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majik_1 New user 95 Posts |
I would like to make my own flip over box,
are there any plans avable? thanks |
Bill Hegbli Eternal Order Fort Wayne, Indiana 22797 Posts |
Not to my knowledge. You might want to check out the books by Paul Osborne, he published a book on small apparatus a while back.
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Dick Oslund Inner circle 8357 Posts |
JACK GWYNNE'S FLIP OVER BOX (Rabbit's Eye View) by Frances MARSHALL
"Inside, it reeks with lacquer, dark and close, Makes me wish I were a dummy. But, the worst is when those fingers fill the holes, And -- over we go! Ye gods! My tummy!
SNEAKY, UNDERHANDED, DEVIOUS,& SURREPTITIOUS ITINERANT MOUNTEBANK
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mcharisse Inner circle York. PA 1226 Posts |
Seems as long as you are familiar with the principle you can design to your own specs. Maybe invest in a small cheap one to figure out what you like and what could be improved.
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Michael Baker Eternal Order Near a river in the Midwest 11172 Posts |
~michael baker
The Magic Company |
Michael Baker Eternal Order Near a river in the Midwest 11172 Posts |
~michael baker
The Magic Company |
Bill Hegbli Eternal Order Fort Wayne, Indiana 22797 Posts |
I have the Jack Gwynne Soft bound / perfect bound edition. I can' remember if their were plans in the book or not.
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Michael Baker Eternal Order Near a river in the Midwest 11172 Posts |
If you are referring to the Charvet book, the description is definitely in there, but I wouldn't exactly call them workshop plans. I just check the other resource I named (Magical Scrapbook), and did not see it.
As mentioned above,as long as you understand the method, you should be able to draw up your own plans. The box itself is pretty basic. Just make sure you have good strong joints on the box frame and that you use solid, secure hinges, PROPERLY attaching the doors to the frame. All those points take a lot of abuse in performance. The chamber can be done a couple of ways, one requiring sewing, the other not. I've done them both ways.
~michael baker
The Magic Company |
jimgerrish Inner circle East Orange, NJ 3209 Posts |
"Flipover Box Revisited" plans can be found in my Hardboard and Duct Tape Magic Book 1 at the Magic Nook. I basically did away with the extra "door in a door" on the original. One door too many for my taste. But you can put it back in, if you insist.
Jim Gerrish
magicnook@yahoo.com https://www.magicnook.com Home of The Wizards' Journals: https://magicnook.com/wizardsTOC.htm |
Bill Hegbli Eternal Order Fort Wayne, Indiana 22797 Posts |
Some place I took the measurements of Abbott's Flip-Over Box, before discarded it. The previous owner left in the rain. Now to just find them.
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Julie Inner circle 3936 Posts |
Hello majik_1
Depending upon the ultimate use planned for the Flip-Over Box, since you'll be building it from the ground up, you might want to consider crafting a WINDOW Flip-Over Box. This way your audience can see whatever you've placed inside right up until the last second before it vanishes. Julie |
uncleperry New user 97 Posts |
That's a great idea, Julie!
You can fool some of the people all of the time, and that's usually good enough to make a decent living.
'unc. |
Julie Inner circle 3936 Posts |
Hi guys,
The "window" idea is not original with me. Our friend U.F. Grant and later MAK made wonderful versions (MAK's is not as well made as Grant's). In later years George Robinson at Viking/CW also made a nice (smaller) version of the WINDOW FLIP-OVER Box. Julie |
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