**A Journey to Create a He-Man-Style Mechanical Prop**

The creator of this mechanical prop began by stating that even though they knew all the parts would get fixed in the future version, they were focusing on making sure the device would actually clamp onto something. At this point, the device was closed, but the creator had to mimic their pivot point and slot to make it move in a certain way. They also needed to support these elements so that they could act on the same plane without causing issues.

To achieve this, the creator had to add more spacers or guide rails to the inner workings of the device, as 130 psi was too much pressure and caused the entire enclosure to tear apart. However, with a slower 30 psi setting, the creator believed it would work better. Adding a regulator to the system would also allow for precise control over the air pressure applied to the prop.

**Recreating Elements in the Correct Shape**

The next step in the creation process was to recreate all the elements in their correct shape and stabilize them so that they didn't cause any issues when working on the same plane. The creator realized that if each element worked independently, it would lead to the device tearing itself apart. To solve this problem, they added a plate with two pinchers sandwiched between two connecting pieces.

The creator also decided to add a nut and bolt system to secure all the parts together and prevent any further damage or disassembly. As part of this process, they made sure to create a handle on the bottom of the device that could be easily held onto while working on it.

**Testing and Refining the Design**

With the basic structure in place, the creator decided to test the device to ensure it was functioning as intended. They applied air pressure to the prop and observed its behavior, making any necessary adjustments to achieve the desired result. The creator also realized that they needed to create a top section for the device to stabilize the elements on the same plane.

**Adding Final Touches**

To complete the device, the creator added blocks to the bottom of the prop to secure it in place and prevent it from moving around while being held onto. They then began to assemble everything together using screws and washers, eventually adding a nut and bolt system to hold all the parts securely.

The final step was to apply foam smithing work on top of the device to give it a more realistic appearance. The creator consulted with their friend Bill and Brit from Punish Props Academy for tips and advice on this process. As they worked on the prop, the creator realized that using a specific type of plastic material would make it easier to hang pipes or air conditioning ducts.

**Inspiration and Future Projects**

The creation of this mechanical prop was inspired by the He-Man-Style toy, which sparked the idea for a tool that could be used in various projects. The creator was excited to have learned new skills and techniques from working on this project, particularly when it came to using pneumatics in their work.

As the creator finished up their prop, they received feedback from a viewer who referred to themselves as "Clam Champ." The creator was grateful for the inspiration and encouragement, knowing that this project would be used in future videos. They also encouraged viewers to share their own ideas for projects inspired by He-Man and the Masters of Universe, which might make an appearance in future content.

If you're interested in learning more about pneumatics or foam smithing, check out other articles on the channel. The creator also invites viewers to subscribe to their channel for access to a wide range of creative projects and tutorials.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhey i'm bob and i like to make stuff today we're going to take this vintage toy and make it real this project is going to be absolutely ridiculous if you've been around the channel for a while you know that we have this kind of running gag about being a clamp champ anytime i clamp up a work piece or something we even have stickers and t-shirts for that if you want to be a clamp champ as well but there's another clamp champ this is a he-man figure masters of the universe and his name is clamp champ this is a figure that not everybody knows about because it was pretty late in the original run of toys in fact i had never heard of it until i saw it on instagram a couple of years ago but now i decided to get one of these and today to celebrate the new masters of the universe show on netflix i decided to make his big ridiculous clamp so he wears this thing on his arm it's gigantic to his scale but it has these big pincher pieces and when you push a button they clamp around something will grasp get a hold of him so what i think would be really funny is to make a bigger like human version of this thing and actually make it strong enough to clamp something together so we're gonna try that we'll see how it goes basically my idea so far is to make a big contraption that has a piece that moves up and down which will cause these two pieces to move back and forward and hopefully whatever is that's causing that motion on the inside will be strong enough to actually force these together i've started on a mock-up here on the table so let's take a look this is just gonna be one side of this just as a test i've got the piece that's gonna go forward and backward in a little temporary track here and then there's a pivot point and then a slot and i've worked on this a little bit so that that will move in that orientation and the big thing the important thing is how far this piece is going to move so it has to be the maximum like the closed position and then the completely open position and the maximum amount of movement here is seven inches and that's because i have a piston that has a seven inch throw this is the piston this is a pneumatic rod or piston and it goes in and out based on air pressure so you have an inlet and an outlet or two inlets however you want to look at it and as you add pressure to this one or that one it pulls this rod in and out this is something i have never done before i've never used pneumatics to make anything like this so i've ordered some tubing some connectors and the big thing that's going to actuate all this is a solenoid and so you take the air and you go in one side and then it comes out two other ones those connect to these two things and as you add power to this it will turn it on and off which will send air to this or to that which will bring the rod out or in so i'm going to get all this hooked up get it hooked up to the compressor and then give it a shot make sure it works like i think i legitimately have no idea if this is going to work i know nothing about these so i don't know if this is going to shoot out at like 100 miles an hour or if it's going to be like we'll find out so so now the solenoid needs to have power going to it you can buy these with all different voltages i went ahead and got a 110 so i could just add a plug to it plug it right into the wall because this whole goofy arm assembly thing is going to have an air hose running to it so i figured may as well put a power hose to it as well and have less wiring to do power hose power power hose power we're going to go with power hose yes three tiny power hoses okay we're gonna do a pressure test because i cannot find how much pressure you need to put into this thing so we're gonna start at 50 psi and move up okay that's cool that works so let's up the pressure because that doesn't seem to be working very hard to do that 70 pounds okay 90 pounds gotta try with plug and power there you go so i found something right here on the object itself it says max pressure 1 mpa and i looked that up and i converted that to 145 pounds per square inch so we should be able to set the compressor all the way up to 145 max and get a little bit more pressure out of this so let's shoot for like 135 i think i have it working so let's talk about exactly what it's doing it's very very simple this is a solenoid and which is basically a relay so power turns this on and off and all that's doing is diverting air from here to there if it's on or there if it's off and then those two hoses are going to the two ends and so if this one gets air i think it draws it back if this one gets air it pushes it out so really this is just about adding power or taking away power from the solenoid which means we need to add a switch right here so we don't have to plug it and unplug it to make it happen so we're going to add a simple 110 switch to this line then we can start figuring out how to get all of this and the big clamp things into some sort of giant arm box so i think we have the piston working the solenoid works our mechanism for the pincher at least one side of it works so i'm going to get a bigger board and start to actually lay out all these pieces and get them connected kind of in two dimensions like working on something and then we'll just start replacing parts to make the final versions i think eventually i'm just going to have to close the whole thing up in a big silly box that looks like this but luckily we have plenty of room to work with so we're just going to start laying it out on the table you need to do is figure out a way to attach this to a piece that will move forward and backward that can then let these two parts pivot on it i also have to fix this thing down to a surface and the mounting holes are on the ends so that's kind of locked in we'll have to lock it down with something as well so we need to have a piece that can move back and forth we can figure out how what size threads those are check this out these are called thread checkers and they just have a bunch of different male and female threads and so you just take the thing that you're trying to figure out what it is and you just go through the motions that's one of my superpowers is being able to get it first time so that is a m10 1.25 so i'm going to take my super scientific uh precisely cad modeled just kidding i'm going to take this random thing that i just kind of threw together really quickly and replicate this on some other material to try to make like an actual pincher piece and then probably when it's all said and done i'll go back and make these look cooler and kind of match the toy a little bit better but in the meantime i just want to have a single piece and that i can duplicate and use on both sides just to make sure that this works so i've got these pieces where they match up they can pivot freely even though the pivot points are just temporarily screwed on so they're not even in line that will all get fixed in the future version right now i'm just trying to make sure that this thing will actually clamp on something so right now it's closed but i have to mimic my pivot point and my slot up here so that it can you know move in that way because that's what it needs to do and i also have to support these so that they're acting on the same plane and don't do like that so we're going to need some more spacers or some guide rails or something like that that are all going to exist on the inside of this big enclosure 130 psi terrifying and it completely ripped the thing apart but 30 psi is a lot slower and i think that will work a little bit better but ultimately we could put a regulator on it so we could actually dial in the psi that's going to the whole thing if we need super clamp pressure or just a little bit or speed or whatever so we'll work on that but next up i have to figure out how to recreate all these elements in the correct shape and get them stabilized so that they're not doing this they all need to work on the same plane otherwise the thing is going to tear itself apart so we're going to work on that and then we'll put a top on it to help stabilize them on that plane and then we can start dressing it up and making it look like the toy here's where we're at did some work some changing around of things i changed a few big things one i put some through bolts here and these are hefty they're coming through the bottom so they're not going to move and once we get a top section on here they will go through that as well so those are going to be good connection points now you can see that this one doesn't have a nut on it and it's very loose so we're gonna go with this kind i also made this whole thing which sandwiches the two pinchers between two pieces that connect to a plate that connect to this so it won't come apart anymore these are currently screwed together but eventually all of this stuff is going to have a nut and a bolt and washers putting everything together so it won't tear itself apart but let me show you how it works right now so part of the thing right now is getting them to line up correctly and that's because this bolt is loose and they don't have a top surface on so the next step is to actually just recreate all of this stuff with the correct materials be more precise make it look right then we'll get it assembled together and then we can make it look like the toy so now i've got these blocks back here so i can screw this whole thing together and kind of lock it into a single piece did some tests i know that it works so once i screw this together then we're going to do a bunch of foam smithing work on the top here just to make it look like the toy i'm not going to cover that real in depth right now but we do have a bunch of videos about doing foam work you can always check out our friends bill and brit over at punish props academy if you want to learn more i've got a handle on the bottom of this so i can hold on to it but i also need to keep it on my arm just to deal with the weight of it so i'm going to use this stuff this is made for hanging pipes or air conditioning ducts or stuff like that and it's a thin plastic but i've used this a lot and i have used it in projects like this to make shields to make straps to go over your arm because you can easily screw it unscrew it move it if you need to make it bigger or smaller it is really close you see it oh man yeah that is close uh oh big thank you to you clam champ for the inspiration for this ridiculous thing this was a ton of fun to make it was fun just to make a big silly prop but also to kind of like prototype a mechanical object get it working in plywood and then rebuild it to make it just a little bit more finished it is a lot of fun to use plus using a pneumatic piston like this is something i've never done before and it gave me some ideas for some actual tools some actual jigs so you may see some pneumatics come up in a future video if this gave you an idea for something silly something functional i would love to hear about it down in the comments also if you've got any other ideas for things from he-man and the masters of universe that we could make let me know down in the comments we've got tons of other types of projects that you may want to check out if you're not subscribed be sure to do that as well that's it for this one thanks for watching we'll see you next time so ready yes gohey i'm bob and i like to make stuff today we're going to take this vintage toy and make it real this project is going to be absolutely ridiculous if you've been around the channel for a while you know that we have this kind of running gag about being a clamp champ anytime i clamp up a work piece or something we even have stickers and t-shirts for that if you want to be a clamp champ as well but there's another clamp champ this is a he-man figure masters of the universe and his name is clamp champ this is a figure that not everybody knows about because it was pretty late in the original run of toys in fact i had never heard of it until i saw it on instagram a couple of years ago but now i decided to get one of these and today to celebrate the new masters of the universe show on netflix i decided to make his big ridiculous clamp so he wears this thing on his arm it's gigantic to his scale but it has these big pincher pieces and when you push a button they clamp around something will grasp get a hold of him so what i think would be really funny is to make a bigger like human version of this thing and actually make it strong enough to clamp something together so we're gonna try that we'll see how it goes basically my idea so far is to make a big contraption that has a piece that moves up and down which will cause these two pieces to move back and forward and hopefully whatever is that's causing that motion on the inside will be strong enough to actually force these together i've started on a mock-up here on the table so let's take a look this is just gonna be one side of this just as a test i've got the piece that's gonna go forward and backward in a little temporary track here and then there's a pivot point and then a slot and i've worked on this a little bit so that that will move in that orientation and the big thing the important thing is how far this piece is going to move so it has to be the maximum like the closed position and then the completely open position and the maximum amount of movement here is seven inches and that's because i have a piston that has a seven inch throw this is the piston this is a pneumatic rod or piston and it goes in and out based on air pressure so you have an inlet and an outlet or two inlets however you want to look at it and as you add pressure to this one or that one it pulls this rod in and out this is something i have never done before i've never used pneumatics to make anything like this so i've ordered some tubing some connectors and the big thing that's going to actuate all this is a solenoid and so you take the air and you go in one side and then it comes out two other ones those connect to these two things and as you add power to this it will turn it on and off which will send air to this or to that which will bring the rod out or in so i'm going to get all this hooked up get it hooked up to the compressor and then give it a shot make sure it works like i think i legitimately have no idea if this is going to work i know nothing about these so i don't know if this is going to shoot out at like 100 miles an hour or if it's going to be like we'll find out so so now the solenoid needs to have power going to it you can buy these with all different voltages i went ahead and got a 110 so i could just add a plug to it plug it right into the wall because this whole goofy arm assembly thing is going to have an air hose running to it so i figured may as well put a power hose to it as well and have less wiring to do power hose power power hose power we're going to go with power hose yes three tiny power hoses okay we're gonna do a pressure test because i cannot find how much pressure you need to put into this thing so we're gonna start at 50 psi and move up okay that's cool that works so let's up the pressure because that doesn't seem to be working very hard to do that 70 pounds okay 90 pounds gotta try with plug and power there you go so i found something right here on the object itself it says max pressure 1 mpa and i looked that up and i converted that to 145 pounds per square inch so we should be able to set the compressor all the way up to 145 max and get a little bit more pressure out of this so let's shoot for like 135 i think i have it working so let's talk about exactly what it's doing it's very very simple this is a solenoid and which is basically a relay so power turns this on and off and all that's doing is diverting air from here to there if it's on or there if it's off and then those two hoses are going to the two ends and so if this one gets air i think it draws it back if this one gets air it pushes it out so really this is just about adding power or taking away power from the solenoid which means we need to add a switch right here so we don't have to plug it and unplug it to make it happen so we're going to add a simple 110 switch to this line then we can start figuring out how to get all of this and the big clamp things into some sort of giant arm box so i think we have the piston working the solenoid works our mechanism for the pincher at least one side of it works so i'm going to get a bigger board and start to actually lay out all these pieces and get them connected kind of in two dimensions like working on something and then we'll just start replacing parts to make the final versions i think eventually i'm just going to have to close the whole thing up in a big silly box that looks like this but luckily we have plenty of room to work with so we're just going to start laying it out on the table you need to do is figure out a way to attach this to a piece that will move forward and backward that can then let these two parts pivot on it i also have to fix this thing down to a surface and the mounting holes are on the ends so that's kind of locked in we'll have to lock it down with something as well so we need to have a piece that can move back and forth we can figure out how what size threads those are check this out these are called thread checkers and they just have a bunch of different male and female threads and so you just take the thing that you're trying to figure out what it is and you just go through the motions that's one of my superpowers is being able to get it first time so that is a m10 1.25 so i'm going to take my super scientific uh precisely cad modeled just kidding i'm going to take this random thing that i just kind of threw together really quickly and replicate this on some other material to try to make like an actual pincher piece and then probably when it's all said and done i'll go back and make these look cooler and kind of match the toy a little bit better but in the meantime i just want to have a single piece and that i can duplicate and use on both sides just to make sure that this works so i've got these pieces where they match up they can pivot freely even though the pivot points are just temporarily screwed on so they're not even in line that will all get fixed in the future version right now i'm just trying to make sure that this thing will actually clamp on something so right now it's closed but i have to mimic my pivot point and my slot up here so that it can you know move in that way because that's what it needs to do and i also have to support these so that they're acting on the same plane and don't do like that so we're going to need some more spacers or some guide rails or something like that that are all going to exist on the inside of this big enclosure 130 psi terrifying and it completely ripped the thing apart but 30 psi is a lot slower and i think that will work a little bit better but ultimately we could put a regulator on it so we could actually dial in the psi that's going to the whole thing if we need super clamp pressure or just a little bit or speed or whatever so we'll work on that but next up i have to figure out how to recreate all these elements in the correct shape and get them stabilized so that they're not doing this they all need to work on the same plane otherwise the thing is going to tear itself apart so we're going to work on that and then we'll put a top on it to help stabilize them on that plane and then we can start dressing it up and making it look like the toy here's where we're at did some work some changing around of things i changed a few big things one i put some through bolts here and these are hefty they're coming through the bottom so they're not going to move and once we get a top section on here they will go through that as well so those are going to be good connection points now you can see that this one doesn't have a nut on it and it's very loose so we're gonna go with this kind i also made this whole thing which sandwiches the two pinchers between two pieces that connect to a plate that connect to this so it won't come apart anymore these are currently screwed together but eventually all of this stuff is going to have a nut and a bolt and washers putting everything together so it won't tear itself apart but let me show you how it works right now so part of the thing right now is getting them to line up correctly and that's because this bolt is loose and they don't have a top surface on so the next step is to actually just recreate all of this stuff with the correct materials be more precise make it look right then we'll get it assembled together and then we can make it look like the toy so now i've got these blocks back here so i can screw this whole thing together and kind of lock it into a single piece did some tests i know that it works so once i screw this together then we're going to do a bunch of foam smithing work on the top here just to make it look like the toy i'm not going to cover that real in depth right now but we do have a bunch of videos about doing foam work you can always check out our friends bill and brit over at punish props academy if you want to learn more i've got a handle on the bottom of this so i can hold on to it but i also need to keep it on my arm just to deal with the weight of it so i'm going to use this stuff this is made for hanging pipes or air conditioning ducts or stuff like that and it's a thin plastic but i've used this a lot and i have used it in projects like this to make shields to make straps to go over your arm because you can easily screw it unscrew it move it if you need to make it bigger or smaller it is really close you see it oh man yeah that is close uh oh big thank you to you clam champ for the inspiration for this ridiculous thing this was a ton of fun to make it was fun just to make a big silly prop but also to kind of like prototype a mechanical object get it working in plywood and then rebuild it to make it just a little bit more finished it is a lot of fun to use plus using a pneumatic piston like this is something i've never done before and it gave me some ideas for some actual tools some actual jigs so you may see some pneumatics come up in a future video if this gave you an idea for something silly something functional i would love to hear about it down in the comments also if you've got any other ideas for things from he-man and the masters of universe that we could make let me know down in the comments we've got tons of other types of projects that you may want to check out if you're not subscribed be sure to do that as well that's it for this one thanks for watching we'll see you next time so ready yes go\n"