Thanks to a little opening left on the operating deck, the current automata project gained another character this week. What better character for an MRI lab than a lab rat. This particular fellow's name is Larry. Now Larry is fairly dedicated and is concerned about poor Herb as much as anyone, but the fact that he wags his tail during the proceedings might be a little suggestive of of some smug satisfaction in the shenanigans.
There are those who think that Larry may have chewed on a couple of control wires that have led to Herb's wild ride, but Larry repeatedly denies this claim. We may never know the truth. Regardless Larry is there to lend his support dressed in his lab coat, after all he is a lab rat! Here's Larry in rough form. For an idea of scale that's a dime in front of him.
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If you hadn't noticed I tend to lean to more rugged or robust gearboxes in my automata designs. Here is a quick video of how I test them before moving on to final assembly of the top works. I showed you Frank a few days ago. Here is what he looks now. Herb is missing at the moment. This is where Betty will be pounding on the emergency stop button. More to come later!
The latest character to emerge from the shavings is Frank the maintenance man. He is definitely "Old School" and doesn't quite understand some of the complexities of these new-fangled high tech devices. His contribution to solving the problem is to repeatedly kick the MRI machine. To him it is trusted, proven problem solving technique. Of course it doesn't work, but he keeps at it anyway. It's good Frank has an MRI to lean on so he doesn't tire! He has a pouch full of tools but no one has ever see him use them. Frank will get paint today and I'll move on to the last character of the piece, Betty the frazzled MRI technician.
I've been lax in my blog updates. I could you use the excuse that I've been ill but that just makes me look like a wuss. I've got to say lately I've more focused on showtime than blogging. Anyway apologies to those who might be following. I will try to do better! Well Herb the automata victim is all dolled up and ready to be subjected to his personal terror. Herb is the victim of a tragic MRI malfunction. This somewhat explains his state of dress. Never known for his modesty Herb passed on the hospital gown and went for his polka dot undies. The headphones are a usually MRI trick. Rather than listen listen to clunks and bangs and machinery noises Herb gets to listen to tapes of elevator music, birds chirping and whales mating. That seems like torture enough.
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