✄---Rob--Ives---
@robives.bsky.social
Paper models, #STEAMjunk and crafty projects to download and make. Writer & Maker of paper automata and animated projects.
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Website... www.robives.com
Useful links... linktr.ee/robives
Website... www.robives.com
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November 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Latest newsletter!
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An #EssentialMechanism project to download and make. As the gear turns, it meshes first with one rack, then the other, alternately lifting and dropping them in a satisfying reciprocating motion. #paperengineering #papercraft www.robives.com/project/reci...
November 12, 2025 at 9:49 AM
An #EssentialMechanism project to download and make. As the gear turns, it meshes first with one rack, then the other, alternately lifting and dropping them in a satisfying reciprocating motion. #paperengineering #papercraft www.robives.com/project/reci...
October 31, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Puffed up and proud 🐡 Just posted a newsletter about my latest automaton—a cheerful little fish with a big personality. workshopnotes.robives.com #AutumnalAutomata #Pufferfish #automata #maker
October 6, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Puffed up and proud 🐡 Just posted a newsletter about my latest automaton—a cheerful little fish with a big personality. workshopnotes.robives.com #AutumnalAutomata #Pufferfish #automata #maker
Download the pdf instructions and make your own puffer fish automata from conkers and paper clips!
#STEAMjunk #WildMaking
www.robives.com/project/puff...
#STEAMjunk #WildMaking
www.robives.com/project/puff...
October 5, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Download the pdf instructions and make your own puffer fish automata from conkers and paper clips!
#STEAMjunk #WildMaking
www.robives.com/project/puff...
#STEAMjunk #WildMaking
www.robives.com/project/puff...
🦆✨ Just sent out the latest newsletter from my narrowboat workshop where ducks, gears, and stories collide. This one is about my new column in Automata Magazine and has a T.Rex project for premium subscribers to download and make!
workshopnotes.robives.com/p/snippets
workshopnotes.robives.com/p/snippets
September 3, 2025 at 3:47 PM
🦆✨ Just sent out the latest newsletter from my narrowboat workshop where ducks, gears, and stories collide. This one is about my new column in Automata Magazine and has a T.Rex project for premium subscribers to download and make!
workshopnotes.robives.com/p/snippets
workshopnotes.robives.com/p/snippets
Meet the slowest show-off in town…
Henri Escargot, a paper Snail to download and make!
www.robives.com/project/pape...
#PaperAutomata #SnailTrail #MechanicalHaiku #MakerJoy #SlowAndSteady #PrintedKits #WhimsicalMechanisms #NorthYorkshireMakes
Henri Escargot, a paper Snail to download and make!
www.robives.com/project/pape...
#PaperAutomata #SnailTrail #MechanicalHaiku #MakerJoy #SlowAndSteady #PrintedKits #WhimsicalMechanisms #NorthYorkshireMakes
August 25, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Meet the slowest show-off in town…
Henri Escargot, a paper Snail to download and make!
www.robives.com/project/pape...
#PaperAutomata #SnailTrail #MechanicalHaiku #MakerJoy #SlowAndSteady #PrintedKits #WhimsicalMechanisms #NorthYorkshireMakes
Henri Escargot, a paper Snail to download and make!
www.robives.com/project/pape...
#PaperAutomata #SnailTrail #MechanicalHaiku #MakerJoy #SlowAndSteady #PrintedKits #WhimsicalMechanisms #NorthYorkshireMakes
Make your own waddling duck automaton! Crank the handle and bring this cheerful duck to life, watch it stomp and bob with delightful precision. This hands-on project comes as a downloadable PDF, ready for you to print, cut, and assemble at home. www.robives.com/project/duck #paperautomata #duck
August 18, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Make your own waddling duck automaton! Crank the handle and bring this cheerful duck to life, watch it stomp and bob with delightful precision. This hands-on project comes as a downloadable PDF, ready for you to print, cut, and assemble at home. www.robives.com/project/duck #paperautomata #duck
🔧 Paper Piston in Motion!
Here’s a peek inside the engine room of your imagination — a working piston mechanism made entirely from paper. With a simple frame, crank handle, and cutaway cylinder, this hands-on build shows exactly how a piston drives motion.
www.robives.com/project/pist...
Here’s a peek inside the engine room of your imagination — a working piston mechanism made entirely from paper. With a simple frame, crank handle, and cutaway cylinder, this hands-on build shows exactly how a piston drives motion.
www.robives.com/project/pist...
July 26, 2025 at 5:09 PM
🔧 Paper Piston in Motion!
Here’s a peek inside the engine room of your imagination — a working piston mechanism made entirely from paper. With a simple frame, crank handle, and cutaway cylinder, this hands-on build shows exactly how a piston drives motion.
www.robives.com/project/pist...
Here’s a peek inside the engine room of your imagination — a working piston mechanism made entirely from paper. With a simple frame, crank handle, and cutaway cylinder, this hands-on build shows exactly how a piston drives motion.
www.robives.com/project/pist...
Slow turn, big charm! One gear rotation for every twenty four cranks. This updated worm gear #EssentialMechanism is a quiet celebration of paper movement. Perfect for curious makers, educators and anyone who loves paper engineering! #automata #paperengineering
www.robives.com/project/worm...
www.robives.com/project/worm...
July 22, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Slow turn, big charm! One gear rotation for every twenty four cranks. This updated worm gear #EssentialMechanism is a quiet celebration of paper movement. Perfect for curious makers, educators and anyone who loves paper engineering! #automata #paperengineering
www.robives.com/project/worm...
www.robives.com/project/worm...
A parasol unfurls—yours to craft, yours to keep. Made from paper and card, it opens with a rustle. No music, just a moment of quiet craft.
Like it? Tag a maker friend.
#maker #umbrella #papercraft #parasol
Make your own...
www.robives.com/project/pape...
Like it? Tag a maker friend.
#maker #umbrella #papercraft #parasol
Make your own...
www.robives.com/project/pape...
July 7, 2025 at 10:05 AM
A parasol unfurls—yours to craft, yours to keep. Made from paper and card, it opens with a rustle. No music, just a moment of quiet craft.
Like it? Tag a maker friend.
#maker #umbrella #papercraft #parasol
Make your own...
www.robives.com/project/pape...
Like it? Tag a maker friend.
#maker #umbrella #papercraft #parasol
Make your own...
www.robives.com/project/pape...
#STEAMjunk Parasol. A bead and wire project to download and make! #maker #automata
www.robives.com/project/para...
www.robives.com/project/para...
July 6, 2025 at 9:26 AM
#STEAMjunk Parasol. A bead and wire project to download and make! #maker #automata
www.robives.com/project/para...
www.robives.com/project/para...
Wire Dino to download and make. Transform three paper clips and a terminal block into your own adorable desktop dinosaur!
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www.robives.com/project/wire...
workshopnotes.robives.com/p/wire-dino
www.robives.com/project/wire...
June 30, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Wire Dino to download and make. Transform three paper clips and a terminal block into your own adorable desktop dinosaur!
workshopnotes.robives.com/p/wire-dino
www.robives.com/project/wire...
workshopnotes.robives.com/p/wire-dino
www.robives.com/project/wire...
Cuckoo Whistle. Using paper bellows and cardboard pipes the cuckoo whistle recreates the iconic sound of Common Cuckoo. Alternately press in the two bellows to make the distinctive Cuc-koo sound! #bellows #sound #cuckoo #maker #papercrafts #paperautomata
www.robives.com/project/cuck...
www.robives.com/project/cuck...
June 10, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Cuckoo Whistle. Using paper bellows and cardboard pipes the cuckoo whistle recreates the iconic sound of Common Cuckoo. Alternately press in the two bellows to make the distinctive Cuc-koo sound! #bellows #sound #cuckoo #maker #papercrafts #paperautomata
www.robives.com/project/cuck...
www.robives.com/project/cuck...
Latest newsletter is out! workshopnotes.robives.com
Making paper bellows
Making paper bellows
June 6, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Latest newsletter is out! workshopnotes.robives.com
Making paper bellows
Making paper bellows
Gnashers! Pendulum powered #paperAutomata project. Move the box even a fraction to start the teeth a-chattering! www.robives.com/project/gnas...
June 3, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Gnashers! Pendulum powered #paperAutomata project. Move the box even a fraction to start the teeth a-chattering! www.robives.com/project/gnas...
#STEAMjunk Busy Bee project for you to make on International Bee Day! #internationalbeeday #maker #automata www.robives.com/project/busy...
May 20, 2025 at 9:35 AM
#STEAMjunk Busy Bee project for you to make on International Bee Day! #internationalbeeday #maker #automata www.robives.com/project/busy...
Turn the handle to make the Scotch Bird fly! The offset crank and double scotch yoke mechanism produce an organic flapping motion. #STEAMjunk
www.robives.com/project/scot...
www.robives.com/project/scot...
April 29, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Turn the handle to make the Scotch Bird fly! The offset crank and double scotch yoke mechanism produce an organic flapping motion. #STEAMjunk
www.robives.com/project/scot...
www.robives.com/project/scot...
Penrose Triangle Illusion to download and make!
www.robives.com/project/penrose
www.robives.com/project/penrose
April 22, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Penrose Triangle Illusion to download and make!
www.robives.com/project/penrose
www.robives.com/project/penrose
Easter automata project! 🐰🐣😍
April 20, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Easter automata project! 🐰🐣😍