Lateral Moving FCG Platform

darryl · #1 03-23-2006

Just wanted to share after my post in the $20 dollar prop challenge.
All silver colored angle iron I got from a heating guy who was throwing it away. Garage door rails and wheels from garage doors, free from demo job.
Assorted metal screws, all-thread, nuts, bolts and washers, picked up from ground on different jodsites that others dropped, free.
Fishing line I took off of reel we got from wifes Grandpa after he passed away, free.
Bought a good motor from Graingers, did get the ghost for 1/2 off for $15 though. I am going to use a wiper motor for the lateral movement though, those Grainger motors are expensive!
Anyway, just thought I'd share a project I'm working on next year to help reach my 30 post in the next 8 days!!!
See it here:
http://www.hauntpics.com/gallery/dis...lbum=153&pos=0

HibLaGrande · #2 03-26-2006

that lateral movement idea is really cool!, I doubt the wife would let me hang tracks in the kitchen.... but in the garage....hmmm.

Dr Morbius · #3 03-26-2006

VERY nice darryl! Can't wait to see ghost moving on it..you need to take a video of it!

darryl · #4 08-14-2006

Just thought I'd update. Great day today. My boss finally put his new garage door opener in (his broke like 2 months ago) and gave me the old one, so now I have the long worm gear to make the ghost move back and forth. Unfortunatly, he threw away the motor!!
But I actually got of work kinda early so I headed down to the junk yard with the right tools this time and got 2 Saturn wiper motors for $13.00.
Then stopped on the way home and got my switch to reverse it. Now I just need to take the time to put all the parts together and work out the bugs.
Can't wait to post a vid for you all.