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Making Urethane Belts for Automaton Projects – Dug’s Tips 10

March 7, 2013

Making Urethane Belts for Automaton Projects In the last article, we looked at how to make pulleys for automaton projects. We also made belts from O-ring gasket material. Custom-sized belts…

Cabaret Mechanical Theatre aboard MS Stubnitz

March 5, 2013

Exhibition and Automata Workshops 13th March to 12th April 2013 “Hidden away in Hold One of the Stubnitz, a dozen precious and intricate machines sleepily await visitors to press their…

The Owl and the Pussycat Miniature

February 11, 2013

This miniature Owl and the Pussycat is the latest piece from the St Leger automata makers. The cat rows the owl along in the beautiful pea-green boat. View in shop

New Tin Heart by Keith Newstead

February 5, 2013

Keith Newstead’s classic beating heart design is back. Turn the handle and heart makes a pleasing noise as it beats and throbs back and forth. Recycled tin. Red and Gold…

Rodney Peppé Exhibition

January 28, 2013

The Wonderful World of Rodney PeppÃ© 16th March – 12th May 2013 Gallery 1, Ruthin Craft Centre Ruthin, Denbighshire, LL15 1BB Ruthin Craft Centre is opening a window on the…

You Give Me Butterflies by Simon Venus

January 18, 2013

A romantic new piece from Simon Venus. The two butterflies fly around each other in a pleasingly random way. Height 30cm Aluminium, brass, paint, wood. SOLD

Anubis Badges

January 9, 2013

Two new badges featuring our favourite Egyptian God Anubis. The first is a limited edition of 100 to commemorate the East Dulwich exhibition of 2012 at Space Station 65. The…

In Its Nature (2012) by Simon Venus

December 17, 2012

A crow which pecks your finger as you turn the handle. This new piece by Simon Venus is a homage to an automaton by Paul Spooner – ‘A Carrion Crow…

Answering Machine (2012) by Paul Spooner

December 15, 2012

A new one-off piece from Paul Spooner. It’s a machine for undertaking thankless tasks; useful for refusing loans and favours of all kinds, invitations to dull parties, requests to take…

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