#robotics Logs

Mar 02 2018

01:09 AM rue_shop3: +- a little smoke, the new printer is alive
01:12 AM rue_shop3: got the motors going the right direction and the limit switches the right polarity
01:12 AM rue_shop3: so maybe tommorow I can align and scale it
04:08 AM veverak: hmm
04:09 AM veverak: anybody used sabertooth drivers here? that serial com is giving me headache
06:40 AM tehBear is now known as theBear
08:55 AM rue_: windows?
10:55 AM veverak: linux
07:38 PM Rez is now known as l
10:02 PM Jak_o_Shadows: 3d printed a headphone hook. Now i need to figure out what else other small tings to print
10:51 PM rue_bed: if you open your mind you will see lots of things
10:52 PM rue_bed: but dont focus on it, what, in general, do you want to make?
10:54 PM rue_bed: and do you need any door stops?
10:57 PM rue_bed: I have a pi camera project I need to get some progress on
10:58 PM rue_bed: putting it online would help
11:00 PM rue_bed: I also want to get my teamaker on the network, it supports 1 start timer, I need multiple start times on a weekly schedule
11:00 PM rue_bed: which would assemble the infastructure for the supper machine
11:00 PM Tom_shop: tryin some steel on the mill...
11:01 PM rue_bed: ok
11:01 PM rue_bed: light passes?
11:01 PM Tom_shop: yeah
11:01 PM Tom_shop: wasn't sure where to start
11:01 PM rue_bed: circles are good for that
11:01 PM Tom_shop: in this case slots
11:01 PM rue_bed: drill holes, then try milling them
11:01 PM rue_bed: ok
11:02 PM Tom_shop: i drilled a start hole yes
11:02 PM rue_bed: I'm going to work on the pi camera
11:02 PM Tom_shop: didn't program it deep enough so going back over it again
11:02 PM rue_bed: ok
11:03 PM rue_bed: I have a kid by for robotics tommmorw
11:03 PM Tom_shop: nice
11:03 PM Tom_shop: put him to work
11:03 PM rue_bed: he needs help with some stuff
11:03 PM rue_bed: like how to make a computer
11:13 PM rue_: ok
11:13 PM rue_: pi camera
11:14 PM rue_: subproject, frontside usb port on my computer
11:14 PM rue_: I have space, I just need some usb ports and a 3d printed front drive bay lid thing
11:14 PM rue_: k, how many internal usb ports are there...
11:14 PM rue_: or cnc cut
11:14 PM rue_: yea we can cnc cut a faceplate too
11:15 PM rue_: I got that black plastic tho
11:15 PM rue_: wait I have an idea
11:16 PM rue_: just move the larmclock usb to the back where it should be
11:16 PM rue_: its a mini usb
11:20 PM rue_: ugh I should take this all apart and redo it
11:25 PM Tom_shop: odd, popped a spindle fuse
11:36 PM Tom_L: http://tom-itx.no-ip.biz:81/~webpage/cnc/Mill_Steel/Assembly/Final/Strap_clamp.jpg
11:36 PM Tom_L: first time thru didn't realize it was thicker than .250"
11:37 PM Tom_L: it moaned a bit but it cut it ok
11:38 PM Tom_L: 1500 rpm @ 1.75 ipm 4 flute .125" cutter
11:38 PM Tom_L: i'll cut some strips tomorrow and slot em
11:38 PM Tom_L: that was just a piece of scrap from the mill
11:43 PM Jak_o_Shadows: I decided to start working on my cable management
11:43 PM Jak_o_Shadows: My headphone cables are 10m long - so I'll have a couple of spools, and some weights pulling it down.