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Posted: 5/15/2019 10:08:21 PM EST
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+1 It's been a flat out AMAZING year, from start to finish, continually going above and beyond expectations, and nailing it perfectly. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Fantastic job once again on this year's project! It's been a flat out AMAZING year, from start to finish, continually going above and beyond expectations, and nailing it perfectly. 
He promises me hes coming in to work on it, and I believe him. He couldn't stand not finishing what he started. Finals for 9-11 start next week, and last day for students is a week from tomorrow. 
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Posted: 5/15/2019 10:14:42 PM EST
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Not a very big update today.
Students did rework the blackhawk landing gear housing a bit, smoothing out a spot and also sealing the access panel on the tail, where the two halves meet. We never did a very decent job of finishing that. The Capitol is further along. That is the only picture I got today. I've been grading portfolios and final projects. 
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Posted: 5/20/2019 3:17:34 PM EST
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Update 5/20
The "End" is near..... Last week to finish this all up. We did get the label maker working, and most of the wires marked inside the fuselage. I'm told that our Robotics engineer(also Valedictorian this year  ) says he's printing the parts we need for the door right now and will begin assembling them tomorrow.
We also began brainstorming for next year. We are in the very early stages. There are some fun ideas on the board. Space is a serious consideration, as the areas left are few. One open area is right in front of the FFA/Ag and Robotics classrooms. We are considering a theme that will fit with those classrooms. I like the SEAL team or Smoke Jumpers idea in the entrance to the Green pod, but we may run into a little push-back there with that location, as it on the edge of the Commons/lunch room area. It gets high traffic during events, including events where little kids are let loose, and unsupervised. WE would need approval from admin on any idea we do there. 
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Posted: 5/20/2019 3:36:20 PM EST
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Posted: 5/20/2019 4:23:50 PM EST
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Posted: 5/20/2019 4:29:34 PM EST
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I like the idea of the smoke jumpers. Or you could consider doing a fire bomber, which leaves all sorts of cool options from C130, DC10, or even a PBY.
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Posted: 5/20/2019 4:32:25 PM EST
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Great thread and project, thanks for sharing with Arfcom.
Good job students.
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Posted: 5/20/2019 5:54:22 PM EST
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Guns,
If you do the Egyptian them for the Green Pod entrance, could it be something that the students would walk into to enter the Green Pod as if they were entering a pyramid or something? Or maybe something like the cave Indiana Jones went into at the beginning of the first movie except without spears, arrows, spinning saw blades, a giant rolling boulder, you know, all of the fun stuff. It could still spray water. I like the spraying water idea. |
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Posted: 5/20/2019 6:21:27 PM EST
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Guns, If you do the Egyptian them for the Green Pod entrance, could it be something that the students would walk into to enter the Green Pod as if they were entering a pyramid or something? Or maybe something like the cave Indiana Jones went into at the beginning of the first movie except without spears, arrows, spinning saw blades, a giant rolling boulder, you know, all of the fun stuff. It could still spray water. I like the spraying water idea. 
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Posted: 5/20/2019 7:43:12 PM EST
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Posted: 5/20/2019 7:58:44 PM EST
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I may or may not have some knowledge of idea #3...... https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/202842/61088789_360660784587255_3522970379360403456_n_jpg-952369.JPG |
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Posted: 5/20/2019 9:03:55 PM EST
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It's a popular idea. We think with the taxidermy mounts around it, we can make a nice poetic display, representing WY oil and gas, as well as abundant wildlife. |
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Posted: 5/21/2019 12:44:44 AM EST
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I like the idea of the smoke jumpers. Or you could consider doing a fire bomber, which leaves all sorts of cool options from C130, DC10, or even a PBY. 
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Posted: 5/21/2019 7:26:01 AM EST
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You could do and F-14 with functioning variable-sweep wing.
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Posted: 5/21/2019 7:46:25 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I'm partial to the P3 Orion (ex-Navy ASW aircrew) http://www.airstrikefirefighters.com/images/21-1268x201.jpg?crc=3798641539 I like this! 
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Posted: 5/21/2019 6:46:03 PM EST
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I saw "missile silo" on the white board and had to check in.
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Posted: 5/21/2019 9:10:13 PM EST
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I saw "missile silo" on the white board and had to check in. 
We've got a very tall, narrow space above our hallway end display areas, and it would be pretty cool to make one into a silo.
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Posted: 5/22/2019 3:53:37 AM EST
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Lots of missile history in your state.
Wyoming had the first operational ICBM site in the US, and qualifies as the world's seventh largest nuclear power because of the Minuteman wing at Cheyenne. Also the only wing where the Peacekeeper (MX) missile was deployed. Good friend of mine was the last squadron commander of that unit. If you go that route, let me know if you need anything. I don't have any social skills, but I know missiles.
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Posted: 5/22/2019 12:08:44 PM EST
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Posted: 5/22/2019 12:13:16 PM EST
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plenty of photos available of this...
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Posted: 5/22/2019 12:14:01 PM EST
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Posted: 5/22/2019 12:17:28 PM EST
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I know you did a train last year, but they are tied together, as the first loco was at Promontory Point for the original ceremony, and Union Pacific just restored this one for the 150 year anniversary.
This definitely fits current events, and is somewhat local to you guys.  Following Union Pacific Big Boy 4014 Back Home to Cheyenne, Wy |4K 60fps | 5.19.19  Ogden UT Heritage Festival 150th - BIG BOY 4014 Living Legend No 844 |
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Posted: 5/22/2019 12:17:40 PM EST
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Posted: 5/22/2019 12:19:25 PM EST
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Posted: 5/22/2019 12:30:31 PM EST
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Lots of missile history in your state. Wyoming had the first operational ICBM site in the US, and qualifies as the world's seventh largest nuclear power because of the Minuteman wing at Cheyenne. Also the only wing where the Peacekeeper (MX) missile was deployed. Good friend of mine was the last squadron commander of that unit. If you go that route, let me know if you need anything. I don't have any social skills, but I know missiles.
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Posted: 5/22/2019 12:54:31 PM EST
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I like the idea of a Saturn V, being the 50th of the moon landing this year and all.
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Posted: 5/22/2019 1:23:41 PM EST
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I like the idea of a Saturn V, being the 50th of the moon landing this year and all. Shiny. |
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Posted: 5/22/2019 1:31:01 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: With an hourly natural gas flare, with real flame!  
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Posted: 5/22/2019 3:10:24 PM EST
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Robotics(graduated last Sunday and not required to be here at all
 ) is currently installing the remainder of our electronics and hardware.
About 30min with students left this year. 
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Posted: 5/22/2019 3:12:06 PM EST
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Robotics(graduated last Sunday and not required to be here at all ) is currently installing the remainder of our electronics and hardware.
About 30min with students left this year. |
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Posted: 5/22/2019 6:09:17 PM EST
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Update 5/22
Final day for students. Tomorrow is final day for teachers......and we are ALMOST finished. 
Here are the parts and housings that have been so painstakingly created and 3D printed 
This is the motor mount. 
This is the tensioner. It's really cool. 
By this evening he had all installed and was activating the door. It works.
Robotics is going to come back in tomorrow and wire up everything and finish the installation. |
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Posted: 5/22/2019 6:18:24 PM EST
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About half of what I thought I got.
Using the chain garage style opener.  Marine One Project |
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Posted: 5/22/2019 6:29:29 PM EST
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I like the idea of the smoke jumpers. Or you could consider doing a fire bomber, which leaves all sorts of cool options from C130, DC10, or even a PBY. Personally, I like the idea of a John Deere, but I'd go with an older one. Same with the combine - the early ones look really bizarre. |
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Posted: 5/23/2019 7:42:37 AM EST
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About half of what I thought I got.
Using the chain garage style opener.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37bpiW7HbVI |
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Posted: 5/23/2019 8:14:11 AM EST
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About half of what I thought I got.
Using the chain garage style opener. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37bpiW7HbVI |
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Posted: 5/23/2019 9:20:08 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: What's wrong with it? Or did you only get half the video?
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Posted: 5/23/2019 9:20:42 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Nice! That's a much more authoritative movement/closure than you were getting before. |
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Posted: 5/23/2019 9:23:33 AM EST
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We need to slow it down just a bit, and he said that was easy to do. Quote HistoryQuoted:
Quoted: Nice! That's a much more authoritative movement/closure than you were getting before. |
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Posted: 5/23/2019 12:15:43 PM EST
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Update 5/23
Last day for teachers.  Who am I kidding? I'll be back this weekend, I can smell it already.
My youngest son, referred to as Top_Men from his glory days of our Space Shuttle Engineering , got to come home for a week, and said he will help guide our current Robotics student through some of the obstacles he encountered with the programming of the Shuttle doors. Robotics is supposed to show up today, but hasn't yet. We are also trying to locate the extra limit switches that I know I placed somewhere.
I grabbed some shots of the installed "garage door" style door opener. 
The Capitol Building and Library of Congress were also finished late yesterday and installed in the display. 
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Posted: 5/23/2019 12:19:24 PM EST
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Update 5/23 Last day for teachers. Who am I kidding? I'll be back this weekend, I can smell it already.
My youngest son, referred to as Top_Men from his glory days of our Space Shuttle Engineering , got to come home for a week, and said he will help guide our current Robotics student through some of the obstacles he encountered with the programming of the Shuttle doors. Robotics is supposed to show up today, but hasn't yet. We are also trying to locate the extra limit switches that I know I placed somewhere.
I grabbed some shots of the installed "garage door" style door opener. https://i.imgur.com/WN05Qoq.jpg https://i.imgur.com/XuhWdsu.jpg The Capitol Building and Library of Congress were also finished late yesterday and installed in the display. https://i.imgur.com/WfyFPKf.jpg Could just be a limit switch/coding glitch, I don't know what's wrong, but interested in the door connection. |
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Posted: 5/23/2019 12:20:14 PM EST
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plenty of photos available of this... https://cosmos-images1.imgix.net/file/spina/photo/17322/181123-ISS-full.jpg?ixlib=rails-2.1.4&auto=format&ch=Width%2CDPR&fit=max&w=835 The drone would have working motors, and the satellites would also hopefully be activated. Could be a really cool display. 
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Posted: 5/23/2019 12:22:50 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Where is the carrier attached to the door on the chain? It's a nice setup, but it may need a spring to pull that last little bit closed, like a garage door preload spring, but not so big. Could just be a limit switch/coding glitch, I don't know what's wrong, but interested in the door connection. |
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Posted: 5/23/2019 12:24:16 PM EST
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Looks like the motor mount split along an extrusion layer. Is it under that much load, or overtightened when installed? May need to put some washers there if it's under much stress.
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Posted: 5/23/2019 12:34:21 PM EST
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Looks like the motor mount split along an extrusion layer. Is it under that much load, or overtightened when installed? May need to put some washers there if it's under much stress. |
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Posted: 5/23/2019 1:36:10 PM EST
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Looks like the motor mount split along an extrusion layer. Is it under that much load, or overtightened when installed? May need to put some washers there if it's under much stress. |
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Posted: 5/24/2019 12:32:15 PM EST
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Update 5/24
Last day for teachers +1.
Camera was a little canted.... sorry. It's pretty level with the floor and sconce. 
This was from yesterday afternoon. He's working in programing now. 
This was taken about 30min ago. He's still there. He got the motion sensors mounted . He hasn't asked for help with the programming yet. 
When he gets it all working, I'll come back and airbrush the wiring to match. I may even move it and cut a hole in the hull to mount these. We will see how it goes.This is to the sensor thst faces front, and will activate the door, lights, and "Hail to the Chief " 
Second sensor is a bit more obvious. It's in the intake. Like before, it may get moved later. This will activate the door, lights, and "Ride of the Valkyries ". 
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Posted: 5/24/2019 1:08:04 PM EST
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I think he's just got it wired to the main door track frame. I'll try to get a photo later. I don't think that is what he intends to leave it as, but we will see. Quote HistoryQuoted:
Quoted: Where is the carrier attached to the door on the chain? It's a nice setup, but it may need a spring to pull that last little bit closed, like a garage door preload spring, but not so big. Could just be a limit switch/coding glitch, I don't know what's wrong, but interested in the door connection. And, now that you are done  , I feel bad for suggesting that you use a belt drive, rather than a chain, as it would likely be quieter.
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Posted: 5/24/2019 1:09:16 PM EST
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Looks like the motor mount split along an extrusion layer. Is it under that much load, or overtightened when installed? May need to put some washers there if it's under much stress. |
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Posted: 5/24/2019 1:13:17 PM EST
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 Attached Fileyou should probably reroute this wire so it isn't wire tied to the landing gear strut. |
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Posted: 5/24/2019 1:22:25 PM EST
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That loose chain should probably have a tensioner sprocket on it. And, now that you are done , I feel bad for suggesting that you use a belt drive, rather than a chain, as it would likely be quieter.He's a pretty smart kid.  I'll bet once it's all tweaked it will be pretty smooth.
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