Kerri Thornton: Altered Toys WIP

Update

I have the pieces printed and am working on assembly! I’m deciding not to paint them because I want them to be as little of a distraction as possible, as they’ll be sitting right in front of my eyes. I got a silicone spatula that I will be cutting up to use for the wiper blades. Right now, I have metal wire as a placeholder for testing, but I’m 3D printing the bar to connect the two blades at the top, as I have found that the wire isn’t stiff enough to make sure both blades move the same distance with each swivel. It tends to buckle in the middle. I also have nails (not pictured) that are being used to secure the blades to the top bar and allow them to swivel; the holes on the bar are just slightly smaller than the ones on the blades, thus the nails stick firmly in the bar while allowing the blades to move freely.

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I have obtained goggles, and the 3D models of the wiper setup are pretty much set:

As a reminder, this is what I’m planning for:

I still need to test out the wiper blade material — I’m thinking either a sponge, or a small piece of rubber/silicone harvested from an old kitchen spatula.

2 Comments Add yours

  1. Kaitlyn says:

    I Love this concept, do you plan to only test it with water or maybe other things as well?

    1. Kerri says:

      Probably just water — if it works for that it should be ok for the rain, unless we get a weird acid rain storm or something in which case I’m out of luck haha

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