by CubeSpawn | Aug 24, 2019 | Filed Under Progress Report
Choppy week! The Hurco Mill is STILL down, looks like the Gecko motor driver has an intermittent fault… Ordered a new one. A little work on the Digital Models, Lots of work around the homestead this week on the Welding Shed....
by CubeSpawn | Aug 17, 2019 | Filed Under Progress Report
I really started digging in on the Whitepaper V2 this week, you can see the paper mid edit here: as a google doc. There was also much working on research and validation to get the whitepaper to even this incomplete state. I am following the “Farmbot”...
by CubeSpawn | Jul 16, 2019 | Filed Under Crazy Talk!
So Here is a little alternative thinking to prime those among you ready for it: lots of blather in FaceButt and elsewhere about “changing the system” The Transition” “RBE” etc. But really, its more subtle than you think: Case in point: I...
by CubeSpawn | Jun 22, 2019 | Filed Under Progress Report
Started Drawing the Wire Routing parts for the Mill Module this week, and Setup one of the CubeSpawn 3D printers to produce the parts: Got 2 of the 4 parts printed (the second part was still printing as I left Friday) The Blue Parts will be 3D printed Printing...
by CubeSpawn | Jun 15, 2019 | Filed Under Progress Report
Lots of little details on the Mill Module this week, and I updated the CubeSpawn Mechanical Repository on Github with models for the basic parts of the system. https://github.com/CubeSpawnParts/625_CubeSpawn-2019
by CubeSpawn | Jun 11, 2019 | Filed Under Github Updates
Added STL files to the Hardware Github: https://github.com/CubeSpawnParts/625_CubeSpawn-2019 Specifically I updated or added STLs and/or Sketchup models for the: Empty Cube Basic Frame (Chassis) Mechanical Module Electrical Tray Back Plane Mobile Platform (First...
by CubeSpawn | Jun 8, 2019 | Filed Under Progress Report
Digging in to the electrical integration for the standard Electrical Module and the new configuration needed for the milling machine: The onboard Smoothie controller can natively drive NEMA 17 stepper motors, But the mill will have NEMA 23 motors, so external drivers...
by CubeSpawn | Jun 1, 2019 | Filed Under Progress Report
Worked on Mobile Unit part acquisition, Mobile Unit steering and suspension drawings and models, but mostly focused on electronics for the Mill Module…
by CubeSpawn | Jun 1, 2019 | Filed Under Reference Material
I decided to move this info over from the Google Doc onto the Website. Updated 06/26/2019 This Document will serve as a (fairly) quick introduction to the CubeSpawn Project. Section 1 introduces the technical parts of the system, and, Section 2 explains the...
by CubeSpawn | May 25, 2019 | Filed Under Progress Report
Off the project this week – no update (although I did work on Mobile Unit steering and suspension a couple times.. 😉 )