How to make Removable Arm Rods!
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- Опубліковано 15 лип 2024
- #ArmRods #Makerlife #Puppetry
A step by step tutorial on how to make removable arm rods for your puppet.
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1:19 he is looking at his arm like “ what did I do to deserve this?”
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PLOT TWIST: Adam doesn’t actually speed up the footage at longer moments-he’s just that good at what he does.
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@@PuppetNerd 😲 omg
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Having then entire arm removable is a stroke of brilliance i would've never even considered
This is the first time I saw Arlo, he’s super adorable! Thank you for all the videos, you’re really helping me along making my first puppet!
How interesting! Never thought of removable arm rods....or removable arms. As always you present great and informative topics! 👍👍👍
Thanks!!!!
I recently bought a puppet with a broken arm rod and now i can make a new one! Thank you!
Happy to help!
I love your challenge when I'm older i want to be like you a professional puppet maker I also followed your pink monster puppet tutorial
Cool! I’d love to see your puppet!
Fantastic, thank you for all !!
Thanks for this great totorial!!!👍🏻
I'm so excited to see a "How to make a sack puppet" video in the future because I allways wanted to make one and I just love them😉
I really enjoy watching your videos.
Hold tight!
Great, just what I needed
Great video, thank you!
Thanks!
This was a very informative video Adam 😊 I haven't tried using tubes and rods like this but it seems like a good way to keep things in place. I like seeing your ingenuity.
Happy to help!
AWESOME VIDEOS!!!!!!!! love your channel!
Thanks!
Another great video! Thanks.
Thanks!
those hands look awesome!
Thanks!
Your really great to watch
Thanks!!!
Great idea! Thanks 👏👏👏
Thanks!
this is a good and help full video Thank You!
Happy to help!
Omg I love your vids I wish I could use your vids to make a puppet but my mom wont let me but your vids are so entertaining I LOVE to watch them
Another great video. Thanks Adam.
Thanks!!!!
Thank you so much!! 😊😊
Happy to help!
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@@Rogue983 Macedonian or Serbian idk
Yes. Yes. And a side of YES!
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AWESOME VIDEO!
Thank you!
Thanks Master!!! Happy New year!
Happy New Year!!!
Way cool!
Thanks!
The snap idea is great. If you used two snaps per hand, it would fix the rocking. Would also be a bit stronger connection.
Two snaps that are strong enough would be too wide for most hands. Also, many people like the rocking once they get used to it. There are pros and cons.
Wow, I love that advice! Next time I build an arm rod puppet, I'll just do what you do and make the entire arms removable instead! I'll do the same thing with the legs so as to avoid the legs flopping up and down on camera when I have my puppet character jump or dance. But in the event that I do come across a scenario in which I want my puppet character's hand(s) to sit in the middle of the couch, I would just make two sets of arms, one pair with rods, and the other pair without rods. Again, the same thing with the legs in case I need to film a scene where I need the puppet's full body to show. And maybe another set of legs with rods in the whole leg if I need a scene with only the legs showing.
Anywhoosies, if you got the time, I was wondering if you could make a tutorial on how to make a flexible mouth plate, kinda like Kermit's; last time I made a flexible mouth plate, I just used foam because it was the only flexible material I knew what to use, but I have this little gut feeling that's telling me I'm not supposed to use foam. Besides, it makes my hand hot after a while of performing.
Thanks ive been wanting This
Post pics if you use it!
Adam Kreutinger ok thanks
The best removable arm rod I own is one created by a company for a puppet that used a Ball joint socket. the rod moves great and 100% impossible to fall off. Never had a problem with that style if that helps anyone. Still looking into finding a similar ball joint to make for myself.
Sounds cool! But wouldn’t that swivel in the joint and making it impossible to accurately control the arms?
Nice
Thanks!
you can always use TWO snaps in the hand in order to maintain full control
How exactly did you take the arms on and off of Arlo? Didn't really explain how you did it.
You could use any method you want. I have used string, hook and eye, clasps, and snaps. In this example I used the same snaps.
I made a video way back...it's 3 vids series on a removable arm style used by the Muppets... ua-cam.com/video/xdu2d4Etqg8/v-deo.html&pbjreload=10 @AwesomeChuk
Hey! Yeah I have used those before too. I use it depending on the project. For film stuff I like the snaps. For stage I tend to use things that are stronger like that.
If you put a figure 8 instead of a p on top of your rod you can put 2 poppers on one above the other and then you won’t lose and movement a technique I’ve used many times on sewing projects
That would work on a bigger hand.
I have puppets with simple basic wooden arm rods. I would love to see how people managed the rods with one hand while the other hand is managing the puppet.
It’s like working chopsticks!
yay now when I get my jeffy puppet I can get a free arm rod!!
Go to an auto parts store and get some windshield washer tubing it works perfectly.👍. Assuming it fits your arm rods, ha ha.
you should make an elephant puppet and I love your videos I'm thinking of making my own
Thanks!
This is genius!!!!!! Great job! You are so creative!! I really love puppets and am exited to learn more as I continue to watch this channel! Do you have a specific place where you buy your fabric?
Hey! Yeah. I have my recommended supplies listed on my website. www.adamkreutinger.com/supplies.html
Adam Kreutinger thank you I will be sure to check that out!
Could we get a tutorial for the removable arms
With two snaps in-line you wouldn't lose that other axis of motion
Which string do you use for making puppet's hand finger.
Another amazing tutorial, thank you! Is there a specific kind of snap you used for Arlo's arms?
I think the size is 19 mm. But I wouldn’t necessarily recommend it for live shows. But super handy for film work.
Thank you. I happened to be at Joanns fabrics and picked up a 30mm on sale. I hope it holds well since the arms will be a tad bigger than arlos.
i have a question. how do you pin a puppets hand onto it's body?
I don't have any way of making the rods shorter safely. Are there any shorter ones you would recommend I use instead?
Great video! That looks like a much better way than what I did. I wanted removable arm rods to be able to replace the rods with other types of rods to (for example) hold specific items. I have a character that plays saxophone and had to make special rods for her to hold it. But the rods do indeed come out from time to time. Do you know of any good techniques to have characters hold all kinds of items? I’ve been giving that a lot of thought but couldn’t come up with anything better.
Totally depends on the object. Typically I use pins it double stick tape.
If you could figure out how to put 2 smaller snaps next to eachother on the rod you would fix the rotation issue and have more security
Give it a try!
is galvanized wire better than armature wire from an art store?
This vid would had helped a bunch.. I used velcro on the rod and inside the pocket of the hand
Nice!
I was recently able to make an awesome yoda puppet as a Christmas present because of your videos (wish I could include a picture!), I’ve become very interested in possibly taking puppet making up as a more serious hobby and I’m really curious how you got your start and where an amateur like myself could get a proper education
Hey! Have you checked out the podcast? I lot of great information on getting started as a puppeteer there. You can also tag me in your picture on Instagram so I can see the Yoda puppet. @AdamKreutinger
Adam Kreutinger tagged you on twitter! Can’t wait to start following the podcast
Can you make a tutorial on how to make poseable fingers for puppets
Already did! Here it is! ua-cam.com/video/unF7z4pshFo/v-deo.html
Rather than remove the entire arm, I just slip the hand into a slit into the glove, pin it close, and there's an instant live-hand version - I'm sure it wouldn't be affective with a fabric like fleece, but works great for fur. But, prior to this video, one of the only other tips available out there for removable arm rods was similar to the first technique with the snaps, but instead of snaps, the idea was to use double-face tape . . . I tried it, and the results left a lot to be desired; double-face tapes seems to like to stick more when you don't want it to, but not stick very well when you want it to.
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@@PuppetNerd I realized a potential method that gives a very solid attachment and prevents the slippage you noted here. My idea involves making a slotted bolt (or threaded rod) with nut as the attach point for the arm rod to lock it in place. Doesn't have to be metal, nylon is light but strong and would work great.
1) Drill a slot at the tip of the bolt wide enough to get the rod through.
2) Drill a hole inline with the slot just past the slot, slightly smaller than the width of the rod and hook.
3) Slip the rod hook into the hole, other part of the rod rests in the slot
4) Lock the rod in place with a locking nut.
Since the distance to the hole is slightly less than the rod to hook length, the nut puts compression on the two parts of the rod, making it much more difficult for the rod to pull out unless the nut is backed off. It also prevents rotation and can be easily removed when needed. If you want to make that even more robust, you could drill another hole perpendicular to the slot and use a cotter pin to prevent the nut from backing off the threads.
Very grateful for your contribution, but I would like to ask you to tell me where I find the mold for the armrests - normal hands, because in your Free Paterns, only the Live Hand comes and I want to make the two and put them on pins to exchange them. Greetings.
Here it is! www.adamkreutinger.com/store/p11/Free_Hand_Pattern%21.html
Question: can you use zip ties instead of wire?
Why not just use the tubing over the wires. Smaller amount glue gun but , there still flexible. The puppet can still hold things.
I like videos, awesome entertainment. I see and think ahead one step further.
Love the idea of removable arms! But how does the removable arm attach to the body? I can't find a product aside from the permanent doll arm joint attachments. Is there a particular type of detachable connector you'd recommend? Thanks!
Sure! Try “Sew-on Snaps”
@@PuppetNerd THANKS!
I am going to make a monster puppet. I well find some glue that does not can off the foom that well be the head
Cool!
I know
i just got my removeble arm rod in the mail
Woot woot!
arlo is just looking ant his severed arm
What was your hardest build? And can you show use in a video?
I’ll add it to the cue!.
Thank you
I mean there is a really easy way to do it but you need to change the way you build the arm, so you put the wire part of the hand and put it in the foam hand and cut the rest of the rod and then just put the hand and arm in flece or fur or what ever and then stich it do the whole process and than get another two rods and bend them in a p but it's more like a u whit one side longer and the shorter part is almost touching the longer one but there is a very small gap that's Les than a centimetar,and you're basicallyone you only put it over the hand between the hand and the rest of the arm and you're done,you can remove the arm roads and put them back on, the only bad thing is that it's visable on the arm so I guess you win some you lose some
So I've been trying to make this web series with "living stuffed animals" so I've been buying doll patterns as my base for my puppets. They work for the most parts, but I was wondering if there is an easier way of accomplishing a well-functioning puppet while still maintaining the natural stuffed animal look. (Mostly because the arms are usually too short for much dynamic movement, but when I make the arms longer, the rest of it looks weird.
I responded to your twitter comment! 😉😉❤️😉😍
@@PuppetNerd Thanks!
Hey, how the show coming along?
Could I use aluminum wire instead of steel for the poseable fingers?
Give it a try!
@@PuppetNerd ok. I'll see if it works
I’ve been trying to make a parrot pattern and I can’t figure it out. Have you ever made one? If so, do you have the pattern? If not, can you?
I’m planning on doing a bird puppet soon.
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Two snaps won't lose movement due to the rotation.
True. But it is more likely to pop out with two snaps.
@@PuppetNerd Good to know, Thanks! Why do you think that is?
It’s leverage. The act of the turning, though it isn’t desired, acts like shocks.
@@PuppetNerd Makes sense...thank you!
Was max made pre removable arm technique as he did not have that option over the removable arm rod option? If not, why not? Or was he the reason you dislike the removable rods? Soooo much curiosity over one puppet rod choice, god I’m nosey. 🤣
Like I said in the video it was because of specific shot we needed in the film.
Adam Kreutinger sorry, I worded that wrong it seems, so a long winded version now.
Everything you show seems to have evolved organically, part of the charm of watching, so I suppose I assumed the popper system became more standard along with interchangeable arms near the end of that process.
Thus I was wondering if max was near the beginning of that evolution and part of the “how can I do that better” process.
I imagined you would have chosen to create a rodded arm and a rod-less arm if the popper arm system had been discovered beforehand and the shot was in the script. Rather than using a system you do not like using.
So the question is more about the evolution of interchangeable arms and the options that represents, than why did you do removable rods.
I hope that makes the question clearer and not made things worse.
By the way, Can you get puppet geeks?
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It’s not so much an evolution as much as it just different techniques. I still use each of those techniques. It depends on what the puppet is for and what it has to do. My point in showing a those variations was not to show which it “best”, it’s to show different methods for different situations.
Adam Kreutinger ahhh, my mind made a pattern that was not there. 🙄 I should be used to that by now, but it still catches me out. Thank you.
What film was Max in?
“Friends till the End”
@@PuppetNerd Thanks : )
if i ask you to make me a puppet how much would you charge?
Hey! It’s impossible to give a quote without knowing the design and budget of the project. Also I am currently closed for commissions.
Are the Patterns really free? I just want to know
There are a ton of free patterns on my website. Only a few are for sale.
Hey I want to know what to make a puppet that is easy to make not hard. But I know that can not happened I just want to make an puppet so bad
Try this one ua-cam.com/video/K9NfVw9AgqE/v-deo.html
U think u can make a video on how to make nails on a puppet and when I say nail i mean like nail on a claw
Cool! I’m sure it will be part of a build soon.
Nice
if you did two snaps in the arm rod it won't be able to rotate.
Have you ever tried to make a ventriloquist figure
I haven’t.
Adam. love your videos, but i have difficult to understand by my very bad english. please subt in spanish! we are so many latin puppetters!! Thanks! 💟💟💟
Hey! Sorry. I don’t know Spanish. If you know anyone who is willing to do subtitles please let me know.
@@PuppetNerd I don't know who can do it... sorry. thanks for you answer. 💖
What film is max in
Friends to the End.
Ok can i have the link please
Parker Snyder sry. There is no link.
Oh
What if one day you can make a web site and people can make they own puppet.
I’m not sure what you mean.
I just want a puppet. A easy puppet well never happened 😭
Here you go! ua-cam.com/video/K9NfVw9AgqE/v-deo.html
I well find a way to make one that monster
You can make a monster from that pattern.
Me:*fast forward*ummm why is arlo. Adam:removed arlo arm. Me:OMG WHAT DID U DO
Lol
1:20 Arlo is in shock 😆
Say Removable armrods ten times fast.
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You know instead of making removable arm rods, just make a puppet with two sets of arms one with rods one without.
Say removable arm rod one more time, I dare you, I double dare you. (Continues to say it every 14 seconds.)
lol. Yeah...
Something tells me you don’t like this kind of rod 😂
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Adam Kreutinger 😂
Or you could just make two puppets.....