Animated Leering Skeleton Prop

This is our version of the Leering Skeleton prop. I built this as a Christmas present for my brother using the first of our redesigned Prop Turner mechanism which will be available on our site shortly! The Skeleton came from Walgreen's. This prop is an excellent use for our turner mechanism and was a lot of fun to build. It is running on a 12 volt 5 amp power supply being controlled by a PWM board.

[@CharlesMartel676]

Absolutely BEAUTIFUL construction!!!!

[@HauntHunter]

Awesome work!
I absolutely love your videos :)
Just subbed!

[@Spiderhillpropworks]

Thank you!

[@taurus_1977]

Is it possible to have two motors working at once? I had an idea for the holidays. Have santa sitting on my porch, looking out into the street and writing in his Naughty List. Just the watchman motor and a motor to move his arm to write.

[@Spiderhillpropworks]

Hello, yes you can certainly have a prop utilizing two motors and movements. Check out our waving Santa videos on our channel. The waving setup could easily be used for a writing motion as well.

[@montserratgarcia8662]

Un trabajo maravilloso

[@Spiderhillpropworks]

Montserrat García Muchas gracias!

[@CarlosChavez-km9pg]

Awesome!!! Wat kind of skeleton did u use Im Trying to make something similar but im using just a cheap skeleton and i noticed the joints have limited movement

[@Spiderhillpropworks]

Hi Carlos, Thanks. This was just a cheap skeleton from Walgreens. I picked him up after Halloween. I did end up screwing most of the joints in place and if you look closely I also added a brace inside the rib cage to strengthen his lantern arm. Let me know if you have any other questions. Ryan

[@zmorin]

Thanks

[@Spiderhillpropworks]

There are complete plans for this prop on our website under Prop Plans. 👍

[@cameronlandorg]

question, what would be the math on the length of the steel cutout of the shaft relative to the movement of the reciprocating motion?

[@Spiderhillpropworks]

cameron donlon Hello. Not sure of the formula you would use, but I can simply the movement. You can start by measuring from the center of your pivot point (bearing side) to the center of the output shaft on the motor. The length of the drive arm will determine how far left and right it will actually turn. If your arm is 3 inches long you can draw a 6 inch line centered on you output shaft going left to right. Then draw a line from each end of that line back to the center of your pivot point (bearing side) and you will be able to visually see the sweep you’ll get.Adjusting these variables will change the movement. The slot length will be the total of the measurement from the center of the output shaft to the outside edge of the roller on the drive arm x 2. Make sure to add a little extra length. You do not want the roller hitting the end of the slot. We designed ours to fit into a specific space so it could be hidden in the waist of a figure. Feel free to email me at [e-mail] if you need any further help. Ryan.

[@cameronlandorg]

@@Spiderhillpropworks thanks, i will look into that. I appreciate you answering the question. I do see that your mechanism only supports a vertical figure. I wonder if gears can be put in place to support a horizontal figure.

[@jamesmehaffey7611]

You need a flux capacitor

[@CharlesMartel676]

You've GOT to be a machinist, right?!?!?!?!

[@Spiderhillpropworks]

Thanks! No, I just do the prototypes and final designs. We have 2 very good shops that make all of our machined parts for our props.