Hehe, well too bad it was tuesday last week... Anyway thanks for the reply though, i've spotted the openservo project on this group, so i'm thinking about...
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Charles Meyer
cmeye1876
Jun 5, 2006 11:20 pm
... Just search for ADNS. Arrow has three types of Avago optical mouse sensors in stock: ADNS-2620, ADNS-2610(older), and ADNS-2051(more pins, higher precision...
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Tom Capon
robot_mechan...
Jun 7, 2006 1:06 am
Hi all, Has anyone used a magnetometer to locate a magnetic field source? I'm trying to find a way for one robot to locate and "dock" with another, very...
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Mike Payson
mpayson
Jun 7, 2006 1:14 am
I'm sure some of you might be interested in this upcoming event... If you're unfamiliar with the Power Tool Drag Races, you can check out the original San...
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Rick Mann
latencyzero
Jun 7, 2006 1:17 am
... The latest Circuit Cellar has an article on building a sensitive magnetometer. I'm sure an enterprising hobbyist could adapt it to locate within a room...
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Jeffrey Birt
jeff_birt2000
Jun 7, 2006 4:12 am
One commercial RTLS system I know of uses a magnetic field to trigger RF transmitters as they pass the magnetic field. There are significant problems with...
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Martin Calsyn
martincalsyn
Jun 7, 2006 4:40 am
As for RF, instead of signal strength, you might be able to borrow a few pages from aircraft navigation techniques and scale them down to your required size....
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Pete Miles
ajklz5
Jun 7, 2006 6:08 am
Now this looks like a lot of fun. Just keep your fingers out of spinning router bits Pete ... From: "Mike Payson" <mike@...> To:...
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Joey Tomlinson
jtomlinson531
Jun 7, 2006 3:37 pm
Hi Doug, Sorry for the delay. I tried to contact you offline using DEvans@... but it didn't seem to work. Here is the message that I tried to send: Hi...
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Rich Chandler
mauser712
Jun 7, 2006 5:17 pm
... Been there, done that, have the bloody t-shirt. (Actually I was pretty lucky that my encounter was with the TOP of a bit)...
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Doug Evans
DEvans@...
Jun 8, 2006 2:02 am
Joey, can you email me the source offlist (or a link to the original source?) (BTW, I'm not on Yahoo - see below) DEvans@... -de ... From:...
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Jim Wright
srs_jimwrigh...
Jun 8, 2006 5:46 am
Hello all, I've been asked to give the Eagle Class again. I will be giving the class after the June meeting at 1:00pm in the same room as the meeting. Bring ...
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Kevin Impson
internetgiest
Jun 8, 2006 6:03 am
Doe's anybody know wher eI can get 1/2 oz. FR-104 Fiberglass Blank PCB material? Thanks in advance, Kevin __________________________________________________ Do...
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Joey Tomlinson
jtomlinson531
Jun 8, 2006 4:06 pm
Doug: Your e-mail address that you included below just says "DEvans@...". I assumed that the "..." was "yahoo.com" but i guess not. Could you email me at...
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Doug Evans
DEvans@...
Jun 8, 2006 6:01 pm
aha! the email address appears to be obfuscated to foil spam bots. the correct domain is "compuboticsdotcom" (replace the "dot" with ".") -de ... From:...
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Mike Payson
mpayson
Jun 9, 2006 5:14 am
I've been wanting to get a Milling Machine for a few years now. A few weeks ago, I discovered the Harbor Freight store in Kent and found out about the 20% off...
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dpa_io
Jun 9, 2006 5:34 am
Hi Mike, I have the same "atlas" mini-mill. I bought mine from Gizzly and did some mods and have gotten great use from it. Can't provide a tutorial this...
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Brent Picasso
brentpicasso
Jun 9, 2006 5:55 am
I have the same mill! great little unit. I too would love to see an online tutorial covering the basics. The guy that runs mini-lathe.com also has some info on...
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Dave Hylands
dhylands_99
Jun 9, 2006 6:03 am
Hi Mike, ... I'd love to help, but I'm a couple hours away (Vancouver BC). Some web sites which will have really useful information on them are: ...
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Mike Payson
mpayson
Jun 9, 2006 6:33 am
If I hadn't just shelled out almost $800 for a mill & various other necessary bits, I'd drive up & let you give me a lesson. A road trip is always a good...
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Rich Chandler
mauser712
Jun 9, 2006 6:41 am
... The best way to avoid #4 is to have one of two things available. Compressed air, or a "Chip brush" (a cheap 1" bristle brush). I also suggest...
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ilter mete
ilter_mete
Jun 9, 2006 2:28 pm
Hi there, I have buit a solar car project but I haven't found the best battery for my car.I need a battery that supplies 2000 w/h.(Also light and efficient...
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LP
b_rand
Jun 9, 2006 5:13 pm
Hi Mr. Anderson, I have been lurking - quietly reading my emails from Seattle Robotics - like your post below. I also happen to be doing a search today on the...
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dpa_io
Jun 9, 2006 8:01 pm
... <snip> ... hopefully > that will get me the remaining info I need Video tapes are a great substitute! Rudy Kouhoupt, one of the legendary masters of home...
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dpa_io
Jun 9, 2006 8:11 pm
Hi Loren, Small world indeed! For folks who may not have seen it, fellow robot builder and longtime SRS member Kenneth Maxon is working on a new incredible...
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Mike Payson
mpayson
Jun 10, 2006 12:23 am
Thanks for the recommendation. His Fundamentals of Milling Machine Operation is the dvd that I have on the way, so hopefully it will get me up to speed. Mike...
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dpa_io
Jun 10, 2006 12:50 am
Excellent! It's a small world after all... Seems like a collection of Rudy's tapes/dvds would be the sort of thing a robotics society library might have? dpa...
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Kenneth Maxon
kmaxon2002
Jun 10, 2006 2:29 am
Amazed? No, horrified maybe. Just shows what skipping a few extra hours each night can do for you ;-) Mike and the rest of the SRS, the following link is to...
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mike begley
spamathelldo...
Jun 10, 2006 6:34 am
... I received my order of phidgets today. In addition to two 4-servo motor controllers, I also picked up a couple of accelerometers, the text LCD controller...
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Dave Hylands
dhylands_99
Jun 10, 2006 2:47 pm
Hi Mike, ... There is a Seattle MetalHeads mailing list on Yahoo. I'd recommend joining and asking there. The folks on the list seem friendly and many of them...
