halloween

[Scuba_Dave]

I like the skeleton crawling out of the grave
Very nice

[tims]

that was a totllay hand made job too!

[tims]

oh one of the easiest ways to make anythign move is the cheap windshield wiper motors.. but you have to by pass the baord in side it.. just power on and off.

[Scuba_Dave]

I want to make a run of fishing line with pulleys
I'll have 3 ghosts that I want to have run along the line
Basically a 3 point system - Right side = Tree, Middle = House & a pole at the front left corner of the yard
Others have used bicycle rims as the pulley - supported from the top
I'll have to keep my eyes out for some rims
One on pulley a drawer slide is mounted & a weight system to keep the line taught. I'll need to figure out a low speed motor for this

Does the skeleton move?

Do you just buy the wiper motors new from an auto part store?
Or are their cars in your area that don't have motors any more

I need to get the house cleaned up today & the totes packed away

[tims]

hahahahah......
naaa just ordered a bunch from a auto parts wholesaler

[tims]

yes the skeleton moved its arms back and forth like it was crawling out of the dirt

[Scuba_Dave]

How well do your sound activated devices work?

I found that most did not respond & start when people were around
I guess I need a better sound track to play with some noise

[Scuba_Dave]

Only 360 Days until Halloween!!

[Phishnoob]

Originally Posted by Scuba_Dave

Only 360 Days until Halloween!!

oh man

[Scuba_Dave]

Remember to take the batteries out of everything
There is one ghost that I need to remove the batteries
Nothing like unpacking stuff a year later & finding leaking batteries

Almost everything is packed up, ready to go into the basement
I need to clear out an area for everything

[tims]

Originally Posted by Scuba_Dave

How well do your sound activated devices work?

most did alright, there was one right before my section. so i can know when someone was about to walk in. we did have a sound track playing all night. it was a mix of bought stuff and things we downloaded from the net

[Scuba_Dave]

I'll have to see about putting together a new CD for next year
I've had the same Halloween CD for the past 10 years

[Scuba_Dave]

Just Frank & the ghosts still out front
I ran them tonite to let them dry out

The skull & spider I took down but aren't dry due to the rain we had
I shoudl have run t hem for a night too

[Scuba_Dave]

I think I'll be buying some wiper motors & start building stuff this summer
I'll have to snag some PC power supplies from junk PC's that are being tossed at work

[Scuba_Dave]

Everything is packed away, just waiting on my 2 online orders to finish up. I just unstuffed everything & burned all the newspapers
1st fire of the year

Next Holiday is all about food!!