[MakeLV] Shakespeare's Eyes

Tue Mar 13 14:48:13 CDT 2012

Clear isn't necessary.  They are going to be lit up from the inside, so...
semi-translucent?  We'll need to diffuse the light somewhat.

Actually, I was thinking even 1/2 a sphere would work.  I didn't measure
the degree of rotation, but I imagine it isn't too big.  The trick would be
to fit it onto their holder/bracket.  Their bracket is setup to hold a
sphere in place.  See the attached picture.

We can't use the current eyes.  For one thing, we don't want to mess with
what they are using so close to the performance.  Also, we put a flashlight
to the plastic and it didn't travel very far leading us to opine that the
plastic is too opaque without doing invasive drilling/scooping.

I think using LEDs would be better than bulbs so they can easily change
color.

It has eyebrows and whatnot.  Well, I think it does.  I forgot to take a
picture of the front.

-Ellis

On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 1:43 PM, Karl Wacker <kwwacker at ptd.net> wrote:

> **
> Small 110V lights [10-25W] will light up the eyes.
>   [The bulbs for appliances are ideal]
>   The plastic of the eyes is not opaque, but milky white.
>
> 1) Move the attachment point for the handle away from the
>     absolute rear of the eyes to near the top or bottom.
>
> 2) Cut holes for the lights at the current attachment point for the eyes.
>
> 3) Add eyebrows - they help a lot to convey expressions.
>     See: http://hackaday.com/2011/08/14/eye-see-you/
>
>
>
>  *From:* Rob Roschewsk <rob at pabut.org>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, March 13, 2012 1:30 PM
> *To:* Build things for fun! <makelehighvalley at makelehighvalley.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [MakeLV] Shakespeare's Eyes
>
> Do the eyes NEED to be spheres?? What I'm getting at you may have better
> luck finding something like a clear or translucent salad bowl or some such
> in that size..
>
> The only other thing that comes to mind is a laboratory flask (Florence
> flask <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_flask>) that is round .... a
> tad expensive ... but here is one: http://goo.gl/YY569
>
>
> On Fri, Mar 9, 2012 at 11:28 PM, Ellis Farmer <saxywolf at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Yesterday, we saw the giant Shakespeare head/face for the stagegroup...
>> The eyes don't light up!  (btw, the poster for the play is the image
>> attached.)  So, if we can come up with eyes that can be dropped in place it
>> would be awesome.
>>
>> The eyes are 25" in circumference with 19-5/8" center to center.
>>
>> The eyes they have are (fairly) solid plastic spheres that are too opaque
>> to light up even if we embedded LEDs in them.  I think the hard part will
>> be finding/making the spheres.  Lets assume we won't be able to find
>> suitable eyes in a craft store, how would we make them?
>>
>> As far as the handle that moves the eyes, it is just a few items to pick
>> up at the hardware store.
>> 2 Small Hinges (so the eyes don't rotate too oddly)
>> Wood Dowels (or should we use small wood slats so it is easy to attach
>> the hinges)
>> Spring (This allows you to pull the handle apart so you can cross the
>> eyes)
>> Small hooks (To attach the spring to the dowels)
>> PVC Sleeve (for the spring/rod to travel in)
>> Threaded Rod & a Nut (this is so we can adjust the length of the bar, but
>> probably not really needed as long as the dowel is cut after the eyes are
>> installed)
>>
>> The LED portion shouldn't be too hard, but might need some time to
>> experiment with diffusion.
>> I'm think at least Blue and Red as far as color.  More would just be
>> gravy.  Blinking?  Fade colors?  All possible, just need someone to spend
>> the time on the circuit.  Don't forget that someone needs to control the
>> eyes.  So, we really need to integrate the switch onto the handle.
>>
>> The eyes will have about 4" of dowel (or wood slat) straight out the back
>> with a hinge on the end, then from hinge to hinge...  I should diagram
>> these, but for now here are 3 possibilities:
>> Hinge - Dowel - PVC sleave - Spring (attached to both dowels) - dowel
>> Hinge - Dowel - Threaded rod - Nut - PVC Sleeve - Dowel plug inside
>> sleeve - Spring - dowel - hinge
>> Hinge - Slat - Drawer slider - Slat - Hinge
>>
>> *What kind of single axis hinge can you use with a dowel?  Bend it
>> around the dowel so the screws make a sort of X through it?
>> How could we make the spheres?  (Still, keep an eye out for them.)
>> What would make a good toggle switch?  Will need two colors.
>> We don't have a meeting this Thursday so we need to have everything ready
>> to go for the following Thursday.*
>>
>> -Ellis
>>
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