Make your own Portal Sentry Turret Egg Cup

I made this Portal Turret egg cup using materials I had at home. These materials are also widely available at hobby shops. It may be easier to create the egg cup with other methods, such as welding, machine working, 3D printing, etc., but I used what I had at hand. Makes breakfast a little more science-y.

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Step 1: Materials / Tools

Here is the materials and tools list. The image doesn't show everything and a few items I didn't use in the end.

Creating the Egg Cup Frame:
Floral or Garden wire, 1.5mm diameter (in black if possible)
Thin Aluminium Wire, 0.5mm or less*
Strong, non-toxic adhesive for metal work*
Various Dowels or other round objects
Helping Third Hand tool or a vise
Pliers and wire cutters

Creating the Egg Cup Decoration:
White Fimo
Black Fimo
Fimo Roller
Flexible Ruler*
Aluminium Foil*
Egg Shell, bottom half and empty*
Dremel & fine sanding tip (optional)*

Decorating the Egg:
Soft-Boiled Egg, cool enough to handle*
Red Felt Tip Pen
Black Felt Tip Pen

Reference Images:
Google Images for "Portal Turret"
http://hellsplumber.deviantart.com/art/Portal-Turret-99072569
http://gameanxiety.wordpress.com/2011/04/20/portal-2-review/
http://www.robotshop.com/blog/images/Turret-portal.jpg

*Not shown in image.

whitemonk says: Mar 30, 2013. 9:34 PM

Sooo.... We'regoing to the source of the cake and now the egg is a lie?

DireSolace says: Aug 21, 2012. 6:08 PM

THE CAKE IS A LIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!LIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!LIE!LIE!LIE

CarmenCotelo in reply to DireSolaceMar 30, 2013. 10:40 AM

Dire Solace just won the internet with that comment.
:D

DireSolace says: Aug 21, 2012. 6:09 PM

the egg is real

dombeef says: Apr 29, 2011. 3:52 PM

(How about Want You Gone(Portal 2)?)

Well, here we are again.

Tzite in reply to dombeefMay 4, 2011. 10:06 PM

It's always such a pleasure.
Remember when you tried to kill me twice...

dombeef in reply to TziteJun 24, 2011. 8:15 AM

Oh, how we laughed and laughed.
Except I wasn't laughing.

vulcan24 in reply to dombeefJul 12, 2011. 5:20 AM

Under the circumstances I've been shockingly nice!
Portal 2 ftw

dombeef in reply to vulcan24Jul 12, 2011. 6:49 AM

You want your freedom? Take it.
That's what I'm counting on.

I used to want you dead but now I only want you gone

nicboyman in reply to dombeefApr 14, 2012. 6:09 PM

She was a lot like you.

Welcome to 2012... 4 months ago.
PORTAL 2!

sonicgreg in reply to dombeefJul 17, 2011. 6:19 PM

C-C-COMBO-BREAKER!

andreysam says: Mar 24, 2012. 2:01 PM

Cool. http://dmsh86.ru/

gt11182 says: Dec 20, 2011. 6:17 AM

Cute!!!

tommiesmee says: Dec 17, 2011. 3:44 PM

"i'm different..."

Supernewby (author) says: May 23, 2011. 6:38 AM

Cake is never a lie with me.

jozaud says: May 1, 2011. 8:45 PM

SHOULD TOTALLY BE DONE WITH THIS:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Egg-cakes/

portal turret egg filled with cake.
i want one.

gt_cochran in reply to jozaudMay 2, 2011. 5:45 AM

Cant be done. The cake is a lie.

blah42 in reply to gt_cochranMay 23, 2011. 1:30 AM

noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
glados promised not to lie
the cake is not a lie
the cake is not a lie
the cake is not a lie

The nerdling in reply to gt_cochranMay 2, 2011. 8:26 PM

lol

jozaud in reply to gt_cochranMay 2, 2011. 8:28 AM

THE cake is a lie. that SPECIFIC one.

and actually it isn't even a lie. the model is in the game, and you can get to it by glitching yourself out of the level. This video is completely mindblowing. all of the first game in 15 minutes, and then he gets the cake.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1U5RUVENNE

gt_cochran in reply to jozaudMay 2, 2011. 10:03 AM

I've done that myself. It is amazing that someone actually found how to do that.

RatCamper in reply to gt_cochranMay 5, 2011. 3:18 AM

The cake is in the game anyway. No glitch needed. Even though it's been around for a while it'd still be a spoiler for anyone who hasn't played it.

jozaud in reply to gt_cochranMay 2, 2011. 10:10 AM

yeah. the guy who did that speedrun spent HOURS and HOURS and HOURS figuring some of that out. like how he uses the turret to bounce himself higher so he doesn't need the companion cube. that one took him thousands of tries to get right, and then he only got through the level completely twice. so absurd. that playthrough isn't one take, btw. each test chamber is recorded separately. it would be IMPOSSIBLE to do on one take.

Gergohogbeido says: May 21, 2011. 4:46 AM

nice...

hug me and die says: May 20, 2011. 7:20 PM

i hav portal2,who els does?

a.baz says: May 20, 2011. 6:58 AM

I love this. I love this so much

illfixthatone says: May 15, 2011. 7:54 AM

My son loves portal and love making breakfast.... Coincidence? me thinks not.

cowscankill says: Apr 28, 2011. 1:42 PM

I love this. I love this so much.
Now someone needs to make incendiary lemons. Shall I be first?

AndyGadget in reply to cowscankillApr 28, 2011. 2:35 PM

Would an exploding carrot do?

cowscankill in reply to AndyGadgetApr 30, 2011. 8:33 AM

Ah well... it has to be Lemon.

St Jimmy in reply to cowscankillMay 2, 2011. 9:50 PM

But don't make combustable lemonade. That would be counter-intuitive

Tomcat94 in reply to St JimmyMay 3, 2011. 7:41 AM

When life gives you lemons, GET MAD!! GO TO LIFE'S HOUSE AND BLOW THEM UP WITH COMBUSTIBLE LEMONS!! YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT, I'LL HAVE MY RESEARCHERS MAKE COMBUSTIBLE LEMONS, AND BLOW UP LIFE'S HOUSE!!

God, I love Portal 2.

illfixthatone in reply to Tomcat94May 15, 2011. 7:53 AM

Hahahaha