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The Aperture Science Automated Pumpkin Turret

The Aperture Science Automated Pumpkin Turret
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A pumpkin so great that even Cave Johnson would be envious ... Behold! The Aperture Science Automated Pumpkin Turret!

In this instructable I will show you how to make this awesome Turret for under 15 bucks!

Check out the action shots below

If you liked this Check out the Wheatley Pumpkin Instructable!(link coming soon)
 
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Step 1Materials & Tools

Materials & Tools
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Materials:

A pumpkin of course! I used a white pumpkin for obvious reasons, which can be found at those specialty pumpkin stands that spring up around this time of year, but there's no reason why you can't go with traditional orange. Also I had to use two Pumpkins for this project one large on for the turret body and a smaller one for extra parts(knee caps and gun barrel holder).

8 feet of 3/4 or 1/2 inch PVC pipe - I picked up a 10 foot long piece from Home Depot for less than $2. you will only need 8 feet(the other two feet were used for the Wheatley pumpkin)

3 x "L" shaped PVC connectors (see pictures for reference)

1 x three way PVC connector (see pictures for reference)

1x four-way PVC connector (see pictures for reference)

1 x PVC cap (see pictures for reference)

Ink-jet transparencies

Epoxy glue

Black spray paint

LED tap light

Tools:

Heat Gun

Saw or dremel

Pumpkin carving tools

Printer
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8 comments
Nov 3, 2011. 5:58 PMEEduino says:
Nice job!
Nov 3, 2011. 5:17 PMSHIFT! says:
This is awesome but I'm more interested in your Pumpkin Wheatley! Please post an Instructable on him!
Nov 1, 2011. 4:34 PMHugo Boom says:
:O
It's like pure awesome condensed into a pumpkin!

You, sir, deserve the Nobel Prize in Pumpkin Carving!...... That and some cake*

I really hope you win!!

*ha ha, portal cake
Nov 3, 2011. 4:50 PMakoons says:
The cake is a lie.
Nov 3, 2011. 11:20 AMalinke says:
awesome, nice work!
Nov 1, 2011. 1:55 PMimBobertRobert says:
i feel like im always saying this. why didnt i think of that, and your a genious, and why didnt i think of using pvc for that?
Oct 29, 2011. 2:50 PMD00M99 says:
I'm sure you can make some money by making and selling the PVC parts on Etsy... ;)
Oct 29, 2011. 1:16 PMmikeasaurus says:
awesome!

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