The STL files are available on Thingiverse or directly from the project files. These STL files are for 3D printing or visualization, if you feel like modifying the 3D design and missed Log#4, don't worry: all the Solidworks source...
Code for the big boat has been taking up most of my time, but in the mean time I've still been working on the sails for the little boat. The original sail design didn't work -- I couldn't get enough weight on to balance it against the overly long lever...
This 3D printed bench vise has a lot of exchangeable parts which can be modified by the user or replaced in case of a failure or breaking. The printing parameters of this 3D printing are as follows: Standard resolution: 0.2mmInfill: 15% trianglesWall...
The printers brain will be a Raspberry Pi Zero computer, with a servant Arduino in the printer head itself to provide flexible monitoring and control functions on the fly. Initial calibration and static settings will be set at system startup (using MCP23017...
The back cover of the robot was designed so that one can easilly open it for accessing the circuits, recharging the batteries, or turning the smartphone on/off. It's made of six 3d printed parts: Back (left/right)Knobs (x2)Locks (left/right) It took...
The following tools and materials were used for this project: Tools: 3D printer - The whole body of the robot is 3D printed. Several hours of 3d printing were needed for building the whole structure;PLA filament - White and black PLA filaments...
FYI... I'm learning 3D Printing concurrently with this project, so don't be surprised if the print quality isn't so great. More likely the STL files quality, due to concurrently learning new software applications, aren't so great and you might...
Done upgrades so far: PSU (power supply unit) replacement: switched from the power brick that it was delivered with to a PC ATX PSU (Corsair CX500). The Corsair power supply has only one 12V rail which is important for using it to upgrade a 3D printer....
A bit 'o BackgroundEver since I got to visit a "Riding Railway" somewhere in Western, MA (US), I've always wanted to have a backyard railway that:I could rideHad some sort of purpose (moving firewood, rocks, etc)I've been interested in trains my whole...