Factory Robot Model: The factory robot model is a pick and place with conveyor belt. It includes many basic elements that are used in factory machines: Stepper motors, servo mothers, ball bearings, linear … Continue Reading →
X-Y Pick and Place
This project is an extension of the factory robot model from an earlier post. The conveyor has been replaced with a table that moves from front to back. Together with … Continue Reading →
Binary-Decimal Display
Binary is used ubiquitous in computing and engineering, but people not involved in these areas might find it a total mystery. This display takes binary input and converts to decimal, … Continue Reading →
Table and Miter Saw Digital Readout
I improved my Makita 2703 table saw by replacing the stock fence with a custom one incorporating a digital readout to display the width of cut. The fence is a … Continue Reading →
Animated Sign
Thanks to 3D printing and easy access to electronics parts, adding motion to signs is easy. This is my classroom’s sign. I adopted T-slot aluminum extrusions for the sign’s frame … Continue Reading →
Toy Gears
These gear projects are designed to teach about different types of gears in a fun way. Though these gears are toys, their design is of proper spur and worm gears. … Continue Reading →
Japanese Lantern
The Japanese traditional lantern, 行灯 (andon) in Japanese, is a beautiful decorative item that can have a magical effect on architectural spaces. My 3D printer has helped me produce a … Continue Reading →
Digital Scale Readout
(Originally published September 7, 2018) Some of my projects involve mechanical parts which I make myself using a benchtop milling machine. I’ve attached digital scales on the mill’s X and … Continue Reading →
Factory Robot Model
The factory robot model is a pick and place with conveyor belt. It includes many basic elements that are used in factory machines: Stepper motors, servo mothers, ball bearings, linear … Continue Reading →