Sound Automata
Sound automata is a modified automata mechanism designed to make a series of sounds instead of animate a scene or character. We've separated the material needed for the mechanism for the automata and the noise makers in order to make things clearer. While this a good starting place there is really no limitation on what material you can use especially on the sound making side. General materials for the automata mechanism: • A small bottle or large plastic cup • Foamcore or Cardboard • Skewers, chopsticks or 1/4'' dowel • Straws: standard and jumbo • Popsicle sticks Materials for making sound: • Annealed steel wire • Rubber bands, clothes pins (these make good springs if you need something to snap back) • Cups, cans and cardboard tubes (can be simply hit or have something stretched over them to make a drum, alternatively they can be cut into smaller pieces). • Bottle caps • Washers • Nails • Hot glue sticks Tools: • Scissors • Hot glu...