Syren Servo-Matic mouse making attachment

[WalrusGuy]

Hope everyone is doing well and are safe in these troubling times. 

 

I just finished assembling the Servo-Matic machine from Syren Ship Model Company and came across this thread: 

 

 

Does anyone know how to modify it/make attachments that will help in making a mouse? I've never made a mouse before so I am not sure on what I'll need. I tried searching around in this forum but could not find anything.

 

Any pics of mouse making jigs using this machine would be much appreciated! 

 

Thanks in advance!! 

Edited December 2, 2020 by WalrusGuy

[druxey]

The issue with making an authentic looking mouse is that it is woven, not spun. An uneven number of longitudinal threads have line wrapped around them, but in an in-and-out fashion. The only assistance by a serving machine would be to slowly revolve the mouse as you weave. It's a labor-intensive exercise! There are other ways of making a reasonably good looking mouse, as I'm sure you can find elsewhere on this site.

[Jim Rogers]

The Domanoff Server has a Mouse jig. Check out his website.

 

[WalrusGuy]

Thank you Druxey and Jim. I may just opt to go the simple route of serving the mouse instead of it being weaved (the process looks very complicated!! 😅)

[bartley]

A method which I found somewhere on this site is to make a wooden "mouse shaped" former with a hole in the center for the rope and then cover this with fine gauze like surgical type.  Paint it black  and it gives a woven look and to me looks pretty authentic.

 

John