Mechanical stars

so i started off experimenting with joints and paper

 

the various types of hinges i experimented with. That being Rope , wire, toothpicks and angel pins.

 

 

Made a smaller version of the "expanding circle"

The star is made up of "L" shaped parts. This star was made out of thick paper and thumb tacks that were the joints.
The paper was to week to pick and and would crumble under the weight hence why the star is on the ground.

decided to remake the star out of *insert material here as im not sure what it was called it was great tho*

might make a cool scrunchy thing if i scaled it down.


Decided to try to make it with two sides. Thought about it and felt two bomerang shapes stuck together would be how to go about it.

*Closed

 Although not what i was aiming for it still turned out cool. I made this one out of corrigated card stuck together.
Not the best matterial to make it out of but it was fast. It was good to check would it work.

 *Opened

So i was playing around with parts to one of the stars that weren't suitatble. I strung a rope through the center of them. I noticed that the rope acted as a hinge.

I took it further by placing it inside the transforming star.

 and then took it even further by doubling up the thing in the middle.