#garfield Logs

Dec 20 2022

12:35 AM rue_shop3: haa! 27 steps/rev on a dc motor
03:11 AM rue_mohr: I wish I'd succeeded on the injection molder
03:11 AM rue_mohr: I didn't think it would be that complex from where I was
03:12 AM rue_mohr: looking back on things my projects seem to go really slowly
03:13 AM rue_mohr: REALLY slowly
03:13 AM rue_mohr: that tilt and pan mirror took a crazy amount of time
03:13 AM rue_mohr: and the wall clock
03:13 AM rue_mohr: I should make sure I start working on all the things I want to be close to finishing when I die
04:54 AM Tom_L: set achieveable goals
04:56 AM Tom_L: mold thing was kinda fun
09:54 AM polprog: i saw a polish guy on youtube who built an injection molder
09:55 AM polprog: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJ2jlPwKojg
09:55 AM polprog: (no subtitles, sorry)
10:03 AM polprog: he machined out the molds and uses pneumatics to push the molten plastic into the mold
12:29 PM rue_mohr: yea, heating the plastic is the question
12:29 PM rue_mohr: I think I was close, but I think my heater isn't uniform enough
12:29 PM rue_mohr: when I'm just about the right temp I keep getting burnt plastic
12:30 PM rue_mohr: the temp for pre-heating the mold is also an issue
01:01 PM rue_mohr: 3872