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Posted: 9/14/2022 11:43:48 AM EDT
[Last Edit: brass]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By guns762: Ok, here you go. Yes, we still need a blade replacement.  5/8" arbor hole. https://i.imgur.com/QtuiwrH.jpg https://i.imgur.com/koEM805.jpg You're, ummm, supposed to stop using it after the first carbide tooth insert breaks/chips/falls off, and go a lot slower so the board flex doesn't pinch closed - back on the blade smearing sap on inner blade and generating heat, maybe clamp work down so the person holding the other end isn't accidentally flexing the slot closed? You're probably wanting 2 blades, one with ~80 teeth for Finished cut work on bevels, and one with the 4x teeth like that one for fast cutting where the cut results won't be seen, and maybe a spare for each, though I'm probably late and you've likely got a big selection now (I'm thinking 12" blade tooth count, not sure of 10"). and need another miter saw to hold them.  |
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Posted: 9/14/2022 1:34:19 PM EDT
[Last Edit: guns762]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 03screwlariat: Are you putting hand rails on the stairs?  Well.... We are now.  I won't use the words the kids called you.......it would be CoC-6.
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Posted: 9/14/2022 3:17:18 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By guns762: Well.... We are now. I won't use the words the kids called you.......it would be CoC-6. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By guns762: Originally Posted By 03screwlariat: Are you putting hand rails on the stairs? Well.... We are now. I won't use the words the kids called you.......it would be CoC-6. Glad I could be of service. 
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Posted: 9/14/2022 3:34:57 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By guns762: Well, that's a good question. I went down and looked at DeWalt during a break this morning. They have a 23ga nailer, but I'm not sure that will also use the staples that we have come to rely on. Here are the staples we use a bunch of out of the pneumatic that does both brad nails and these staples. I'd like to keep with something that both the pneumatic will handle and work in the new cordless. https://i.imgur.com/lwD0cP4.jpg We also have T50 staplers, pneumatic, and hand that we use a bunch of the time, but for different purposes. Either version would be very valuable. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By guns762: Originally Posted By Sixtigers: What gauge brad nailer is needed? Well, that's a good question. I went down and looked at DeWalt during a break this morning. They have a 23ga nailer, but I'm not sure that will also use the staples that we have come to rely on. Here are the staples we use a bunch of out of the pneumatic that does both brad nails and these staples. I'd like to keep with something that both the pneumatic will handle and work in the new cordless. https://i.imgur.com/lwD0cP4.jpg We also have T50 staplers, pneumatic, and hand that we use a bunch of the time, but for different purposes. Either version would be very valuable. This would be what you're looking for, narrow gauge stapler and brad nailer https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B071HYD4KC |
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Posted: 9/14/2022 3:35:58 PM EDT
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Update 9/14
My band of mural painters is quite talented this year, and I'm thankful for all their help. These are also two of my best artists from last year. It's fun to watch them create their masterpiece in such a large scale. It's more difficult than one would think, because they can't get back from it so easily and as often as they would like.   My model builders were disappointed to see the space between the two sides larger than they thought they left it yesterday when this photo was taken. They were being overly concerned, and I think we can fix it pretty easily. It was really nothing substantial to begin with, but I like the attention to detail they are using.  New paint from Sherwin Williams came yesterday and it's making our burned wood look pretty charcoaled. I like it.  We will add more detail, and lights when they get here.  Test fitting of our tower......that needs railings.   Our trees showed up yesterday and we are playing with some sculpting of the limbs today, and soon, paint.  We cut the face off of our mannequin and will use it for a base for the clay sculpture. We needed the lips gone, as they stick out too far for our sculpture. We should get some clay on there today.  |
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Posted: 9/14/2022 3:37:34 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By brass: This would be what you're looking for, narrow gauge stapler and brad nailer www.amazon.com/dp/B071HYD4KC https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B071HYD4KC Sixtigers has us covered!  
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Posted: 9/14/2022 4:37:01 PM EDT
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Aren't there electrical conduits and sewer and maybe even water pipes running up the tower, or is that just in commercial BnB ones?
If the tower is steel, aren't there rivets or bolts holding it together? 
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Posted: 9/14/2022 4:56:37 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By backbencher: Aren't there electrical conduits and sewer and maybe even water pipes running up the tower, or is that just in commercial BnB ones? If the tower is steel, aren't there rivets or bolts holding it together? Outhouse out back, carry your own water and as high tech as the ones around here, maybe a solar panel. |
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Posted: 9/14/2022 5:47:46 PM EDT
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Big packages arrived!
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Posted: 9/14/2022 5:48:53 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By backbencher: Aren't there electrical conduits and sewer and maybe even water pipes running up the tower, or is that just in commercial BnB ones? If the tower is steel, aren't there rivets or bolts holding it together? Yup. We are planning on it.
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Posted: 9/14/2022 6:09:08 PM EDT
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Every year I am amazed at the artistic talent your students bring to the projects. Construction and design as well, but the painting always impresses me.
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Posted: 9/14/2022 8:11:31 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By backbencher: Aren't there electrical conduits and sewer and maybe even water pipes running up the tower, or is that just in commercial BnB ones? If the tower is steel, aren't there rivets or bolts holding it together? What about rail mounted telescopes or what we called "the big eyes" in the Navy, the giant mounted binoculars? |
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Posted: 9/14/2022 9:01:57 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By armoredman: What about rail mounted telescopes or what we called "the big eyes" in the Navy, the giant mounted binoculars? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By armoredman: Originally Posted By backbencher: Aren't there electrical conduits and sewer and maybe even water pipes running up the tower, or is that just in commercial BnB ones? If the tower is steel, aren't there rivets or bolts holding it together? What about rail mounted telescopes or what we called "the big eyes" in the Navy, the giant mounted binoculars? Those are good ideas. When we get it walled in and it's time for furniture and details you guys will have to help us out with stuff like that. |
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Posted: 9/14/2022 9:07:04 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By guns762: Those are good ideas. When we get it walled in and it's time for furniture and details you guys will have to help us out with stuff like that. Yes. I can't wait to see an accurate-to-scale Osborne Fire Finder in the tower.
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Posted: 9/14/2022 9:17:23 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By backbencher: An old coal mine that catches fire in a forest fire? Has such a thing happened? Or can you come up w/ the smell of burning tires, and show a giant tire disposal pyramid alight? Hah! I asked the model train guy, and yes they do make smoke fluid like that. https://www.ebay.com/itm/390699789556?hash=item5af785acf4:g:vWUAAOxydB1SgqWE&amdata=enc:AQAHAAAAoJG1fl4BE1s/GQOG/3B3czH1VKgbPk9bPUp+QXDtYsMTACfkDTQlERFQ1C1BtMVcH7r+3NVYdCiMTcK7lqqOW+Cl2N8b0b/ptE3cCMXvFoQKrr09H4zIffGNc0nk8CFVI1rWr2SXFmRhqM1sOK3yI58RxXLuaQpYDDB1fhhTuIDrqQarcrxNT47TkuUAZChpaQuOwoVLxfuW5eI8j144vSQ=%7Ctkp:Bk9SR4SRscPnYA&mkevt=1&mkcid=1&mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&campid=5338781732&toolid=10001&customid=130832X1595781X24bf509dfbf2346f8d70d67d7aaab91c |
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Posted: 9/14/2022 11:18:53 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By guns762: Yup. We are planning on it. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By guns762: Originally Posted By backbencher: Aren't there electrical conduits and sewer and maybe even water pipes running up the tower, or is that just in commercial BnB ones? If the tower is steel, aren't there rivets or bolts holding it together? Yup. We are planning on it. The Frog Chorus: Rivet. Rivet. Rivet. Rivet. Rivet. Rivet. Rivet. Rivet. Rivet. Rivet....
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Posted: 9/15/2022 2:32:45 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By guns762: Update 9/14 My band of mural painters is quite talented this year, and I'm thankful for all their help. These are also two of my best artists from last year. It's fun to watch them create their masterpiece in such a large scale. It's more difficult than one would think, because they can't get back from it so easily and as often as they would like. https://i.imgur.com/lPHC4BD.jpg https://i.imgur.com/4ejuoQg.jpg My model builders were disappointed to see the space between the two sides larger than they thought they left it yesterday when this photo was taken. They were being overly concerned, and I think we can fix it pretty easily. It was really nothing substantial to begin with, but I like the attention to detail they are using. https://i.imgur.com/M7KByyD.jpg New paint from Sherwin Williams came yesterday and it's making our burned wood look pretty charcoaled. I like it. We will add more detail, and lights when they get here.https://i.imgur.com/BiW8HIi.jpg https://i.imgur.com/aUGT6gr.jpg Test fitting of our tower......that needs railings. https://i.imgur.com/87p6WPt.jpg Our trees showed up yesterday and we are playing with some sculpting of the limbs today, and soon, paint. https://i.imgur.com/ZLcLoKV.jpg We cut the face off of our mannequin and will use it for a base for the clay sculpture. We needed the lips gone, as they stick out too far for our sculpture. We should get some clay on there today. https://i.imgur.com/6OCA8IH.jpg I'm thinking back to the first murals made and how one wall took almost the entire year. This one isn't even a month old and it's looking realistic. Maybe get them a Bluetooth camera and a tablet to stick the camera behind them pointed at the wall and a tablet on the lift so they can maybe go faster. |
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Posted: 9/15/2022 9:19:46 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By brass: I'm thinking back to the first murals made and how one wall took almost the entire year. This one isn't even a month old and it's looking realistic. Maybe get them a Bluetooth camera and a tablet to stick the camera behind them pointed at the wall and a tablet on the lift so they can maybe go faster. Smoke and clouds are pretty easy to paint quickly.... rocks, planets, stars, not so much. We also have more painters working at this time than ever before. There are two painters working every hour, except 5th. That is unusual, and really helps speed things along. The details that will come later will slow us down. It's inevitable.
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Posted: 9/15/2022 9:29:35 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By guns762: Smoke and clouds are pretty easy to paint quickly.... rocks, planets, stars, not so much. We also have more painters working at this time than ever before. There are two painters working every hour, except 5th. That is unusual, and really helps speed things along. The details that will come later will slow us down. It's inevitable.Birds fleeing the smoke?
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Posted: 9/15/2022 9:35:05 AM EDT
[Last Edit: guns762]
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Update 9/15
Someone is sneaking off to their cabin tonight, so this will be the last update for the week. Progress seems to be a flurry of work right now. So many different thing happening at once, it's hard to get pics of everything going on each day. I missed some cool things yesterday. First off; Thank you to They will definitely play with them today.  Not to be outdone, @MillerLGT82 sent us a huge box of various PPE, electrical cord, and clean up items.  Huge THANK YOU!The face shields, in particular will be a nice addition, and we were just yesterday, looking for an extra extension cord down in the display area. I'll grab a photo of everything when the kids get here and open it all up. The letter was a very nice touch, and the students were impressed with your comments.   The Sherwin Williams Cashmere black paint is lustery and smooth going on. It's looking pretty great on our burned wood.    We have a base of forest dirt on two of our tiers. We hope to see these finished up today, at least with the dirt. Mopping glue and dirt off the floor every hour is not a fun chore.  We spray down the dirt with a mix of water and Elmer's glue. It hardens and keeps things from sluffing off.  Our last tier, where our hotshots will be working is getting stained as a burned area. Our hotshots got lost in the mail and had to be reordered.   We started sculpting the trees a bit yesterday and painting around the trunks. I think we may add some bark to some of the larger trees. We are still waiting for 10 more smaller trees to go in our forest. We also started playing around with how we are going to show the flames.  |
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Posted: 9/15/2022 10:08:43 AM EDT
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Um, one way to get realistic burned wood is, to uh, burn some wood.
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Posted: 9/15/2022 10:19:49 AM EDT
[Last Edit: guns762]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By backbencher: Um, one way to get realistic burned wood is, to uh, burn some wood. You and the children..... sheesh...... that's no way to go through life taking the easy road. My explanation to them why we can't or don't want do that.....cleaning them off/dusting would be impossible and get soot everywhere. Also, if we get them burned to the black that I'm seeing with the paint, structural integrity might be compromised, and I don't want that to get any worse. These are very lightweight driftwood. |
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Posted: 9/15/2022 10:41:46 AM EDT
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I'm impressed with how close that paint looks to charred wood. It's got just the right amount of sheen to it.
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Posted: 9/15/2022 11:59:03 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By CenterMass762: I'm impressed with how close that paint looks to charred wood. It's got just the right amount of sheen to it. Yeah, it's better than I expected. We need to add some detail ash and some kind of debris to complete it, but with lights it should turn out to be a pretty cool display focus point. |
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Posted: 9/15/2022 12:04:29 PM EDT
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Wife went to college in Powell and got her private pilots license on her 16th birthday...she's gonna love this thread
thanks for it... |
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Posted: 9/15/2022 1:28:59 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By guns762: You and the children..... sheesh...... that's no way to go through life taking the easy road. My explanation to them why we can't or don't want do that.....cleaning them off/dusting would be impossible and get soot everywhere. Also, if we get them burned to the black that I'm seeing with the paint, structural integrity might be compromised, and I don't want that to get any worse. These are very lightweight driftwood. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By guns762: Originally Posted By backbencher: Um, one way to get realistic burned wood is, to uh, burn some wood. You and the children..... sheesh...... that's no way to go through life taking the easy road. My explanation to them why we can't or don't want do that.....cleaning them off/dusting would be impossible and get soot everywhere. Also, if we get them burned to the black that I'm seeing with the paint, structural integrity might be compromised, and I don't want that to get any worse. These are very lightweight driftwood. I would think it would be quite challenging to fill in all the gaps in a charred log w/ acrylic before sealing the whole thing w/ clear lacquer. Rather competitive for the A+ - who can create the more realistic charred log? The students who actually burn the log and seal it so that soot doesn't fall off & you can't smell it, or the students painting driftwood?
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Posted: 9/15/2022 5:31:50 PM EDT
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Update 9/15.2 Much more from today
I'm told we will be ready for code soon. We will figure out exactly what we need everything to do and when, next week. New walls being painted up and prepped for detailed rock and stream images.   Plumes still developing.   Our firefighter face....   "Mr. Munger"   Our trees getting paint and trimmed.       |
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Posted: 9/15/2022 5:46:22 PM EDT
[Last Edit: guns762]
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More update 9/15.3
Yeah, I saw it. @MillerLGT82 Huge Thank you again! Wow. Crazy amount of stuff we can use. Amazing generosity.  @armoredman Thank you again, Sir! They couldn't wait to get it opened and found a way to use it already. They cut railings with it.    Still working on getting our burned wood painted. We've flipped it a couple times to get all the places that evade us.   We began staining the bottom of our firefighter landscape tier. It will be a process.  |
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Posted: 9/15/2022 8:27:04 PM EDT
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Guns, you and the kids are worth it, say no more.
How many of your students have gone on to success in life? Willing to bet a bunch. Now, back to that smoke smell...I still say the smoker with campfire juice, but the robotics class would have to wire it up to do it only randomly, to save juice in more ways than one... |
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Posted: 9/16/2022 11:59:36 AM EDT
[Last Edit: deuce_22]
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Originally Posted By guns762: ETA: Holy Shit! I didn't see the BFL till just now in the pics! NICE!!! https://i.imgur.com/C3pKmhN.jpg That's been on there for six years or so. Kind of like this was meant to be! I kind of regret not throwing in the leather Carhartt belt and a pair of Nemesis safety glasses. I don't have a pair of boots I'd be willing to sacrifice but I have no doubt you all can mock-up something that looks like a pair of Whites, you only need the lower halves. |
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Posted: 9/16/2022 12:15:42 PM EDT
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What model Arduino do you have and does it have the Shield wi-fi chip?
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Posted: 9/16/2022 1:03:50 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By guns762: Yeah, it's better than I expected. We need to add some detail ash and some kind of debris to complete it, but with lights it should turn out to be a pretty cool display focus point. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By guns762: Originally Posted By CenterMass762: I'm impressed with how close that paint looks to charred wood. It's got just the right amount of sheen to it. Yeah, it's better than I expected. We need to add some detail ash and some kind of debris to complete it, but with lights it should turn out to be a pretty cool display focus point. That paint is perfect color. It makes the wood look more burned than actual burned wood looks. The only thing I'd suggest is that it is too good. Leave a couple 'unburnt' spots off here and there or slap some only lightly charred bark on chunks of it maybe. I suppose a grey ash put down in that inverse-grid sort of look would look awesome, especially if it was trenched out to hold some flame colored LED strings then laid back in a thin layer over top (or replace with painted black/ash tinted paper from a very light coat? |
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Posted: 9/19/2022 11:43:02 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By JCoop: What model Arduino do you have and does it have the Shield wi-fi chip? This is what we are working with right now on the F22. He was having some questions about the motor controller pins this morning, and reading which pin was which, but I think he figured it out. We are planning on making a list of what needs to happen with each motor, and when sometime this week.. It's been a hectic morning; spilled gallon of red paint, sink drain U let go with a big hole and a sink full of water...... yeah... that kind of monday.  |
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Posted: 9/19/2022 11:49:59 AM EDT
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@JCoop
We need a little help and my son is out of cell service this week. He drew up this diagram for us last year. My student says that the limit switches have 2 wires and he's not sure what to do with them both as the diagram only has one wire going from them. Thoughts? 
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Posted: 9/19/2022 12:47:43 PM EDT
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@guns762
I've sent the image and question to my biz partner and total electronics geek. |
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Posted: 9/19/2022 1:49:23 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By JCoop: @guns762 I've sent the image and question to my biz partner and total electronics geek. Thank you. We just got the wing motor moving for the first time. It was working, but we've got an angle problem we need to fix. It is slipping off of the reel, and I think repositioning the reel is going to be extremely difficult. We are working to figure out where we might move the anchor, but that doesn't seem to be an easy thing either. Anyone want to comment on how bad it is for arduino to have the motor unwind when power is removed? Bad, bad, ? Will it send current back to the arduino?
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Posted: 9/19/2022 2:15:52 PM EDT
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It's almost like you should have a senior every 3 years apprentice a bright freshman in the mysteries of the electronics on these projects. Then when the freshman becomes a senior, her or she takes another apprentice...
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Posted: 9/19/2022 3:08:06 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By guns762: @JCoop We need a little help and my son is out of cell service this week. He drew up this diagram for us last year. My student says that the limit switches have 2 wires and he's not sure what to do with them both as the diagram only has one wire going from them. Thoughts? https://i.imgur.com/1yJZ91s.jpg Basically, the voltage would be wired in to each switch (the common), where the normally open connection going to the board |
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Posted: 9/19/2022 3:15:09 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Frank_B]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By guns762: @JCoop We need a little help and my son is out of cell service this week. He drew up this diagram for us last year. My student says that the limit switches have 2 wires and he's not sure what to do with them both as the diagram only has one wire going from them. Thoughts? https://i.imgur.com/1yJZ91s.jpg The "Arduino For Dummies" covers how to hook up motors and switches. In fact, the little "quick-start" booklet included with the kit should show how to do it. The motor control require a separate motor driver "shield", which he appears to have. There are several types of shields, so setup may vary. This is a typical set up. https://handtoolsforfun.com/how-to-connect-a-motor-driver-to-an-arduino-uno/#:~:text=Arduino%20Uno%20motor%20driver%20control%20setup%201%20You,IC%20to%20Arduino%20Uno%E2%80%99s%20pin%208.%20More%20items The Arduino is a versatile device so there are several ways to connect switches to the digital inputs. Click here: https://electrosome.com/switch-arduino-uno/ Note that there are two ways to do it, the recommended way is simpler. For some reason, he's using the analog inputs as digital inputs, which is perfectly acceptable. The programming wll tell the Arduino what to do with the signal. |
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Posted: 9/19/2022 3:49:05 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Frank_B: The "Arduino For Dummies" covers how to hook up motors and switches. In fact, the little "quick-start" booklet included with the kit should show how to do it. The motor control require a separate motor driver "shield", which he appears to have. There are several types of shields, so setup may vary. This is a typical set up. https://handtoolsforfun.com/how-to-connect-a-motor-driver-to-an-arduino-uno/#:~:text=Arduino%20Uno%20motor%20driver%20control%20setup%201%20You,IC%20to%20Arduino%20Uno%E2%80%99s%20pin%208.%20More%20items The Arduino is a versatile device so there are several ways to connect switches to the digital inputs. Click here: https://electrosome.com/switch-arduino-uno/ Note that there are two ways to do it, the recommended way is simpler. For some reason, he's using the analog inputs as digital inputs, which is perfectly acceptable. The programming wll tell the Arduino what to do with the signal.
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Posted: 9/19/2022 3:57:06 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By archavez: The switches need a source voltage, I am not familiar with the arduino, but it would probably be 5VDC, maybe 12v. Basically, the voltage would be wired in to each switch (the common), where the normally open connection going to the board |
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Posted: 9/19/2022 7:33:11 PM EDT
[Last Edit: brass]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By guns762: Thank you. We just got the wing motor moving for the first time. It was working, but we've got an angle problem we need to fix. It is slipping off of the reel, and I think repositioning the reel is going to be extremely difficult. We are working to figure out where we might move the anchor, but that doesn't seem to be an easy thing either. Anyone want to comment on how bad it is for arduino to have the motor unwind when power is removed? Bad, bad, ? Will it send current back to the arduino?Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By guns762: Originally Posted By JCoop: @guns762 I've sent the image and question to my biz partner and total electronics geek. Thank you. We just got the wing motor moving for the first time. It was working, but we've got an angle problem we need to fix. It is slipping off of the reel, and I think repositioning the reel is going to be extremely difficult. We are working to figure out where we might move the anchor, but that doesn't seem to be an easy thing either. Anyone want to comment on how bad it is for arduino to have the motor unwind when power is removed? Bad, bad, ? Will it send current back to the arduino?Other end of limit switches should be connected to +5V (5.5V Max, preferably through a 10k current limiting resistor in case somebody tries connecting it to 12V the input is still safe) Motor controller is what will go poof if the motor turns into a generator beyond the sinking specs of the motor driver, I believe you have the L298 ones which as a module should have protection diodes to sink away all the current without hurting the controller and for sure not hurting the Arduino. Some of the motor driver module boards use an optically isolated signal path from Arduino, so no matter what happens to the motor voltage inputs, only the board is as the Arduino is fully isolated (no electrical/wire path from motor to Arduino). That being said, out are using gearhead motors and there isn't a whole lot of coast time/spike generation on power off. There should be 2 voltage inputs on the motor driver board, one for the Arduino input of 0-5VDC and the other providing Motor power at 12V/13.8VDC. Those two should be isolated from each other but it's eventually impossible to plan for every possible malfunction and mis-wiring. Just double check the wiring and voltages before connecting Arduino. |
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Posted: 9/20/2022 8:56:16 AM EDT
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Couple donation packages showed up yesterday. It was a very busy day, but I'll get pics up this morning.
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Posted: 9/20/2022 9:33:10 AM EDT
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Update 9/20
Big Shout Out to @Nehi for a donation of his White's boots & @GiggleSmith for a very generous check! Thank you guys! Incredible generosity! These came yesterday late in the afternoon.    I had to explain why the boots were "sticky", and that it was Snowseal on them.   Our long lost paratrooper squad finally showed up from Amazon. They will get fitted into our smokejumper squad soon.  We used up all of our "Rockmix" and are waiting on an order to show up to finish the bottom of our tiers, but we are moving ahead with the top portions. The final bit of dirt was added yesterday to our forest tier.  We decided to start planting our trees. This is temporary, as we can't have the trees on there when we flip it over again. I had to be reminded of this by students.    We also started on our "flames" made out of lexan. I'm hoping to see more today. We used the failed canopy from our F22.  Our mural plumes look pretty darn good.  We had one bucket of red paint fall and splatter all over the place in the display area yesterday, and the pipe U in our 3D room under our sink decided to spring a huge hole at the same time. We had one kid with his thumb over the hole trying to keep a sink full of water from going all over the floor, while another came in with red paint in her hair, explaining the accident. Just a little crazy.  We started our Moon clock yesterday. It will be a very orange moon from the "smoke".  I missed a lot of other things going on with the camera yesterday. It's a great bunch of kids and even though I was gone, they got many things done in the short periods on Friday. It's nice to come back and find things going well. |
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Posted: 9/20/2022 9:45:35 AM EDT
[#45]
I leave the room for 5min and these were here when I got back this morning.
@AZNetEng The Prime box is partially open, but I don't think anything was missing.... I see DeWalt Batteries! Thank You!!!  I'll let the kids open the rest when they get here . Pictures will come later! |
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Posted: 9/20/2022 11:20:00 AM EDT
[#46]
@blackx-runner
You sent all this(other than the batteries- @AZNetEng ), yes?  Sheeesh! Man! Thank You!!!  The kids were excited!   |
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Posted: 9/20/2022 11:25:59 AM EDT
[#47]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By guns762: I leave the room for 5min and these were here when I got back this morning. @AZNetEng The Prime box is partially open, but I don't think anything was missing.... I see DeWalt Batteries! Thank You!!! https://i.imgur.com/lnM14zz.jpg I'll let the kids open the rest when they get here . Pictures will come later!
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Posted: 9/20/2022 11:39:12 AM EDT
[Last Edit: GiggleSmith]
[#48]
For the Record I'm NOT from Dillsburg, I merely used their Post Office.
Next time I might use a Harrisburg or Hershey PA Postal Office 
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Posted: 9/20/2022 11:49:12 AM EDT
[#49]
Update 9/20.2
More of what happened yesterday. Railings.....   Brackets going up on the back of our burned wood displays.  Our trees all lined up to show how we hope to see perspective happen.  Our mountain stream section of the mural.  The field of flowers.....Eventually, I expect to see us add some 3D elements to these areas.   Making lexan flames. Little learning curve here. The kiln temp fluctuates, so time also has to change with size of the lexan pieces going in.   Rocky tier for our firefighter getting more acrylic stain. 
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Posted: 9/20/2022 11:51:33 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AZNetEng: Should be 4 of em. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AZNetEng: Originally Posted By guns762: I leave the room for 5min and these were here when I got back this morning. @AZNetEng The Prime box is partially open, but I don't think anything was missing.... I see DeWalt Batteries! Thank You!!! https://i.imgur.com/lnM14zz.jpg I'll let the kids open the rest when they get here . Pictures will come later!Yup, we got them. All charging right now. 
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