Steel Scorpion

[sprocket]

Hi wanted to post up my contribution the art forum - just joined the Everlast forums today and this is my second post. Im in the market for a tig machine and plasma machine as this guy was done with a cheap flux core wire feed and I could sure use some more control (and less grinding and brushing!) on any future endeavors.

Made this out of mostly 1/8" strip of various widths, .063 wall box tube, some links from large roller chain, all thread rod, nuts and bolts, and ball bearings that I heated the heck out of to soften them up for drilling and tapping.

All joints are fully articulated. There are quite a few ball joints (including mandibles) that allow for a pretty realistic range of motion and all can be tightened in different poses and positioned using tension on the joints. Claws can be opened and closed also.

He's about 18 lbs or so and maybe 26-28" long with tail stretched out.

Pics arent the greatest, but hope yall like it (and hope I attached them correctly lol)

[redbeard]

Welcome to the forum, and thanks for posting your art. I wish I had the talent to do stuff like that.

TIG would come in handy, it would spare a lot of effort drilling and tapping the bearings.

[geezer]

Seeing something like that tells me alot about the person who built it,,,,it shows imagination, planning,metal working skills and the drive to see a project through to it's completion,,wish I had more of those qualities myself,,,,nice work,,I like it.

[Cippee]

Yeah I'm in total agreeance. That is a marvelous piece of work.

[donor76]

sprocket!
the good fellow that has joined this forum,
you have made a magnificent scorpion,
I very much love such mechanical sculptures
more photos of your works please

[sprocket]

Thanks for the kind words, everyone - glad you like it. There was quite a bit of trial and error tied up in this guy, Geezer lol. I actually used a biology-type diagram of an Emperor Scorpion and scaled it up as closely as I could to maximize the accuracy and spatial relationships of all the parts. At the suggestion of some friends and family, I entered this into a local art show and took first place last year and scored a few hundred bucks for more toys #:o)

Ive added some more pics of some additional projects in my profile album and in the 'galleries' section of the forum. There is a robot-type model I made prior to the scorpion that isnt quite as complicated but that allowed me to learn a bit about the different kinds of joints that are possible (if you look closely, the mechanism used to allow the fingers of the robot their degrees of freedom is similar to what I used on a larger scale for the legs of the scorpion underneath).

Donor your stuff is fantastic!

[sprocket]

Redbeard is that chain in your gallery the start of a mail-type fabrication?

I would love to get into forging in the not-too-distant future and get to work on some crazy weapons and armor...mmmmmetal...

[geezer]

Sprocket,,,you and Ruslan (Donor76),,make this a good place to see and learn what can be done by using your imagination...look forward to more from both of you.

[stomper4x4]

That is truely a nice pease of art.

[charger891]

WOW! great looking scorpion! that must of took you quite some time to build all those joints! you have way more patience than i have!

[Winky]

Those are very cool!

[undercut]

Thanks for the kind words, everyone - glad you like it. There was quite a bit of trial and error tied up in this guy, Geezer lol. I actually used a biology-type diagram of an Emperor Scorpion and scaled it up as closely as I could to maximize the accuracy and spatial relationships of all the parts. At the suggestion of some friends and family, I entered this into a local art show and took first place last year and scored a few hundred bucks for more toys #:o)

Ive added some more pics of some additional projects in my profile album and in the 'galleries' section of the forum. There is a robot-type model I made prior to the scorpion that isnt quite as complicated but that allowed me to learn a bit about the different kinds of joints that are possible (if you look closely, the mechanism used to allow the fingers of the robot their degrees of freedom is similar to what I used on a larger scale for the legs of the scorpion underneath).

Donor your stuff is fantastic!

Doing what you love AND scoring some cash? Nice! Where in the world did you find a supplier that stocks the parts you need in the relative dimensions would wanted them in? Your choice in parts is as fantastic as your vision for the final product. I saw your gallery before you posted about it in the forum - I couldn't tell from the pictures how you attached all of the discreet pieces. I had assumed TIG but now you have me wondering again.

[redbeard]

Redbeard is that chain in your gallery the start of a mail-type fabrication?

I would love to get into forging in the not-too-distant future and get to work on some crazy weapons and armor...mmmmmetal...

Oops, guess I should really use the subscribe feature more often, using "Today's Posts" only works when you check every single day.

I'm afraid those pics were just messing around seeing how small a wire I could butt weld.

As cool as they would be, forging, casting, and chainmail, are all pretty low on my priority list right now. Way too many fun things yet to do and only one lifetime to try and cram them into.