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Old 05-19-2022, 03:26 PM
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The Dogs' Debate

I've made a few of Cool for Cats' automata and this is one of their earlier kits and one of the more basic ones.

The base is about 9 X 5 inches and the whole this is 10 inches tall. When the handle is turned the taller dog opens its mouth and growls - the smaller one then replies again opening its mouth and jumping. Its growl is a bit higher pitched.

There is one large cog that turns and makes two pieces of card vibrate in turn. This time I decided to strengthen the teeth on the cog using super glue. It works well and I wish I'd done the same thing for the other automata I've made.

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Old 05-19-2022, 07:06 PM
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Well done Mike. It looks like a lot of fun to build.

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Old 05-20-2022, 02:38 PM
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That's intriguing. There can't be that many automata that make their own sound. I like the speakers built into the base. Do they act as such or are they only decoration?
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Old 05-21-2022, 12:44 PM
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Thanks for the comments.

It was pleasing to make - some of the cool4cats automata are a bit "optimistic"

The speakers work in the same way as the old fashioned "trumpet" record players.

Having stiffened the "cogs" the dogs make quite a loud noise.

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Old 05-26-2022, 12:56 PM
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Hi Mike, any idea what they are talking about............???????
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