Makelangelo 2 features a pen-lifting system that, regrettably, has to ship unassembled.
Here is all the information you need to follow along and put yours together.
Makelangelo 2 pre-orders are on sale at www.makelangelo.com until March 8, 2013.
By popular demand, the latest version of the HOG drive printable parts are now listed as a separate item in the store. Let me know if you want them with M3x10 screws.
Also the Tamiya threaded shaft set 70171 for the Delta Robots and the HOG Drive is now available.
Remember if you use any parts you got here, either to make our kits or to design something new, let us know! We’d love brag about how awesome you are.
Friday is my birthday and the release of the Makelangelo 2. Kits will start to flow out of the warehouse in the order in which they were placed. I’m disappointed to say that some of my part orders from China are taking a long-ass time to get here. I ordered them months ago and all China Air Mail will tell me about the tracking numbers is that “the package has left the country.” I guess I should be lucky I know what good tracking looks like. That’s why every package I ship has a tracking number so you know where you stand, and I send you the tracking number as soon as I get it.
I’m building a line following robot using the HOG drive. This is the first time I make my own PCB and I’m probably doing it all wrong. Years of making robots and I’ve managed to avoid this gruesome task until now. Can you tell me what I’m doing wrong?
This PCB is supposed to receive 5v0.3a and send a modulated 5v signal through the orange lines to an Arduino. The modulation is based on the amount of reflected IR light emitted by the IR LEDs in each of the QRD1114 sensors. The resistors are supposed to keep everything playing nicely together.
Here are pictures of the front and back.
When I plug it in the outer two LEDs light up (I can see it on my iPhone 5) dimly. The sensors return nothing but HIGH (5v) all the time.
Kajsa just invited us to the Calgary Beakerhead Festival. Sounds a lot like a week-long Maker Fair, to me. Six days of makery fun, music, and art. If it doesn’t conflict with the New York Maker Fair, count me in!
I ordered 4 different sets of parts from china three weeks ago. China Air mail package tracking (if you can find one that works) only says “shipment has left the country.” Not as thorough as I’m sure you’re used to, right?
Two boxes arrived yesterday. The first is half of a shipment of USB cables. The second had 1000 bobbins with white thread. I’m putting one in each kit so you can get set up painlessly.
The other two packages were ordered at the same time have the servos for the pen lifter and the female headers for the power to the motor shield. Fingers crossed they arrive today. That would mean every part is now in store and packages can start flowing out in the order customers purchased – longest waiting people first. If you see an email from us soon, it’s probably got your Canada Post tracking number.
I’m ecstatic and delighted that sales are rising, viewers are increasing, and the business part of this job is getting easier. It’s given me more time to focus on customer service and refining my technique.
Speaking of which, I’m going to start running predictive analysis on my inventory so I can order ahead and not run out of key components. Making people wait is the part of my job that sucks. Do you have any experience with that sort of thing? I’d love some advice.
Most importantly, thank you for your patience and support. Thank you, thank you, thank you. You let me live my dream and I only hope I can return the favor.
2013-03-06 18:00 UPDATE! UPS says the Servos are arriving on March 8. Perfect timing.
