Zippy the Robot

Zippy the Robot by Patricia Krauchune

Here's a little bottle robot I made using a small piece of zipper, some ball chain and gears. 

Supply List:

Makin's Clay®:  Black        Ball Chain                                     3 Mini Gears
Small Bottle                         2 Square Eyelets                           3 Glass Pins
Piece of Zipper                    1 Large Gear / 1 Medium Gear     5 Minute Epoxy
Krazy® Glue                       Small Bulb                                    Art C & Cosmic Shimmer Gilding Wax

Recommended Makin's® Tools: 

Makin's Professional® Ultimate Clay Machine®      Makin's® Texture Sheet - Tractor Tread B

Instructions:

Trim the piece of zipper to fit onto the front of the small bottle.

Use some Krazy® Glue to attach the zipper to the bottle.

Roll out some Black Makin's Clay® on the # 2 setting on the Makin's Professional® Ultimate Clay Machine®.

Cover the bottle with the rolled out clay and immediately add texture using the Tractor Tread B  Makin's® Texture Sheet.

                                                                                                                                                              Push a couple of square eyelets into the side of the bottle to form a "socket" for the ball chain arms. Secure using Krazy® Glue.

Next I glued a medium size gear to the bottle top followed by a bulb for the robot's head.

Three small gears were added inside the zipper space.

A small piece of ball chain was added around the neck of the bottle and three glass pins were used to secure the small gears.                                                                                                                              

I used 5 minute epoxy to attach a large gear on the bottle bottom.

The robot was "colored" using Art C and Cosmic Shimmer Gilding wax.

Sonic the Steampunk Robot

 SONIC THE ROBOT by Patricia Krauchune 

For my April Makin's Clay® project, I decided to upcycle a few things I had in my studio. I used the base of an electric toothbrush replacement head for my robot's body. I also used some other random parts I had to adorn him. 

Supply List:

Makin's Clay® in Black     Small Gear                       Copper Wire             Small Piece of Ball Chain

2 Gear Plunger Cutters       Mini Gauge                      Misc. Parts               DAP Rapid Fuse™ Glue

Toothbrush Base                 Createx™ Pearlized         BSI™ 5 Minute       Victoria James Lava Rock

Old Light Bulb                       Copper Paint                  Quik-Cure™              Real Texture Sheet 

2 Square Eyelets                 Beacon™ Tacky Glue       Epoxy                      2 Electrical Ring Terminals

DecoArt® Metallic 

   Lustre™ Silver Spark

Recommended Makin’s® Tools:

Makin's Professional® 

• Ultimate Clay Machine®
• Mat
• Professional Clay Tools

Instructions: 

                                    

Roll out some Black Makin's Clay® on the #1 setting on the Makin's Professional® Ultimate Clay Machine®.  I used two different size gear plunger cutters to cut out two gears. I left the clay in the cutters for 2 days to completely dry out. It is a little bit of a challenge to remove the gear cut outs from the plungers but it can be done gently.

 

This is what the cut out gears look like after drying. I trimmed away any extra clay to give the gears a nice sharp look.   The center of the smaller gear was cut out and then I painted both gears with the Createx™ Pearlized Copper paint.  Set aside to dry.    I cut out a small piece from each electrical ring terminal to give the appearance of a robot hand.  Then I placed each terminal in a small vise and added the ball chain gluing in place with the BSI™ 5 minute Quik-Cure™ Epoxy and let dry overnight.  More black clay was rolled out on the #1 setting of the Makin's Professional® Ultimate Clay Machine® and applied to the toothbrush base.  I first brushed on some Beacon's™ Tacky Glue for better adhesion.  I then immediately textured the base using the Victoria James Art Lava Rock Real Texture sheet.  While the clay was still wet, I pushed a small gear into the middle of the robot body.  Dry overnight.   When dry I glued a small gauge onto the gear using DAP Rapid Fuse™ Glue.  I used a Japanese Screw punch to make small holes on either side of the robot's body for the arms.  I then used epoxy to glue the eyelets, then the ball chain are into each eyelet. I had a spring part from an old phone that I attached to the top of a light bulb using epoxy.  A small gear was added to the body as well as a little coil I made from copper wire.  I used my finger to apply the DecoArt® Metallic Lustre™ Silver Spark paint to the robot's body.  At this point you can adorn your robot with whatever parts you have on hand and make him your own.  Next I used the epoxy to glue the larger gear to the base of the robot's body and the smaller gear to the top followed by the light bulb.

FINISHED! I think Sonic looks pretty cool and I used some parts that would normally just get tossed out.

ROBO Number 13

ROBO Number 13 by Patricia Krauchune 

For my September Makin's Clay® project, I decided to make a little steampunk robot. Let's get cooking! 

Supply List:

Makin's Clay® Black              5 Gears:  3 Small, 2 Medium                2 Old Keys 

Aluminum Foil                        Mini Gauge                                           Copper Wire 

Rigid Wrap™                          Metal Roller Ball                                  Old Alarm Clock Bell    

Black Gesso                            2 Metal Beads                                        Loctite® 5 Minute Epoxy 

Small Piece of Zipper             2 Small Screws with Washers               2 Springs 

2 Tire Stem Valve Cores         Small Nails                                            Metal Frame

2 Donut Shaped Beads            Krazy® Glue                                         Assorted Screws and Pins 

Small Metal 13 Plaque            3 Watch Stems                                       1 Large Gear 

Artists's Loft™ Burnt              DecoArt® Shimmering Silver              Martha Stewart™ Copper Paint

   Umber Oil Paint                   DecoArt® Splendid Gold                     

Beacon Tacky Glue™             DecoArt® Triple Thick Gloss Glaze™

Instructions:

Form 2 rectangles from aluminum foil, one slightly bigger than the other. Next wrap the rectangles with Rigid Wrap™ Plaster Cloth. Let them dry overnight. When dry, I painted the "cubes" with black gesso.  Roll out some Black Makin's Clay® using the Makin's Professional® Ultimate Clay Machine® on the number 1. setting. Brush some Beacon's™ Tacky Glue onto the smaller cube and wrap the rolled out clay onto the cube. I impressed several different items to give some texture. A small piece of zipper was added for the mouth, two donut shaped beads form the eyes and a couple of mini screws with attached washers go in the center of the eyes. I used tire valve stem cores for the ears. Here is where you use what you have on hand. Small nails form "hair", and a metal piece with a rolling ball in the center adorns the top of the head. All pieces are held in place with Krazy® Glue.  I had a small bell from an old alarm clock that I used for the base. Form some copper wire to feed into the hole in the bell housing which will be the base of the robot. Place the bell base upside down onto a spool. Mix some Loctite® 5 Minute Epoxy and fill the bell housing with the mixture. CAUTION! THE EPOXY GETS VERY HOT WHILE CURING, DO NOT TOUCH THE BELL HOUSING!!! The full cure takes 24 hours. When fully cured, paint the bell housing with copper paint.  Now cover the larger cube with more black clay. Glue a small metal frame to the front using Krazy® Glue and paint the inside area of the frame with gold paint. This is the robot's front area. On the back side, I added a small metal tag with the number "13", a couple of small screws, mini nails and large pin heads. You can use whatever you have on hand to make the robot yours. I scour junk stores and yard sales for findings to make my robots and other steampunk pieces.  Old keys will be used for arms. First I put a gear, a metal bead, the key and a screw that holds the assembly in place, Krazy® Glue again used as the adhesive. Small gears, a mini gauge and a copper coil were added inside the metal frame. With the cured bell housing base, I slipped a plastic tube over some springs and then wrapped copper wire to make "steam" pipes. Mix some more 5 minute epoxy and attach the body to the bell housing base. I filled the inside of the frame with DecoArt® Triple Thick Gloss Glaze™.  Next I pushed a piece of copper wire into the top of the body, added a large gear, some epoxy and pushed the head of the robot in place. Leave undisturbed for 24 hours. At this point I decided to add a glass pin head to the top.  Number 13 was painted silver, my choice for him. The next day I antiqued Number 13 with Artist's Loft™ Burnt Umber Oil Paint. Brushed it on, wiped it off.  My little guy is finished and I really like him. Now gather some supplies and make one for yourself. Anything is possible with Makin's Clay®, The No Bake Clay®.