Putting together a junk robot figure can be a nice way to recycle scrap metal and other junk. You can create a completely new and original creature just with a little touch of innovation. You can bring to use things like discarded tin cans, odd buttons, and useless appliances along with used laptop or refurbished laptop. With some unidentifiable objects of trash and a little imagination, you can take on a new life. You can design it as per your taste. All you need is a little bit of supervision, and you share some nice moments with your kids in the making of the junk robot.
Of course, you will be needing junk, but there are some few more things that will help you to put together a junk robot. You will need soldering iron, duct tape, epoxy, nuts and bolts, paints, wires, etc. With all that collected; you can start by making the body. Here are some steps to do so.
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• Look for some items with which you will be making the torso. You can use old cans, tins or sardines or anything with a sufficient size to fasten a head, arms and legs to.
• Then you will be assembling the feet, arms and legs. Just like your legs should have feet wide enough to stand on, the robot also needs sufficient balance. Broken toy cars without wheels, lids from mason jars and other that are wide and flat can do a good job. For making arms and legs, you can make use of any junk material you like. Use antennas from old televisions or radios or otherwise forks and spoons, crescent wrenches and railroad spikes can also be some good items for this purpose.
• Now let us get started with the head. Collect junk parts for your robot's head. You can make the head out of a doorknob. Certainly, it will have a mouth and eyes. You can even attach a nose to make it look more like a human. For instance, you can use a wooden top with square bolts for eyes and a zipper for the mouth or you can use buttons as eyes and a strip of metal for mouth.
• Start assembling your robot using a duct tape. Cut slits in the torso using tin snips and then you can easily stick the head and limbs in to them. Then with the help of epoxy or solder, neatly join the pieces together.
• Then comes the time to decorate your robot. Use metallic spray paint throughout. It will cover up any imperfections or rusty spots. Furthermore, this paint will give your junk robot a classic cyborg finish. Most definitely, you do not want your robot to look like a heap of junk. For the purpose, you can add pieces of colored plastic, tinsel or anything else that can make your robot look more awesome.
You can curtail off or add some more steps according to your knowledge and requirements. The final appearance of your junk robot will be amazing if you follow these steps appropriately.
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