Paper Claw 2.0

I was featured on HackaDay! Link: http://hackaday.com/2011/07/05/paper-craft-claw/
I was featured on Make Blog! Link:http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2011/07/working-three-fingered-paper-claw.html

I made a paper claw a few months ago on instructables, and that design wasn't very good, it was small, it had rubber bands on it so the outside didn't look too great and it couldn't pick stuff up. I knew that I could make it better, the way of how it moved and was put together was not created until then, and I so far haven't seen any claws that use a design like this. This claw is based loosely off that design by that it has the same way how it is held together, every thing else is different and better.

This new design is bigger, it can now pick stuff up,and it uses a different way of making the claw open and close, so there is no external parts except the claw segments. It could also be made to suite to what you need, metal for heavy duty, it being longer to pick up stuff for the disabled, plastic for the cost and strength, or any thing else that is flat that you have laying around!

The first 5 people to make it will win a patch!
The first person to make this will win a 3 month membership! 
InfiniTTTy already made it!(he messaged me before every one else)
And the other 4 people to make this will get a patch!
dj-party made it second! Derek Scott Customs made it third! Potatoman1234 made it forth!


Here is the video:




Well, anyways, to the instructable!

Step 1: Supplies

Here are the supplies

• paper(I used thick cardstock but cardboard should work, i didnt test it out)
• snippers
• glue
• wire (26 gauge is what i used)
• a regular paperclip(not the small kind)
• plyers
• scissors
• and a tack or pin

Comments

[dj-party]

My metallic version XD

[dombeef]

Wow! Unfortunately, someone private messaged me that they made it, before you, but I am still going to give you a patch!
Can you post a video? I wonder how it moves so smoothly, how thick is the metal?

Great job!

[Derek Scott Customs]

here it is

[dombeef]

I dont see anything

[InfiniTTTy]

I build it! Very cool. I should have used thicker card stock for the inner assembly - it's a little flimsy in my version. Maybe I should have doubled everything up instead of just the claws. I also used paperclips which I think are were a little too think which made everything a little more tricky to build. Pics are here: https://picasaweb.google.com/rick.mccaskill/PaperClaw20 Thanks for the instructable!

[dombeef]

Congratulations!

[Derek Scott Customs]

I guess it didn't upload. Do you have a email I could send it to?

[dombeef]

Before I do that how about you try again?

[Derek Scott Customs]

ok

[dombeef]

You made it!

[Potatoman1234]

I have built one i am going to make mine a portal gub

[Potatoman1234]

opps got to put picture

[dombeef]

Wow, good job! The patch is coming up!
And if you finish the portal gun you have to post a picture! :)

[radioloris]

I just want you to know that I am going to attempt to make this today with 24 kids, ages 7-14. We'll see how it goes!

Thanks for such good details!

[dombeef]

Good luck!
And your welcome!

[radioloris]

Well, it proved to be too difficult for one 2 hour class period, lol. I ended up finishing them for all the 7-9 year olds, and only doing the middle part for the older kids. I had them specifically look at how they were put together and said I wanted them to think of ways to make their own versions out of different materials or sizes.

I called this their prototype. :)

[dombeef]

Did you take pictures? I would love to see how they did!

[or_ford98]

man, i love your blue tape!! :))

[dombeef]

Thanks?

[or_ford98]

:)

[or_ford98]

how do you send patches?

[dombeef]

You have to be pro, then you get a limited amount of patches to send out.

[coolguyxp]

Hi,
I was wondering on the paper claw 2.0, how do you make the claw contract some more so that it can pick up smaller objects?

[Rybka30]

i think you are paperman :D great instructable :D

[dombeef]

Thanks!

[evindrews]

Please help! On this step, how did you connect the third piece? I could probably figure it out , but it would use alot of improvising and i'm afraid of messing it up.....

[dombeef]

Oh, you are making it, Good luck, you are almost done!

Ok, for the third piece you will have to "wing it", just try to bend the wire so it is tight enough, and push it into the extra hole. It is fine it it is a kinda loose, if it is too tight it wouldn't move very well.

When you are done make sure to post a comment on the first step and I will give you a patch!

[thing 2]

I want to make a long one for sneaking or whatever. I wonder if I could make one that will bend or have a kink in it to pick up stuff easier.

[dombeef]

I waas thinking of making one like that for the cardboard contest that is happening right now

[thing 2]

Cool.

[Propslap]

But will it pick up stuff
Will it blend

[dombeef]

It can pick stuff up, and I know the youtube channel, it will blend.

[pietzeekoe]

Make a portal/gravity gun with it

[dombeef]

That was the original plan with it, but I made my measurements too small, I might make another instructable with the portal gun, it might be my halloween costume

[vishalapr]

The video is brilliant!Well done!

[dombeef]

Thanks!

[vishalapr]

You are welcome!

[uberdreww]

if you make the main body like an oval it would almost look like the portal gun

[dombeef]

As I was making the plans a few weeks ago(i was really busy and I forgot about it) I was trying to make this for a replica of the gravity gun from the half life series. If you were to do it you would have to make it like this and then cover it with an oval like cylinder.

[cloudifornia]

Very interesting, but how is this used as a kid's toy? I'm older than duct tape and I just don't get it.

[dombeef]

It is fun to play around and pick stuff up with it, at least my sister likes it, she plays around with it.
If it was longer be put over a kids arm so the kid could play and make believe they were a robot, etc

[jeremyzoo]

I saw your project on makezine.com
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2011/07/working-three-fingered-paper-claw.html
Good job!

[dombeef]

Oh, that is too cool! I would have never thought that I would get on that blog!

And thanks!

[Derek Scott Customs]

you only show 3 claws but with the pdf it has 6. do we double them?

[owar]

Last part in the Step 3:

"For the claw segment, after you glue it on and cut it out, glue two pieces together to make it stronger."

Cheers!

[InfiniTTTy]

I found the bending of the paper clips to be easier with two pairs of needle nose pliers. One to hold the 1 inch paper clip piece and the other to bend the 90 degree angles.

[blackoutneji]

Can I make it out of another material and still get pro membership? i can use a modified design of this for my homemade claw machine!

[dombeef]

It depends if you post a comment with it first!

And yeah, I was thinking that anyone could modify it to their need, if it is metal for it being strong or left over plastic, I am even able to change the claw design if I need to pick up different objects, This is just the basic one

[ClockworkDragonfly]

I'm actually considering making one based on your design in reinforced leather as a costume element for a LARP. It really is a very simple & adaptable design with a lot of possibilities.

[dombeef]

You should use a base inside the leather, it might not be strong enough.

[ClockworkDragonfly]

It will all depend on what cut of leather I use (for example sole bends for shoemaking vs saddle skirting) and exactly how large/heavy the objects I want to be able to lift will be. The whole costume is still in the planning stages, so I don't know that last bit just yet. That will determine if I will be able to use raw veg tan leather (which is much more stiff and structurally sound than what you may be thinking of), if I will need to harden it (via the hot water hardening process I use when I make armour), or build a frame for the inside.

[dombeef]

Ok, when you do make sure to post a comment with a picture for a patch!

[mikeasaurus]

Nice design, and congratulations on the feature on hack-a-day!

[dombeef]

Thanks!

[jimopertrat]

Voted! 5* always wondered how to make 1 of these

[dombeef]

Thanks!
If you make it before anyone else, You will get a 3 month pro membership!

[Sunny124613]

This is really cool!
I voted! :)

[dombeef]

Thanks!

[Matrix-technician]

Great job! This is a very nice design. What i like is that the design can be easily changed to accomodate other materials to produce this out of. Keep up the good work!

[dombeef]

Thanks!

[rimar2000]

Nice design. Nowyou could do it metallic or wooden, for utility use.

[dombeef]

Thanks!

I was thinking, if I won the Toy Contest I could make plans so I could make it better and stronger in plastic. It would also be able to be scaled up and down easier. But it is very unlikely, other instructables are way higher in views and ratings, and some one even made a 3d plotter out of legos!