Simple Pneumatic DIY Halloween Props

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Simple Pneumatic DIY Halloween Props is my introduction to getting started building your own pneumatic, animated, DIY Halloween props. We'll discuss the parts you'll need and look at a variety of different mechanisms that you can incorporate into your haunt and make it move!
Including animatronics can really bring your haunt to life!
For more information, please check out the links below and post any questions you may have.
If you liked this video and want more info on building pneumatic props, make sure to check out the playlist on all the pneumatic prop videos at • Pneumatic Halloween Props
Now go build something!
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#DIYAnimatronics
My Facebook Live episode with much more detail - • Pneumatics Simplified ...
The Ultimate Guide to Do It Yourself Animatronics - amzn.to/2Jl7gVu (this is an affiliate link)
Prop building plans - www.hauntechdiy.com/video-tut...
Pneumatics Haunt Forum Post - www.hauntforum.com/showthread...
Airline and Fittings tutorial - • Airline Essentials - A... and lots more on their Fright Props tutorials page as well - www.frightprops.com/faq/categ...
Automation Direct - www.automationdirect.com/adc/...
HauntBots Odin controller - www.hauntbots.com/index.php?ma...
Difference between NPT and BSPT threads - www.ralstoninst.com/news/stor...
Part 1 of a 2 part video series on building your own scissor mechanism - • Halloween prop scissor...
Trash Can Trauma video tutorial - • Kick The Fog - Trash C...
Skelerector plans - Bourno’s -bourno.weebly.com/halloween.html
and Haunted Yard- www.hauntedyards.com/home/skel...

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@halstaff 4 жыл бұрын

If you liked this video and want more info on building pneumatic props, make sure to check out the playlist on all the pneumatic driven prop videos at kzfaq.info/sun/PL8QP79jQXMVX4dvhUENBfapZU8M7Qx7N6

@user-ff5eh7xi9d 4 жыл бұрын

Sure i do and thanks for this a great channel :)

@tonyalittle-fischer9511 3 жыл бұрын

Where do you get the book on building pneumatic props

@halstaff 3 жыл бұрын

@@tonyalittle-fischer9511 The best deal on my book, The Ultimate Guide to Do It Yourself Animatronics is at Addicore as they offer free shipping - bit.ly/2SbpzAp It includes info on pneumatics and a whole lot more.

@brianhazelwood5055 4 жыл бұрын

If anyone is looking to get into DIY prop building Steve's book is a MUST! It walks you step by step from start to finish. Home prop building for dummies(that is me for sure)! It is worth every dime!

@halstaff 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Brian. I'm happy it is proving valuable to you!

@pattypetty9615 Жыл бұрын

Yeah that's me too! I'm not very knowledgeable about mechanic's!

@nolansnerfarena3422 5 ай бұрын

Incredible tutorial. I learned alot for my first build coming up this season

@BiosolidsBanditos Жыл бұрын

RIP steve. you gave me great ideas and encouragement with your videos. i'll miss your videos, pal.

@MarilynMansonIsBetterThanRap 10 ай бұрын

Did he die or just no making videos anymore??

@johnnylawn7922 Ай бұрын

He died

@hughmungus8320 4 жыл бұрын

Thank u I have been confused about these for a while but u have made me understand them! Thank u!

@halstaff 4 жыл бұрын

Happy I was able to help!

@intocoasters 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Steve, great video. I really enjoyed the focus on each prop in the second half. That witch is killer!

@halstaff 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! My plan was to showcase some of the possibilities and hopefully inspire others to create their own props.

@RaulSachsCarrillo 3 жыл бұрын

Yes!!! Thank you for this 🙏

@davidlanier2290 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for video. I am new to this and not very good with mechanics etc. Really appreciate it.

@IwasBourne 4 жыл бұрын

You can also get adjustable mufflers to put on the solenoid valves to adjust the speed of the cylinder and take the noise away from the object.Also with pneumatic parts and especially with the scissor mechanism, watch your fingers: they easily get stuck between moving iron parts.

@halstaff 4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely! I have used those as well. Great advice on keeping your fingers clear. Always pull the power and air when making adjustments to the mechanisms to keep from having a painful accident.

@chrismitchell3005 3 жыл бұрын

You are a Genius!!!

@pattypetty9615 Жыл бұрын

I do not know alot about mechanic's but this stuff is really neat & probably takes hours to make! But, worth the effort! Very awesome stuff! 👌 my husband has a big very expensive air compressor in the garage! Really love the Spider!

@deoblo85 4 жыл бұрын

thanks for sharing what's not to Love LOL !!

@halstaff 4 жыл бұрын

We do love our pneumatics!

@TrickrTerrorhaunt 4 жыл бұрын

Really nice video. I enjoyed it.

@halstaff 4 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you liked it!

@sswift11 Жыл бұрын

I bought your book!

@MrDudley724 4 жыл бұрын

Super rad dude. My boys and I are wanting to step up out Halloween game. Oldest is 10’ams loves robotics. This will be a great project to work on over the next year. Subscribed, liked and will check out your website! Thanks man! Are you on FB or IG?

@halstaff 4 жыл бұрын

Glad you received some value from it. Always excited to hear that the kids are interested. I am on Facebook at DIY Animatronics - facebook.com/DIYAnimatronic and on Instagram at instagram.com/halstaff5/

@robertdiyca6851 2 жыл бұрын

What size compressors do you run?

@bishipc117 4 жыл бұрын

I love Halloween props and pneumatics and motor driven things. I would love to have seen you do some cut away shots. to actually show me the actuation parts, the valves, the distribution blocks, etc. it’s really hard to see those things at 10 ft away. Maybe some shorter videos that go over each part in depth a little more. I would love to see your yard in action as I have not seen it before. I like that your helping the diy Halloween hunters out there as I am one of them.

@halstaff 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comments. I tried to include a few cutaways but I should have added more. I do include a chapter in my book covering this in more detail with lots of pictures. Also, be sure to check out the links in the forum thread I included in the comments. Among those is this download link to an article my good friend Vern Graner wrote on pneumatics - notepad.org/articles/16-PneumaticRobotics.pdf There are some videos of my haunt on my KZfaq page showing my haunt as well as tons of additional tutorials, Facebook Live episodes and prop demos. I am always happy to share what I do with other interested haunters. Keep on building!

@halstaff 4 жыл бұрын

You might want to check out the Facebook Live episode I did for more details - Pneumatics Simplified - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/opNmecR2m57JeWw.html

@Raynestorm1968 11 ай бұрын

While I appreciate the time you took to try to explain this, and while I know it's not what you intended, I ended up more confused about pneumatic props than before I watched your video. I had no idea there was so many parts to making a simple prop with this method. While the surprise or scare effect is not as good, I think I will be sticking to motorized props.

@forcedtosignup2 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Steve. Met you at Midsummer Scream. Quick question: what do I need to hook up the solenoid to an air tank? I bought the fright props kit, bit not sure how to hook up the solenoid to the tank

@halstaff 4 жыл бұрын

Which air tank did you get? Was it from FrightProps or Harbor Freight?

@500dartgts 2 жыл бұрын

where do you get the book on building pneumatic props

@SuperKitten1982 8 ай бұрын

Do you know how I can Make mine sound louder than they are I bought them from home depot but want them louder

@Orphicj 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Steve I’m trying to figure out how to build a pneumatic scissor prop but I don’t know how to make the prop turn it’s head from side to side and make its arms raise but if you know how to do that just let me know thank you 😀

@halstaff 4 жыл бұрын

Perfect timing as my friend, deoblo85 just upload his newest scissor prop and I think it will help you out - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/m91nrLCi2qimgn0.html

@DasmusicMusicalsonYouTube 7 ай бұрын

Do you sell any of these?

@laimdoesstuff11 7 ай бұрын

pop up mechinizum? I can't find it.

@sergeantseven4240 2 жыл бұрын

I know this is old, but I was looking at building a prop and thought about using the exhaust ports on the valve to blow air out of the prop as it jumps up to scare guests. Would that work?

@whosenameisitanyway Жыл бұрын

Or fog perhaps

@karunadebbarma6263 4 жыл бұрын

Hello sir I want to see how to make a props that can talk

@diyoregonnowtexas9202 9 ай бұрын

I'm working on a design for my 30 x 40 basement dark ride. The first few sections will be "some" of the following, mine,underground cavern, jungle, saguaro national forest, a scene with hills covered in wind turbines and then they begin to overload and explode. The last sections will be a Holy house rather than a haunted house, including Paul on the road to Damascus, Jesus healing the crippled man, Jesus walking on water, Jesus ascending into heaven and a cathedral with a pastor giving a sermon. Then on the way out a priest prop, will come out through a door and give his thanks for coming and blessings for the week.

@sivonparansun 4 жыл бұрын

What air source are you using? Do u have a compressor hidden? Are cO2 cartridges viable?

@halstaff 4 жыл бұрын

I use 2 stand up air compressors, one on each side of my haunt. One from Harbor Freight and the other is from Sear's. My primary unit, the one from Sear's, is kept in my prop storage shed so you can barely hear it. The other is on the far side of the haunt, well away from visitors. With the amount of air I use, I don't think that CO2 cartridges make sense. How many pneumatic props are you running?

@sevian3066 2 жыл бұрын

@@halstaff Hello! Hopefully you are still checking out comments: what air compressor models are you using? So many 20-30 gallons to choose from, and since they have a nice $ price tag, would like something reliable that someone with experience uses. Love the videos, already built a couple of motor-driven props based from your videos!

@omgitsjulian Жыл бұрын

video starts @3:14

@daltonstanley3855 4 жыл бұрын

Where did you get the eal head

@halstaff 4 жыл бұрын

The eel head was a custom piece I had made several years ago. The company that made him is no longer in business. :(

@user-ff5eh7xi9d 4 жыл бұрын

It's amazing and useful, but how can we switch all of them to work in same time please ??!!

@halstaff 4 жыл бұрын

You can attach multiple props to a single trigger. What exactly do you have in mind?

@user-ff5eh7xi9d 4 жыл бұрын

@@halstaff Hey, Thanks alot for respond :) , i'm manager of Briquette charcoal factory and i'm thinking to make pnuematic system for packing .

@halstaff 4 жыл бұрын

@@user-ff5eh7xi9d I'm a big fan of automating processes that you can and using pneumatics is certainly a viable method. However there is a big difference between what we do with the props we build and a commercial application. Our props run for a limited time, once a year vs. running continuously every work day. You can apply the principles we use but you'll need to scale them up so that they can function under the increased load without a ton of maintenance. You might want to check out Automation Direct - www.automationdirect.com/adc/home/home They are an industrial provider of pneumatics and can give you the proper advice on setting up a suitable system. I've purchased from them many times and have been happy with the service and prices.

@user-ff5eh7xi9d 4 жыл бұрын

@@halstaff Yes me too like so much automating proccesses and trying my hard to develop as much as i can , Yes sure i will check the website , Thanks a lot and hope you successful always :)

@LordHog 4 жыл бұрын

Is Amazon the only place that sells the book? If not, where else?

@halstaff 4 жыл бұрын

No it is not. In fact, one of the supporters, Addicore, offers free shipping - www.addicore.com/The-Ultimate-Guide-To-DIY-Animatronics-p/ad514.htm?Click=3169 You can also pick up a copy on the Nuts and Volts website - store.nutsvolts.com/books/sku17485 and at RobotShop - www.robotshop.com/en/ultimate-guide-to-diy-animatronics-by-steve-koci.html

@LordHog 4 жыл бұрын

@@halstaff Thanks, ordered from Addicore.

@halstaff 4 жыл бұрын

@@LordHog I hope you find it useful. Please let me know what you think and if you have any suggestions for Book 2.

@propaktom 10 ай бұрын

Awesome stuff. You still working? I'm going work on a few for my haunt this year! DruryLand 2023!! Thanks for your info! really helpful!!

@danielnicholson239 4 жыл бұрын

2nd !

@halstaff 4 жыл бұрын

So close! Thanks for playing and checking it out right away!

@user-ko7oq1pr9j 4 жыл бұрын

Hope the book gets to the point quicker than the video

@halstaff 4 жыл бұрын

With the book, it is easier to jump directly to the part that you are interested in. Maybe in the future, I can add video times for specific topics so you can jump right to them.

@user-ko7oq1pr9j 4 жыл бұрын

Apologies, great content, I’m just impatient 😁👍🏼