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Automata Tinkering Kit

Automata Tinkering Kit

Dug’s Hints & Tips

Viewed from the side, here is a cam mounted to an axle. The follower rides along the edge of the cam as it rotates. The bearing guides the cam follower shaft.

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Automata Workshop

More Hints & Tips

More Hints and Tips

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To learn about making automata and how mechanisms work, try the following links:

  • Workshops We’ve run workshops all over the world – check this page to see if there are any upcoming near you.
  • Cabaret Mechanical Movement Our book on understanding simple mechanisms and making automata.
  • Videos 3 videos on Cabaret Mechanical Theatre, Making Automata and Paul Spooner.
  • Dug’s Automata Tips Dug North’s series on making automata.
  • Making Automata with Food Some videos based on our Food Automata workshop.
  • More Hints and Tips a page of links to various articles of interest!
  • We are working on an Automata Tinkering Kit.

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  • About Our Online Workshops
  • Keith Newstead – RIP
  • At Last, a Show Opens
  • Culture Recovery Fund Award
  • Junk Automata Make-a-thon Oct/Nov 2020

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Visit Virtually
Visit Virtually

Closed, open, closed, open… Virtual! Our Marvellous Mechanicals exhibition may have just closed at Gosport Gallery @SEARCHGosport but you can visit it online: www.cultureoncall.com/a-virtual…

Keith Newstead - RIP
Keith Newstead - RIP

We are very sad to announce that Keith Newstead passed away this weekend (Nov. 7/8) at the age of 64. Keith was a dear friend and exceptionally talented maker. He will be very sorely missed. Our thoughts are with his family at this difficult time. Photo credit: Steve Tanner

New Show
New Show

We are delighted to announce that we’ve opened a new exhibition - our first since Covid happened - in Gosport (UK - Hampshire, across the water from Portsmouth). See our blog post for more info and to book your time slot.

New Workshop
New Workshop

Announcing a family workshop which includes an introduction to the wonderful world of automata. We’ll talk together about tools and materials, explore some inspirational machines made by CMT artists and get started constructing our own projects making weird and spooky characters come to life.

During the day the zoom call will be open as a helpline where experienced tinkering facilitators will take a look at in-progress projects, offer new ideas and share tips and tricks. We reconvene in the afternoon to share our work and plan next steps for making and building with automata.

Family workshops are co-educational experiences (so adults, you get to do these activities too!). Best for ages 8 and up, tinkering with a parent or caregiver (in the same house or remotely).

Please see go here: cabaret.co.uk/ig/ for more as well as details of two other workshops we’re running.

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Fools for Sale
Fools for Sale

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Fools!
Fools!

‘In olden times being a fool was a job.’ Paul Spooner is working on a new limited edition of 5 fools. There will be more information in our next ‘CMT News’ email newsletter.

. #fools #april2020 #comingsoon #automata #paulspooner #teaser #pantomimehorse

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Cabaret Mechanical Theatre is a collection of contemporary automata founded in 1982. It has permanent and temporary exhibitions all over the world. We aim to entertain and inspire visitors, makers and collectors.

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  • About Our Online Workshops
  • Keith Newstead – RIP
  • At Last, a Show Opens
  • Culture Recovery Fund Award
  • Junk Automata Make-a-thon Oct/Nov 2020

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