When this project started, I imagined I would be working on the servo motors. Then again, I assumed I would be working on nearly everything because I usually work alone. Issuing servo commands is a solved problem, but the math involved with positioning a tool based on a couple of sticks and angles is less common. Not only is the number-crunching a hassle, but there is also the hardware to consider. Printing long sturdy rods is possible but needlessly expensive, and I wanted something versatile even if it was over-engineered.
I devised a brace that would accept any diameter rods and adapt them to mate with bearings or servo sprockets. I could print free-moving joints or driven couplers. To support the rod, I modeled a couple of cleats on either side to tie everything in place with string. The rod cannot slip out, and the lines should keep it from twisting or bending.
Three models
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2020-11-07
I devised a brace that would accept any diameter rods and adapt them to mate with bearings or servo sprockets. I could print free-moving joints or driven couplers. To support the rod, I modeled a couple of cleats on either side to tie everything in place with string. The rod cannot slip out, and the lines should keep it from twisting or bending.
The rest of the posts for this project have been arranged by date.
First time here?
Completed projects from year 1
Completed projects from year 2
Completed projects from year 3
Completed projects from year 4
Completed projects from year 5
Completed projects from year 6
Completed projects from year 7
Disclaimer for http://24hourengineer.blogspot.com and 24HourEngineer.com
This disclaimer must be intact and whole. This disclaimer must be included if a project is distributed.
All information on this blog, or linked by this blog, is 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 property or assets based on their post.
This blog, including pictures and text, is copyright to Brian McEvoy.
2020-11-07
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