Rob Beddingfield Log
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TUE FEB 17, 2015
-THIS IS THE STEP FILE FOR THE CURRENT HOPPER PRESS THAT I HAVE. THIS MAY BE THE SAME STEP FILE AS THE OFFICIAL ONE LISTED ON THE DEV. PAGE.
-File:01-001-01-6 ----7-7-2014.STP
-THIS IS THE STEP FILE THE CURRENT DESIGN FOR THE PRESS WITH THE MIXER MODULE CURRENTLY UNDERGOING TEST.
-File:01-001-01-6 MIXER MODULE 11-2-14.STP
MON SEPT 29, 2014
-Material for the press build arrived today.
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-I plan on building the brick press with a prototype mixer module.
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SUN MAY 18, 2014
-Current FreeCAD Feasibility
I have spent about 20 to 30 hours of the past few weeks in order to test the current capabilities of FreeCAD and also in order to learn the basics of FreeCAD. My impressions are that the FreeCAD team has accomplished a few things that only large teams of full time programmers have accomplished in the past. The conclusion I came to after doing my best to familiarize myself with all of the tools that are available in the latest release of Free-CAD is that until FreeCAD releases their planned "assembly module", designing a machine with multiple parts may not currently be a good fit for FreeCAD.
Right now FreeCAD would be my preferred open source program to design an accurate 3d parametric model of a part for printing or machining and for opening step files for some basic inspection. (the measuring tool seems to have limited ability to measure between lines and faces of parts only measuring from point to point) The latest version has even added the ability to make 2d drawings with title blocks and projections of 3d models. The sketching and extruding/cutting tools seem to be very powerful, but without using some fairly complex work-arounds, it's my opinion that it would not be possible to design individual parts based on the geometry of other individual parts in a reasonable amount of time.
I am very interested to see what the FreeCAD development team comes up with in the next few years. I was going to try to model a small assembly to show how freeCAD could help design a functional box whose parts could be exported to a lasercutter; but it became evident that, while possible, it would have required a few work arounds and more time than I currently have at my disposal.
wed MAY 14, 2014
-FREECAD TUTORIALS
-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTEPu50bG4U (draft views)
-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIEaoubaipE (exporting dxf draft views)
TUE MAY 13, 2014
-FREECAD TUTORIALS
-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfinO3EGXeo (placing parts, no sound)
-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeQrGj5hiOA (basics, boolean, refining)
-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnbjOlpGGzI (alignment)
APR 25-28 2014
-BRICK PRESS WORKSHOP AT FACTOR-E-FARM
THUR APR 17, 2014
-HARDWARE AND DRAWINGS
WED APR 16, 2014
-ADDED SCALE DIMENSIONS TO CUT SHEETS
MON AND TUES APR 14, 2014
-DXF FILES
THUR APR 10, 2014
-COMPLETE MODEL, WITHOUT HARDWARE
WED APR 9, 2014
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TUE APR 8, 2014
-MODEL WITH MODIFIED HOPPER SUPPORT, GUARD, VALVE BRACKET, AND SADDLE -File:01-001-00-6.stp
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-NOT SURE IF THIS IS THE BEST WAY TO DO THIS HOPPER SUPPORT HOLDER, BUT THIS IS WHAT I HAVE RIGHT NOW
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MON APR 7, 2014
-1/2" STEEL MODIFIED, NEXT IS GUARDS AND GRATE
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SUN APR 6, 2014
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FRI APR 5, 2014
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-Media:main assembly 4-5-14.stp
FRI APR 4, 2014
-NEW CONCEPT FOR SHAFT SUPPORT.
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MON MAR 31, 2014
-NEW LINEAR BUSHING.
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WEEKEND MAR 29, 2014
-MODIFIED CEB PRESS ASSEMBLY TO PLACE PARTS ON THE XYZ ORIGIN FOR EASY MODIFICATION
-MODIFIED FRAME TO SPREAD OUT 1/2" ON BOTH SIDES
-MODIFIED HOPPER TO 5FT WIDTH
-MODIFIED SOIL GRATE SPACING AND PLACEMENT
THU MAR 28, 2014
-SHAFT WIPER -[http://www.mcmaster.com/#9403k61/=ra9vwp ]
TUE MAR 26, 2014
-UPDATED DRAWING FILES AND CUT DATA CEB Press/Current Downloads
MON MAR 25, 2014
-UPDATED SOIL DRAWER FOR HOLE AND TAB CONSTRUCTION
-UPDATED STL FILES FOR PLASTIC PARTS ON CEB Press/Current Downloads
WEEKEND MAR 22, 2014
-MODIFY SOILD DRAWER BASED ON TECH REVIEW
-MODIFY LINEAR BEARINGS FOR 1IN SHAFT
THUR MAR 20, 2014
-STARTED CONFIGURATION 01-001-01-06 TO MODIFY HOPPER (STEEPER SIDES)
WEEKEND MAR, 15 2014 - MONDAY
-MODIFY SOILD DRAWER FOR TAB CONSTRUCTION
-UPDATED DXF FILES
THUR MAR 13, 2014
-UPDATED DRAWING 01-026 IN THE ZIP FILE UNDER CURRENT DRAWINGS. CEB Press/Current Downloads
-CALCULATED MATERIALS BASIC ESTIMATE ON MASTER BOM SPREADSHEET
SAT MAR 1, 2014
-BUILT A SMALL PRESS FOR TESTING SANDY SOIL. COMPRESSION CHAMBER IS 50MM X 100MM FOR COMPRESSIVE TESTING. SEE STP FILE BELOW FOR 3D MODEL.
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SAT JAN 11, 2014
FINSIHED 2D DRAWINGS FOR NEW ASSEMBLIES
UPDATED PAGE: CEB Press/Current Downloads
-STILL NEED TO PUT STL FILES ON THIS PAGE FROM BELOW
-THIS SHOULD CONTAIN UP TO DATE CAD FILES, DXF CUT FILES, ETC.
THU JAN 9, 2014
REVISED FILES
File:01-222-00-0.STL 3D MODEL, PLASTIC BUSHING BLOCK, CLOSED
File:01-230-00-0.STL 3D MODEL, PLASTIC SHAFT MOUNT
File:01-232-00-0.STL 3D MODEL, PLASTIC BUSHING BLOCK, OPEN DESIGN
File:.5IN STEEL LIBRARY.dxf 1/2IN STEEL LIBRARY FOR CNC CUTTING, REVISED SOIL DRAWER AND ARMS
SAT-SUN Dec 29, 2013
CEB GUIDE ASSEMBLY
Mon Dec 16, 2013
CEB LINEAR RAIL
SUN Dec 15, 2013
CEB LINEAR RAIL
Mon Dec 9, 2013
Reviewing CEB_Press_6
SUN DEC 8
- CNC CUT PART FILES
SUN DEC 1
- BILL OF MATERIALS FOR CEB PRESS, AND PDF CAD FILES
Media:01-001-00-5 CEB PRESS PDF FILES.ZIP
Media:01-001-00-5 BILL OF MATERIALS.ODS
Media:01-001-00-5 -STEP 214- 12-1-13.STP
DOZUKI LINK: OSE DOZUKI
WED NOV 26
- DXF FILES FOR 01-149-00-3 GUIDE ASSEMBLY
Media:01-149-00-3 DXF FILES.ZIP
Media:01-149-00-3 2D DRAWINGS.PDF
SUN NOV 24
- FINGER AND SLOT CONSTRUCTION DESING FOR GUIDE ASSEMBLY
TUES NOV 19
- DESIGN PROPOSALS FOR SOIL DRAWER GUIDE, PROPOSAL 1 COMPLETE
SAT NOV 16
- PREPARING FINAL DRAFT AND BILL OF MATERIAL
THU OCT 23
- TWEAKING MAIN FRAME ASSEMBLY, HOLES, ETC.
- 2D ROUGH DRAFT COMPLETE
- Media:01-001-00-5 10-23-13 ROUGH DRAFT.PDF
WED OCT 16
ceb 2d drawings
SAT OCT 12
backhoe drawings just incase it might help someone
FRI SEP 27 - SAT OCT 5, 2013
- Departed Sep 26 for FeF to help with microhouse build, arrived Fri 27. Left to return home 10/4, arrived home on 10/5.
WED SEP 18, 2013
- WORKING ON 2D DRAWINGS FOR CEB (DETAILS FOR MAIN FRAME ASSEMBLY)
TUE SEP 11, 2013
- WORKING ON 2D DRAWINGS FOR THE PAST FEW DAYS
- NEED TO GO BACK AND PUT IN MATERIALS
- NEED MASTER BOM
FRI Aug 30, 2013
- Revised placement of soil grate
THUR Aug 29, 2013
- Soil Drawer Example - File:Soildrawerassy.pdf
- modified wiki page for "cad standards" (part naming)
- ceb press model/drawings
Aug 26-28, 2013
- Organizing subassemblies
- 2d drawings
examples (unfinished): File:Main assembly example.pdf File:Main assembly example 2.pdf
SUN Aug 25, 2013
- STARTED WORK ON 2D DRAWINGS
TUE Aug 20, 2013
- PLACED PARTS AND UPDATED THE MODEL FOR THE CONTINUOUS HINGES (HINGE LENGTH?)
WED Aug 14, 2013
- Finished inserting all cnc cut parts into the 3d model
- the existing compression chamber spacer does not seem to fit the mounting holes in the new cnc cut part.
TUE Aug 13, 2013
- 3D MODEL HOPPER ASSEMBLY
SAT Aug 10, 2013
- I'm not sure how to place items L-O15 and L-O16, see pic below as to my guess (yellow part), but it appears that these new parts are wider than the hopper supports,I'm sure I'm missing something.
- I'm not sure how parts L-O12 and L-O14 are placed to make the valve mount, maybe someone has a picture.
- I may have placed item L-O7 in the wrong place, see pic below (yellow part)
Thu Aug 8, 2013
- MADE 3D MODEL - CAM CLAMP ASSY
- HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT SENSOR CLAMPS
- HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT VALVE MOUNTING CLAMPS
- NEED PICTURES OF ALL THREE INCLUDING CAM CLAMPS
TUE, 6 Aug
- CEB V SOIL SHAKER 3D MODEL
MON, 5 Aug
- CEB V Hopper Supports 3d model
SAT, 4 Aug
- CEB V Arm assemblies 3d model
THU, 1 Aug
- CEB V drawer
Wed, 30 Jul
- CEB V frame - modified model for frame to reflect cnc cut parts.
- Finished core assembly, drawer assembly next
Mon, 29 Jul
- CEB V frame - modified model for frame to reflect cnc cut parts.
- still need to assemble top flange assembly
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