I don’t like screwing up. For one, it slows the process of a project. Secondly, messing up doesn't make a fun blog post. But today, nothing went right for the Clockwork Theremin except for one thing. Fortunately, that one thing, inspiration, was probably enough to carry the whole day.
Enough background.
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Plans for a low-profile gear hub had been developing for days. It was becoming increasingly important to decide on a design which would not be so bulky that the gears would be forced to different planes. Making the gears lie on the same plane is vital for them to function and small deviations could cause the system to fail. Creating the spoked hub was one method for helping the gears mesh neatly.
While writing yesterday’s post it occurred to me that the gear doesn’t need to spin on the shaft, it would work equally well if the shaft could spin. In skate parts, like longboards and inline skates, the axle is stationary and the wheels spin on it.
The program for the spoked hub was used and a model was created without spokes which would mount to the backboard. A spoked hub could have been used but it seemed like a waste of plastic.
After the IoTHackDay all the printer filament was used up. Three more cartridges were still in stock. Here is where the problems started. Two of the three cartridges were PLA, which hasn’t been used in the printer before. It was a branded cartridge meant for the printer. As soon as it was loaded the printer warned that it could not be used until the nozzle was upgraded. In other words, the manufacturer failed to advertise that the cartridge would only work with the purchase of additional hardware.
One cartridge of ABS was handy so it was unwrapped and installed into the printer. This print started nicely but after running for an hour the printer emitted awful sounds which meant the stepper motors were skipping. This can be caused by a jam in the machine or when the print head is wrapped in the electrical wires. After investigating, the culprit was the printer cartridge. The coiled filament was tangled in itself and wouldn’t allow any more to be drawn out. As the tension increased the printer became confused about where the plastic was supposed to be and the print was finally canceled.
It was a bad day for projecting and the ugly tangle of printer filament will have to be put on an external spool, like that used on many other printers, until enough filament is gone to fit inside the cartridge.
Downloads:
The rest of the posts for this project have been arranged by date.
First time here?
Completed projects from year 1.
Completed projects from year 2.
Completed projects from year 3.
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2016-10-24 (M)
Enough background.
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Plans for a low-profile gear hub had been developing for days. It was becoming increasingly important to decide on a design which would not be so bulky that the gears would be forced to different planes. Making the gears lie on the same plane is vital for them to function and small deviations could cause the system to fail. Creating the spoked hub was one method for helping the gears mesh neatly.
While writing yesterday’s post it occurred to me that the gear doesn’t need to spin on the shaft, it would work equally well if the shaft could spin. In skate parts, like longboards and inline skates, the axle is stationary and the wheels spin on it.
The program for the spoked hub was used and a model was created without spokes which would mount to the backboard. A spoked hub could have been used but it seemed like a waste of plastic.
After the IoTHackDay all the printer filament was used up. Three more cartridges were still in stock. Here is where the problems started. Two of the three cartridges were PLA, which hasn’t been used in the printer before. It was a branded cartridge meant for the printer. As soon as it was loaded the printer warned that it could not be used until the nozzle was upgraded. In other words, the manufacturer failed to advertise that the cartridge would only work with the purchase of additional hardware.
One cartridge of ABS was handy so it was unwrapped and installed into the printer. This print started nicely but after running for an hour the printer emitted awful sounds which meant the stepper motors were skipping. This can be caused by a jam in the machine or when the print head is wrapped in the electrical wires. After investigating, the culprit was the printer cartridge. The coiled filament was tangled in itself and wouldn’t allow any more to be drawn out. As the tension increased the printer became confused about where the plastic was supposed to be and the print was finally canceled.
It was a bad day for projecting and the ugly tangle of printer filament will have to be put on an external spool, like that used on many other printers, until enough filament is gone to fit inside the cartridge.
Ugly mess of a filament spool
Ruined prints. Notice how the rings keep getting farther from center
Downloads:
- Gears
- Panel layout PDF or DWG
- S Symbol Plate OpenSCAD source or STL model
- Ultrasonic flush-mount source or STL
- Internal ring gear
- Spring hub includes source and STL for metric and imperial
- 1 Small Arduino Micro
- 2 Stereo potentiometers (10K)
- 4 Multi-turn potentiometers (10K)
- 2 Twelve volt DC motors
- 1 Dual H-bridge
- 2 Ultrasonic distance sensors
- 1 Sine wave generator or the Amazon version
- 1 Voltage Regulator
- 1 Twelve volt three amp power supply
The rest of the posts for this project have been arranged by date.
First time here?
Completed projects from year 1.
Completed projects from year 2.
Completed projects from year 3.
Disclaimer for http://24hourengineer.blogspot.com/
This disclaimer must be intact and whole. This disclaimer must be included if a project is distributed.
All information in this blog, or linked by this blog, are not to be taken as advice or solicitation. Anyone attempting to replicate, in whole or in part, is responsible for the outcome and procedure. Any loss of functionality, money, property or similar, is the responsibility of those involved in the replication.
All digital communication regarding the email address 24hourengineer@gmail.com becomes the intellectual property of Brian McEvoy. Any information contained within these messages may be distributed or retained at the discretion of Brian McEvoy. Any email sent to this address, or any email account owned by Brian McEvoy, cannot be used to claim property or assets.
Comments to the blog may be utilized or erased at the discretion of the owner. No one posting may claim property or assets based on their post.
This blog, including pictures and text, is copyright to Brian McEvoy.
2016-10-24 (M)
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