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This is no Joke, The Transformation Box actually changes one object into another right before your eyes. There are no photography tricks involved, this one you must create !

DIAGRAM 1

DIAGRAM 2

Materials Needed:

1-Head (from our Heads Shop)
1- Skull (from our Skull Shop)
1 - Sheet of 1/2 inch plywood
2- Light dimmers 120 volt
2- Empty coffee cans
2- 60 watt light bulbs (Always use caution when working Electricity)
1- piece of glass (have the glass cut according to the inside dimensions of the finished Transformation Box - results vary)
2- Light bulb sockets - 120 volt (get ceramic or the rubber type to eliminate the risk of shock or worse)
Some lamp wiring
Some wood screws 1 inch long
1 - can black paint (optional)
Some old Dials, Push Buttons, old Vacuum Tubes, old Circuit Boards etc.... to dress up your Prop
(These things are optional, but really help to add to the effect)

INSTRUCTIONS:

Step 1 - cut the plywood to the specifications in diagram 1 (Warning: use caution when using any power tool)

Step 2 - Assemble the Transformation Box - refer to Diagram 1

Step 3- After the Transformation box is assembled cut 2 holes in the top of the Transformation Box for the coffee cans , keep it snug so that the coffee cans don't fall through. Refer to diagram 1 for hole positioning. Also remember to cut the holes about 8 inches away from the end of the Transformation Box, this allows for the light to hit the objects that you are using for the transformation. If the light is directly above the object the effect will not work.The light should be a little in front of the object.

Step 4 - cut a hole in the center of each coffee can and insert the light bulb sockets, make sure the sockets are rubber or ceramic to eliminate the risk of shock or worse. After the sockets are installed fit the coffee cans into the holes you cut in the top of the transformation Box.

Step 5 - Attach the dimmer switches to the front of the Transformation box. Refer to Diagram 1

Step 6 - Wire the dimmers to the light bulb sockets. Refer to Diagram 2 for wiring

Step 7 - Measure the dimensions from the inside corner of the Transformation Box to the outer corner of the Transformation Box and have the glass piece cut to these dimensions that you have just measured. Depending on how the box is assembled the results will vary for each Transformation Box.

Step 8 - After the glass is cut you will be ready to use your new Transformation Box.
We used a skull from our Skull Shop and a head from our Heads Shop, put the skull inside on one end and put the head one the other end (you can use any 2 objects for the transformation), then slide the glass into the Transformation Box on an angle from the inside corner to the outer corner of the transformation Box. OK here comes the fun part, while turning one dimmer to turn on the light over the head, turn the other dimmer that controls the light over the skull off. Do this slowly and look in the Transformation Box, you won't believe you eyes, it's amazing , the effect is like watching a man turning into a Wolf Man, exactly like they did in the old Horror movies.

Step - 9 (This part is optional , but really adds to the effect) Paint the Box Black and glue on some old Dials, Switches, Circuit Boards, Vacuum Tubes (I found some old vacuum tubes laying around and drilled a hole into the bottom of them and inserted some red and green LED's to give an eerie effect), push buttons, etc....what ever you have laying around, be creative, give it the spooky look. You won't believe the finished result.