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Since all of your pieces to his
skeleton were cut to length, all we
need to do now is assemble him.
Your torso should look like the
photo on the above right when you
are done. You'll notice we have the
fan motor facing forward here to
move inside the cavity we will
create for the chest by angling the
chest pipes out away from the
"body". Once your dummy is dressed
the fabric will be suspended clear
from the movement of the motor.
Using the above photo on the left
as also an item reference, lets
begin.
First we will insert
one of the main pipe sections (1
1/2") 2 1/2" long between a
shoulder 90 degree (#1) and a T
fitting (#3) and hammer together
till there is no space between the
two fittings. These two will be
facing outward both at about a 35o
angle. Then use another 2 1/2" pipe
into the end of the T and attach
another T, only this one will be
pointing down. We will use this for
the neck of the dummy. Then another
2 1/2" section and another T to
that, parallel to the first T. Then
finish off the shoulders with
another 2 1/2" pipe and the other
90 degree shoulder. When done your
shoulders should be 19 1/2" wide.
To complete the chest
section, notice that the two chest
pipes travel out away from the body
and also in a widening pattern.
This could be changed to vertical
by shortening the pipes that go
between his groin T (#5). For this
how-to we will follow the photo.
Insert a 3" section of pipe now to
each of the Ts in the shoulders
that are pointing forward 35o. Then
hammer on to that a 45o pipe
fitting (#4) that you will turn out
away from each other just slightly.
Into these hammer in the front of
the chest pieces (D) which are 5".
To these add another 45o fitting
pointed downward and slip in the
stomach pipe section (E) that is 10
1/4" long. On to each of the now
completed chest sections hammer on
a T. To the inside of each opposing
T hammer in a 4" groin pipe and
join these two with the T fitting
that has the 1" pipe outlet in the
center. When done your hips should
be 17" wide.
At the center of the
middle T of the shoulders you will
need to drill a hole for the 1" PVC
pipe neck attached to the fan motor
assembly (#9) to pass through. Make
sure this hole is perfectly
centered with the opening of the T
that is pointed downward. Once cut,
slide your fan assembly up through
the top T and the hole you just
cut, then back down into the 1"
opening of the bottom T (#5). If
your lower pipe of the fan assembly
was cut to the right length then it
should fit all the way down into
the lower T until it is flush with
motor mount section of the fan.
Adjust your torso so that the
shoulders and hips are parallel
with each other and the assembly is
square and level. The fan motor
assembly should run smoothly with
no binding of any kind once plugged
in. After you get this all true,
pre drill small holes in each pipe
/ fitting connection and screw in a
#8, 3/4" screw to keep your pieces
from migrating.
For each of the arm
and leg sections simply hammer the
cap with the joint fitting attached
to each of the corresponding pipe
sections as referenced in the cut
out list. Note that the hands are 2
1/2" sections of 1" PVC pipe with
the small 1" caps on each end. You
can then insert this into the palm
area of a prop hand and attach the
hand with screws into the pvc.
In the pic here you will see an
alternative construction of the
dummy's legs. Once together and
standing our dummy I realized that
the stability I had with the
poseable feet was somewhat less
secure than I may desire. If I were
using my dummy in a seated position
or as a wall crawler I would use
the joints at the ankle as the main
photo shows. But if I will be
posing my dummy standing at all
times, I recommend using this
assembly shown here. This requires
the 19" shin bone pipe section
talked about on the cut out list
page. Your dummy will be very
stable to stand upright on his own
this way.
Here is a poor photo of how your
fan motor assembly should fit
between the hips and shoulders.
Note the screws attaching the pipe
from the motor mount to the 1"
opening of the lower T fitting.
Now you have only to dress him and
set him up with the head of your
choice. I used mine without a head
once I had him fully engineered. If
you would like to see him the way
he looks now,
go here.
So far I have not fitted this
powered dummy with any other moving
parts, but with the oscillating fan
motor, you could easily attach
bicycle cable to the motor and use
this power to move arms to stir a
kettle or legs to ride a bicycle or
wherever your imagineering takes
you! Please post a pic of your
version of the Death Lord Dummy, as
we will be putting these up on our
website for others to see where the
dummy can take them!
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