universal-sasquatch
08-30-2016, 09:17 AM
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I have been working on some projects for my first craft fair that is coming up in a couple of weeks.
I wanted a project that did something and thought a candy dispenser would be cool.
I saw all types on Pinterest and Etsy and found one that had glued on eyes, nose etc.
After some trial and a lot of error I came up with this version.
The basic top plate that the jar lid glues into is a square block.
The hats in a couple of the pictures I made by cutting out circles or ovals and shaping with a sander and Dremel. I don't have STL yet but I bet that would make one rather easily.
These work for the regular sized gum balls, 1/2 in jaw breakers, M&M/Skittles etc. I had put jelly beans in some and they work OK, if the wheel sticks while turning reverse direction or give it a little shake. I sold one to a feed store that has no AC, the jelly beans swole up and got soft and gooped up the machine when they forced the wheel. I had to cut the wheels off and replace the dowel.
The attached patterns have a Schnoz Glasses face, the base and top, and another board with additional wheels with hands on them. There are left and right hands.
I played with some other designs and made a one eyed little yellow guy in blue overalls. On this one you turn the eye. The dowel does not go all the way through and I used a large brass screw to serve and the axle point on the back.
I also attached a PDF of instructional slides. I haven't figured out how to use Sketch Up yet to do plans.
I have mad a bunch of signs and some other stuff for the craft fair. Does anyone have any suggestions?
Martin AKA Sas
I have been working on some projects for my first craft fair that is coming up in a couple of weeks.
I wanted a project that did something and thought a candy dispenser would be cool.
I saw all types on Pinterest and Etsy and found one that had glued on eyes, nose etc.
After some trial and a lot of error I came up with this version.
The basic top plate that the jar lid glues into is a square block.
The hats in a couple of the pictures I made by cutting out circles or ovals and shaping with a sander and Dremel. I don't have STL yet but I bet that would make one rather easily.
These work for the regular sized gum balls, 1/2 in jaw breakers, M&M/Skittles etc. I had put jelly beans in some and they work OK, if the wheel sticks while turning reverse direction or give it a little shake. I sold one to a feed store that has no AC, the jelly beans swole up and got soft and gooped up the machine when they forced the wheel. I had to cut the wheels off and replace the dowel.
The attached patterns have a Schnoz Glasses face, the base and top, and another board with additional wheels with hands on them. There are left and right hands.
I played with some other designs and made a one eyed little yellow guy in blue overalls. On this one you turn the eye. The dowel does not go all the way through and I used a large brass screw to serve and the axle point on the back.
I also attached a PDF of instructional slides. I haven't figured out how to use Sketch Up yet to do plans.
I have mad a bunch of signs and some other stuff for the craft fair. Does anyone have any suggestions?
Martin AKA Sas