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8183
I'm the guy with the original Tom Servo engine block, if you remember me. Anyway, quite awhile ago I sent it to Gary Glover to make cast resin replicas of,...
nbajames2
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Sep 3, 2005
4:47 am
8184
Hey guys, I just bought a set of Crown pins (not from anyone on here)and pretty much got raped on it. So to offset the cost, Im selling some of theses pins. If...
Josh Roush
joshroush
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Sep 3, 2005
8:56 pm
8185
Well, I've got one block left, and according to my Hotmail inbox, thirteen takers! So I've decided to put this last block of mine up on ebay. It's listed...
nbajames2
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Sep 3, 2005
11:46 pm
8186
grrrrr and I no longer have an ebay account, bummer for me nbajames2 <jchertudi86@...> wrote:Well, I've got one block left, and according to my Hotmail...
David Weigand
mst3kdave
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Sep 4, 2005
12:56 am
8187
OK so I bought the copy of the original toy motor of tom. So how the hell can I kake a copy of it? I cant vacuform it, seeing as its plastic, So, I guess Id...
Josh Roush
joshroush
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Sep 9, 2005
12:47 am
8188
Well, you WOULDN'T want to vacuum form it. That's the process of taking something and basically laying a sheet of plastic on it and letting the sheet make a...
Joey Riley
battledroid646
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Sep 9, 2005
1:26 am
8189
Actually, the engine block duplicate from Gary Glover is not plastic. It's a cast resin duplicate of the original. The Gary Glover duplicate is cast resin. The...
jimisonit2004
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Sep 9, 2005
1:39 am
8190
Why would you vacuform it? Make a mold. Cast the mold. There's the copy....
CaptainChess
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Sep 9, 2005
3:12 am
8191
Why would you vacuform it? Out of stupidity. As best as I understood it that was the process. Ok, so its unanimous that I make a mold, and that you can buy the...
Josh Roush
joshroush
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Sep 9, 2005
3:43 am
8192
You make molds from RTV silicone (fast curing rubbery stuff), last time I checked it's about $35 a pound. Plus there's the learning curve. You can google mold...
cybergregg@...
greggservo
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Sep 9, 2005
10:03 am
8193
Last 12 hours. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6430293608&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1 Josh Roush www.joshroush.cjb.net ...
Josh Roush
joshroush
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Sep 11, 2005
11:43 pm
8194
Hey y'all. I'm looking towards making my very own Crow T. Robot, but I need some help with locating parts. As I'm sure all of you are aware that certain parts...
Prime
springerusprime
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Sep 14, 2005
11:48 am
8195
Hi, Well I'm cleaning house so... if you (or anyone in group) would be interested in purchasing the Crow I had been working on, along with exrta parts, now is...
jimisonit2004
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Sep 14, 2005
4:50 pm
8196
Thanks Jim, While it is tempting, I simply cannot afford to actually pay a fully built Crow at this time. Besides, being a model builder, I'd rather much like...
Prime
springerusprime
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Sep 14, 2005
11:34 pm
8197
I know it's rare but it's one of the only Servo pieces' for which I can't track down a brand name or original identity. It vaguely resembles a DUPLO building...
arkart3
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Sep 15, 2005
8:29 pm
8198
It's the yellow engine from a pink toy car. Only one person I know of has ever found an original, and we have no information about the manufacturer of the...
CaptainChess
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Sep 15, 2005
11:08 pm
8199
I'm sorry Jessica we may never find another orginal part. I think it's going to be like one of those "Bigfoot" or "Loch Ness Monster" type of deal. I'm sure we...
Joey Riley
battledroid646
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Sep 15, 2005
11:52 pm
8200
... Guys- How often do you get this question off list? Someone just asked me yesterday! Jeff http://www.astroreverb.com/ca/shadow/shadowrama.php New shadowrama...
Jeff
jeffkjo
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Sep 16, 2005
5:36 am
8201
Hello fellow botbuilders! I have a report about my experience on Saturday in the newly opened "Dimensions In Time" comic store in Sacramento, California where...
Larry Lee Moniz
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Sep 20, 2005
6:11 pm
8202
I am soooooo frickin' jealous! Wish I could have driven to Sacramento....
jimisonit2004
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Sep 23, 2005
6:28 am
8203
Mascot has all the enthusiasm and websites but he can't use the power tools or utility razor yet. Mom is getting frustrated with Servo's head assembly!! Help...
arkart3
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Sep 26, 2005
1:14 am
8204
Jessica, yes, keep cutting with the saw. I used a hacksaw, goes a bit faster; cut carefully, but keep at it. To build Tom you need to disassemble his head....
CaptainChess
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Sep 26, 2005
1:32 am
8205
... From the best mst3k web site in the world... and from an entirely objective standpoint of course: http://www.astroreverb.com/bots/servo/index.html <><><><>...
Jeff
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Sep 26, 2005
2:29 am
8206
... Once your saw has made a slit, which will take a while, the rest of it goes surprisingly easily. Being careful not to make an uneven cut in the non-clear...
Rob
r_the_f
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Sep 26, 2005
2:43 am
8207
Oh my gosh you guys are brilliant! We heated the nail and it worked like a charm! What a great idea, thank you. Mascot was immediately at Tom with a piece of...
arkart3
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Sep 26, 2005
3:53 am
8208
... Happy to help! ... Generally the closer to the front of that plastic piece you make the hole, the further you can open his mouth - but too far forward and...
Rob
r_the_f
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Sep 26, 2005
5:58 am
8209
Or just retract the beak (pull it down as far as it will go) You'll see the lever come up through the top (with the globe off) Then drill the hole from the top...
JoeCrow@...
joecrow44
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Sep 26, 2005
12:40 pm
8210
The dome is off, and I didn't break it :) The second melted hole worked great. I got in the eye hook. But then, they eye hook came out after an hour of string...
arkart3
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Sep 28, 2005
3:37 pm
8211
... Get a thicker eye hook if you can, it's pretty essential that it be held in by more than the glue, as that's the most stress-bearing part of the whole bot....
Rob
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Sep 28, 2005
6:07 pm
8212
My advice is to start a very tiny hole with a sharp point and then actually screw the eye hook into the plastic. Failing that I'd want to hold it in place...
CaptainChess
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Sep 28, 2005
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