Robot Building for Beginners, Third Edition
CHAPTER 24 ■ BODY BUILDING ■ Note At this point in the instructions, you may be a little irritated with me if you finished solde ...
CHAPTER 24 ■ BODY BUILDING Create the exact motor profile in a drawing program. Or, use the Hsiang Neng motor label drawings, w ...
CHAPTER 24 ■ BODY BUILDING Place the motor shaft against the inner edge of the side lip to get the motor shaft as low to the gro ...
CHAPTER 24 ■ BODY BUILDING Obtain an aluminum-oxide grinding-stone accessory for your variable-speed rotary tool (see Figure 24- ...
CHAPTER 24 ■ BODY BUILDING Grind out the motor shaft cap holes on each side of the robot body to the desired size. Centering th ...
CHAPTER 24 ■ BODY BUILDING Needing Washers You could drive the screw until the screw head is completely pressed against the cont ...
CHAPTER 24 ■ BODY BUILDING Creating the Motor Tube Because each heavy motor is attached on only one side with two screws, the mo ...
CHAPTER 24 ■ BODY BUILDING Take a closer look at the diameter of the tube. Oh, no! The top diameter of the M&M’s candy tube ...
CHAPTER 24 ■ BODY BUILDING Switch to extra-fine sandpaper to remove the burrs and smooth the edges of the ends of the tube. Re ...
CHAPTER 24 ■ BODY BUILDING Be aware that acetone can destroy some types of plastics, but the M&M’s candy tube is unaffected ...
CHAPTER 24 ■ BODY BUILDING Widening the Motor Diameters To reduce vibration and tilt, the motors should be made to fit snuggly i ...
CHAPTER 24 ■ BODY BUILDING If you’re going to include LEDs in the tube, insert them now into the other end of the tube and feed ...
CHAPTER 24 ■ BODY BUILDING Installing the Power Switch Attach your power switch to the robot’s body. I really like the shape and ...
CHAPTER 24 ■ BODY BUILDING Don’t forget that one of the most significant benefits of all washers is to spread the forces and loa ...
CHAPTER 24 ■ BODY BUILDING Eight #4 screw-size nylon flat washers (same washers as used on the motors) Four 1-inch long spacers ...
CHAPTER 24 ■ BODY BUILDING Installing the Circuit Board When installation is complete, the mounting hardware for the circuit boa ...
CHAPTER 24 ■ BODY BUILDING Here are the steps for installation: Place a nylon washer on the 1½-inch long #4-40 screw. This wash ...
CHAPTER 24 ■ BODY BUILDING A nutdriver looks like a screwdriver, except a nutdriver’s center is hollow and the tip is shaped to ...
CHAPTER 24 ■ BODY BUILDING Carving Out a Window in the Container Lid The Ziploc container comes with a blue lid. Technically, th ...
CHAPTER 24 ■ BODY BUILDING It might be beneficial to attach some clear plastic, like a piece of an overhead transparency, into t ...
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