I just realized that it’s been quite a while since I posted here. More post are coming soon. I have been doing some interesting things since my last post here are things that are coming soon.
Capital News Paper
I have been contacted by a reporter from the local news paper. He wants to do a story on 3D printing which I think is fantastic. Hopefully I can provide some insight in to how to get started with 3D printing. This is all still preliminary since I have no idea on what to expect out of this. More information as soon as I get it.
3D Printed Case for the TrH Meter
I have been trying to design a case from scratch and I have had little success. I have tried quite a few 3D design tools and none of them live up to my expectations. A friend recently send me a link to yet another Ben Heckendorn video where he creates a raspberry pi case http://i.materialise.com/blog/entry/tips-and-tricks-by-ben-heck-how-to-use-autodesk-123d-design after watching this I got some ideas on how to use Autodesk 123D in a different way than I was using before (using the extrude method). I will post a full tutorial on the creation process once I am done.
PCB Etching
I have been working with a friend to etch a PCB using the toner transfer method. This is our first PCB that we have etched from scratch so it’s taking a bit longer than I expected. Our first attempt did not meet our expectations and we decided to regroup and get better equipped. As soon as we try again (maybe this weekend) I will post our results. Here is the PCB we chose: http://vonkonow.com/wordpress/2012/10/nanino-the-diy-friendly-arduino/. We did modify the schematic some. We added back the voltage regulator and resided some of the holes for easier drilling.
Simple Robot
I have done a bit more work on my mapping robot (that I have been almost never working on for over the last 10 years). I added finally added the dual serial motor controller that I bought last year. I make no promises on this project as at this point it has an estimated completion time of NEVER (+/- 5 years).