Time to change out the 4 main bearings on the spindle. There are lots of videos on these, but so far i've yet to see a complete one. They all go from here's the mil, til here's something then its done. We're got to a point where we were left scratching...
whoopsmade a dent in the insulation and then bounced off across the roommmca and I (and mr pika) stripped the G0704 down to its barebones, making two piles of parts one for not getting reinstalled and one for reinstall. i won't go over it here, since...
made the Y axis bracket on the C-Beam, later on turned out i didn't have any M6 80mm bolts so we hastily cut it out of 1/8" acrylic. I also forgot to take off the "leave stock" option, but otherwise the holes it cut were the right size and decently round,...
Got back from CES all ready to mount the new as yet to be tested motor.First the intro video... yes more upbeat music from googles expansive library of music.head spacer ready to mountthis is where it mounts to on the machinethe centre bolt is M12 adding...
I spent some time working out the more lathey parts. By that I mean the structure and spur centers. It would be easiest to just show you what I did.This is the moveable center that slides along a 2x4 and can be clamped in place:The circular knob was...
I've been a bit behind on documenting stuff. I've uploaded a few pictures. Here is a quick summary with some info about a few of the pictures:The first picture is the mill I am going to modify. It is a Model T-981 from Central Machinery. It probably...
A little more work went into building the master box, but not that much. Here is the schematic to the master box :This circuit is very simple. 7 lines control the LCD , in 4 bit mode. There are 4 data lines and 3 control lines. Pin 3 of the LCD...
The camera test harness is built - just need to attach the camera to the base unit, adjust to centre it and then I should be in shape to start acquiring images. This project has highlighted a need for a drill press, table saw, and a t-square....
Daily progress seems slow, but the cumulative progress is beginning to become significant:the CubeSpawn system consists of 5 basic sub-systems:1. The cubical enclosures, (Frame)2. A removable Mechanical Module3. A removable Electr(ical/onics) Module...
Today I took a break from coding and played with tools. I got all 4 primary control panels built. There's a pic up, but you really can't tell how extraordinarily good they look from that picture.I cut the panels out of clear acrylic, used...
Testing of the preliminary switchmode converter worked well, but after braking too hard while going too fast, the plastic sprocket shattered. Probably because the M4 screw bent, but I think it needs a metal sprocket instead. Unfortunantly the only metal...
Things I learned from the first mold:A) single sided mold and vacuum won't workB) getting the parts out of the mold will perhaps break somthingSo I came up with the next mold. 2 parted, closed and with an extra layer of mold silicone to make possibly...
So, altoids tins. Staple of Makers everywhere. Electrically conductive metal boxes of shorts, sparks, and letting the magic blue smoke out.But there is a solution. I ran across this instructable on how to make your altoids tine electrically inert. Really...
Got a prototype PC board from Gateway Electronics yesterady and my color sensor breakout board arrived from SparkFun. This morning I soldered the thing together (except for the wires to the color sensor) and posted a picture of 3 components (Trinket,...