool. I also really like the wings on the dragonfly.