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| We wanted to make the cauldron from a large plastic oil drum but they aren't very easy to find. We tried other alternatives but they were dwarfed when set in front of the witch. After a long search we found one at a drum recycling company. Pieter cut the top of it off with a decoupe saw and spray painted it black |
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Pieter found 2 copper rings in the scrap pile at his work which he thought would be great to use for the handles. Of course there are many other alternatives to use. | |
| For the fire under the cauldron, we used a 1 meter long 220 volt light rope. The light rope that we already had was clear so we wrapped orange tissue paper around it to give it the proper color. Of course if you have to buy the lights, then you're better off just buying the colored lights from the store in the first place. Holes were drilled in the bottom of the cauldron, 2 across, so that the light rope could be attached with tie wraps. |
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Of course just having the lights didn't make it look like a real fire. It needed to flicker. We accomplished that by adding a starter switch from a fluorescent light tube between the light rope and the outlet. Another rope light with green tissue paper wrapped around it was placed inside the cauldron to give it a spooky lighting effect. We weren't happy with the effect and eventually replaced it with a green spotlight. | |
| The motor used to move the stick stirring the pot, came out of a laminating machine and was operated by a 12v adaptor. Of course other types of motors can be used, but its important that the motor has a delay. The motor is attached on the inside bottom of the cauldron. |
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The edge of the cauldron was finished off with pipe insulation material made from foam. It has a slit on one side, so we slipped it on and then later spray painted it a copper color to match the handles. Since we didn't have a long thick tree limb available, we made our stick from PVC pipe and gave it a wood color. There is also a piece of PVC pipe under the cauldron which the fog travels through to enter the cauldron. | |
| This photo shows how the electronics were arranged to fit into a small cabinet in the wooden frame between the witch's legs. To prevent an octopus of wires, two double outlets were made from which only one electric cord remained. The upper outlet contained the plug from the green spotlight and orange rope light. Here its clear to see the flicker starter in the upper right corner. The two adaptors for the motors were plugged into the bottom outlet. With two different adaptors, you can easily adjust the speed by rising or lowering the voltage. If the witch is going to be sitting outside, its also a good idea to make it water proof. |
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We searched high and low and we finally found this witch mask on the internet. It wasn't exactly what we wanted but it kind of grows on you after awhile. | |
| We put the mask on her, set the hat on her head and whala...the final result! |
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