l normally write my blog posts in third person with the exception of my Friday Summaries which are written, you guessed it, in first person. My blog posts are past tense but my Friday Summaries jump from present tense to past tense. These summaries can come close to one thousand words so I try to take them casually or I will burn myself out for the rest of the day. Plus, they are written in a vernacular tone and much less objective.
This week I did some creative writing which is a different than writing this blog. It is a nice change of pace to sit at a keyboard and type without referring to phone pictures and searching for relevant links. I am not a great story teller but I enjoy this and it makes me feel productive.
Also, I made a silly graphic. I am not a designer in case you couldn’t tell.
On a more serious note I started working on the implantable compass again. This project has been through more failed iterations than any other project. By a lot. The 3D printer streamlined the process of repeated failures. Each time I get ideas on how to build the next one better or my mind goes off on a different route. I know this can become a real thing but I also have to design one with my level of tech and production abilities.
This time a plan was laid out. They are vague because they have to be but it still breaks up the end goal. The first step, which I haven’t done in any previous version, will be to produce a haptic compass. A haptic compass will be one which can relay heading information through touch. This is not a novel idea, the Northpaw does this with eight vibrating motors and is a GREAT example of wearable technology. But it takes batteries and I want to make one that is purely mechanical.
Each revision corrects at least one problem with the previous version or is a step toward a working model. The first three spinners just act like a compass, they don’t have any other purpose other than to make sure that I was making a workable compass. The last two have a special base so they, hopefully, don’t wobble unless they face north. This wobbling will be, hopefully, be what causes a different sensation while facing north.
The rest of the weekly summaries have been arranged by date.
First time here?
Completed projects from year 1
Completed projects from year 2
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This week I did some creative writing which is a different than writing this blog. It is a nice change of pace to sit at a keyboard and type without referring to phone pictures and searching for relevant links. I am not a great story teller but I enjoy this and it makes me feel productive.
Also, I made a silly graphic. I am not a designer in case you couldn’t tell.
I made it myself. Can you tell?
This time a plan was laid out. They are vague because they have to be but it still breaks up the end goal. The first step, which I haven’t done in any previous version, will be to produce a haptic compass. A haptic compass will be one which can relay heading information through touch. This is not a novel idea, the Northpaw does this with eight vibrating motors and is a GREAT example of wearable technology. But it takes batteries and I want to make one that is purely mechanical.
Each revision corrects at least one problem with the previous version or is a step toward a working model. The first three spinners just act like a compass, they don’t have any other purpose other than to make sure that I was making a workable compass. The last two have a special base so they, hopefully, don’t wobble unless they face north. This wobbling will be, hopefully, be what causes a different sensation while facing north.
Pen sketch of spinner idea
Model based on pen sketch. Hollow bottom
Revised for conical/solid bottom
Outside edge was made smooth
Keyed bottom instead of simple cone. Rounded edges to allow wobbling
Conical top again to avoid toppling. Larger magnets
Two halves of printed compass
Both halves together
The rest of the weekly summaries have been arranged by date.
First time here?
Completed projects from year 1
Completed projects from year 2
Disclaimer for http://24hourengineer.blogspot.com/
This disclaimer must be intact and whole. This disclaimer must be included if a project is distributed.
All information in this blog, or linked by this blog, are not to be taken as advice or solicitation. Anyone attempting to replicate, in whole or in part, is responsible for the outcome and procedure. Any loss of functionality, money, property or similar, is the responsibility of those involved in the replication.
All digital communication regarding the email address 24hourengineer@gmail.com becomes the intellectual property of Brian McEvoy. Any information contained within these messages may be distributed or retained at the discretion of Brian McEvoy. Any email sent to this address, or any email account owned by Brian McEvoy, cannot be used to claim property or assets.
Comments to the blog may be utilized or erased at the discretion of the owner. No one posting may claim claim property or assets based on their post.
This blog, including pictures and text, is copyright to Brian McEvoy.
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