8 small machine screws and nuts to attache the denim shoulder straps - 2 cheap drawer pull handles (one on each side to help hold it steady when someone is drawing) - old pair of jeans, cannibalized to make the shoulder straps. several 3/8" nuts, washers, a couple nylon lock nuts, rounded nut caps. (hardware store) - 2 long (3"?) standard 3/8" machine bolts. (Had them already) - 1 sheet of plexiglas (I used a 24"x36" from hobby/craft store) - 2 lawnmower wheels for the knobs (I got 8" wheels from hardware store) - 1 crib mattress bed sheet (mine was a jersey knit material) - red - 40-50' of 1/16" wire rope - many 1/16" wire rope ferules - 8 small springs - 1 long steel rod, cut into pieces just less han 24" and 36" - 9 screen door ball-bearing wheels, I used these as the pulleys. A number of contemporary artists proves that the limitations of an Etch A Sketch can foster incredible, detailed pop art, some of which have been sold for upwards of 10,000 and attracted the attention of U.S. Here's a list of the materials I used to create my costume: Materials: - 2 pieces of 1/4" plywood, 1 the size of the finished piece, the second slightly smaller. Though the Ohio Art Company partook in the toy industry and was very successful, the metal lithography sector of the company remains the core. He also revealed the real story behind all of those Etch A Sketch messages. Another toy produced by Ohio Art in the 1960s was the Bizzy Buzz Buzz, invented by Bernard Benson. Complete build photo collection: Videos describing wiring, showing functionality: The final product of the Etch A Sketch was first produced on Jat the Bryan, Ohio factory. I decided to use the same style of wiring as inside a real Etch a Sketch, but use a piece of Plexiglas and a dry-erase marker in place of the stylus removing aluminum powder from the glass. Simply submit your favorite picture and you will receive your own unique portrait. I decided to make it FUNCTIONAL! A real Etch a Sketch works with aluminum powder on the inside, and this is too messy to expand to the large size. loved ones with one of these personalized Etch A Sketch portraits. I knew it would be easy to make a billboard / sandwich board style costume to look like the Etch a Sketch, but I wanted to go one step further. In order to clear the screen between each frame but return everything to the same place I needed a rigid repeatable fixture. Essentially I used old-school stop motion video with hundreds of pictures for each video. One of my favorite toys from my childhood is the Etch a Sketch. Making the Etch a Sketch appear to act like a video touch screen was a lot of fun. Each year, our family does a theme costume, and this year, we decided to be classic toys. This instructable details the steps I went through to create the giant Etch a Sketch costume for Halloween 2008.
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