I am a costume technician, not a machine technician, or an engineer. I knew at this point I would need some help to build this. There was a lot of reluctance for colleagues to agree to participation at the start of my research project, but now I have something tangible, something exciting, everyone wants to get involved!
I approached LCF’s machine technician with my 3D print and pictures of the guide online. There is no detailed description on how to attach the adaption and so we discussed how this could be done from the photos. We picked a machine while he looked for a bolt to attach to the bottom of the rod. Next I headed to 3D effects for performance. I was in need of an aluminium rod, something I knew they had plenty of. Here the 3D support technician gave me an aluminium rod that fit the 3d print and showed me how me how to cut this to size.
I then drilled holes using the pillar drill to bolt the 3d print too. The machine technician came back with a bolt for the bottom of the rod and we could then attach to the machine.
Thankfully, the foot pedals of the machines have several holes for the pully that attaches to the motor. This gave me options on where to attach the rod to the pedal. From the pictures on Moving Mood (2023) they simply cable tied the rod to the knee lever. This supports the weight of the rod, but also allows you to use the knee rod with the Moving3dMachine.
Now it was time for me to test the machine.
It works!
To lift the foot, using the arm, move the stick to the right. The power the machine, apply pressure from the top down. The harder you push, the faster the machine.
I now plan to ask all the costume technicians to test this and ask for feedback for improvements.
References
Masters, S (2024) Cutting the rod
Masters, S (2024) Moving3Dmachine applied.
Masters, S (2024) Video of machine in action