Coming Together

Below this is the belt I have fashioned so that the rail can be worn by the user while still allowing the panels to spin freely. I have made it in a corset style with lacing down both sides so it can be adapted to fit a multitude of people, it has 2 mounts on both front and back so that the rail can attach securely and sit around the wearers waist. The pocket on the inside houses the keyboard hack close to the body so it doesn't get damaged, the USB cable comes from this point to plug in to a computer to play the accompanying video footage. Wires for the switches feed through the mounts and run around the inside of the rail.



The below photo shows the belt when fitted to the track, the runners on the outside of the track allow the panels to attach and rotate. I've fitted a series of reed switches around the track; reed switches are operated when a magnet is passed over them drawing two pieces of metal together and closing the circuit. I have drilled holes in 6 equally spaced places around the track, the reed switches sit on the inside of these, on the outside a ribbon holds the panels at equal spacing and also carries a magnet that when the skirt is spun activates the correct switch for whichever emotion is displayed at the front.



This below photo is a reed switch fitted on the inside ridge of the track, before the drilling of the holes.