Today we devised a way to (hopefully) raise the marbles from the bottom of the track to the top using a servo motor. It is rather obvious at this point that we did not plan our initial track high enough and the end of it is too low. Oh well, version 1 is usually that way, right?
Here is an update to the marble roller project. We are using foam board and hot glue for construction. This is a surprisingly strong construction method for prototyping and projects like this.
In the foreground is a new stepper motor. Not sure if we will be using it or not for this project yet.
The kids and I are building a Arduino powered marble roller. It is a “demo” project for us to learn how to use servos, steppers, input, output, lights, transistors, h-bridges, and so on and so forth.
Hot-glue and foam-board are a great prototyping material!
Taken with a Canon ELPH 110 at 240 FPS.
Having the need to store a lot of small tools and parts within easy reach, I used a bunch of extra 4″ PVC pipe cut into 11″ lengths and framed with 2×12 lumber.
I told the kids a story about getting up early and wanting to make a cake and wanting to make eggs, so in the story they decided to make a Bacon Cake!
Next morning, it became quite real:
We’ve been working on the installation of electrical and cable (internet) service at our property.
Simondale Excavating installed 1800 feet of conduit through the woods, under multiple roads, and near buildings with impeccable accuracy and attention to detail. All conduit was bedded with limestone dust and carefully back-filled to prevent damage.
We recently created this rough prototype toy gun with a removable clip. It’s modeled somewhat after a Glock, but only roughly. The kids love it.
As part of an utility easement I negotiated with an adjacent property owner, we agreed that I would improve his driveway using fill from my property.
This took hundreds (if not thousands) of tons of dirt and rock to complete. Nice!
Another excellent project completed by Simondale Excavating from Tyrone, PA.
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We put together another toy robot. Looking for a good design that we can quickly make a few of…
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