Category: Blog
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Hula Hoop Trolley
Made for: Angie MackYear: 2020Materials: AluminiumProcesses: TIG Welding, Mechanical Brief: To design and make a custom light weight trolley/sack truck which had easily removable wheels and axle, making it suitable for taking on a plane. With no pointy bits which could accidentally make holes in bags/luggage.
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Pang On! Show Set
Made for: Matt PangYear: 2020Materials: WoodProcesses: Wood work, Mechanical Brief: To design and make a “Suitcase” for my solo juggling show Pang On! which was strong enough to enable me to Rola Bola on it. To design and make a catapult triggered by a foot pedal by audience members (Allowing…
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Kinetic Sculpture Bike AKA #HappyHeartBike
Made for: Matt PangYear: 2020Materials: Steel, Reclaimed/Found ObjectsProcesses: MIG Welding, Bending, Mechanical Brief: As my response to the Pandemic Lockdowns I set myself the task to make a rideable kinetic sculpture I could use to ride around my local neighbourhoods during my exercise allowance to provide some light relief to…
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Pneumatic Catapults
Made for: Matt PangYear: 2019Materials: AluminiumProcesses: TIG Welding, Mechanical, Pneumatics Brief: Design and build a set of catapults to be used in my show Loaded. They are to be mechanically operated by hand by audience volunteers, the catapult range must be adjustable and consistent.
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Curiosity Christmas Tree
Made for: Matt PangYear: 2019Materials: Aluminium,SteelProcesses: TIG & MIG Welding, Electronics, Mechanical Brief: One of my own creations, design and make a large kinetic ball run sculpture which is operated by audience members and shaped like a Christmas Tree. The Tree also needed to be able to roam around spaces…
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Head Spin Box
Made for: Trash DollysYear: 2019Materials: AluminiumProcesses: TIG Welding Brief: To make an aluminium Cube with a back support and a large bearing so the dancer could put their head in the box and do a “head stand” without use of their hands and also spin around. I only made the…
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Comedy Table
Made for: Fraser HooperYear: 2019Materials: Aluminium, WoodProcesses: TIG Welding, Mechanical Brief: Design and make a table which the legs can fall off of on demand operated by the performer. Needed to be light weight and fit in a certain size box/case.
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Wile E Coyote
Made for: Circus GeeksYear: 2018Materials: Existing Toy, Aluminium, RhenoflexProcesses: Electronics, Metal work, Mechanical Brief: Adapt a Wile E Coyote soft toy so that it could be mounted on a pole (so it could be balanced) and a juggling ring could be thrown onto his nose which would cause his eyes…
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Suitcases
Made for: Wet PicnicYear: 2017Materials: Aluminium, FibreglassProcesses: TIG Welding, Milling, Fibreglass construction/moulding Brief: Design and make a set of suitcases which function as suitcases but can also be stacked on top of each other in one stack which a performer can then stand on top of. I thought about modifying…
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