tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12347996581562786942024-02-07T03:32:55.969-08:00Amateur Automata MakerMy attempts to design and construct automata modelstonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18155426063495097624noreply@blogger.comBlogger73125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1234799658156278694.post-4950514395934217092014-01-05T08:47:00.000-08:002014-01-05T08:47:09.555-08:00Worst. Blogger. Ever.<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yes, I've been away for a while but you know what? I've been feeling lazy recently and I felt some pressure to finish the Christmas model in time. So much so that I avoided doing it and ultimately did not complete it in time for Christmas. That probably says something about myself and highlights a personality defect but I wasn't enjoying it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Whilst making the model I had ideas for 3 other models which seemed more interesting and I wanted to work on those instead! The Christmas model seems to me as if I'm rehashing an old idea (even if it is slightly different this time). I'm interested in doing things I want to do, rather than putting pressure on myself to finish something which is not interesting me. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am finishing off the Christmas model and will probably get it done in February. What I'll probably do is create one large blog post with all the photos and videos and also a postmortem on what went well and what didn't. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You shall all see it soon. Hopefully I'll be a little quicker with posts this year, </span><br />
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<br />tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18155426063495097624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1234799658156278694.post-88364097302520789102013-10-10T22:38:00.003-07:002013-10-10T22:38:48.333-07:00Over 4000 blog views!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well, it may not seem like a lot to other blog writers but over 4000 people have viewed my blog. Thanks everyone!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have now put my Cupid model onto eBay. Hopefully it will find a good home.Take a look if you fancy a bid! :)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />The Christmas model continues. I have made the frame, a bed and am working on the worm drive. Pics soon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18155426063495097624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1234799658156278694.post-16103483360391880142013-09-26T02:46:00.000-07:002013-09-26T02:46:04.857-07:007 months too late for Valentine's day (or is it 5 months too early?)<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well, it's finished and I'm happy with the way it has turned out. The mechanism took me a long time to figure out (as always) but it was valuable experience. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Onto the next one! :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">First, here is the video of the old mechanism and the way it was working (not very well):</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The wheel on the left was meant to move an escapement thing which would stop the friction slave wheel and hold it in position, until the escapement let it pass again. I couldn't quite get the timing right.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've gone back to the worm drive as I can handle them quite well now but there is a slight dwell in the movement meaning the movement is quite jerky. I made 2 sets of snail cams but the first set made the movement too slow, so I made a new one to speed things up. The first one wasn't as jerky though. Hmmm. But, it does work and it stops the mechanism precisely where I want it. Now to fit the snail cams and see if they work. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Definite inspiration from Paul Spooner and his mechanisms. Thanks Paul!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I like the new design. It looks a lot cleaner. Hopefully I'll have it finished by next week. Not a good time of year to sell a Valentine's themed model though :)</span>tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18155426063495097624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1234799658156278694.post-42778470617349778952013-09-18T13:47:00.000-07:002013-09-24T23:28:53.344-07:00Well what d'you know?<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've cracked the mechanism for my valentine's model! It's a bit slow so I need to make a faster gearing system but it actually works!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Inspiration for this goes to Paul Spooner who gave me an idea for an escapement mechanism. Pics to follow tomorrow. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I now have to wait until February to try and sell it though. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">:)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />Sorry for the long gap between posts. Now that I've got the hard part of this model out of the way, I can hopefully finish it soon and start on my Christmas model. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've actually made quite a few models now. Hadn't really thought about it...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mind you, not all of them were good ;)</span>tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18155426063495097624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1234799658156278694.post-13263298600477074942013-07-24T12:30:00.002-07:002013-07-25T04:29:29.822-07:00Defeat!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I know, I know...I've been rubbish. No post for ages and not a lot to show for it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The problem is, I'm not enjoying this model.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's interesting and there are a lot of challenges, but that's part of the problem I've found. All my other models have been relatively small and this means it is easier in a sense to create parts. When you go big, previous small mistakes which you could get away with, now become even bigger and there a smaller tolerances for any errors. Every time I look at the model it seems that with every piece I make there are more and more things acting against each other which interrupt the intended operation of the piece.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Plus I find myself getting bored with longer projects.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yep, I'm gonna admit defeat with this one. I'm gonna pack it up in case I come back to it at a later point. I'll still have the motor for another project if I want to use it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If I were to do a post-mortem, I would have to say that I'm trying to run before I can walk and I really need to develop my skills as well as accurate measuring. I also think my tool skills are not quite there yet, especially in terms of making holes. It might be that my drill press is inaccurate which is causing deeper holes to go off the intended 90 degree cuts. I would need to invest in a better drill press. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'll practice with smaller models first. I still need to finish my valentines model as well as think about another Christmas model. If I start now, I should hopefully have enough time, but I'm being quite lazy at the moment. That's probably another thing I need to work on. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Big thanks to J E Johnston who directed me to his blog with instructions on making a geneva wheel (Maths! ARRRGHHH!!!). See below for the link:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Also to Dug North who gave me the idea of using a geneva wheel in the first place (I could have hit myself for not thinking to use one! Sometimes I overthink things and I cannot see the easiest solutions. Thanks Dug!)</span>tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18155426063495097624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1234799658156278694.post-23153875769858329402013-05-12T05:08:00.000-07:002013-05-12T05:08:55.267-07:00Cube update 2<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Work progresses slowly, with a few problems I've had to overcome but I finally have a (nearly) working drive system. The only problem is has is that sometimes the connection to the first drive belt to the motor sometimes comes loose. I'll fix it (somehow...)</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is how I wanted to connect the first drive wheel and it would have hopefully connected to the motor drive which is threaded. Unfortunately, my frame is not allowing the thread to reach out far enough, so I am having to make a connector to join the 2 but this keeps coming loose with the wooden connections. I have ordered a tap & die kit to make a threaded connector, which will hopefully have better strength.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is the working mechanism so far. I discovered that if I change the voltage on my dc power adapter, it can also change the speed so I might play around with that. I have decided to control the whole mechanism with the coin slot with an arduino. I have been wanting to explore using an arduino for a while and this will give me the opportunity. A friend of mine uses them a lot and will be giving me a tutorial.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now I need to work out how to lock the cube at the top of the cycle. This will involve me spending a long time watching the mechanism in motion and working things out. </span><br />
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tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18155426063495097624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1234799658156278694.post-41656410733210945692013-05-05T07:40:00.002-07:002013-05-05T07:40:41.787-07:00Cube update 1<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I just found out that the charity event for the cube arts centre ends in December, so I figured I'd better get a move on and finish the model. Here's what I have done recently. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So it's coming together, just a little slower than I like, so I need to move it up a gear. More pics to follow soon (hopefully).</span><br />
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<br />tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18155426063495097624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1234799658156278694.post-28971630837128860612013-04-24T11:12:00.000-07:002013-04-24T11:12:58.838-07:00The Cube<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hello. Here are some photographs of things I have been doing recently, accompanied by a bit of text describing each photo</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have been experimenting with mechanisms which can raise a wooden cube, for my first donation box automata thing. A cube has to rise and rotate at the same time and then pause when it reaches the top and then come down again. I first tried a scissor lift design. It had potential but I couldn't work out how to get the cube on top to rotate at the same time.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My next idea was to have a block which the cube would sit in (via a brass rod). I purchased Matthias Wandel's gear generator programme (highly recommended) and made a rack and gear to see about ways to raise and lower the block. Imagine this photo rotated 90 degrees clockwise and that the gear is lifting and lowering the piece of wood.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I made a hole in the top to allow access for the cube. I tried to use Pythagoras' theorem to calculate the size of the hole but I messed this up as I was thinking of the distance between 2 points in a square in 2d. I wasn't thinking about the largest distance between 2 points in 3d cube (silly me).</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The cube mounted in it's block. The idea is to have a pin wheel gear sat horizontally underneath the cube and another pin wheel will be mounted to the side of the block with a pulley. The pulley will have a length of cord with a weight attached to it. As the block rises, the weight of the pulley will (hopefully) turn the pin wheels which will allow the cube to rotate. I have a feeling I have made this overly complicated. </span></td></tr>
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Now I need to find a way to move it up and down and make it pause. I am thinking of a large wheel and a lock mechanism but will need to pro-type. I am also thinking about using pulleys but am not sure how to incorporate this. </div>
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I am concerned that I am going about this in a really poor way. I'm not sure who reads this blog but if you have any ideas or think that I am going about this the wrong way, please let me know. I don't want to spend too long as I am making it in order to help raise money for an arts centre. The sooner it is completed, the better.</div>
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tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18155426063495097624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1234799658156278694.post-4301595956299724832013-03-24T12:39:00.000-07:002013-03-24T12:39:34.175-07:00Bristol Mini Maker Faire<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The first Bristol Mini Maker Faire was held yesterday and it went down very well for all involved. The local Bristol Hack Space was pretty cool and I enjoyed the 3d printer they had (I'd love to get one of those. Gears would be so easy!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was overwhelmed with kids and their parents trying my models. I had a couple break through overuse. A couple also had trouble due to the heat in the room (no open windows) so the wood expanded in some cases but it was still pretty good. Here are some pics of the models I made. Foolishly I forgot to bring my camera to the event and my phone camera is broken. (sigh)</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You can see the gear I used. It moves the wheels veeerrry slowly, a lot of people actually thought it was broken. A lot of effort for very little reward, so not a great success for the audience. A lot of people wanted the bridge and the ship to do something. Maybe I'll re-visit it. </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I gave loads of business cards out so hopefully that might inspire some people to have a look at this blog. I hope people enjoyed the fair. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> One week to go and 3 more models to make. More pics to follow</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18155426063495097624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1234799658156278694.post-71521004378000383642013-02-28T12:43:00.001-08:002013-02-28T12:43:12.931-08:00Congratulations!<br />
<pre style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; white-space: normal;"><i>Dear Tony,
We are happy to inform you that your application for Mini Maker Faire Bristol, Amateur Automata Maker, has been accepted. We're looking forward to having you participate in the 1st Mini Maker Faire Bristol on the 23 March, 2013 at M Shed Bristol between 10:00am and 4:00pm.
Please prepare for your exhibit. We will provide a standard setup, which includes a standard banquet table and two chairs. We ask that you bring all other items required for your exhibit. If you need something different, and you indicated so in your entry, we may contact you to discuss these details. We will also provide a small sign for your exhibit. We encourage you to think about ways to design your exhibit and to make it interactive and fun. If you have any questions about your exhibit or changes to it, please email us at ************************
Thanks, and we look forward to seeing you at Maker Faire!
Mini Maker Faire Bristol Team</i></pre>
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tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18155426063495097624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1234799658156278694.post-90140994988716726662013-02-18T09:45:00.003-08:002013-02-18T09:45:34.856-08:00Photos of recent exploits<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As I mentioned, here are some pics of things I have been getting on with. I will shelve this project for another day and return to it. I am thinking a rack and pinion gearing system might be a good mechanism to try. If I can't get it to work at least it'll be good experience. </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My initial mechanism with pin wheels on half of the gear. It nearly worked but if I turned the wheel too fast, the centre wheel would have built up some inertia and would continue moving around. I wanted it to turn exactly 180 degrees each time. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A new mechanism I was trying. There would be an offset cam which which push the lever up and down. The lever would have a rod sticking up out of the end of it which would lift the friction wheel up, disengaging it from the main drive friction wheel. This model also nearly worked but didn't quite make it. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A close up of the "newer" mechanism</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A present for my friend</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The hearts for the cupid model</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My friends present. I scrapped this configuration</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I decided to make a makeshift sanding table to lay parts on to get a perfect 90 degree angle. It requires a bit of work</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is a luthier clamp I made out of mdf and pine (I'm going to build my own guitar, amateur guitar maker blog to follow). It's not the best example but all of the videos I saw on Youtube involved them being made out of mahogany and I am too poor for that. I might try plywood but I think that would probably snap easily.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another view of the clamp</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For my friend's present I decided to try using papier mache. This is the plasticine mould</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The re-done mechanism. Hopefully this will work out better. I have a few other bits to attach. </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sorry it's a bit of a dull one. I'll try harder next time. </span>tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18155426063495097624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1234799658156278694.post-30026209870992880912013-02-12T12:55:00.001-08:002013-02-12T12:55:03.720-08:00fail...<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well, I didn't finish the model on time but that's OK. I didn't like putting the pressure on myself. The whole mechanism needs re-working so I'm going to leave it for a while. Besides, I recently split with a girl I was seeing so I don't really feel like working on a Valentine's model. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Time to do some fun stuff. Sorry for the lack of pics recently. I will get on it at the weekend.</span>tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18155426063495097624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1234799658156278694.post-66521291153309347942013-02-04T10:54:00.003-08:002013-02-04T10:57:30.105-08:00Maker Faire Bristol<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well this is exciting! A Maker Faire is coming to my home town. I've always wanted to attend. I've applied for a stall, although it won't be much. In any event I'll be there even if I fail in my submission. It's on the 23rd March at the M Shed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In other news, work on the Valentine's model is coming along slowly, so slow that I won't have it made in time for Valentine's day. This has led me to make a decision that I won't be making any more themed work as I hate to put pressure on myself. When it's done, it's done. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Some pics to follow of the things I've been up to. </span>tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18155426063495097624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1234799658156278694.post-29470974250318264972013-01-05T22:54:00.000-08:002013-01-05T22:54:04.248-08:00Valentine's model update<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So, I've started working on a model for Valentine's Day which involves Cupid and a couple of hearts. Here are some pics of the work in progress</span>:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is my new drill press stand. It has a solid construction and is pretty accurate. I used it for my pinwheel gears.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">My original sketches made on tracing paper to transfer to the lime wood.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A view of the friction wheel to rotate Cupid and the larger pinwheel gear</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Cupid's legs clamped into place while drying. My carving wasn't very accurate unfortunately which left gaps between the body and the legs. I filled these in with a mixture of lime wood sawdust and wood glue and let it dry and then sanded it down.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The main drive gear added to test. Unbelievably, it meshed the first time!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Another new toy which allows my drill to become almost like a lathe and sander. The drill can be angled in this holder to add more flexibility. I shall be putting in a sanding disc to aid quick sanding. You can see a vacuum cleaner int he background which I use as a dust extractor to do this. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">First arm added</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Another little project. Since I don't have my own workshop space, I needed to make a little unit to store my most commonly used tools as previously, everything was stored on the floor. I have since added an extra shelf. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The carving for the second arm was more intricate so I broke the arm up into sections which I then stuck together with pins and glue</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The head. It was a bit large at this stage so I trimmed it down a bit</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">More pics to follow. I think I've been concentrating on the characters a bit too much recently. I need to focus on the actual mechanism now to see if it works. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It's a friend's 40th birthday in March, so I need to make a model for him too. It'll involve a moustache.</span>tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18155426063495097624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1234799658156278694.post-10752478546757767712012-12-28T12:29:00.003-08:002012-12-28T12:34:35.935-08:00Pinwheels in Inkscape<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">My new model involves making pinwheel gears. I used to do this in Illustrator and used the tutorial on the Cabaret Mechanical Theatre website for this. However, I no longer have this software and instead went for the Open Source alternative of Inkscape. I had trouble working out how to make the pinwheels at first but now have a method. I thought I'd create a PDF and provide a download link for those who are interested in it:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">One of the nice things about making automata is that the materials do not necessarily have to be expensive. I'd find it hard to justify spending hundreds of pounds on a piece of software to assist with the design process, so I use a free alternative. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Of course, another alternative would be to just use a protractor, ruler and a compass but I always find my accuracy slightly off with this method. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I hope this helps. If you have any queries, please comment/contact me.</span>tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18155426063495097624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1234799658156278694.post-30441659225077385692012-12-27T11:46:00.002-08:002012-12-27T11:46:35.063-08:00Post seasons greetings<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Hello and seasons greetings to you all. Just thought I'd give a quick update following Christmas.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I've started working on my next model which I will make in time for Valentine's day (hopefully). I've made the frame and am going to incorporate a pin wheel gear, as I 'm fed up with work gears. Besides, pin wheel gears can be tricky to make accurately so there's a challenge there in itself. Pics to follow soon. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I have also been shopping on line and have bought a few new goodies, such as a block plane, a drill press stand and a drill holder so I can turn my drill into a lathe of sorts. This should allow me to do more interesting things and hopefully with a bit more accuracy. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I might also be getting a workshop in the new year! Good times! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Anyway, back to the model.</span><br />
<br />tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18155426063495097624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1234799658156278694.post-71698076042612877882012-12-06T10:50:00.001-08:002012-12-06T10:54:11.565-08:00Ta da!<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">For your pleasure and amusement (hopefully), here is a video of my latest automaton, "Cruel Santa":</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I hope you forgive the poor quality and editing. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Also, Santa has extra short legs because I believe every cruel tyrant should be mocked in some way to make them less scary and deny them the power of fear over their subjects. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I also didn't give them any eyes as I was concerned I would mess them up and ruin the whole piece. </span>tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18155426063495097624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1234799658156278694.post-86499385297290107962012-12-05T12:25:00.002-08:002012-12-05T12:26:05.669-08:00A Christmas miracle!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well, not really a miracle and more like a bit of hard work but the model is finished. I'll be creating, editing and uploading a vid tomorrow. Then onto eBay. In the meantime, here is a picture of the cams I used. </span><br />
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<br />tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18155426063495097624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1234799658156278694.post-12934044251531964402012-11-27T04:24:00.000-08:002012-11-27T04:24:07.207-08:00OK, so it didn't work<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Not because the shapes were incorrect but it comes down to the same problem of measurments not being precise, which then has an impact on other parts of the mechanism. I think I got 2 movements working but it looks messy. Better to do the job properly then leave it messy and prone to breaking.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Because of this, I won't be able to finish the model before Christmas.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I could always save it for next Christmas, or maybe as an early new year model. </span>tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18155426063495097624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1234799658156278694.post-12786660423185549262012-11-22T12:50:00.000-08:002012-11-24T22:35:48.179-08:00I hope this works!<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So...I have an idea for how to design the cam wheels. Hopefully it'll work. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I have made a series of radial circles and have marked each dividing line with a number which I am using for timing, so when one part of the model does something at this point on this cam, something else will happen at the same point on the other cam. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've also redesigned the mechanism a bit and removed the gears and replaced this with a belt drive to sow things down. Next stop, working out where to place the levers and also to make the cams. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">How I wish I had a scroll saw... </span>tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18155426063495097624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1234799658156278694.post-33926004192822437412012-11-07T11:26:00.005-08:002012-11-07T11:27:18.456-08:00Today's news is about the 'views'<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1002 views of my blog! Woohoo! I must admit though, having my model featured on Dug North's site increased the traffic a lot. Thanks!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I am currently using Code Avengers to learn HTML and CSS. I have a mock website which features a fake automata business which is online. I hope Google isn't giving many hits of that site as I'd feel bad. However, there is a live link to this blog so I hope people appreciate that at least. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Work on the model continues. Applying some paint to the Santa figure and have the linkages worked out. Now to work on the elf.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If that made no sense, all will be made clear soon.</span>tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18155426063495097624noreply@blogger.com0