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renstudio Posts: 6

renstudio

bear_laugh HI ALL bear_tongue

I have seen handmade teddies with swivle heads. they don't just turn like on a joint; they swivel in all directions.
How is this achieved, and where do i get the hardware for it
thanks so much!!

MerBear MerBear Originals
Brockville, Ontario
Posts: 1,540

MerBear

http://www.teddybearcraft.com.au/nodno.htm

I found this link in Australia

Donna Donna's Duin Bruins
Burbank, CA
Posts: 900

Donna

Hi,
Another way to get good movement would be to use loc-line in the neck.  You could use it with or without a joint.  It would be less expensive than the yes no mechanism also.  Also you will need to make a good sized bear to accomadate the yes/no mechanism.
I am sure there may be more ways to do this.  I am looking forward to more answers so I can learn other methods.
Donna

Little Bear Guy Little Bear Guy
Waterloo, Ontario
Posts: 1,395

Little Bear Guy

I have seen a swivel style neck joint but for the life of me I can't remember where I saw it on the internet.  It allows the head to go in all directions.  Maybe someone else has a better memory that I do and can find it.

big hugs

Shane

Christine Christine Pike Bears
Norfolk, UK
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Christine

I had some once - they look like a small satellite dish! bear_grin   To be honest, I never found them very successful - very fiddly to insert, and the actual range of movement was quite limited.  I think you would be better going down the Loc line route...
Christinex

Daphne Back Road Bears
Laconia, NH USA
Posts: 6,568

Daphne

What about using two cotter pins in the neck joint? Seems like that would be the simplest and easiest! Gives a wobble head effect.
Here is a past discussion about it: http://www.teddy-talk.com/viewtopic.php?id=7145

Swan Valley Bears Swan Valley Bears
Penn Valley, CA
Posts: 1,845

Swan Valley Bears

I've seen the swivel joint too, and I also don't remember where.  I do remember, though,  that it was quite expensive, like around $25.

Little Bear Guy Little Bear Guy
Waterloo, Ontario
Posts: 1,395

Little Bear Guy

That's the perfect way to describe it Christine  :crackup:  :crackup: ,  they were expensive when I saw them but never bought them or tried them  looked way to fiddly for me

hugs

Shane

Christine Christine Pike Bears
Norfolk, UK
Posts: 683
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Christine

And they can be lethal too - I forgot to mention that they are held together with a cotter pin and tension spring... you have to be very careful when you take the thing apart or you could take out someone's eye!! bear_grin

Seriously, unless they have improved on the design in recent years, I don't think they are worth the bother.  Loc-line or wobble joints give a much more pleasing effect.

matilda Matilda Huggington-beare
WA
Posts: 5,551

matilda

I've seen them online but thought also that they were tooo expensive.
I do wobbly heads with the two cotterpins for my PUDDLES.
You need pins with 'wide eyes' for it tobe effective.
Wendy

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