Building the Mystic Seer - Part 1
I've had many requests from TZ fans to help them build their own Mystic Seer. Below, I've provide some detailed drawings and in progress construction pictures. I will try to add additional information as I have time. Send me a note if you have any particular questions. First, I need to say that my MS is not really operational. That is, it does not dispense the fortune slips. It does however have a working/spring loaded lever and will collect all the pennies you put into it. Also, the napkin holders are spring loaded and hold the napkins rather nicely.
1:1: scale front drawing with dimensions. These are hand drawn drawings based on measurements I made using a few different sources. Knowing that the original Mystic Seer was built over the guts of the popular Swami machine, gave me some idea of the overall size. But, knowing the size of the napkin was the biggest clue to all the dimensions.
I used PVC sheet material for construction. Partly because I used it for constructing many parts of my robot but also because it is so easy to work with. My Mystic Seer will not fit over a Swami Machine.If you attempt that, you may have to use sheet metal and/or adjust some of the dimensions.I noticed that my drawing does not have the center point for the key lock. I'll have to update it at some point.