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Dude Man · **Joined:** Wed Apr 18, 2012 3:15 pm **Posts:** 148

Does anyone know where to get parts like these ? I have looked for hours,and have found nothing

Dude Man · **Joined:** Wed Apr 18, 2012 3:15 pm **Posts:** 148

If only i could use these for my joints

nikel222 · Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 1:13 pm

hi it is a mechadoll frame for me it's the best doll frame i'm planning to make a similar frame for my own doll (not selling) but i prefer use carbon fiber
http://www.robbe.de/cfk-rohr-5-0x4-0x1000mm-ve10.html
this is from germany
Anyway it's expensive
The robolink is a good joint...but it seem there are step motors inside, isn't it?

Dude Man · **Joined:** Wed Apr 18, 2012 3:15 pm **Posts:** 148

nikel222 wrote:

The robolink is a good joint...but it seem there are step motors inside, isn't it?

I dont know,put i think they will still work manually.

nikel222 · Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 1:55 pm

I see the german site of robolink maker (it's made in germany)
it use a Bowden cable that is a moving machine element to transmit a mechanical movement or a pulling force through a combination of a wire and a casing sturdy in the running direction
Bowden cable was named after its inventor Ernest Monnington Bowden
very good joint

Dude Man · **Joined:** Wed Apr 18, 2012 3:15 pm **Posts:** 148

nikel222 wrote:

I see the german site of robolink maker (it's made in germany)
it use a Bowden cable that is a moving machine element to transmit a mechanical movement or a pulling force through a combination of a wire and a casing sturdy in the running direction
Bowden cable was named after its inventor Ernest Monnington Bowden
very good joint

So would it work on a doll manually?

Dude Man · **Joined:** Wed Apr 18, 2012 3:15 pm **Posts:** 148

It listens to your commands :mrgreen:

Dude Man · **Joined:** Wed Apr 18, 2012 3:15 pm **Posts:** 148

In this video it looks like he moves them manually.

MannequinFan · **Joined:** Wed Jan 04, 2012 9:58 pm **Posts:** 855

Dude Man wrote:

Does anyone know where to get parts like these ? I have looked for hours,and have found nothing

With the exception of the nuts and bolts and aluminum tubing, I seriously doubt you are going to find those parts anywhere.
I'm pretty sure that most of those parts are custom fabricated or rapid prototyped from a custom design. The pelvis design looks like it may be laser cut.

If you have computer design skills you might be able to replicate some of them fairly closely and have them machined from your cad drawings, which is probably what they did.