Blog, page 36
page 36 of 80Continuing through the writing archive.
The Giant Claw Game! - Pictures
Build photos and notes on the Giant Claw Game cart, drill-motor pulleys, and cable tensioning.
Read postThe Giant Claw Game! - It Moves !
Video clip of the Giant Claw Game cart finally driving across the XY table under power.
Read postThe Giant Claw Game! - Problems
Status check on the Giant Claw one week before Maker Faire: claw and joystick done, gantry pulleys still slipping.
Read postBreaker Faire - May 25th 10am-5pm
Breaker Faire at VHS on May 25, 2013: smash a car, eat pancakes, play the giant claw game, proceeds to Vancouver Mini Maker Faire.
Read postThe Giant Claw Game! - Relay H-Bridge and Circuit Design
Building a relay H-bridge for the Giant Claw gantry motors after the L298 driver could not handle the current.
Read postThe Giant Claw Game! - The Controls System
Fighting mismatched salvaged drill motors, undersized L298 drivers, and slippery pulleys to get the claw gantry moving.
Read postThe Giant Claw Game! - The Gantry System
Switching the Giant Claw from a four-motor skycam to a two-motor CoreXY gantry with eight pulleys on top of the cube.
Read postThe Giant Claw Game! - The Claw, Prototype 3
Claw prototype three adds a geared motor, longer prongs, limit switches, and the wooden frame cube it lives inside.
Read postThe Giant Claw Game! - The Claw, Prototype 2
Second claw prototype built in wood with brass hinges that actually grips play balls and holds them while swinging.
Read postUsing a Raspberry PI with a webcam to make time lapse videos.
Bash script for a Raspberry Pi and a cheap USB webcam that grabs a timestamped JPEG every ten seconds for time lapse.
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