Controlling a linear actuator is fun and easy. They’re really strong and can be used for all kinds of things: raising your TV out of a hidden pocket; crushing your enemies; or building an RC backhoe or dump truck. I did this entire project in about 20 minutes for around $150 CAD.
Here’s the post on hackaday.io. I don’t know why I posted it there. Probably because I skipped lunch and my blood sugar is low.
I’m making a new robot arm and I don’t have enough know-how to properly attach the shoulder to the base. Can you help?
I’ve been building a CoreXY version of the Makelangelo. Just completed the first successful motorized test. More pictures and video after the break.
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I’d like to mod my i3 to try five axis printing. I have a Reprap i3 and a RUMBA board that support six steppers. I see in Marlin RUMBA is set up for 3 axies and 3 extruders. The axies would be X,Y,Z,U, and V. I’m wondering what is the best approach. Here are my thoughts so far.
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