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Thank you for this awesome video, this the first time on a search, that I have come across you page and this method great, but! I still may get a mini lathe because I was looking to use aluminium and brass to achieve my ball and socket joints, but! awesome other option sir! thank you for this much needed video. UK 👍

I'm not making a puppet, but the technique you use soldering the rod into the metal ball is going to be useful for me, thanks for showing!

How do you drill through the metal bearing ball?

I remember you being my teacher in 2009. Being a dumb teenager, i wish that id taken more advantge of your knowhow and creativity. I never figured out how to channel mine, but every time i watch a stop motion film or show (PLasmo, gogs, Aardman anything) i remember you giving your talk on working on Wererabbit and Mary&Max and how i wish i could be involved in something like that. I often wonder if ill ever aim in that direction again. :) I hope youre doing well mate.

Whatever happened to you JASON? Shalom from Florida

So you are ruining the hardness of rhe ball bearing as well as its roundness. If you are making a joint that requires precision you cannot solder, weld, or braze these. I'm putting mine in a three jaw chuck, center drill , and then tap but that's because i need that near perfect roundness to prevent dirt getting into the joint in a dirty environment.

Anyone have an idea how much resistance these size joints give? I'm making a new skeleton for a rescue manikin and I want some play but only when enough force has been applied. They will be covered with that hard brown plastic they typically have so adjustments are not easy.

7:32 get a center drill bit as well. Typically, they are exclusively used in a metal lathe but I use them for any steel drilling. Center punch three times, then center drill until enough steel has been removed to prevent thinner bits wobbling, and just keep lubricating it. Lube should have been put first but everyone of your problems is because you didn't lube the drill bit or tap. Wobbling bit? Not enough lube. Chuck has runout? Not enough lube. Dog shit on the carpet again? He saw you didnt use enough lube when drilling. Jokes aside just make it a habit every new drill step quick spray of wd-40, one wipe from the oil can brush, or a kittle dab kf butter whatever you got haha. Most people end up spraying way too much but theres little downsides to excessive lubrication and many for not lubricating. Wd-40 is cheaper than taps.

wonderful nice work ty

This is really nice, and your work on Mary and Max was incredible! Your contribution to that stellar film will be forever admired, and remembered. It's increased my appreciation of stop motion tenfold.

Thanks so much so helpfull

How did you do that

This is very nice Jason and the smooth quality of your animation speaks very well itself for your armature making skills. However, though you did go into a lot of great detail on all of the other aspects of crafting the parts, you completely skipped over how you drilled the holes in the balls for the ball and sandwich plate joints before you soldered the rods in them. There are probably folks that would find that part difficult do correctly and a good example would have been welcome. Even I would be interested in seeing if you were doing anything different there. Constructive comment for next time, please include that step in future videos.

Wow

Wow

It so good i love it

this is underated

Finally! Thank you for taking the time to make this. It was incredibly helpful.

Brilliant.. I was looking for this type of video. Thanks for the post!!

buenardo buenardo!!!

here's a pro tip.... ... use tongue ring barbell stainless steel 5mm or 6mm externally threaded.... balls... with a 14 gage or 12 gage bar setup.... (you can now skip all this crazy metal work that is sooooo time consuming

Nice

It’s very good 👍

Good job 👍

Very cool 👍

Very nice and helpful and I'm going to give this a try. You did a great job with producing the video.

Great video

Great video! Unfortunately, I have hardened steel ball-bearing balls only. I've managed to anneal them with a MAP gas torch to take the hardness out of them then file a flat spot quite easily. Heating the steel ball until it turns red hot then letting it cool down to room temperature in its own time (approx 5 to 10 mins).

Awesome video, seriously helpful. Thank you!

Epic! Thank you

i am planning to make these armature this is a great video very helpful... can you work and make these with aluminium instead of steel or brass as that must be easier to work with..

Good job

how did you make the sockets for each of your pieces?

Thanks so much, this is truly awesome of you.

I have nothing of what you showed us and I don't want to use the wire one!

Congrats for your work. It is amazing. I´m from Spain, sorry about my english. Actually I´m researching about this and building my first armatures. Can I ask you where have you bought the solid balls with 3mm holes? I was looking for it around the internet and i´m not totally satisfied with the results. Even I´ve tried to build they with piercings!!

+Jason Lynch - So cool but i'd prefer the hips instead of that metal square between legs

Great video! Thank you :)

Ok, this video is simply amazing! I have a question: what do you call the balls for the joints? Yours seem predrilled but I cant seem to find any of them at the local hardware stores. I tried using a regular drill, but probably only thing that will work is a colomdrill

Very cool. Thank you!

+Jason Lynch - A professional way to make it easy!!You spend time on it to get several types like this in one day

A really well done and informative video, thanks for taking the time to make and share it!

hi how many hows would you say it took from the very start as in the drawing to the finished armature model

Great Video. For the sling shot balls, did you drill those out or did you find some pre-drilled? Drilling those seems like it would be awful....

thnx>>>good work

Well done, great video..

This is really helpful. I found that at many points during I was noticing how much I liked the composition of the shot. The camera on the file was a fun one. That's a nice bonus on top of the great content. Nicely done, thank you.

great tutorial thanks very much, really helpful!

Thank you Jason! This is the best ball and socket tutorial I have come across so far. After a lot of frustration and money spent using ball and socket kits, I've decided to learn the craft of custom armature building and will be referring to your video throughout the process. Quick question: What width and thickness of mild steel do you use for the plates? And have you experienced any bending of the plates/breaking of the soldered joints at high tension? (I've started to play around with silicone puppets. The body of the one I am currently working with is beefy, requiring high joint tension, and causing the threadlock in my kit to fail) Thank you!

What about using a solid wire for the spine? I want to make this model look real but would that through off the balance if I do that?