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WhereEaglesDare:
I found a broken RadioShack ARMATRON... and fixed it... and I'm going to make it better.

This BYOAC hobby has really gotten me back in touch with the stuff I had when I was a kid and I now I have a good job and the skills to make these things better.  I love it!

http://puttheglasseson.com/projects/armatron/

What you think?

SavannahLion:
Just a word of advice.

If you're going to do write ups, you might want to lean a little more in a more detailed explanation.

I can tell the claw is not working, but you don't exactly explain what was wrong with it. It's like the claw was broken then it "magically" fixed itself in the next photo. In the photo it looks like the plastic is broken necessitating a replacement or reconstruction but in the next photo, it's put back together. What was wrong? A broken pin? You found another ARMATRON for parts? What?

You have just enough content there to wet the tongue but not enough to satiate any thirst.

drventure:
Great project! I used to love that thing way back when. It'd be fun to mount that to a cab and PC control it so it'd put quarters in when you pressed the COIN button. Silly and pointless, but fun!

danny_galaga:

If the gears are plastic, I recommend Tamiya Ceramic grease. It's designed exactly for plastic gears, in this case in their R/C car gearboxes etc. Most hobby shops will have it, and some toy shops too. I've started using this stuff for N64 thumbsticks.

Cool toy by the way! I don't recall having seen one back in the day...

WhereEaglesDare:
Here is a video I found of it in action.  This thing is awesome.

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