Small drawbot pen holder installed.
I managed to get the new gondola design installed on the baby sized drawbot. I already see a lot of problems. For instance I could mount the pen at the…
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As some of you may know the DrewBot that was ready for shipping went missing! I’ve alerted the police and 5 radio stations in case that can make a difference…
Read moreDrewBot installation
Here is how to install the DrewBot. 1) Mount spools. 2) String up gondola (see video). 3) Place controller. 4) Run wires from controller to spools. 5) Connect power to…
Read moreStress testing drawing robots
I’ve got two drawing robots starting stress testing. One is a 12V and the other is a 10V. Blog this! Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on FriendFeed Share…
Read moreNuts for layered fabrication
The Mr. Drew pen holder/gondola uses some circle-nuts with 1/4-20 threaded rod. That works very well since you can disassemble and reconfigure the stacks of parts. On the down side,…
Read moreMr. Drew early testing in Texas
A few test runs. Time to match add the machine parameters to the controller so the geometry will work out right… Blog this! Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share…
Read moreUnpacking Mr. Draw and assembling Gondola
I use foam, plastic and newspaper for packing so unpack carefully from the top of the box (the address label is on the front side). So you face the label…
Read moreDIY Nuts
This is how I’ve been making nuts. Blog this! Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on FriendFeed Share on Linkedin Share via MySpace Share on Orkut Share with Stumblers…
Read moreHow to connect Mr. Drew
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Read moreMr. Draw Walkthrough
This is the latest drawbot I made. It’s mostly acrylic and a bit of hardboard. I think I’m finally on to something with the new gondola (pen holder). Blog this!…
Read moreNew Gondola for Drawbot
I spent about 10h in the lab making a new gondola, electrical cabinet and new spool holders for the drawbot. I compressed it into a 2m video for fun. I…
Read morePortrait
Portrait is coming along. I am starting to understand how size of a piece is linked with cost. It’s linked with effort and time. Blog this! Digg this post Recommend…
Read moreBig Bot drawing test
This is working quite nicely. I made some mistakes on the conversion of colors to shades but I’m going to let it run through to see if there are any…
Read moreWhat happens when the pen runs out?
I’ve been asked this question many times. I usually tell people that the machine bursts into flames. Here it is on film. Blog this! Digg this post Recommend on Facebook…
Read moreNew pen holder for drawing robot
My clamping gondola didn’t work very well so I made another attempt. This time I added a clothespin type lever so you can easily remove and add pens. I need…
Read moreLarger format drawing robot
Okay, I did a run with the new configuration. The new gondola doesn’t work very well and as you can see in the video I was making another one while…
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