Jurassic Park Cryo Can Build

[swampbilly]

I know there are several threads out there from 3D printed to aluminum bought replicas. I also know its a prop from a 1993 film. But since i was 7 i always thought owning a prop like that would have been so cool. Watching Jurassic World (I wont get into my review on that one) rekindled my desire for one once again. For several months i drew and researched and thought and drew abd brainstormed and watched countless video reviews on props. I finally chucked my first piece of metal in the lathe and started cutting. While building and researching how the mechanism would even work i grew more and more excited. It took me a month to get 99% complete. When i took it home i was giddy as hell and my wife was hysterical. So here is my progress via photos.

I started with a stainless steel base which was soon thrown out for a lighter version of aluminum.

This is the start of the coolant housing in the mill.

Coolant housing sitting on unfinished SS base with temp o-ring

Coolant housing bored for slide carriage mechanism. Mechanism is a rough cut part here.

Embryo cryo rack made. Took me 3 days. mocking up main shaft and cryo rack. Also showing new base. Things are starting to get very exciting!

Cryo rack drilled.

Marking holes for drilling the coolant housing!

At this point containing my excitment was impossible!

New aluminum base design underway changing from the hero prop version to a more realistic can like base.

Concave at bottom to allow the use of the original base of a barbasol can epoxied in place.

Cryo containment unit in a temporary mock can.

Containment unit removed. Noticed the microcentrifuge tubes with the name and number code labels.

A view of the bottom with and actual can bottom and lip. Oh and the silicone red o-ring

Closed unit. Btw the closer i got the more excited i got the more i forgot to take pics! I practiced many times before actually machining the output tube of the shaving cream cylinder to get the half sphere and threads.

Open containment unit. With a peek at the mechanism.
Check my video out at: https://youtu.be/_k-_g5vTpkE
Still left to finish: caps, fluid and Barbasol Can

 

[FlyinPhil]

Dude, that thing is wicked! I love the mechanism and the attention to detail.

 

[swampbilly]

Thank you sir!

 

[swampbilly]

Got my caps in! Fluid dropped and caps on. Exciting!

 

[Lady Cue]

This is so cool, if you ever decide to go into production to sell a few let me know. JP is by far one of my favorite movies