#robotics Logs

Oct 02 2018

12:43 AM rue_bed: what you gonna make the dovetail from?
12:47 AM rue_bed: tom told me boxslide is better
12:47 AM orlock: PLA
12:47 AM rue_bed: *blink*
12:47 AM rue_bed: shoot me a model image somtime eh?
12:47 AM orlock: yuh
12:47 AM orlock: it will end up being 3 or 4 parts - i've got one already done and in use, but that only takes the camera
12:47 AM orlock: this one takes the camera, as well as has a pair of adjustable mounting rings for the secondary scope
12:53 AM rue_bed: does your dovetail have a gib?
01:06 AM orlock: no
01:07 AM orlock: It doesnt need to slide, it's held in place by a pair of bolts
01:09 AM orlock: https://stargazerslounge.com/gallery/image/29703-heq5-pro-23-dovetail-bolts/
01:09 AM orlock: not my picture
01:09 AM orlock: the side with the bolts is flat, the other side has an angle
01:12 AM orlock: seeing some funny nics
08:56 AM rue_mohr: ah, thats less of an interesting dovetail
08:56 AM rue_mohr: I wonder if the nicks are being used for spam content retrieval
11:31 AM polprog is now known as POLPROG
05:48 PM ace4016: spam?
06:24 PM rue: orlock,
06:24 PM rue: you up yet?
06:27 PM orlock: yup
06:43 PM orlock: rue: https://pastebin.com/2t4VdFe4 - openscad for the dovetail bracket
06:43 PM orlock: thats the basic one that turns it into a basic tripod style mount
06:51 PM _unreal_: rue, sup
06:52 PM _unreal_: rue, I ordered these https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07576HL3C/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
07:11 PM rue_mohr: 6 tiny85 for $17
07:13 PM rue_mohr: they average about $2 ea on aliexpress
07:13 PM rue_mohr: so its not as bad a deal as it initially seems
07:29 PM _unreal_: :)
09:50 PM Tom_itx is now known as Tom_L
11:12 PM Atomsk is now known as ace4016