Newbie Question: Rigging Problem

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Hi! For my animation I’m making a fan and I’m rigging it. Everything goes haywire when I try and move the bones! I’m a newbie to rigging so I have no idea what I’m doing wrong. Here are some pics to describe my problem:

My model:

My Model.JPG488×539 36 KB


My Problem:
my problem.JPG667×519 37.9 KB

My rigging setup:

Rigging setup.JPG395×563 39.4 KB

Thanks! Can any of you give me some advice or a solution? In case you want to take a more in-depth look I’ve also included the .blend file in the mediafire link below:
http://www.mediafire.com/?f79tcdhh2ro4vy2

Thanks!

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Hi Poofo…

For mechanical models… it often pays to just parent parts to bones… I have made a stripped down model of your fan to fit the 960k limit here…

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Thank you!!! That solves my lifelong dream of finding out how to rig mechanical models!