Well, three weeks have passed since my visit to Frieke's home in Belgium and I've finally put to bed the joint collaboration project we hatched together.
The small video shows the actual project balancing and spinning on a cup and the flash presentation details more photos along with the background to making the project and my comedy of disasters in pulling my part of it off.
The presentation is not obligatory reading but apart from describing how I solved the technical problems associated with the project it gives a good insight into just how things can go wrong with a project when you are developing an idea at the same time as you are making it. It also shows how important it is to know how to cover your mistakes! Hopefully it will bring a smile to the face of anyone reading it.
I don't think any of my projects has produced so many swear words and moments of frustration as this one and at the same time has motivated me so much to get to a satisfactory end result and been so much fun in between the disaster moments.
I mentioned in the presentation that once I'm back home in Mexico I aim to make another one of these critters using natural wood colours. I'm also toying with the idea of simplifying the design and construction method to offer this project up as a challenge on the forum if there are sufficient folks interested in having a go at making one.
It's definitely a neat project and one that is sure to grab the attention of friends and family.
Before signing off I'd like to publically give a big thanks and a hug to Frieda (Frieke) for kindly taking a 'virtual' forum friend into her home over Easter, for giving me a complete run of her house and workshop and for sharing with me not only her incredible artistic talents but the warmth and real friendship of her family - Eric, Nikita and Naomi and her good friend Patrick.
Freida, you are a lovely lady and it was a real pleasure to meet up with you and I hope we can get together again soon in the future.Just no more dragonflies eh!
Enjoy the project folks!
Comments, criticisms and tasteful sarcasm welcome as always
Click the image to see the presentation in flash .swf format or download and open it up in any flash supported media player or internet browser

Click here for the video - mp4 format
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Update 28 April
For folks having problems reading either or both of the two files formats I posted try using these links
Presentation and images in PDF format
Video in Windows Media Player format
Hope this helps!
The small video shows the actual project balancing and spinning on a cup and the flash presentation details more photos along with the background to making the project and my comedy of disasters in pulling my part of it off.
The presentation is not obligatory reading but apart from describing how I solved the technical problems associated with the project it gives a good insight into just how things can go wrong with a project when you are developing an idea at the same time as you are making it. It also shows how important it is to know how to cover your mistakes! Hopefully it will bring a smile to the face of anyone reading it.
I don't think any of my projects has produced so many swear words and moments of frustration as this one and at the same time has motivated me so much to get to a satisfactory end result and been so much fun in between the disaster moments.
I mentioned in the presentation that once I'm back home in Mexico I aim to make another one of these critters using natural wood colours. I'm also toying with the idea of simplifying the design and construction method to offer this project up as a challenge on the forum if there are sufficient folks interested in having a go at making one.
It's definitely a neat project and one that is sure to grab the attention of friends and family.
Before signing off I'd like to publically give a big thanks and a hug to Frieda (Frieke) for kindly taking a 'virtual' forum friend into her home over Easter, for giving me a complete run of her house and workshop and for sharing with me not only her incredible artistic talents but the warmth and real friendship of her family - Eric, Nikita and Naomi and her good friend Patrick.
Freida, you are a lovely lady and it was a real pleasure to meet up with you and I hope we can get together again soon in the future.Just no more dragonflies eh!
Enjoy the project folks!

Comments, criticisms and tasteful sarcasm welcome as always
Click the image to see the presentation in flash .swf format or download and open it up in any flash supported media player or internet browser

Click here for the video - mp4 format
**************
Update 28 April
For folks having problems reading either or both of the two files formats I posted try using these links
Presentation and images in PDF format
Video in Windows Media Player format
Hope this helps!
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