So this past weekend I spent a good deal of time shopping around Manhattan for goodies for my electronics projects. I fortunately was able to find the mysterious electronics store on Canal Street, a good Radio Shack and several fabric stores selling fabric with metal threads. It's a funny thing to ask them "do you carry conductive fabrics?" then rephrasing with "do you have fabric with REAL metal threads in them?" as there are many kinds of metallic fabrics with little to no metal in them. I should have brought my multimeter with me, but I forgot. Oh well... the best samples appear to be from Mood, made famous by Project Runway. I also found some interesting wire-mesh like material from NY Elegant Fabrics, which specializes in theatrical fabrics. And I was able to source some lame (from fencing gear) through the dept chair Peter Patchen, who happens to be an avid fencer.
Anyway, my original idea for my project was supposed to be a slug with legs, kind of tadpolish in form. However, this is quite difficult to achieve especially in a week and with limited familiarity with creation of such a creature. I found a gear set and am using a smaller motor, so I have moving limbs that don't really propel the creature anywhere. I wanted it to have a single eye (as the on-off switch), but I'm having trouble with the construction. And the electronics part is random at best... I don't know always why certain things work, it becomes a matter of trial and error. Very frustrating!
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