Stop Motion Puppet Pt. 1

Step 7 Make the connections

Using the contact adhesive and aluminum armature wire, we are going to start to assemble all the parts.

Place a bead of the adhesive to a scrap piece of cardboard or paper-towel and dip in the tip of a piece of the aluminum wire. When you have a good amount on the wire, insert it into one of your wooden segments, then cut off the excess. Remember to leave at least an inch of wire sticking out so you have some room to trim it to size later on. Insert one bit of wire into each piece and let it set up for a while.

Once these are dry (if you attached the armature wire in the order I have) you can finish one of the legs and one of the arms.

""*NOTE* After gluing a piece of wire into each wooden piece, I noticed it would have been easier if I had marked off a 1/4" point on the drill bit, as a depth meter, so all the holes would be equally deep, making it easier while cutting the armature wire without having to check the length over and over again.""

Luckily for this armature, the joint spaces all rounded out to a nice 1/2" space.

For the "spine" of the armature, simply line up the Chest and Hip blocks with your drawing to figure out a length of wire.

Once all the wire is cut you can start assembling the pieces.