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DIY baby rocker

Thomas writes -

"This was made by a friend of mine, in a few hours, with a microwave oven motor. A new version is already in the pipe to follow this prototype." - Link.

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Posted by: howajo on December 28, 2006 at 10:02 PM

Wow, that's a way better idea than my DIY microwave baby warmer.

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Posted by: afaust on December 28, 2006 at 10:55 PM

i knew there was a joke in there somewhere.

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Posted by: trebuchet03 on December 28, 2006 at 11:03 PM

nice... just wonder how loud it is...

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Posted by: Wawet76 on December 29, 2006 at 1:33 AM

It's quite quiet.

Microwave oven sound probably came from the ventilation.

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Posted by: RobCruickshank on December 29, 2006 at 6:57 AM

Probably the best project you can make that has "baby" and "microwave oven" in the parts list.

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Posted by: yug1taht on December 29, 2006 at 7:49 AM

Okay, where was that 4-5 months ago when I needed it!?!?! Great idea, thanks!

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Posted by: paul@westbrooks.org on December 30, 2006 at 4:44 PM

This is great. Now I need to get working before our baby comes in May.

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Posted by: cstatman on January 2, 2007 at 10:49 PM

okay, this is amazing and brilliant. We have a baby. Our baby has a super cool swing. All my pals see the swing and say "dang, can we make an ADULT size one of these in your back yard?"

The rocking mechanism is the only part I have not been able to figure out. Do I use a concentric cam? How do I get it to drop, blah, and VOILA, you did it!

Thank you for the inspiration. Now I need to go weld and plant some box section steel. I can power it with a 3.5 hp i have laying around.

I just need to cut the wheels. WOO HOOO

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