Electronics Workbench
We finally put together our electronics workbench. Originally it was made from a salvaged cabinet on its own but this weekend we added 2 shelves and an articulating lamp with magnifying glass. Also we aquired and fixed an old HAMEG analog scope and nothing compares to the old CRT displays; The HAMEG is not as versitle as a modern scope but for our current needs it fills in well.
We also used brackets on the shelf that support hanger rods, we purchased a hanger rod and a wooden dowel to put assorted wire spools on.
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Rotary Table Knob
Some time was spent on designing a knob for the rotary table to show what you can do with a 3d printer with a simple project. This is by no means the limit of what can be achieved but is a simple overview of the basic process in designing and building something with a 3d printer.
- Written by Brad Sullivan
Up Coming projects
We finished the write up on our rotary table so next will be some improvements and a full write up on our HID card scanner controller.
There will be some more updates on the 3d printer enclosure and some examples of what is other than a large box. The next video will cover the first of the electronics being added to it, a temperature sensor, tri color LED strip, an arduino and a raspberry pi 3. Currently I have a small mess of wires at my desk prototyping the controller for the tri color LED's that can run at 12/24v and how to push them from an arduino at 5v.
- Written by Brad Sullivan
Rotary Table is Built
The first rotary table we built was a failure but funny, this last week we built a rotary table that met the original goals.
You can view the new video here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfdCuZzjYW8 or checkout the project page here http://www.fablabstudios.com/projects/4-rotary-table
We will be making the source code and wiring diagrams available soon as well.
- Written by Brad Sullivan