Friday, December 23, 2016
Aluminum Whisky Ice BAll Mold/Melter
Whisky drinking with fancy ice here we come!
Using a $7 ebay woodworking router bit and two chucks of 4" round bar aluminum.
Just need to figure out the right ice chunk sizes to use and a stand to hold the press together.
update: 2018/1/2
Printed a sleeve to hold the alum molds together.
Now I just need to figure out clear ice and some good starter ice tray molds to use before the pressing and drinking.
Monday, December 5, 2016
Halloween 2016 - Baby Dolls
To the thrift store for two slightly used dolls - can't beat 40 and 80 cents.
So sorry little gal but you need Red LED eyes!!
I never used servo's before - but found 5 sets of these cheep 28BYJ-48 Stepper Motor's for $12.68
I searched Thingiverse for a pulley created with openSCAD that had the stepper connection and quickly modified it as I don't need the V-groove (thing:913582). I screwed it directly to the gals head.
Looking good!
Next wire management - as I want the head to speed without twisting the wires. Searches on the webs came up empty with slip-rings that would fit my needs so - I designed my own thing:1824060 ;-)
I had issues getting power through the bearing so I popped off the dust cap and cleaned with wd-40 to flush out the grease.
Works great - well until the gal's stuffing gets wound out inside the bearing because it's missing the dust cap!
Next up is sound with this $9.99 MP3 Player with the help of this wiki, git code and free Poltergeist MP3 we are good to go.
So sorry little gal but you need Red LED eyes!!
I never used servo's before - but found 5 sets of these cheep 28BYJ-48 Stepper Motor's for $12.68
I searched Thingiverse for a pulley created with openSCAD that had the stepper connection and quickly modified it as I don't need the V-groove (thing:913582). I screwed it directly to the gals head.
Looking good!
Next wire management - as I want the head to speed without twisting the wires. Searches on the webs came up empty with slip-rings that would fit my needs so - I designed my own thing:1824060 ;-)
I had issues getting power through the bearing so I popped off the dust cap and cleaned with wd-40 to flush out the grease.
Works great - well until the gal's stuffing gets wound out inside the bearing because it's missing the dust cap!
Next up is sound with this $9.99 MP3 Player with the help of this wiki, git code and free Poltergeist MP3 we are good to go.
Thursday, November 17, 2016
Halloween 2016 - Jumping Clowns
So I'm updating my 2015 Jumping Clown - CVS has restocked for the 2016!
So I'v added 2 more to my collection. They are a bit different and with the colors and with audio voice.
Anyways - I wasn't really happy with the setup of last year as I used a string to keep the clown from flying to the moon and after a while the spring would fail - not good.
So I've come up with a modified version that has a stop at the end of the cvpc.
Here's the first test
opps - need to glue the pipes.
It might be hard to see but the pipe is a bit too long and extents into the elbow so it can't get the lift that it needs to raise the clowns.
After cutting the pipe down - it's flush with the elbow.
Added painters tape for a tighter fit and grease - also note the hot melt glue used as a plug.
As I'm going to be running 3 clowns - I'm going to use a manifold to supply the air with all the valves in one location and running the hoses to the props.
Building the manifold only required a Lowes and two different Home Depot locations to find 3/4 x 1/4 bushings - it didn't help that I got a few 3/4 x 3/8 bushings the first time.
Here's two of the stands build from scrap wood.
I'm adding two of these cheep harbor freight HORN for when kids/adults get too close.
And Halloween is a go!
So I'v added 2 more to my collection. They are a bit different and with the colors and with audio voice.
Anyways - I wasn't really happy with the setup of last year as I used a string to keep the clown from flying to the moon and after a while the spring would fail - not good.
So I've come up with a modified version that has a stop at the end of the cvpc.
Here's the first test
It might be hard to see but the pipe is a bit too long and extents into the elbow so it can't get the lift that it needs to raise the clowns.
After cutting the pipe down - it's flush with the elbow.
Added painters tape for a tighter fit and grease - also note the hot melt glue used as a plug.
As I'm going to be running 3 clowns - I'm going to use a manifold to supply the air with all the valves in one location and running the hoses to the props.
Building the manifold only required a Lowes and two different Home Depot locations to find 3/4 x 1/4 bushings - it didn't help that I got a few 3/4 x 3/8 bushings the first time.
Here's two of the stands build from scrap wood.
I'm adding two of these cheep harbor freight HORN for when kids/adults get too close.
And Halloween is a go!
Mame Box
Here are pictures of my 2012 Mame Build.
| Cost | Source | Description | Link |
| 12.99 | Amazon | Corsair CM3X2GSD1066 2GB PC3-8500 1066MHz DDR3 204-Pin SO-DIMM Laptop Memory | Link |
| 61.13 | Amazon | Western Digital 160 GB Scorpio Blue SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 RPM 8 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Notebook Hard Drive - WD1600BPVT | |
| 62.31 | PROVANTAGE | Box MBD Atom D2500-2 SODIMM DDR3 Ser VGA | Link |
| 37.00 | Ultimarc | Arcade Controls | Link |
| 39.90 | ebay/xgaming_inc | Arcade Bundle: 2 Joysticks, 20 Buttons | Link |
| 11.74 | Lowes | 1/2x4x8 MDF - 1/2 sheet used | |
| 21.92 | Lowes | 4 can's flat black spray paint | |
| 13.99 | micro center | power supply | |
| 29.99 | micro center | Gear Head Windows Smart Touch TouchPad Keyboard | Link |
| 12.99 | micro center | Keebox W150NU Wireless N 150 USB Adapter | Link |
| scrap | speakers and board | ||
| scrap | led's | ||
| scrap | power/credit button's | ||
| scrap | lcd monitor | ||
| 5.00 | scrap | wire and connectors | |
| windows 7 | |||
| mame and roms | |||
| art | |||
| sticker printing | |||
| 308.96 | Total Cost |
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