I wanted to create a very simple project for Maker Faire Vancouver that I could do in a weekend and something that people could take home with them as a memento.
I read about the Giant spin art box in a Make magazine Volume 25. It seemed simple enough and I could spray paint the Maker Faire logo with a stencil.
The build was pretty simple. I found a AC washing machine motor at a local junk yard that had a max speed of 1700 RPM. I created a mount for the motor to sit in so that it wouldn’t shake around too much then attached a flat board to the top of the motor with some screws. The whole process took about 3 hours.
Hello,
I was wondering if you found out how to make one of the sound strips within the Hallmark cards. There was a post placed by you about the audio cards. Your assistance is greatly appreciated.
Regards,
Elijah
Never tried in the end, other projects took over but there is a lot of other people doing similar projects.
[...] Giant Spin art box. I built this a few weeks ago and it work great but after playing around with it for a few hours the motor burned out. I guess that’s what I get for buying it from a scrap yard. Currently searching for another motor for this project. I will probably get it from an old washer and dryer or something. [...]