{"id":96,"date":"2026-06-08T22:51:58","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T20:51:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lumirainyx.com\/?p=96"},"modified":"2026-06-09T00:03:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T22:03:32","slug":"96-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lumirainyx.com\/en\/96-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Under the Hood: What Mechanical Wings Are Made Of (V1)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Introduction:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many people only see the feathers and the movement, but for me as a maker, the most fascinating part is the part that we don't normally see - the skeleton itself and the mechanism that holds it all together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since I'm taking the wings to KEFUR in WIP (Work in Progress) status, let's take a look at what version 1 is actually made of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udd29 1. Aluminum joint mechanism<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The basis of everything is aluminum. No 3D printed plastics that would break under load, but honest metal arms connected with bolts and nuts. I chose aluminum because it is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Easy (I don't want to pass out from fatigue after an hour at the con).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Strong (will support the weight of the entire lip structure).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Easily workable in domestic conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udeb2 2. Bowden cables (Cyclomechanics in action)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How do I transfer the movement from the straps to the wings? You can find the answer at your nearest bike repair shop. I use classic Bowden cables. When I pull the control, the cable contracts and the mechanism expands. It's pure mechanical physics without the need for motors or batteries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83e\uddf5 3. Denim sleeves and blacksmith thread<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In order to have something to attach the pens themselves to, I had to sew sturdy \u201csleeves\u201d for the aluminum frame. I chose light denim because it is extremely resistant to tearing. It is all hand-sewn with thick blacksmith thread. No machine, pure handwork stitch by stitch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83e\udeb6 4. Feathers: Contrast of blue and white<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For version 1, I opted for a graphically clean contrast:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Primary feathers:<\/strong> Dark blue foam (EVA foam), precisely cut and numbered from R1 to R9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Secondary and Tertiary feathers:<\/strong> Pure white, which I'm currently working on with stencils.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What awaits me next?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The mechanics are now ready for the con stress test. I still need to secure the sharp edges of the aluminum (carpet tape will do the trick!), sew the Velcro counterparts to the bodysuit, and I can start attaching the first pens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Follow me, in the next blog I will show how the wings survived their first con premiere!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 Lumirainyx, Gemini<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u00davod: Mnoh\u00ed \u013eudia vidia len per\u00e1 a pohyb. Pre m\u0148a ako makera je v\u0161ak najfascinuj\u00facej\u0161ia \u010das\u0165 t\u00e1, ktor\u00fa be\u017ene nevidno \u2013 samotn\u00e1 kostra a mechanizmus, ktor\u00fd to cel\u00e9 dr\u017e\u00ed pokope. Ke\u010f\u017ee na KEFUR beriem kr\u00eddla v stave WIP (Work in Progress), po\u010fme sa pozrie\u0165 na to, z \u010doho je verzia 1 vlastne poskladan\u00e1. \ud83d\udd29 1.… <\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-96","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nezaradene"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lumirainyx.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lumirainyx.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lumirainyx.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lumirainyx.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lumirainyx.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=96"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/lumirainyx.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":104,"href":"https:\/\/lumirainyx.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96\/revisions\/104"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lumirainyx.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=96"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lumirainyx.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=96"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lumirainyx.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=96"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}