User:Dorkmo/Log

TO DO

sketch

• through crank shaft oil line from split pillow block to arm split bearing
• printable shaft hole alignment jig for 1" holes

01/13

preparing to make a chicken coop and a raised bed.

thinking might do a mashup of these two coop designs: http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=5b2fbd27cfb5a48e6654971052d2f27e http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=11bfd7bd9f6b256493bc835096fe177a&prevstart=0

done a couple https://docs.google.com/folder/d/0BwxMMqGvwTM-R3lETnFYQXJZckk/edit

thinking about spinning door. small dc motor. hall effects sensor. arduino? one door to chicken run, one for yard.

11/2012

i had some unsuccessful sketchup to stl to gcode conversions. not sure where the problem lies. might redraw a model or two in OpenSCAD and see if gcode comes out better.

http://reprap.org/wiki/CAM_Toolchains

10/2012

been saving some $ for projects and such

ordering some materials to redo some steam parts

went to will's wedding

08/2012

did a couple designs with graham's microtrac group

01/2012

started building engine

keeping a build log: User:Dorkmo/Builds/SteamEngine

12/2011

break

11/2011

visited creation flame for a few days.

going to start building my steam engine design. will do as much as possible in tulsa. thad is working on a new electronics package to use with power cube and going to try and use for steam engine as well.

read something about turning off water while shampooing on the back of a bottle, thought it might make sense to put a foot petal on the water.

10/2011

learned how to do laser printer transfer pcb etching

• made 2 detroit boards for texas
• updated wiki on process a little

going to design a sensor board to replace the reprap breakout board with allen from forum and perhaps william

• william and i came up with a board design to test out. hope to eliminate breakout completely CEB_Press/Manufacturing_Instructions/Detroit_Fab_Lab_Solenoid_Driver_v1.1

i have an appointment at the tulsa fab lab 10/13/2011

had a setback with my prusa, stepper motors i got were made in china, not korea as listed, gotta return them. found some others made in japan i think, waiting on customer service reply. [1]

started setting up a cpu w/ ubuntu for reprap

09/2011

prep for making some detroit boards + full documentation

• made two sets and sent back to fef
• started documenting process
• waiting on tulsa fab lab to open for business to cut two more boards for texas folks

slowly working on a personal prusa

• S. Korean stepper motors on back order

prep for making a Snap-Lock

• got a 24x48x1/2 hdpe sheet
• ordered a bit for shopbot to use when tulsa fab lab opens

prep for experimenting with solenoids

• spooled up a few for practice
• need to figure out power sourcing

light wiki editing

• did a little towards measurizing ceb model

08/2011

wired 4 ceb press control boxes (exluding arduinos)

assisted adam with clearing & roof

made some ceb sensor assemblies with cody