Welcome to The DIY Magician RU-vid page. These videos are for people who like to work with their hands, make upcycled projects, and have fun being constructive. So let's grab some tools and make some DIY magic!
Nice tutorial, thanks for sharing. I'll definitely be making one soon. I recently signed up for your mailing list and I’m looking forward to checking out all of your other generous offerings. Cheers! One small, but important historical point that should be noted, is that the origin of the slapstick goes much farther back than Vaudeville. Both the slapstick prop and the physical style of comedy (along with a plethora of other familiar comedic characters, plots, and bits - even Vaudeville itself) can be directly traced to the little-known and totally underappreciated Italian style of “Commedia dell'arte” from the 16th century. The slapstick (or “Batacchio”) was most notably used by the irreverent character “Arlecchino” from the Zanni servant/fool class. The character “Punch”, likely the most notable slapstick wielder from “Punch & Judy” puppet fame, is a version of another stock Zanni character named “Pulcinella”. Truth be told, Commedia’s influences can be found everywhere, hidden in plain sight. From Shakespeare to Sitcoms, Bugs Bunny to Bart Simpson, and Charlie Chaplin to Jim Carry - all of these and countless more come from &/or were influenced in one way or another by Commedia dell'arte. As a comedy variety entertainer, actor, narrator, and creative/branding consultant, I personally use the fundamentals of Commedia dell'arte along with storytelling as the foundation for everything that I do professionally. Some fun and amazing Commedia facts include; The commonly known name “Harlequin” is derived from Arlecchino and the patches on his tattered servant costume evolved into the highly stylized diamond pattern that is often seen worn by Jesters, Jokers, and Clowns. The word zany (as in; amusingly eccentric, and/or unconventional absurd) comes from the servant/fool class’s name, Zanni, and the word pants (as in trousers) comes from Arlecchino’s master "Pantalone" who was in the upper class and (in part) a parody of a Venetian merchant. Hope you don’t mind the long comment. If you haven’t done so already, I’d suggest that you check it out. I’m sure that you’ll find it truly fascinating! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commedia_dell%27arte
Thank you for adding to the post... any extra history to a prop is always welcome! If you are looking for more ways to build a "slapstick", in addition to a few more comedy props for entertainers, check out my book "The DIY Magician Do-It-Yourself Comedy Props for Entertainers Two" available from Amazon. amzn.to/3sQqdIJ
I dismantled my ME+ two-way winder/rewinder. Everything looked good inside (belts, pulleys etc.). The problem seemed to be in the motor. The rotor shaft turned freely by hand but wouldn't spin on electric power. Sometimes it would run briefly if I turned the rotor shaft. But I noticed a "thumping" as the rotor shaft turned. As I looked at the motor case, it seemed to be out of round and holding the rear plastic piece in place with three of the four "clamps". I've tried saturating the insides with DeOxit D5 and later with alcohol spray in an effort to dissolve any hardened grease (sludge) that might be preventing the shaft from spinning freely. Nothing helps. So, I guess I need another motor. Do you have any idea where I could buy one? There are no markings on the motor itself but the input voltage is 12VDC 500mA. I notice that the six holes in the case on the pulley end are threaded so a plastic holder can be screwed into it. Oh, I just Googled 12VDC, 500mA electric micro motor and got a bunch of replies. They don't seem to have the threaded holes but I guess I could Super Glue the plastic holder to the case. Oh, Amazon has quite a selection, too. It's nice because they show the dimensions for the various motors like 130, 280 etc. All I gotta do is measure mine, I guess.
I buy commercially made spring snake products wholesale directly as well as make my own custom sizes and shapes using my professional spring winding machine... and offer both options for sale. You can contact me directly at andrew@remnetmagic.com when you are in the market.
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I should have watched your video first because I just bought me a dollar air pump that you just showed from the Dollar Tree I blew up two of them but it was very hard and it's really not easy to do this is the first time I've ever done this and I agree with you do not buy a 99 cent or Dollar Tree hand balloon air pump
