Chris Mora Robots

So I haven't posted anything in a while, and I guess the reason ultimately is that I just became so busy that I decided it wasn't worth my time to continue updating these accounts.

This discomfort has been creeping over me that I am not comfortable with the never-ending narcissism of social media.

With my platform I would love to point people in the direction of good causes they can help, something worthwhile that they can pay attention to, something that might make a difference in the world, rather than try to occupy people's attention with my life.

I feel unable to create positive change, help those suffering under whatever circumstances they may have, or to celebrate any good fortune I experience when others may experience so little.

People are always telling me that it's how hard I push, how much I work, that entitles me to good things. But there has to be a point where the tired, the sick, the poor, the ineffectual, the uninspired, the people born the wrong color, orientation, gender, on the wrong land, the wrong parents, under sadistic and indifferent governments, under war, genocide and discrimination deserve fundamental human rights, right? The opportunity to have basic health and safety needs met so that they too can try to prosper.

I speak with remarkable, glaring privilege. This business of mine feels self-centered, self-serving, and unempathetic most of the time. I have to work every day to keep my head above water while also making sure that head of mine doesn't grow too big or forget the importance of togetherness.

I have been happy working for my clients all these months. I want to share some of the things I make for them with the more valuable context added of how these fabricated items may help their recipients, even if only in small ways.

Up this time are railings made for a little Lakewood community. One little elderly lady thanked me for making her a railing so she may safely climb her stairs again, then she gave me some sodas. I don't drink soda, but it was nice.

The obligatory tags and website links are below:

https://www.chrismorarobots.com/

A custom-built grill guard and bumper for a custom-built 4x4!

My client had been telling me for the last few years what he intended to buy, he said that when he bought the truck he would ask me to make the bumper for it!

We worked together on the design, it was fabricated, test fit x4, sandblasted and the powdercoating was done by

This was a really fun project, I still have a couple more updates to share for this one!

The truck also has a engine and manual transmission!
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The rear bumper bar, tail light plates, and mud flaps added to the F550 flatbed!

There are still parts to make (tool boxes, etc.), but for now, it's an operational truck! This is probably the last post about this truck for now, as those other parts haven't fallen into my schedule yet.

This flatbed was designed, fabricated, test fit, sandblasted, primed, painted, and installed for my day job's new Ford f550. We needed a more capable vehicle and a more capable flatbed to suit. More updates on this project are coming soon.

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I posted a video of myself lying on top of this thing a month or two ago. Anyway, it's actually a bar top table in a high-end remodel in Evergreen, Colorado.

Plasma cut I-beams, mitered and notched together, sandblasted and patina coated with a dark brown/orange patina.
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Two little handrails in a residential home, weird geometry around that vertical wood post. I did a bunch of projects for this remodel. More coming soon!

Designed, fabricated, sandblasted, powdercoated and installed.

Powdercoat by
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Some photos from after the black paint was applied to the flatbed of the F550! Installation on the truck is next!

This flatbed was designed, fabricated, test fit, sandblasted, primed, painted and installed for my day job's new Ford f550. We needed a more capable vehicle, and a more capable flatbed to suit. More updates on this project coming soon.

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With the passing of 2024, I would like to, instead of share a highlight reel (I just dont have time, lol), share a project that embodies the spirit of all the work I do.

These are more previously unreleased photos of FPO v26.0

Challenge, emotional transparency, and a little bit of levity have always been the cornerstones of my work. Thank you all who followed along and expressed interest in my art and my business this last year. Thank you to my clients who ordered little things, big things, and absolutely big-giant-massive things. Thank you for buying a few robots off the shelves. Thank you for giving me countless opportunities to metalwork my way out of the problems you gave me to solve. It was another record-setting year, and I had a lot of fun. 🙏 🤖

Welcome to all of you new followers from that welding cart video, I promise my other work is way more interesting.

Articulate Robot FPO v26.0 was completed years ago. This robot was something of a thesis statement; he is bigger, better, more complex, and comprised of hundreds of handmade steel and stainless parts. He has shock absorbers in his arms and legs, and most of his rotating mechanisms work on spring-loaded pins shooting into indexed holes. The stand and base on which he mounts is articulate as well. His eyelids even have gearing within his head, opening and closing with little levers. I clocked him in at a little over 800 hours of my time, while most of my other works were finished between 200-300. I built him over the course of one year and coated him with a blackening patina to finish. He is, obviously, completely articulate and stands taller than me.
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A simple residential handrail finished with a white powdercoat. Sometimes when I am subcontracting every step after the final fabrication is handled by someone else. I never saw this rail after it was picked up from me. It's amusing to find my work installed somewhere.
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