LEAVE ME ALONE BOX- Vibration add on project.

I really love Instamorph! The stuff is just amazingly useful, and has an additional feature I plan on using from now on, now that I have discovered it: its "refusal" to bond putty state IM against cooled plastic state IM! Why is this cool?! Well, let me show you:

Here is the new vibrator install. It is placed center line, on the heavy end of the box- to make the mass of the box jitter around more (in theory). To the left of the motor is a big new section of IM, thats just a holding frame for the 9V battery, seen socketed in it. I figured this was needed due to the violent vibrations the box would now undergo, plus, the battery kept slipping loose anyway. Added bonus, my thumbprints are now a part of the box for posterity!

 I was originally planning on stuffing the large Cap in the square void left available, but found the vibrator motor fit just fine. So, I got a big glob of Instamorph all warm and clear and playdough-like, and squished the motor into it, then squished the still malleable putty (now more like modeling clay consistency as it cools) into that hole. Since the warm newly installed glob was warm, yet the white stuff to either side of were cold, they didn't interact with each other. Why is this cool?

Because if you notice, the bottom picture glob around the vibrator is already molded to fit in that socket, and YES, it is still removable! Notice the grooves on the bottom, that match the bump lines at the rear of the box. That means this motor is now socketed into a custom molded plug, to fit snugly in its place, yet still be removable! Don't believe me? well, watch:

Its a nice solid click, due to the shape of the plug and socket, when it clicks in, it holds it solidly in place (notice that when trying to remove it again it picked up the whole box). no glue, screws, etc required! how many other mounting methods can claim the same features?! NONE! this stuff is future technology material at its best.

After mounting the motor, and seeing that nothing more was needed to secure it inside the box, it was time to permanently wire the little RC engine that would drive it.




I was trying to go for compact and small, and wound up getting Super Cool looking as well! Bonus! Like my 1wing Solar engine, all of the electronic components fit between the Capacitor prongs, so if I can find room for the Cap, all that's left is to wire the additional wires up.

 

I cant decide if it looks High Tech? or Vacuum Tube Retro? Regardless, its super neat looking (IMHO), and I get a little beam of pride knowing no circuit board was required.

With the intricacies all done, it was now time to test it! lets set it up, place the camera, and see what happens when I (electrician term) "Turn on the Juice, and see what shakes loose!"

 

Yup! I'd say its working OK. and there seems to be enough power- electrical, transistor supplied, motive mass, whichever power you may have thought I was talking about!