I think so too!

You're welcome!

I love to hear that it's sparked some ideas.

Awesome!

Glad to hear it!

Glad I could help!

Glad you liked it!!

Any time!

Thanks so much! Yeah, this can be used a variety of different ways.

Glad you like it!

You're so welcome!

Thanks so much, and welcome!

@@VanOaksProps thank you for the welcome and you have all the welcome for the comment I made. Thanks to you my projects I’m going to take less time because you’ve shown me a lot of tips and tricks to make your projects easier. I have friends that do the same, and I’m going to recommend you to them so they can watch your videos as well. Take care of yourself and blessings to you.

Glad it was helpful!

Glad I could help!

You bet!

First thing I thought was how can I incorporate this into my room. Dozens of ideas came to mind.

You bet

You're welcome!!

Glad you liked it!

@@VanOaksProps A lot, I liked it a lot. Thank you.👍

Go for it!

Please do!

Thanks for watching!

It's my pleasure!

Glad you enjoyed it!

Glad you like it!

Good luck!

@@VanOaksProps thanks :-)

Thank you very much!

You're welcome!

Thank you!!

They are not, but you could swap it out for a "reindeer" motor, which is the same type of motor but inside a waterproof housing. I'm actually in Los Angeles, but we have definitely had some rain during October. You'd definitely want to create some kind of weatherproof housing for the motor and electrical.

@@VanOaksProps Ok thanks. I've seen a few of those types of motor on Amazon UK and several running at 4, 5 or 6 rpm. On one (£8, so around $10), several people have mentioned they used it to replace a reindeer motor in a xmas display, so possibly it's waterproof - that or they're chancing their luck. I'll look into the specific reindeer motors. Apologies for relocating you to Tennessee lol. Now you've said it, I remember you're in LA. I've been to California twice, but never had the time to visit LA as we travelled several thousand miles up, down and across the state (including the Pacific highway) and simply ran out of time. LA is on our to do list as there's a lot we'd like to see there, but until the US government drop their ridiculous c0vid restrictions, we can't go back sadly. We've been to many states over the years, but absolutely love California best out of everywhere we've been, hence why we've been twice. I was mistaking you with another Halloween guy, Monster Tutorials, who I think does live in Tennessee. You both have beards, and you've never been seen in the same room together, so are you living a double life??

@True Brit Monster Tutorials IS in Tennesee, but doesn't he shave his head ?! Lol ! Derek has hair on his head ! So many haunters and we all follow the same YT haunters ! It's a great time to be alive, lol 😆

@@m.maclellan7147 Indeed, we all watch the different channels as they're very entertaining, knowledgeable, skillful and give us all ideas for our own projects. Derek's are so well put together, very informative, simple and very succinct. I've said it before - I wish they were longer!

@@TrueBrit1 I agree completely!

Glad it was helpful!

That's a great idea!

Glad you like it!

Anytime! Thanks for watching.

Glad it helped. Yeah, the synchronous motors don't have a ton of torque, sadly.

@@VanOaksProps a basic deer motor had just enough to work without spending much money. I used the popup mechanism so the killer rabbit from the Holy Grail can rise out from a grave stone (the epitaph is Ron A. Way)

Very true!

Thanks for the sub!

Great suggestion

Yeah, this definitely can be used for a variety of projects. Not just Halloween.

You can do it!

@@VanOaksProps 😊😉👍 I went on to watch several of your other videos after watching this one and subscribed you make some really cool stuff once again thank you for sharing

It will help me to outdo my neighbors lol😆

Cotter pins? I feel like bolts would get the job done for a long time before they'd need to be replaced.

It’s 5-6rpm. If you’re looking to lift anything over 2lbs you’ll want a motor with more torque, like a wiper motor.

I’m sure there’s an equation but I just used cardboard to mock it up and then transferred the dimensions to the aluminum.

Thank you@@VanOaksProps

You’d want to make sure your motor is covered or switch to one that has a weatherproof housing and use nylon washers to keep the joints from rusting out.

The lift height can be changed by modifying the length of the rods. So there’s some trial and error.

I want to say it's a 2mm x 10mm bolt. If you can't find those you may be able to bore out the hole to make the hole slightly larger.

Possibly. They don’t state a lifting capacity on the motor but I’d assume no more than a few pounds.

Because there's so many different things you could attach to the push rod there's no one way to do it. As for weight, if it's something heavier than a few pounds, you'll want to swap the synchronous motor for a wiper motor.

Just drill 2 additional holes in the top end for securing whatever you choose- so it can be changed out (2 holes on top of ea other for tilt stability). Then you could use a pc of wood or another small lighter aluminum stock that you can actually ‘affix’ to your prop with glue, or whatever

There’s a link to it in the video description

Links to everything can be found in the video description. 👍🏻

1-2lbs. But gravity can also be an issue, for example, if it's a lop sided object it may add significant force that would cause the motor to reverse direction. If you want more flexibility I'd go with a wiper motor.

Hard to say without seeing the existing rig.

@@VanOaksProps it's basically a piston in the center. One tube over another with a heavy spring inside it. A gear on a motor pushes a set of gears on the side of the top tube and rolls it into the loaded position. And it has a quick release that allows the spring to launch it. Most of the time the release is so hard the base even jumps some. And that's what ruins the gear connection that rolls it back into the launch position.

There’s a few ways you could go about it but it depends on what the head you want to attach is like.

Don't quote me on this, but I believe the middle bar would be 12" and the bar connected to the motor would be 6". I could be wrong, so you may want to mock it up with cardboard before cutting your final materials.

@@VanOaksProps Thanks so much! I really appreciate the reply and help. I'll try it out! Great job on all your projects!

​@VanOaksProps Hello again! So, got it all built and the length of bars you recommended was perfect! But found out that these motors reverse direction and the Styrofoam head and mask I have on it is too heavy. It makes it reverse when attempting to raise it, even with the lightest mask. Can't seem to find a single direction motor that doesn't reverse. Any suggestions?? Thanks so much!

@@damonpennington Do they work without anything on them? I’d look into windshield wiper motors.

@VanOaksProps Yes, it works with and without the Styrofoam head. But when I put anything on the head, even the lightest mask, it's a half an ounce too heavy, I guess! I'll keep trying to downsize this year, and try the wiper motors next time. Thanks for all your help!

There's a small screw that connects it through the motor shaft.

That's correct. The bar connected to the motor would need to be longer to get more movement.

​@@VanOaksPropsa long these same lines there's no reason to shorten all the rods to make travel even shorter? I'm trying to animate a carved alligator skull to have the jaws open and close just a bit, but have very limited room inside the head.

Nope. There was one in it.

The motor I used can only lift a few pounds and the weight distribution has to be balanced to do it. If you’re lifting anything heavier you’ll want to use a windshield wiper motor.

If the motion you need is small, you can use a short crank to reduce the torque needed.

I believe the one in the mansion uses a single push rod that is connected to the two hands to keep it level. So you could do something along those lines.

@@VanOaksProps Do you have a direct link for questions about this project and process are just in the comments

My email address is here in the details section: www.youtube.com/@VanOaksProps/about You just have to click to display it.

That’s correct. The spacing is important as well since you don’t want there to be too much room between the wheels and the rod.

⁠@@VanOaksPropsI ended up using 1/2” cpvc inside of a piece of 3/4” cpvc. It’s not elegant, but it’s functional! I also realized that my motor wasn’t lined up properly with the hole I needed to vertical arm to go though, so it was binding up there. Is there a place I could send you the video of what I came up with? I’m pretty proud of it as it’s my first animatronic. It’s a TNT box and I used a micro switch, power supply, and contactor to turn on a strobe light when the handle hits the bottom.

Sort of, yes.

The small motors can only lift a pound or two. If you needed it to do more I'd switch to a windshield wiper motor.

It depends on a few things, but under optimal conditions 1-2lbs. Anything heavier or attached in an unbalanced way would make it more difficult to push and would probably work better with a wiper motor.

The motor really depends on what you’ll be lifting. But there’s links in the video description if you wanted the same one I used.