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The Sandworm Mutant Vehicle Project for Burning Man 2009, Portland, Oregon
On the build front, we figured out the Big Question, which we've been
scratching out heads about for months. How to open and close the mouth
easily? BenK's idea and Ted's model and some kibitzing and TADA!
Perfect! Two ropes and two pulleys and it's working. Piece of cake.
See BenK's video.
We had a short day working on the lower rib frame. Ted and BenK threw
in on it and we chowed on Cary's spagetti. Rain chased us away.
Big day Thursday, it's now crunch time and we need all hands on deck
Thursday-Sunday. If you can sew, or cook, or mix drinks, or work metal,
or zip-tie, or wire, or just kibbitz and add to the energy, this is it.
We won't make it there without you. Much glorious fun awaits us!
Hello, this is the first time I'm blogging Worm build updates directly. So many updates have not gone to this blog, I hope no one has been paying attention. Newfangled bloggimagigger! Over the last week we finished filling out the mouth with a really cool looking grid of heavy steel wires. Awesome looking if I may say so myself! BenK and Noodles chipped in, and Noodles' burner house-mate too. The sides of the people bucket are covered in green carpet with green fur on top! Today we made the last big steel parts, for the frame that goes around the bottom. Over the week (Tue. and Thu.) we'll connect it all up. We're a little behind, but not irreparably so. We even hauled out the carpets from last year's burn and started hosing them off. Much thanks to Grockstar who brought around a bucket of delicious alcoholic something or other. Hours of intoxicated conversation resulted, but work was somewhat impaired. Thanks also to Cary who brought us a pot of spaghetti and drinks today. You two made our days of work feel appreciated. More Tuesday and Thursday! Here's a cool shot from a couple of weeks ago.
So who wants to sew this up into an 8' disc with a cord around the
periphery?
I have the stuff... It's lightweight, and just two seams plus the border.