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✄---Rob--Ives--- @robives.bsky.social @robives
Joined February 2009
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I'm moving to Bluesky, hope to see you there! #Xodus bsky.app/profile/robives.bsk… Late stage prototype for paper record player ready to play 7" singles. #paperengineering #papercraft #maker
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Paper project for you to download and make. Crank the handle to make the vertical shaft turn. Use as a starting point for your own character based paper animation or add the included Christmas tree! buff.ly/3NXxSfl #automata #paperengineering #papercraft #maker
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I'm now on Bluesky at @robives.bsky.social Come by and say hi!
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Double Ducks! Latest newsletter, in which I talk about prototyping a new paper project. workshopnotes.robives.com #newsletter #papercraft #paperengineering #maker
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#Origami boat and quick return #PaperAnimation New project to download and make robives.com/project/qrboat/
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#STEAMjunk Origami crane project to download and make. Turn the paper clip wire crank and see the classic origami crane fly! #origami #mechanism #automata robives.com/project/bwcrane/
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#STEAMjunk #PolymerClay Skiing Penguin project. Download the fully illustrated step-by-step instructions from robives.com/project/skiing-p…
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Bellows powered Air Horse paper animation kit to download and make robives.com/project/air-hors… #automata #stemeducation #bellows #horse 45 m
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Here's an interesting mechanism for you to download and make. Double Ratchet mechanism made entirely from paper. #papertoy #automata #mechanism #stemeducation #FromTheArchives robives.com/project/drat/
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Shooting Star. An out of this world project made from beads, paper-clips and a terminal block. robives.com/project/shooting… #STEAMjunk #mechanism #automata #maker
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Chicken! A quick STEAM project made from household junk. Turn the bamboo skewer and the corrugated card cam lifts the paper chicken and makes it fly! robives.com/project/chicken/ #automata #chicken #maker #STEAMjunk
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Inspired by a visit to the woods above the beautiful Spanish city of Cuenca, the Pine Cone Bird. a wild making project created using pine cones, twigs and other detritus found along the woodland path. #WildMaking #STEAMjunk #automata #cuenca #spain #españa robives.com/project/pine-con…
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Latest Workshop Notes newsletter. Make your own magic dice! workshopnotes.robives.com
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Long tailed tit paper animation kit to download and make robives.com/project/ltt #paperengineering #paperanimation #longtailedtit #automata #maker
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New range of printed Paper Animation Kits, Follow instagram.com/paperkits.robi… Available Spring 2024 Visit us at the Birmingham Spring Fair Hall 5 : L14 Gift product finalist Pitch Live 2024 #SpringFair2024 #paperanimationkits #paperengineeing #papercrafts #maker #STEAM
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Latest newsletter. New Heart Spin project plus some ideas about how the mechanism might be extended in future projects...check it out! workshopnotes.robives.com
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Follow the fully illustrated instructions to make this spinning heart project for your True Love. robives.com/project/heart-sp… #heartspin #valentinecrafts #STEAMjunk #maker #automata
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#STEAMjunk Reindeer! Download the fully illustrated instructions to make your own! robives.com/project/steamjun… #automata #maker #christmascrafts
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I feel like @AnnetteMcGrath7 would be able to tell a whole deep history from this rock in the harbour wall, Cullercoats, Whitley bay
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#STEAMjunk Santa! make your own flying Santa by downloading and printing out he paper pasts and adding a few bits of household junk! robives.com/project/steamjun…… #santa #christmascraft #automata
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