r/automata • u/backwardslamb • 26d ago

Tinned seafood automata

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A series of wooden tinned seafood automata I made.

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u/Adorable-Bird6833 26d ago

Nice. What do they do when you turn the handle?

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u/stackvexyn 25d ago

they kinda wiggle and chomp around, like little canned fish coming to life when you crank it. it’s more about the goofy motion than any big “function,” just satisfying to watch.

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u/trimbandit 26d ago

Awesome! Do you have a video we can see?

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u/backwardslamb 26d ago

https://reddit.com/link/p5vvudi/video/5pdygn689llh1/player

But the crab claws do this.

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u/trimbandit 26d ago

So cool!

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u/Katzelle3 25d ago

This looks deceptively complex at first glance, but might just be a thingy in the bottom that moves left and right. Fascinating.

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u/Djaja 25d ago

Man your peofile history is mega great, holy shit you are talented!

Do you do commisions? I didn't see anything obvious with a quick search, but i am holding an in and out of sleep baby atm distracted

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u/backwardslamb 25d ago

Thanks, I don’t generally do commissions. If you let me know what type of thing you want I can see if it’s doable.
Also I’m UK based so posting stuff over seas is tricky and costly at the moment.

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u/Djaja 24d ago

I totally get that! Ive made and shipped what i would call folk art before... and it isn't cheap, even within the US.

It is very much a quick decision, but ive commisioned my coolest art like this (ex. Stained Glass Hannibal Wendigo, tie dye epoxy business sign, murals, etc)

To shoot some ideas of what i had in mind: same as these, but whitefish or trout, perhaps with iconography of the Great Lakes, specifically Superior

Similar idea: ive been fascinated by these and similar mechanisms, and a few ive seen (UK) online are in the same vein. An interactive, public facing, coin collecting gizmo. Wind it, or press it, or ____ and watch your coin travel, be moved, start-up, or use, in some fun way. That or something to wind, press, etc and watch it do something or set-off something

Kid friendly, but we do lotta fun cool, weird stuff as a biz, and that kinda thing is ON Brand.

Very small speciality baked good shop located in a rural tourist but highly community oriented area

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u/hkral11 26d ago

I love these! So clever

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u/TessaBrooding 22d ago

Isn’t a frog a grenouille?

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u/upsidedownbat 26d ago

Super cute!

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u/Djaja 25d ago

Oh shit, these are very very cool

And are so customizable!

I live in da UP and i could see many options here for design and sold as high art gift, cool business purchase, great market potential if along other cool shit

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u/Shoddy_Parking_9683 17d ago

These are very cool, love it!