EMU, Chris Hadfield, STS 100
The Tools & Accessories
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Intro or... what I think I know: The Hooks are a big part of the EMU. They are used with every tools and safety tethers. In all, for my current rendition of the EMU, I counted 23 hooks of three basic types. Since I have no hard facts about those parts, I have to figure out their size by comparison with object of known size in the many pictures I collected from NASA's web sites.
Hooks Step 1: Based on the references that I can find , I drew the parts at different angles to figure out the basic shapes and proportions.
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It looks like this type of hooks was used since the beginnings of the EMUs. The small version of this hook is still in use today. I call it "Type 1".
These are the new hooks used with the EMUs. They come n two formats (small & big). This drawing is the small version which I call Type 2 Small.
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Hooks Step 2: Sculpting the originals using plastic sheets, brass wire and Milliput. Hooks Step 3: Making molds of the originals and casting a bunch of resing hooks.
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The first hook I build was the Type 2 Small. I then modified resin copies to build the Type 2 Big and the Type 1.
The Grey hooks are the originals. The Type 2 Big original was build from a casting of the Type 2 Small handle. The Type 1 was build from the a casting of the Type 2 Small hook tip. On this picture the Type 1 is not completed yet. |