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Laser Cut Parts Variation

Posted on March 25, 2013 by engineerzero

The breadboard and battery holes should have been the exact same size from (Blue) Babe to Goldie. Instead, on Goldie the holes appear to be a quarter inch too small in width. Why? I revised the part, but I don’t … Continue reading →

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Sketchup-to-SVG problem

Posted on March 16, 2013 by engineerzero

I seemed to have discovered an interface problem between Sketchup and the SVG plug-in. Here’s the part that I wanted to convert into SVG format: Not that complicated right? But here is how it appeared after I exported to SVG … Continue reading →

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Robot assembly order is important

Posted on December 3, 2012 by engineerzero

When I attempted to assemble the first laser-cut casing for grisbot, it was a learning experience. In particular I learned that design has to accommodate the assembly process. So that’s what I’m trying to anticipate with minigris. For example, in … Continue reading →

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Robot Revision

Posted on July 27, 2012 by engineerzero

Grisbot continues to evolve as I learn more about how everything goes together. According to my count, on the right is Grisbot Design #5 in Sketchup. It’s a little bit shorter, and about an inch wider than before. I think … Continue reading →

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Grisbot in Acrylic, Assembled (sort of)

Posted on July 26, 2012 by engineerzero

It looks nice in this picture. But there are big problems. I won’t show the video; it’s way too embarrassing (and I’m wondering how I got the robot to turn so precisely a few months ago!). Even though I trimmed … Continue reading →

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Post Laser Cut Checkfit

Posted on July 18, 2012 by engineerzero

The first laser cutting for Grisbot went smoothly and the blue acrylic is beautiful. Now let’s do a checkfit as the Sketchup design encounters the physical world. Here are the pieces snapped together: No problem here. The pieces come together … Continue reading →

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Grisbot to be laser-cut (a guided tour)

Posted on July 17, 2012 by engineerzero

Finally, the Grisbot’s acrylic casing is being laser-cut, possibly even as we speak. Here is a guided tour in Sketchup of what may actually come to be by the end of this week, starting with the front view: The ruler … Continue reading →

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Laser Cutting the Test Box

Posted on July 11, 2012 by engineerzero

Here was the test box as designed in Sketchup: Here is what the SVG file looks like: And after a visit to StudentRND, here is the laser cut box in MDF and acrylic: You’ll note that I’m only using two … Continue reading →

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Sketchup SVG Plugin

Posted on July 1, 2012 by engineerzero

I previously mentioned using the Inkscape trace function to convert a Sketchup exported image file into SVG format. However, it doesn’t seem to be working well enough for laser-cutting. Sure, from a distance it looks okay, like so: But then … Continue reading →

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Test Box Pattern for Laser Cutting

Posted on June 27, 2012 by engineerzero

Before I try to cut for an entire robot, I thought I’d try a ‘test box.’ This is an object that has no functional value, but will give me an idea of how slots and tabs fit together in laser-cut … Continue reading →

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