I am making a strong commitment to printing all of the PLA drive assembly parts now that I have the filament. So I drove ahead with first setting up multiple part builds. The build plate was packed. The other thing I needed was some minored versions of the parts . To have right and left … More 3D Printed Mecanum Wheels For Dr Who K-9 Drive Assembly – Part 6
This post is not about 3d parts being printed or model making. It’s just about that 1 in 10,000 chance to be in a 4 minute eclipse in complete darkness. Some travel to the right spot on the planet and bring back the news of the amazing sight of seeing the sun’s corona spraying out … More Living In The Line of Totality On April 8, 2024
I ordered the filament yesterday and it’s here in one day but I have been waiting for it for a month. I know some of you know what I mean. $20 is a special privilege when food, housing, gas and utilities have priority. I love my hobby of 3d printing, it challenges me, is fun … More 3D Printed Mecanum Wheels For Dr Who K-9 Drive Assembly – Part 5
We need a base for the wheels to mount. Then we can connect the drivers to the steppers and see something move. Still a ways off but we know where we are going. Taking inspiration from the Makerbot Mini the stepper motor holds against the belt a tensioning bolt that you use be for tightening the … More 3D Printed Mecanum Wheels For Dr Who K-9 Drive Assembly – Part 4
Now that I am happy with the pulley and bearing setup it is just a matter of printing the copies for the three other wheels. The Makerbot Mini has been working so well for the test parts, I will probably continue with it. But what I see as the main problems with using the Makerbot … More 3D Printed Mecanum Wheels For Dr Who K-9 Drive Assembly – Part 3
This section will cover the printing of more wheels and drive part for the four sub assemblies. My first vision of acquiring the parts were to slowly buy them from Ebay and put it together as I could. It’s not that it was going to cost that much for each part but they add up. … More 3D Printed Mecanum Wheels For Dr Who K-9 Drive Assembly – Part 2
I am continuing to test the Mini by printing parts that I hope will improve it, Trying to get a 10 year old used 3d printer working that has had trouble from when it was brand new. Yes it needs a new extruder but that is not in my budget right now. But the good … More Makerbot Replicator Mini Printing Things
The printer I built has been working great and printing PLA with consistency. The project for my robot I have been working on is a mecanum wheel. The tires have a hub and a outer rubberized surface, so the filament needed to make them is TPU. The printer needs to be direct drive to control … More I Bought A Makerbot Replicator Mini
What drive system for robots are out there and buildable that would make K-9 the most maneuverable in tight places? Mecanum. What is that? A new wheel was invented in Sweden by Bengt Erland Iion, and in 1974. It was patented and used by the military to make fork lifts to move in tight spaces … More 3D Printed Mecanum Wheels For Dr Who K-9 Drive Assembly – Part 1
The year is 2023…. Now …. We now live in the age of artificial intelligence, we have to deal with it The Good the Bad and the baby steps. If you have a Google account you probably know about the special menu with the little dots at the top of your page when you log … More Prompting K9 From Dr Who In Google bard In Personality Mode
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