You also have to be careful to keep the event within reach of most hobbyists. Programming is free, and really where the relevance and creativity are once the...
I agree. But a cheap RC walking dog is $25, an expensive toy one is $200. You can hack the firmware (hard) or replace the control electronics (more reasonable)...
Sebastien Bailard
penguin@...
Nov 9, 2009 9:03 pm
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On Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:20:27 -0000, "picdude777" ... They are only blind because the programmers don't know how to write code. Seeker 2 is reasonable fast, and...
... The optical mouse sensor is interesting on a minisumo robot because of all the feedback that it give you on the current motion of the robot... intended...
The bottom line here is that fast mini Sumos are not entertaining to watch, regardless if they are "smart", and can acquire each other well. Our little human...
Hi Everyone, Probably should have sent out these links before last night. Better late than never! The RepRap Project: http://reprap.org/bin/view/Main/WebHome ...
Just a reminder that time is running out for preregistration! From the looks of it, we are going to have several people down there competing and spectating....
On Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:17:09 -0500, Aaron Ramsey ... Yes indeed... Speaking of mini-sumo, I have one of those evil fast mini-sumos, sorta working now... ...
Andrew - thanks for bring that thing! Definitely the most popular demo that we've had. You mentioned that you are using sketchup for the cad drawings? How do ...
Dang, now here is a cheap CNC machine... http://bluumaxcnc.homestead.com/3-Axis-Mill.html Around $300 Canuck Bucks with shipping. Aaron Aaron Ramsey wrote: ...
Hi Aaron, Thanks for prodding me into bringing it out. I had fun! One recipe for Sketchup to MakerBot is here: http://wiki.makerbot.com/google-sketchup Latest...
And the carnage continues! ADXL330 was destroyed so now I've got a shiny new 335 sitting on there. The LCD screen turned out to be smoked.... the backlight was...
I'm glad I came out, Andrew's machine is very impressive. I'm trying to set up a CNC and RepRap interest group (a bunch of students and a tech or two) at...
Sebastien Bailard
penguin@...
4:52 am
8825
On 9-Nov-09, at 5:01 PM, Jon Hylands wrote: [deletia] ... Hey Jon, Pick up one of those cheap Logitech LS1 Laser Mice. I just did a photopsy of mine and it...
Hi Everyone, A few of you mentioned some other stores besides Ottawa Fastener for mechanical bits'n'pieces. What were the names? Thanks! Andrew. -- Makerbot...
Not sure what places were mentioned at the meeting, but you might be able to get some of that at Busy Bee (http://busybeetools.ca/). A very dangerous store if...
On Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:44:00 -0500, Andrew Plumb <andrew@...> ... I wasn't there, but I store I use locally here in SW Ontario is Fastenal - they have...
Sweet! That fastenal.com is just the sort of store+site I was looking for. Basically, an equivalent to McMaster in the US, but with a formal Canadian...
List of my favourite supply places in Ottawa List of stuff following business name is by no means exhaustive General Bearing Service: Bearings, timing belts,...
Fastenal is a good source but they only keep weekday working hours - Monday to Friday 8 to 5 or there abouts. My preference is Ottawa Fasteners on the main...
Hi Jon, I just went through the motions of placing an order at fastenal.com and came up against the "we do not ship internationally" limitation. They do...
On Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:50:05 -0500, Andrew Plumb <andrew@...> ... No idea - I've never ordered online from them, only gone to the store. Why don't you...
I have only been able to deal with Fastenal by going into the store. If they don't have what you want in stock they can get it in a few days. Be aware that...
... Given their reasonable prices, I normally buy 50 or 100 of each type at a time. I also mostly only buy stainless steel fasteners now. Later, Jon...
Yes, I tend to do that too. I will also buy a box of bolts in the longer sizes and cut to size as needed so that I don't have too many boxes of too short bolts...
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