EASY Halloween Pop-Up Mechanism DIY
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 มิ.ย. 2024
- Want to add motion to your Halloween display? Look no further. This simple DIY will have ghosts and goblins popping up in your haunt in no time! Plus, very few tools are needed.
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Using the rollers was a great idea! Really gives the device a smooth motion.
I think so too!
I could see many uses for this! I'm imagining a casket lid opening and closing with a spooky something peeking out! This provides a good template for so many applications!
Simplicity is an art form.. Love this!!
FINALLY an automated video that is actually easier to do for the novice! THANK YOU!!!
You're welcome!
I was gifted a ton of haunt stuff from another haunter and they had this same motor in the bins. Wasnt sure what to do with but I do now!! Thanks!
Beautifully explained! This is exactly what we’ve been looking for as we plan how to incorporate a “floating” pixie into our Potter display this year. Can’t wait to give this a try!!!
OMG!!! You're the BEST!!! I have a huge delivery box that would make a perfect coffin, but I wanted to make the tops open and close. This is the perfect solution. Thank You sooo much ❤❤😀😀
This is exactly what I need right now! I told my husband about a neat idea for a prop that moves on our roof but wasn't sure how to get the right movement. This is exactly what I wanted, and I already have most of the supplies! I know what we're doing next weekend!!
Awesome!
Simplicity in itself, I can see a multitude of uses for this and adding a motion detector would be fun.
I love to hear that it's sparked some ideas.
so simple with such elegant results and options...THANKS!!
Glad you like it!
I really like the marker actually. Simple design on the project, great video.
This was incredibly clear and helpful: thank you so much!!
Thanks for sharing! I've always been intrigued by how things work and adding movement to props. There are so many things this set up will work with. 😮
You're so welcome!
So nicely done! Makes my ideas instantly start churning...
Glad to hear it!
I really like the idea of using the rollers I was using drawer slides but I like this idea way more!
Thank you!!! This helps sooooo much! I can see lots of places I can use this. My cemetery is gonna rock!
Glad I could help!
Nice. I used a shopvac and tubes to create a pop up. By using a motion detector, I hooked that up to the shopvac and used the blower action to push up a tube. inside another tube. i attached a lightweight ghost to the top of the inner tube. When a trick-or-treater passed by, the detector would activate the pop-up ghost and keep it up until the sensore dropped out. Gravity would lower the ghost.
Great idea and very simple. Now I just figure out how I would want to use this.
Very cool! Easy to follow instructions too!
This is very cool with great instructions. Thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
Cool I gotta try this
Fantastic video and thank you so much for putting the motor link in the description!
Any time!
This is the exact video that I needed!
I want to display a lawn scene that has the Charles Schultz Peanut Gang waiting for the Great Pumpkin.
The mechanism will be the great pumpkin rising up behind them.
Thank you! ♥️
As Always, great ideas with unlimited applications. I'm a fan.
Thanks so much! Yeah, this can be used a variety of different ways.
I love to make halloween decor and never can make animated … but with this Idea I might be able too !! I’m going to !! Thank you for this brilliant idea
FaNtastic you just solved an issue for my room build I love the simplicity of it all thanks !!!
First thing I thought was how can I incorporate this into my room. Dozens of ideas came to mind.
Simple - I love it...
This is so satisfying! I tried making a prop like this but it was a total fail:( this one’s so much better and would last longer! Great job and can’t wait for the next video!
Glad you liked it!!
Thank you so much for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
Love it. Going to do this one for sure.
Please do!
Video gold. Thanks for sharing! Great work, as always. 🤘💀
You bet
Awesome! Simple yet effective. For the price that simple animatronic props are being sold for in the Halloween stores, it makes financial sense to try to build some things yourself. Thank you for sharing your creativity.
Glad I could help!
Wow! Great idea.
Glad you like it!
Wow!!! That's Awesome!!!! Thank You For The Prop Instructional Video!!!! 😀👍💯🧡🖤😎 Thanks Again!!!! Caught Up Now It Shut Off My Bell!!!
You are awesome! Saved our Halloween and our pockets! Thank you, man!
You're welcome!!
Thanks ❤
Awesome thanks 👍🇬🇧
Amazing 👍🏻👍🏽👍
Love it!!
Thank you!!
Very creative! Fantastic video!
Thank you very much!
Thank you sir.
It's my pleasure!
Easy enough I can do this thank you !
You're welcome!
Like it!
That is very helpful, thanks.
Glad it was helpful!
I’m totally going to use this for my TNT detonation box prop this year!
Another fantastic video, Derek ! :D
Glad you enjoyed it!
Very useful and well explained, as usual. Cool
Glad you liked it!
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A lot, I liked it a lot. Thank you.👍
I've needed a pop up for my pirates for a while. Thanks for posting this.
You bet!
Thank you so much for putting out videos like this, you make them so understanding and easy to follow im gonna try this when my parts come in. Thanks again
Good luck!
@@VanOaksProps thanks :-)
This is a great idea! And the background music made me laugh because I could picture a skeleton head popping up behind a tombstone, or maybe a ghost silhouette popping up in the window when the trick-or-treaters come by
I like Casey Kasem telling me how to do this! ❤
Hi there. Just found your channel and I’m absolutely blown away with some of the stuff that you make. Absolutely love it. I love building things with my hands and you’ve shown me quite a few tips and tricks that I never knew. Thank you for doing these videos because you do them so well. Please keep it up. Take care and blessings to you from England.
Thanks so much, and welcome!
@@VanOaksProps thank you for the welcome and you have all the welcome for the comment I made. Thanks to you my projects I’m going to take less time because you’ve shown me a lot of tips and tricks to make your projects easier. I have friends that do the same, and I’m going to recommend you to them so they can watch your videos as well. Take care of yourself and blessings to you.
😲😲😲😲😲wow! So cool,!
I bet this could be used to make books move... so many ideas
quick and easy i love it !! I don't think I've seen this setup before Awesome !! HFL!!
Glad you like it!
This is the first of your videos I've seen. You have a great radio voice! I thought i was listening to Casey Kasem for a second there.
It would be great to see some examples of how you put this into use. I'm guessing some of your other videos do that.
Great video and seems easy! Hmmmm, maybe Halloween will be a little spookier at my house this year.
Go for it!
I wish I had a tutorial this good when I made mine 😆
Great idea and compact, going to use this for my chimney peeper, I did have a skeleton looking like it was climbing out of the chimney but know he’s going to be popping in and out, thanks for the information/ inspiration!🎃⚰️🤘💀👻
That's a great idea!
nice
Cool
No Arduino needed guys! Fantastic! Thanks!
Anytime! Thanks for watching.
Very simple and effective. Are those motors water and weatherproof Derek? I think you live in a southern state (Tennessee?), so presumably your autumn weather is relatively dry? It's not particularly wet where I live in the England, but it will definitely rain on and off in October. The problem we have is that our mains power is double yours at 220/240v, which is more than enough to make one's day end very badly indeed if one get a shock. Thanks.
They are not, but you could swap it out for a "reindeer" motor, which is the same type of motor but inside a waterproof housing. I'm actually in Los Angeles, but we have definitely had some rain during October. You'd definitely want to create some kind of weatherproof housing for the motor and electrical.
@@VanOaksProps Ok thanks. I've seen a few of those types of motor on Amazon UK and several running at 4, 5 or 6 rpm. On one (£8, so around $10), several people have mentioned they used it to replace a reindeer motor in a xmas display, so possibly it's waterproof - that or they're chancing their luck. I'll look into the specific reindeer motors. Apologies for relocating you to Tennessee lol. Now you've said it, I remember you're in LA. I've been to California twice, but never had the time to visit LA as we travelled several thousand miles up, down and across the state (including the Pacific highway) and simply ran out of time. LA is on our to do list as there's a lot we'd like to see there, but until the US government drop their ridiculous c0vid restrictions, we can't go back sadly. We've been to many states over the years, but absolutely love California best out of everywhere we've been, hence why we've been twice. I was mistaking you with another Halloween guy, Monster Tutorials, who I think does live in Tennessee. You both have beards, and you've never been seen in the same room together, so are you living a double life??
@True Brit Monster Tutorials IS in Tennesee, but doesn't he shave his head ?! Lol ! Derek has hair on his head !
So many haunters and we all follow the same YT haunters ! It's a great time to be alive, lol 😆
@@m.maclellan7147 Indeed, we all watch the different channels as they're very entertaining, knowledgeable, skillful and give us all ideas for our own projects. Derek's are so well put together, very informative, simple and very succinct. I've said it before - I wish they were longer!
@@TrueBrit1 I agree completely!
Great design and explanation. I had a hard time using the recommended motor because it did not have enough torque to lift the prop (it weighed 200 grams). Had to switch to a larger motor.
Glad it helped. Yeah, the synchronous motors don't have a ton of torque, sadly.
@@VanOaksProps a basic deer motor had just enough to work without spending much money. I used the popup mechanism so the killer rabbit from the Holy Grail can rise out from a grave stone (the epitaph is Ron A. Way)
Nice video. Great idea. I would have made it so much more complicated that that. Simpler is most of the time better.
Very true!
You can also use a drawer slide to get the same smooth motion 👍🏻
Great suggestion
Outstanding tutorial my dude!! Consider me subscribed!
Thanks for the sub!
Will be keeping this in mind for my room build. Unfortunately we dont get any Halloween traffic here or I would love to do something even 1/8th the size of what you do each year.
Yeah, this definitely can be used for a variety of projects. Not just Halloween.
Another great video! Any suggestions for alternatives to using bolts? My guess is that they would wear out pretty quickly. Then again, they are a super easy repair when the time comes.
Cotter pins? I feel like bolts would get the job done for a long time before they'd need to be replaced.
Should do one that springs out and slowly goes back down
That is awesome!! It’s very possible that I may be able to do this one considering not a
Really handy woman haha
Thank u for sharing!!
You can do it!
@@VanOaksProps
😊😉👍
I went on to watch several of your other videos after watching this one and subscribed you make some really cool stuff once again thank you for sharing
It will help me to outdo my neighbors lol😆
This one doesn't really "pop" up. It moves smoothly up and down. You can get more like a "pop" action with a thing like this:
1) Provide some sort of stop that stops the downwards travel of the rod that goes through the rollers.
2) Change the bottom hole in the rod to be a slot.
The idea is that the slot allows the connecting rod (think piston engine) to slide down the slot as the motor turns the crank the bottom half of the rotation. This means that the "gag" is only moving for 1/2 of the rotation.
That music would have been appropriate at my wedding.
I can see turning that gizmo into a drowning person with arms attached at the sides..
Love it! What rpm is the motor? Ones I've bought in the past are ever strong enough. This is a great idea!
It’s 5-6rpm. If you’re looking to lift anything over 2lbs you’ll want a motor with more torque, like a wiper motor.
Great video!! I was wondering how to figure out the length of the flat stock that you need to have the pop up extend completely to be seen?
I’m sure there’s an equation but I just used cardboard to mock it up and then transferred the dimensions to the aluminum.
Thank you@@VanOaksProps
wouls love to see a ouija board motorized
What can it lift when used vertically? Could it move a foam head with latex mask?
Possibly. They don’t state a lifting capacity on the motor but I’d assume no more than a few pounds.
What size bolt are you using to connect to the motor? I’m having trouble locating something small enough.
I want to say it's a 2mm x 10mm bolt. If you can't find those you may be able to bore out the hole to make the hole slightly larger.
So how do you attach your prop to it? How do you compensate for the weight of the prop?
Because there's so many different things you could attach to the push rod there's no one way to do it. As for weight, if it's something heavier than a few pounds, you'll want to swap the synchronous motor for a wiper motor.
Just drill 2 additional holes in the top end for securing whatever you choose- so it can be changed out (2 holes on top of ea other for tilt stability). Then you could use a pc of wood or another small lighter aluminum stock that you can actually ‘affix’ to your prop with glue, or whatever
Any tips on how I could make this outdoor proof??
You’d want to make sure your motor is covered or switch to one that has a weatherproof housing and use nylon washers to keep the joints from rusting out.
Curious as to how much actual lift height you were getting and what I could do to achieve a greater lifting height with this mechanism?
The lift height can be changed by modifying the length of the rods. So there’s some trial and error.
I believe the concept and design is an excellent one, what I worry about is whether the reindeer motor is going to be able to handle the weight of the linkage and whatever it is being asked to lift especially in a vertical application without burning out and failing. Perhaps a redesign of the material used for the linkage (i.e plastic or nylon) or the use of a wiper motor may be a better choice.
What type of motor did you use can a motor out of a microwave work for this or is it too small
There’s a link to it in the video description
Any estimate on how much weight that would lift in the vertical orientation?
1-2lbs. But gravity can also be an issue, for example, if it's a lop sided object it may add significant force that would cause the motor to reverse direction. If you want more flexibility I'd go with a wiper motor.
Where did you buy the motor from and what kind / model is it?
Links to everything can be found in the video description. 👍🏻
How do you get the prop head attached to the Aluminum piece?
There’s a few ways you could go about it but it depends on what the head you want to attach is like.
I have one of the the older pop up zombies that Spirit Halloween used to sell. It will launch. And if you are there to push on it's head it will reload to launch. But it won't do it all on it's own. I was thinking of removing the current motor and gears, leaving the spring launch in place, and rigging it with some sort of motor and arm like you used here. My question is, if I rig it that way and the spring launches it as soon as the push arm allows it, and the spring then yanks on the arm and the motor, will that be too hard on the motor and break it?
Hard to say without seeing the existing rig.
@@VanOaksProps it's basically a piston in the center. One tube over another with a heavy spring inside it. A gear on a motor pushes a set of gears on the side of the top tube and rolls it into the loaded position. And it has a quick release that allows the spring to launch it. Most of the time the release is so hard the base even jumps some. And that's what ruins the gear connection that rolls it back into the launch position.
I cannot tell how you connected your bent aluminum end to the motor. Can you help?
There's a small screw that connects it through the motor shaft.
Can you PLEASE explain how one could extend the travel ; ideally by extending the 2 smaller rod lengths? 😕 I am struggling to figure it out... I’m toying with the idea to put more holes in longer pcs- so this can be altered and changed easily for other items🙃
That's correct. The bar connected to the motor would need to be longer to get more movement.
@@VanOaksPropsa long these same lines there's no reason to shorten all the rods to make travel even shorter?
I'm trying to animate a carved alligator skull to have the jaws open and close just a bit, but have very limited room inside the head.
Did you drill another hole in the motor shaft?
Nope. There was one in it.
So the guide wheels, do they work to keep everything from binding up? I’ve been attempting to piece this together with things I already have and the longest piece keeps falling kind of crooked and jamming up the smaller pieces. Granted, I haven’t broken down and bought the actual guide wheels yet, so I’m guessing that’s my problem. 😆
That’s correct. The spacing is important as well since you don’t want there to be too much room between the wheels and the rod.
@@VanOaksPropsI ended up using 1/2” cpvc inside of a piece of 3/4” cpvc. It’s not elegant, but it’s functional! I also realized that my motor wasn’t lined up properly with the hole I needed to vertical arm to go though, so it was binding up there. Is there a place I could send you the video of what I came up with? I’m pretty proud of it as it’s my first animatronic. It’s a TNT box and I used a micro switch, power supply, and contactor to turn on a strobe light when the handle hits the bottom.
Do you know how much weight it would be able to lift? I’m working on a pop-up Animatronic that would have an eye mech and it would have to have an armature, and I don’t want to burn motors out lol
The motor I used can only lift a few pounds and the weight distribution has to be balanced to do it. If you’re lifting anything heavier you’ll want to use a windshield wiper motor.
If the motion you need is small, you can use a short crank to reduce the torque needed.
How can you apply this to a replica of the haunted mansion casket that lifts would you use one mechanism or two for a project like that
I believe the one in the mansion uses a single push rod that is connected to the two hands to keep it level. So you could do something along those lines.
@@VanOaksProps Do you have a direct link for questions about this project and process are just in the comments
My email address is here in the details section: www.youtube.com/@VanOaksProps/about You just have to click to display it.
In the very beginning you sound somewhat like Casey Kasey.
This is great, thank you! This will be my first attempt at making something with a motor. Can you tell me what length of the two moving metal bars I would need to cut to have a movement of 12 inches, vertical? I want the entire mask to hide behind the tombstone when in the lowest position.
Trying to figure out our in my head, but having a difficult time! Ha!!
Don't quote me on this, but I believe the middle bar would be 12" and the bar connected to the motor would be 6". I could be wrong, so you may want to mock it up with cardboard before cutting your final materials.
@@VanOaksProps Thanks so much! I really appreciate the reply and help. I'll try it out! Great job on all your projects!
@VanOaksProps Hello again! So, got it all built and the length of bars you recommended was perfect! But found out that these motors reverse direction and the Styrofoam head and mask I have on it is too heavy. It makes it reverse when attempting to raise it, even with the lightest mask. Can't seem to find a single direction motor that doesn't reverse. Any suggestions??
Thanks so much!
@@damonpennington Do they work without anything on them? I’d look into windshield wiper motors.
@VanOaksProps Yes, it works with and without the Styrofoam head. But when I put anything on the head, even the lightest mask, it's a half an ounce too heavy, I guess! I'll keep trying to downsize this year, and try the wiper motors next time. Thanks for all your help!
How did you bend the aluminum
It’s relatively soft and can be bent by hand or with a few taps of a rubber mallet.
How much weight can that motor push?
It depends on a few things, but under optimal conditions 1-2lbs. Anything heavier or attached in an unbalanced way would make it more difficult to push and would probably work better with a wiper motor.
What motor is required?
The motor really depends on what you’ll be lifting. But there’s links in the video description if you wanted the same one I used.
How much weight do you think this mech is capable of lifting ?
The small motors can only lift a pound or two. If you needed it to do more I'd switch to a windshield wiper motor.