tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629697656639665462024-03-12T17:50:10.243-05:00183 CANVASTimtationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15250103366791121666noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162969765663966546.post-68804256252044548372010-08-04T21:19:00.001-05:002010-08-04T21:19:43.105-05:00Project Video<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/56-nnXQBUKc&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/56-nnXQBUKc&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Nicholas Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02918008170990151846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162969765663966546.post-40900182606962744582010-08-04T12:41:00.000-05:002010-08-04T12:41:51.640-05:00Maker Faire 2010 DetroitWe have returned from the motor city. We had an amazing time seeing and meeting creators from all different fields and the inventions they brought. It was also a lot of fun to show the 22,000 people that came what we have been working on for the past 6 months.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">There have been about 4 or 5 moments when Nick and I have given each other a high five after doing something with this machine... and this was one of those. The first successful 2.5 axis vector plot. We had a couple more kinks to work out, but a $5 run to the hardware store and 15-min of work were all it took. </span><br />
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<div>Trying out one of the more exciting of all the possible z-axis mounts.</div><div>Soon we will attach this to the rest of the machine and have some</div><div>real fun.</div>Timtationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15250103366791121666noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162969765663966546.post-21393513217096129662010-04-21T01:42:00.000-05:002010-04-21T01:42:36.291-05:00All 3 axes working (mostly)<object style="background-image:url(http://i4.ytimg.com/vi/kdhvUeP1uZg/hqdefault.jpg)" width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/kdhvUeP1uZg&hl=en_US&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/kdhvUeP1uZg&hl=en_US&fs=1" width="425" height="344" allowscriptaccess="never" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object><div>You fix a problem... you find a problem. This seems to be the </div><div>way this whole project has gone. All three axes work, but now</div><div> we can see that the x axis is skipping steps and the y axis is </div><div>snagging, causing it to jump. </div><div><br /></div><div>Along with the list of things to do is create a rig that can hold </div><div>an airbrush so that we can spray paint on any surface. </div><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/5yXPUBWYIjU&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/5yXPUBWYIjU&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>Timtationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15250103366791121666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162969765663966546.post-55214813274555033372010-04-17T20:24:00.003-05:002010-04-17T20:29:31.289-05:00Z-axis control<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwK27Ra7VpeDay_hss5TP_2SExd3UAwQKYFE8whqHoR8k7h3oiGPqPYSRQbpIofTt4evatIv3RIJONhjPFspg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;">Using an 8 foot brake cable line from Sunflower Outdoor as a remotely located motor control, testing its ability to maintain strength through bends and in directional transfers. This may be the last piece towards full functionality. Now we can simply build several 'media heads' that attach to the y-sled and each are dedicated to a specific media type ie airbrush, dry erase marker, chalk, etc.</div>Nicholas Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02918008170990151846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162969765663966546.post-3827647367505527922010-04-15T20:09:00.000-05:002010-04-15T20:09:05.573-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jITTTyk3Eb8/S8e4gJn2eKI/AAAAAAAAAKA/MLYfEB6kAwQ/s1600/photo+(17).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jITTTyk3Eb8/S8e4gJn2eKI/AAAAAAAAAKA/MLYfEB6kAwQ/s320/photo+(17).jpg" /></a></div>Technically, Nick opened this fortune cookie, but I was with him at the time so I will assume that the "You" referred to here is plural.Timtationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15250103366791121666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162969765663966546.post-16767239526072483412010-04-12T17:36:00.000-05:002010-04-12T17:36:54.718-05:00Work ContinuesThe machine gets better every time we work on it. A small tweak here and there, making sure nothing will break later on. Most the work recently has been moving the Z axis motor from the Y axis sled to the X axis sled (I think Nick and I have developed our own language to describe the project). The good news is that two potential clients have proposed projects for our machine. We will see where those lead too.....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jITTTyk3Eb8/S8OgRhu6juI/AAAAAAAAAJg/vtricLSj7ks/s1600/photo+(16).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jITTTyk3Eb8/S8OgRhu6juI/AAAAAAAAAJg/vtricLSj7ks/s320/photo+(16).jpg" /></a></div><div><br />
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With the X and Y axes mostly completed, it was time for our first test. The Z axis that controls the moving of the pen off the board was not yet installed. Hopefully we will have that running soon. There is also a large amount of fine tuning to be done, but this big step keeps us motivated.Timtationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15250103366791121666noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162969765663966546.post-20627047868344546552010-03-27T11:57:00.000-05:002010-03-27T11:57:01.782-05:00Atleast it looks cool.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">We completed our first test of the entire assembly. The x and z axes are working great but the y axis is horrible. First, it would only go down, then when we got it to go up it would sometimes slip. Once we got those problems fixed, we realized that when the sled would move up and then down and then back up, to what should have been the exact same position, it was about 5% lower than the origin point. We think we have a solution, but only the next test will tell.</div><br />
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/10477554">First Full Assembly Test</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user1062925">tim williams</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.Timtationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15250103366791121666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162969765663966546.post-36511512592917576552010-03-25T01:52:00.000-05:002010-03-25T01:52:31.365-05:00BOOM!This is the first test with the x axis and y axis working. It has 2 problems.<br />
1) Its lying on the floor (because we haven't build the legs yet).<br />
2) The little Y axis sled can only go in one direction right now because of a.... mmm.. I'm going to call it a technical issue.<br />
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/10425873">The writing's on the ground.</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user1062925">tim williams</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.Timtationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15250103366791121666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162969765663966546.post-64447155041397180582010-03-25T01:46:00.002-05:002010-03-25T01:55:31.461-05:00machine draw lines good<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jITTTyk3Eb8/S6sBFHMje5I/AAAAAAAAAI4/jHPxeg0zAu0/s320/photo+(6).jpg" width="320" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;">It draws about as well as I construct sentences, all not good like. I also just couldn't come up with a name for this post. It is by no means a "first test" because this was just a marker stuck to the sled with tape and glitches. Work continues to improve on this thing. <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jITTTyk3Eb8/S6sBFyRz83I/AAAAAAAAAJA/MLg4aJ5dNG8/s1600/photo+(7).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jITTTyk3Eb8/S6sBFyRz83I/AAAAAAAAAJA/MLg4aJ5dNG8/s320/photo+(7).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;">p.s. Why is it so ridiculously difficult to format the text around these photos!?!? A simple text wrap is all I want. </div>Timtationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15250103366791121666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162969765663966546.post-85580381820464307372010-03-23T14:37:00.000-05:002010-03-23T14:37:11.619-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am predicting that we will have some stuff done by the end of the week.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jITTTyk3Eb8/S6kYFy-yTGI/AAAAAAAAAIw/6NdIlSgWqu0/s1600-h/photo+(5).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jITTTyk3Eb8/S6kYFy-yTGI/AAAAAAAAAIw/6NdIlSgWqu0/s320/photo+(5).jpg" /></a></div>Timtationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15250103366791121666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162969765663966546.post-61555459550345871992010-03-21T21:14:00.000-05:002010-03-21T21:14:30.175-05:00In 1895, when Louis Lumiere was testing his first movies, he said that it was, "a scientific curiosity with no commercial possibilities." I kind of feel like maybe what our machine is becoming is something similar. Probably not to the success of film, but definitely a scientific curiosity. Timtationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15250103366791121666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162969765663966546.post-35881695964740467072010-03-13T16:56:00.000-06:002010-03-13T16:56:11.990-06:00Sqwiggle Maker<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The question, "so what are you going to do with the machine?" keeps coming up. Doing our best impression of Lost season 6, we will now begin to answer this question for all our fans (are there any?) and ourselves. Heres what I call SqwiggleMaker 1.0. It takes images and converts them into horizontal sqwiggles directly corresponding to the grey scale of the image. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jITTTyk3Eb8/S5wVhHHHwrI/AAAAAAAAAIY/ZBqQeAkrfXw/s1600-h/Horizontal+LInes-test.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="190" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jITTTyk3Eb8/S5wVhHHHwrI/AAAAAAAAAIY/ZBqQeAkrfXw/s400/Horizontal+LInes-test.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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