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Made some changes to the moving and sliding mechanisms. The whole steel bar was made shorter to reduce weight and to better attach one half of the blade to the mechanism. A spot was cut into the blade to attach the metal with hot glue.<br />
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Other pieces were cut out of foam board and had flaws filled in and sanded out.<br />
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The pieces were then painted and mounted to the mechanism. The outer gear was also made smaller due to the weight reduction. Same paints used for Myrtenaster were used here.<br />
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Side covers were then made from foam board and painted.<br />
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Then "metal box" covers were cut out of cardboard, painted, and attached.<br />
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The black side covers were then glued to the wood frame and the mechanism was attached. A toilet paper roll was cut and glued to the front.<br />
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A pattern was made to cover the sides. Craft foam was cut and hot glued to the side.<br />
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Paint time! Painted almost everything black. The plastic had to be sanded lightly so that the paint would stick.<br />
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Tried making a stencil for the logo. Failed horribly. Decided to hand draw the logo with white charcoal.<br />
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Logo was then colored in and covered with silver paint.<br />
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Wires were soldered to cut PWM cables for the motors to electrically connect to the switch.<br />
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Lastly, the orange Nerf priming hold was sanded and painted. White tape was used to cover and protect the area of most use in case paint would start to scrap off. Gun form.<br />
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Sword form<br />
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Measure and cut it in half with a hacksaw.<br />
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Both halves were cut it in half again.<br />
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Got a Nerf BowStrike.<br />
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It has pesky wings that pop-up when you prime to fire. Other than that, it fires well.<br />
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With the wood pieces, they were screwed together with some L-brackets to a third wood piece found in a scrap bin and holes were drilled on top to help attach the wood to the mechanism's steel frame.<br />
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The other two halves were attached to the wood frame with more L-brackets.<br />
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Looking at the bow strike, there were spots on the gun that stuck out when test fitting the gun to the wood frame. So they were cut off with a hack saw. <br />
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Holes were also drilled into the handle of the wood. The BowStrike
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A pattern was then drafted so that it covered the dowel holes and met the same height as the top wooden part.<br />
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The pattern fit and so foam board was cut and glued to the wooden frame.<br />
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The bottom side was then covered by using form-fitting shapes made out of cardboard.<br />
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Poked a hole in the bottom so that the battery could be fitted there.<br />
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Got 3 DPDT (Double Pole Double Throw) switches and attached them to a piece of foamboard.<br />
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Wires were then soldered to these switches according to this diagram below.<br />
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These were then glued to the back of the gun. The switches were then soldered to the same battery. <br />
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Squares were glued at the bottom of the gun to help hold the batteries.<br />
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Liking the progress so far.<br />
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Left to do:<br />
<strike>-Blade and sliding mechanisms</strike><br />
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-Covering<br />
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Started with some VEX parts. Bought a linear motion kit and a 16-pack rack gear.<br />
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Screwed the green racks with the metal provided in the kit.<br />
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Screwed the bracket in the kit to green inner slider truck.<br />
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The two pieces easily slide onto each other.<br />
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Test comparison with blue prints by TatsuTetsu.<br />
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How a rack and pinion setup works<br />
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Add a motor for automatic movement.<br />
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Attached another bracket and motor on top.<br />
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Now for the blade. Vex 2-wire motor, Vex 1x25 metal bar, 2 screws, 2 nuts, 1 Vex lock plate.<br />
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Attached together.<br />
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Added Vex standoffs and a 10-tooth sprocket.<br />
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Added second metal bar.<br />
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Progress check.<br />
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Started second half of the blade. Vex 1x24 metal bar, 2 screws, 2 nuts, 1 metal shaft, 1 Vex 40-tooth sprocket.<br />
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Attach to first half of blade with a metal shaft and shaft collars.<br />
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Add chain. This chain works just like a bike.<br />
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Test attachment with gear train.<br />
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Holds position well. Attached a base.<br />
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Test run.<br />
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Looking good.<br />
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Left to do:<br />
<strike>-Blade and sliding mechanisms</strike><br />
-Nerf shooting<br />
-Covering<br />
-Prettify<br />
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<a href="http://propmakergen.blogspot.com/2016/06/gambol-shroud-prototype-build-write-up.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Part2</a><br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2335325091310224525.post-25635981109553573862016-05-30T11:28:00.001-07:002016-05-30T11:36:27.822-07:00Gambol Shroud Prebuild Write UpGo right to <a href="http://propmakergen.blogspot.com/2016/05/gambol-shroud-prototype-build-write-up.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">part 1</a>.<br />
Since Crescent Rose has most of it's problems solved for now and Myrtenaster has yet to be tested in a convention setting, I've decided to start another project.<br />
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Presenting, Gambol Shroud. Here it is in sword form.<br />
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Gun form. Yes it shoots bullets.<br />
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It comes with a sheath.<br />
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Here are some shots of it in action in the show.<br />
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The sheath is just a holder (it doesn't really do anything special) and so the only thing to worry about is that it can hold Gambol Shroud. It will be built after the main weapon is done. <br />
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All of the action is in the sword-gun portion of the weapon. To go from sword form to gun form, the blade folds in half. Then the two folded blades slides the whole thing back while the cap comes up.<br />
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Many thanks to <a href="http://propgen.deviantart.com/art/Gambol-Shroud-Transformation-467138108" target="_blank">teFlyingNinja</a> for breaking down the movements.<br />
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To go from gun to sword, just reverse the steps.<br />
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Now what is possible and what isn't? Theoretically, all the automatic (forward and backwards) motions can be achieved. However, not all of it will fit. Which one? The cap movement.<br />
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Why? if you look closely, the cap moves on a tiny hinge on the gun right on the gun barrel. This is a problem since I plan on making the prop shoot nerf bullets as well. There just isn't space left for a motor. Now you definitely could make the motion one-way but since this is going to be an automatic prop, I'm forgoing the cap movement for now, but things might change in the future.<br />
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So how would you get the folding and sliding to move automatically? The plan is to use two motors. One will be geared for linear motion, the other will have it's motion extended with chain.<br />
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The sliding motion will have a motor driving a single gear which will mate onto a respective gear, except this gear will be linear. This image best represents the description.<br />
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The folding motion motor will drive one gear, which will drive another gear over a distance with chain. Very much like the chain drive on a bike.<br />
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All of the above will then be mounted on a nerf gun. Candidates are the Nerf Jolt.<br />
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Or the Nerf Snapfire.<br />
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Or another option is to steal a plunger component from a plunger system Nerf gun but we'll see where this all goes.<br />
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Hand-drawn notes/plans are below. Due to the mechanics and space requirements, the final product will not be an exact copy of the show's in terms of aesthetics. The final product will be as close as it can. <br />
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All plans are subject to change.<br />
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This is looking to be harder than Myrtenaster but easier than Crescent Rose.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2335325091310224525.post-68780223503310132442016-05-11T22:30:00.000-07:002016-05-25T19:36:55.772-07:00Basic battery selection tutorialThere are many ways to power an electrical project.<br />
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However, as cosplayers, the only option we have are batteries since we prefer our props to be portable and technology doesn't have anything better than batteries at the moment.<br />
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<u>So how do I pick the right battery?</u><br />
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This depends on the voltage and current draw of your project. You can either calculate or measure this.<br />
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To calculate this, take a look at the specification sheets for the components of your project. For example,<br />
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say we buy a single FXLEDHO-1FT-30K led strip and have it's specification sheet above. What you need to find are the voltage and current numbers on that sheet. For voltage that isn't too hard. It's listed here as Input Voltage. It is 12V.<br />
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But there doesn't seem to be an input current. Believe it or not it's actually there, just hidden. In this case it's in the wattage(per ft) row. Sometimes manufacturers will give you the input current sometimes they don't. Here, though, they don't so we have to use the wattage.<br />
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In order to get the input current, we need to do some easy math. Wattage is a unit for Power. The typical formula is P=IV or Power=Current * Voltage.<br />
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P=I*V <br />
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We have 4.4W per foot for Power and 12V for Voltage. So just substitute.<br />
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(4.4)=I*(12)<br />
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and solve<br />
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I=4.4/12=.366 A<br />
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So our current requirement is .366 Amps per foot. Now .366 Amps is if you're just running one foot. If we wanted to use 3 ft of this, our current requirement would be 3*.366= 1.1 Amps total. Just multiply by how many feet you want.<br />
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You might not be using LED strips, but the procedure is the same for any electrical component.<br />
1. Find specification sheet<br />
2. Find Voltage and Current requirement on the sheet. If current is not there, it's in wattage somewhere on the sheet and calculate it.<br />
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Remember, <b>The Specification Sheet is King!</b><br />
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To measure voltage and current draw of a circuit you already built, you need a voltmeter. Use google to tell you how to use a voltmeter. Other places explain it better than I can. There's even a <a href="http://www.wikihow.com/Use-a-Multimeter" target="_blank">wikihow</a> on it.<br />
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<u>Figured out the voltage and current draw. Now what?</u><br />
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Next is to actually pick your battery. From the last example, we needed a voltage level of 12V and a current level of .366A for one foot of the LED strip to work. We simply need to pick a battery that fulfills these requirements. Batteries also have an additional characteristic you need to look out for. You will see mAh or Ah listed. Ah means Amps per hour and mAh means milliamps per hour. Simply, it's how long the battery can supply current at the listed voltage. For example, a 12V battery with 2000mah means that you can run the battery at 2 Amps or 2000mA for 1 hour or you can run it at 1 Amp or 1000mA for 2 hours.<br />
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If we're thinking of buying that 12V 2000mAh battery to use for the LED strip, we can calculate how long it takes before we really buy it. Simply take the 2000mAh number and divide by your needed current.<br />
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Run time=2 Ah/.366A =5.45 hours<br />
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That means we can run the foot of LED strip for about 5.45 hours straight. Depending on personal preference this may be too long or too short of a time to have the LED strip run. <br />
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Keep an eye out on what your battery chemistry is (Alkaline, Nimh, Lithium, Lithium-Ion, Lithium-Poly etc.). Some kinds require effort to maintain usability. Also make sure that the battery voltage level does not exceed your projects voltage level draw.<br />
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<u>The available batteries don't have what I need.</u><br />
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You can always build your own battery pack. To do this, you put smaller batteries in parallel or series to get what you want.<br />
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When you put batteries in series, the voltage adds up according to how many batteries you have in series and the current capacity stays the same. Put them in parallel and the current capacity adds up according to how
many batteries you have in parallel and the voltage stays the same. You can also mix the two methods if needed.<br />
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Here is a table of basic batteries that you can create your own battery out of. These are all <b>Alkaline disposables. Keep in mind that these values are not descriptions of ALL batteries, there are other kinds of batteries out there with different chemistries, voltages and capacities. </b><br />
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Voltage(V)</div>
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Typical Capacity(mah)*</div>
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AA</div>
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1.5</div>
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2700</div>
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AAA</div>
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1.5</div>
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1200</div>
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C</div>
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1.5</div>
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8000</div>
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D</div>
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1.5</div>
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12000 </div>
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9V</div>
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*Typical capacity is not exact. Please refer to your battery’s
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So if we wanted to build a battery that satisfies the 12V .366A power requirement, we can connect 8 Alkaline AA batteries in series to get a 12V (8*1.5V) battery pack that has a capacity of 2700mAh or 2.7Ah. With a current draw of .366A or 366mA, that means this battery pack can run for 7.4 hours(2700mAh / 366mA) for one foot of that LED tape/strip.<br />
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<u>What if I use a battery with a higher voltage?</u><br />
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You will end up damaging your project and shortening it's lifespan. A higher voltage than what is recommended on the spreadsheet or measured is a NoNo. A higher current capacity is fine.<br />
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<u>What about power banks?</u><br />
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Power banks are just like batteries except that the current they output is limited. The same principles applied to batteries also apply here. You have to match a power bank to a voltage and current that is required by your project just like a battery. Keep an eye out for capacity and output current. For a power bank, they do not match. As in a power bank may have a capacity of 3600mah or 3.6Ah, but that does not mean you can draw 3A. For a power bank(at this moment in time), it's usually between 1A to 2A. Read the specification sheet.<br />
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And that's how you pick the right battery for your application. Feedback is appreciated.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2335325091310224525.post-49342929754204515332016-03-24T16:52:00.000-07:002016-03-24T16:52:14.469-07:00Crescent Rose QOL changes #1Crescent Rose did a number on my arms when I carried it around during Otakon. Here I attached some duct tape shoulder straps so I can distribute some the weight on my shoulders. My arms will appreciate this. <br />
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The strap was made out of duct tape and another drawer slider was attached to prevent the head from bending down too much.<br />
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Lastly, there is a servo motor attached to the top of claw to move the hinge back an forth. This piece below.<br />
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This part currently does not operate and was put in early as a future feature if I ever get that far. Considering I have, it was time to work on it. Since this is a servo motor, I can't just feed it voltage to make it move, these motors require square wave pulses of electricity to move. To produce this wave, I will use a microcontroller. Yes, you can control servo motors just with circuit components but it's easier and more compact to do it with a microcontroller. I will be scrapping the old parallax board and be using the more modern Arduino Uno.<br />
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The plan is to have the servo move one way when one button is pressed and the other way when the other button is pressed.<br />
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The code and servo schematic connection to the arduino are below. <b>My port connections are different than the diagram below. The resistors I used are 10kohms and the ports are different (I used digital port 7 and 4 for the switches. The servo used digital port 2).</b><br />
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Code:<br />
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#include <Servo.h><br />
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Servo claw;<br />
int state1=0;<br />
int state2=0;<br />
int pin1=7;//digital port 7<br />
int pin2=4;// digital port 4<br />
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void setup() {<br />
// put your setup code here, to run once:<br />
claw.attach(2); // digital port 2.<br />
pinMode(pin1,INPUT);<br />
pinMode(pin2,INPUT);<br />
}<br />
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void loop() {<br />
// put your main code here, to run repeatedly:<br />
state1=digitalRead(pin1);<br />
state2=digitalRead(pin2);<br />
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if(state1==HIGH){<br />
claw.write(180);<br />
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if(state2==HIGH){<br />
claw.write(0);<br />
}<br />
else{<br />
claw.write(90);// vex servo stop<br />
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Attachment to Crescent Rose.<br />
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One of the major problems that Crescent Rose has is that charging air into its pneumatic system requires an electrical outlet port which isn't found very often in conventions. This wouldn't be much of a problem itself if Crescent Rose could also hold the air that it was charged with for a long time. Sadly it can't hold the air it is charged with for very long and so Crescent Rose wasn't able to move as often as I would have liked at Otakon 2015.<br />
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There were two potential solutions that I came up with on the spot. <br />
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<li>Use a small hand pump.</li>
<li>Power the pneumatic system using CO2 instead of HPA (High Pressurized Air).</li>
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Considering that Crescent Rose requires about 60 psi to go through one piston extension and retraction, a small hand pump might just be good enough to fill the pneumatic system on Crescent Rose without an electrical outlet. Depending how long it takes to fill the system, this might be the best option in terms of portability, speed of refill, and money. I will have to buy a small air pump and run some tests to see if this is the best option.<br />
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The other option is to feed CO2 through the system with CO2 cartridges. These things:<br />
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How it works is that in order to release the air, you have to pierce the top in order to get the gas to expel. There are many industrial uses for these cartridges from food uses to biking to bb and paint guns. The plan was to buy some of these cartridges and buy a CO2 bike inflator to fill up Crescent Rose just like how Myrtenaster uses an inflator to shoot dust.<br />
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However, CO2 is really, really cold as a gas. Depending on the amount of pressure in the system, you can get temperatures as low as -40 degrees Celsius. The solenoid that I am using can not handle gasses that low of a temperature. With the solenoid priced at about $60 each, it's something I didn't want to risk.<br />
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But not all was lost, I found out that you can get the same cartridges in N2, nitrogen gas. HPA is actually made up of mostly N2 and this gas should be a perfect replacement for the CO2 if all goes well. It's harder to find and a bit more expensive but depending on the speed of refill this might be it. I will have to run some tests with this too.<br />
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My shopping list:<br />
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<li> 1.8gram N2 cartridges from Leland gas technologies (P/N: 42222N21700) </li>
<li>Nashbar Mini Pump from Nashbar (P/N: BN-MINP) </li>
<li> Schrader valve: Campbell Hausfield 1/8" NPT Tank valve from HomeDepot (P/N: MP322900AV) x2 </li>
<li>18gram N2 cartridge from Leland gas technologies </li>
<li>Leland gas Regulator </li>
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After the parts came in, I got to testing. The small hand pump took far too much effort and time to inflate the system to the needed pressure so that will not be the primary way to pressurize the system.<br />
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Next was to try the bike inflator with the N2 cartridges. Alas, the small cartridges leaked out way too quickly when pierced with the bike inflator for any substantial filling. <br />
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So that leaves the last option which was 18g N2 cartridges and the Leland Regulator.<br />
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Since the amount of pressure in an 18g N2 cartridge is high, to the point where it can create Crescent Rose into a ticking time bomb, there needs to be a way to bleed out extra pressure if it gets too high. Since Crescent Rose takes 60psi to extend and retract once, the limit should be around that. In order to do that, a pressure relief valve is needed. I used a Norgren relief valve (PN:16-004-007)<br />
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The pressure relief valve was adjusted for bleeding out air at 75 psi. In addition to the relief valve, there must be a way to bleed out air from the system manually. It can be done with a brass ball lever valve, a schrader valve, or a presta valve.<br />
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Below is a lever valve.<br />
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I used a schrader valve. This one is Campbell Hausfield 1/8" NPT Tank valve from HomeDepot (P/N: MP322900AV).<br />
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So in order to attach these components to what is there already, a brass cross fitting is needed.<br />
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To attach tubing to it all, a push fitting is used (PN:<span id="ctl00_contentMain_spnBreadcrumbPart">KQ2H07-34S</span>).<br />
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All the fittings were wrapped with teflon tape and attached like so.<br />
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The Leland regulator was then attached to Crescent Rose via velcro, hotglue, and zipties. Tubing was then run from the above setup to the regulator.<br />
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Now to test the whole thing.<br />
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Works well.<br />
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Future possible improvements:<br />
-Change material of the claw<br />
<strike>-Replace the 3-wire Vex motor with a 2-wire Vex motor.</strike><br />
<strike>- Fix the leaks</strike><br />
<strike>-Find a better air source.</strike><br />
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Quality of life changes <a href="http://propmakergen.blogspot.com/2016/03/crescent-rose-qol-changes-1.html" target="_blank">here</a>. <br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2335325091310224525.post-40712562276210997622016-03-22T22:38:00.000-07:002016-04-15T10:53:32.932-07:00Crescent Rose Nerf Gun AdditionThe other functionality of Crescent Rose besides transforming is shooting. So far, I haven't seen a fully transforming Crescent Rose that would also shoot projectiles. So I'm going to have Crescent Rose shoot Nerf bullets too.<br />
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Before I start building I must make sure that Crescent Rose has enough space. Took some measurements.<br />
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Compared to the Nerf 6 dart clip.<br />
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8cm across is about 3 1/8" which fits into Crescent Rose. I've then started researching the many types of Nerf guns and the methods used to fire the darts. These include flywheels, direct plunger, reverse plunger and motorized plunger. Considering that most plunger guns with a clip system require space behind the clip (see the following guns),<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nerf Recon, image from http://cdn.instructables.com/FFE/7TV3/H1JUH1RT/FFE7TV3H1JUH1RT.MEDIUM.jpg</td></tr>
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I won't be able to use plungers at all. Crescent Rose has no space for that as the nerf clip will be placed in front of the pseudo clip already on Crescent Rose used for storage of the pneumatic parts.<br />
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So the only thing I will be able to use are flywheels.<br />
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Flywheels are basically 2 DC motors that spin in opposite directions. Simply slide a nerf dart in and it shoots out. I will be able to mount these in front of the nerf clip and simply push the dart forward with a finger. I first set out to buy just the nerf clips, but darts and a 2 new clip cost $20, the same as a nerf gun. Well, if I get a gun I'll get the flywheels, darts, clip, and a nerf gun that I can paint for other costumes. So I got a nerf gun. The N-Strike Elite Stryfe.<br />
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After it came in, I got to taking it apart. <br />
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Even as toy, quite a bit of engineering went into this.<br />
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There's the part that holds the clip in the gun. Press the button and it slips out.<br />
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There's this thing. Which is a thermistor. Basically a electrical component that increases it's resistance as the heat applied goes up. It's a protection component for the DC motors.<br />
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There's these two switches. The trigger won't move unless both of theses are pressed. As in you can't fire the nerf gun unless you have a clip in the gun and are pressing the acceleration switch.<br />
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Well, I need the flywheels so...<br />
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And cover it back up. Now to create a new clip holder. Made one with foam board and hot glue.<br />
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The screws with the Vex standoff holds the clip lightly when apart, tight when together.<br />
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The flywheels were then attached to the foam board clip holder.<br />
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Painting time!<br />
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Since Crescent Rose extends, the barrel has to extend too. This is achieved by having two barrels able to slide in and out of each other. Like a lightsaber. Here, I've decided to use PVC pipes.<br />
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One can slide in the other.<br />
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Now to attach it to Crescent Rose. Hot glue was used to attach the piping and clip holder.<br />
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Test firing shown below.<br />
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Works!<br />
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Pneumatic system fixes <a href="http://propmakergen.blogspot.com/2016/03/crescent-rose-fix-2-pneumatic-system.html" target="_blank">here</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2335325091310224525.post-38711894054256648042016-03-12T22:18:00.000-08:002016-03-13T18:41:09.271-07:00RGB LED tutorial<br />
This tutorial assumes that you know the basic principles behind normal LEDs.<br />
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<u>What are RGB LEDs?</u><br />
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RGB LEDs are three LEDs combined into one. See below.<br />
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Instead of 2 wires coming out, you now have 4 wires coming out. The longest one can represent ground or voltage, and the 3 others correspond to red, green, and blue. They also come in 2 variations: Common Anode and Common Cathode.<br />
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Common Anode will only work if you put a voltage(red wire) through the longest wire first and a Common Cathode will only work if you put a voltage(red wire) through the color wire(s) first. See the example below.<br />
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<b>(Please don't use the above resistor values. Your LEDs most likely has different specifications)</b><br />
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<u>So complicated! Why would I ever use them?</u><br />
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1) Space<br />
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With RGB LEDs, you conserve physical space compared to ordinary ones because RGB LEDs are after all 3 LEDs in one. Great for applications(props) that need different colors in a small space.<br />
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2) Color mixing and customization<br />
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Sure you can get all the colors in normal LEDs but you won't be able to get the full range of color. As in you can buy a pink LED and purple LED but you won't be able to buy an LED that is between those values if you want a pinkish-purple or purplish-pink color. In addition, true cyan LEDs are notoriously hard to get, companies like to label greenish-blue LED's as cyan. The only color RGB LEDs can't get is ultraviolet, but the control available to get all the other colors more than makes up for it.<br />
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<u>So how do you use them?</u><br />
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You use them like any other LED. For the sake of simplicity, we will use a Common Anode RGB LED. Connect your power source to the longest lead on the LED, connect your resistor to the other LED lead you want to light up, and connect the other end of the resistor to the color that you want.<br />
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For example, if you want to get red light out of an RGB LED, you would connect it like this. assuming that your RGB LED is Common Anode.<br />
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Okay, but what about say yellow? You then have to connect the red line and the green line.<br />
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Other pins can be connected in a similar fashion. Here is a table for all of the possible combinations and colors.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Blue</span></div>
</td>
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So if you want to get purple, you have to power the red and blue lines to get purple.<br />
See that the colors match the RGB color wheel.<br />
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<u>Which resistor do I use?</u><br />
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Calculating the resistor is no different than calculating resistors for normal LEDs. For just red, just green, and just blue, you calculate it like so. Vss is the supply voltage that you choose(your battery). Vf is the forward voltage of your LED (find the number in your LED specification sheet), If is the forward current of your LED(find the number in your LED specification sheet). <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">For Red, you use the Red Vf and If values from spreadsheet to calculate the resistor.</td></tr>
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R=(Vss-(Vf))/If, where Vf and If correspond to red or blue or green Vf and If values.<br />
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For yellow,purple, cyan, and white you calculate the resistors as if you have parallel LEDs with an individual resistor for each LED. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">For Yellow, you use the Red If and Vf values for the Red line and the Green If and Vf values for the Green line. You will run the formula two times. One with Red, one with Green.</td></tr>
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R=(Vss-Vf)/If, where you run this formula for each branch present. Each branch has it's own Vf and If (corresponding to red or blue or green Vf and If values)so read the specification sheet carefully.<br />
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<b>These calculations are for a single RGB LED. The resistor value will be different for multiple LEDs.</b><br />
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<u>How do I mix the colors more</u><br />
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You have to change the resistor values. Say to get a greener yellow, you can either reduce the green line resistor value or increase the red line resistor value. If you do this, don't exceed the RGB LED's recommended specs for each red,green, and blue line. For things like this, I would highly recommend getting a potentiometer. It is a device that you twist with a screwdriver or flathead to get different resistances. See <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potentiometer" target="_blank">this</a> wikipedia article.<br />
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<u>I want to switch between colors.</u><br />
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This requires a 7 position switch(minimum) and rectifier diodes. See <a href="http://propmakergen.blogspot.com/2015/12/myrtenaster-prototype-build-write-up.html" target="_blank">Myrtenaster build writeup 3</a> for an example. The circuit there uses a current regulator. To do it with resistors, place a resistor on each color branch of the RGB LED. <br />
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<u>I want to cycle through all the colors automatically.</u><br />
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They sell cycling RGB LEDs. You connect all the leads and calculate the resistors like in the white case.<br />
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<u>I want to *insert special effect here that isn't cycling*</u><br />
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Most likely requires a microcontroller and coding which is not covered in this tutorial. There are tons of other tutorials for this online.<br />
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And there you have it. A simple overview on RGB LEDs. Feedback is highly appreciated.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2335325091310224525.post-4011348461643848012015-12-24T09:56:00.002-08:002016-07-18T15:03:02.517-07:00Myrtenaster Prototype Build Write Up Part 4: FinishingPrettify time!<br />
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Main paints used were silver and black colors. These paints already had a sealer mixed in so I wouldn't have to repaint over the colors to create a shiny look.<br />
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But, I couldn't start painting until I finished the handle so I made one out of toilet paper cardboard tubes.<br />
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The toilet paper tube was only long enough to hold the bike inflator. So I extended it by attaching another toilet paper tube to it.<br />
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The batteries ended up being too long for the tube,<br />
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so I made a cap out of foam board and stiff felt. It fits.<br />
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Commence paint!<br />
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Painted strips of white craft foam silver then glued to the tube in spiral. Also wrapped the stiff felt in white craft foam then painted it silver.<br />
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Then the black fancy patterns were hand painted on. This was done by sketching the patterns from <a href="http://tatsutetsu.deviantart.com/art/RWBY-Cosplay-Prop-Build-Kit-Updated-383787250" target="_blank">Tatsutetsu</a> prints with pencil then painting over the sketches with black paint.<br />
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Once the fin patterns were done, the cylinder markings were done and the inside components were painted silver.<br />
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Size comparison with Crescent Rose<br />
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Video of complete prop with all of it's features.<br />
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Figured out how to do the spinning cylinder effect. Use a motor! Specifically, this motor below.<br />
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Unfortunately, to add it to the prop, it means disassembling the prop.<br />
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The Vex motor also comes with smaller gears to change the gearing of the motor to be more speed oriented. One of smaller gear packets cones with a square shaft extender part. This was hot glued into the center of the cylinder in order to allow the prop to be taken apart and still spin.<br />
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Now lights time!<br />
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Below is the circuit I will be putting on Myrtenaster.<br />
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I bought these RGB LEDs<br />
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Soldered all 20 in parallel with each other.<br />
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Stuffed it into the blade and tested it. Got red, blue, green, and cyan. All of the red combinations, besides red itself, didn't work.<br />
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Upon closer inspection of the circuit, red doesn't turn on because it requires lower voltage to turn on, taking all of the juice and not letting the blue or green lines to light up. Options now are to buy a pot (potentiometer) or apply a regulator to each line after the switch.<br />
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As I waited for the new parts to ship, I got to attaching the blade to the prop. Like so.<br />
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I also soldered the wires to the 1-pole 12 position switch to get it ready to mount to the prop.<br />
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Mounted it to the prop with a fitted pvc fitting and hotglue.<br />
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Also finished up putting the rest of the fins in.<br />
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I got a pot (potentiometer) in my parts package. Something like this guy below.<br />
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Shown below is the new schematic with the pot.<br />
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The above schematic was put on a breadboard and mounted on the prop. The pot was then adjusted with a screwdriver while attached to the red line. Indeed it was a voltage problem, at the right adjustment, purple and all other colors came up as expected.<br />
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The connections were then attached to the 12 position switch and tested. What ended up happening was that the powered lines of the switch ended up traveling through the other nodes of the circuit, resulting in the blue position coming up as cyan if a cyan connection was made. Voltage needed to be stopped at certain nodes in order for the all of the colors to show up properly.<br />
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To solve this problem, rectifier diodes were used. Something shown below.<br />
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Basically, rectifier diodes only allow voltage to go through them in one direction. This is perfect for this circuit as it allows voltage to reach the right color lines of the RGB LEDs but does not spread to the other lines.<br />
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Circuit schematic with the diodes.<br />
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Here are all of the colors activated through the 12 position switch. Photos where taken with a fan ceiling light as background lighting.<br />
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Time to start the handle and add the pneumatics.<br />
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I bought a bike tire inflator (Genuine Innovations Ultraflate Plus CO2 Inflator) to provide a quick burst of air. Unlike Crescent Rose, Myrtenaster doesn't require much air, just enough to shoot out some glitter.<br />
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In order to shoot air, it needs these CO2 cartridges.<br />
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The only place to store the inflator is in the handle. The batteries for the lights will also go there but that will be when I have the RGB LED circuit up and running properly. But first, the cylinder full of glitter has to be able to attach and detach from the handle. Twist some craft foam into the center to hold a rod of some sort.<br />
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Had an old LED flashlight lying around. Took it apart.<br />
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The flashlight cone piece works perfectly for the handle. I'll paint it later. It even fits one of the Vex gears I had lying around!<br />
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Glued the cone piece on the gear, cut a piece of cardboard paper roll tube, attached the bike inflator and the rest of the side guards to the cardboard piece.<br />
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Now to add the parts for the pneumatic system.<br />
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Ran a test shooting of the system.<br />
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-create handle(handle not complete)<br />
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Started by buying a cheap China made light saber; it glowed green.<br />
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Yuck, no resistors. Counted 20 LEDs in parallel connected to a push switch and 3 AA batteries. For the record don't hook up LEDs without a resistor in this situation. You will severely shorten the life span of your LEDs. Bad practice. The plastic blade is now ready to be used.<br />
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Next, we need to build a chassis of sorts. A skeleton to hold all of the pneumatic and electrical parts to the prop. To start, I decided to build the barrel first. Pretty simple, a wooden dowel rod and two discs cut out of leftover foam
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Myrtenaster has 6 slots on where the dust cartridges lie in the barrel. To simplify, I measured and drew 6 lines all meeting at the center, like how one would cut a pizza into 6 slices. I then hot glued rectangular pieces of foam board to create space for the 6 glitter cartridges.<br />
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I bought a glitter pack from Walmart. It had all the colors I needed and was the right size for the barrel. <br />
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I lied, the shakers ended up being a bit big. However, it ended up working out as I first covered the outside of the barrel with stiff white felt and cut out the appropriate space for the shaker to fit. Worked out quite well.<br />
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Since the electronic parts haven't come in yet, I went ahead and decide
to start the pivoting side support that allows this whole part to pivot
off the handle. I used <a href="http://tatsutetsu.deviantart.com/art/RWBY-Cosplay-Prop-Build-Kit-Updated-383787250" target="_blank">Tatsutetsu</a>'s free blueprints as a guide to draft
the support patterns to the size of my current prop, which is bigger
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Next was to attach the blade to this barrel. This barrel is also
suppose to spin so in order to do so, two circles of foam board were cut
and a hole was poked through them. Because there are not suppose to
spin with the barrel, they can not be attached in any way to the wooden
dowel rod. Side rectangular pieces were added for support of the two
circles and as a start mount for the blade. Extra room was made for the
electronics later. They are attached to the foam board by 2 pairs of
wooden dowels through pre-made holes in the blade.<br />
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I then attached the side supports to the current prop by cutting a small
polygon piece and poking a hole through that and the side supports. A
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Things left to do:<br />
-solder electronics<br />
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-put together pneumatics <br />
-mount pneumatics<br />
-create handle<br />
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-prettify<br />
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<a href="http://propmakergen.blogspot.com/2015/11/myrtenaster-prototype-build-write-up_29.html" target="_blank">Part2</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2335325091310224525.post-30726178572390481392015-11-29T19:23:00.000-08:002016-11-26T17:45:14.448-08:00Myrtenaster Prebuild Write UpGo right to <a href="http://propmakergen.blogspot.com/2015/11/myrtenaster-prototype-build-write-up.html" target="_blank">part1</a><br />
Since Crescent Rose is now in the testing and refinement stage, I am left with loads of time. <br />
I have decided to create Myrtenaster.<br />
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In the show, it can shoot dust.<br />
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and change blade colors.<br />
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Also it shows the barrel moving in operation<br />
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Already this is going to be simpler than Crescent Rose due to the lack of needed movement that Crescent Rose demands. All Myrtenaster does is shoot dust, light up in different colors, hing/unhinge and spin the barrel. Compared to Crescent Rose, it is simpler but Myrtenaster still requires a good amount of engineering knowledge to emulate it all. Especially when you have to pack all of that into something that is smaller than Crescent Rose.<br />
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The main goal here is to recreate the hinging, have dust blow out and have the blade light up. The spinning barrel will be secondary since it is a minor effect and I am worried about space issues. If everything else fits and works well then I will try to add the spinning barrel effect. Otherwise don't expect it. <br />
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Hinging the prop is easy. The image for the hinging mechanic basically shows how it will be done. One pivot point and three attachment points.<br />
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To shoot dust, it would be much like shooting projectiles, abet tiny ones. Projectiles can safely be shot manually, through a spring powered mechanism (think of the Nerf guns that you have to pull back before shooting) or through a burst of air (think of the Nerf guns that you have to pump air into). There are ways in which you can shoot projectiles through electric means but those are no good for shooting tiny dust like projectiles. In terms of trying to shoot tiny dust like particles, air would be the best way. After all, it is how the industry does spray painting and air brushing (All use air to carry tiny paint particles to the target area). Due to the fact that the prop is fairly small, the air shoot mechanism will have to be compact. This means using canned air or something similar.<br />
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Having the blade light up is a bit more challenging. Myrtenaster shows 6 different colors.<br />
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Essentially, the blade will have to light up in 6 different colors. I decided to make my own circuit because finding a light source that can light up in 6 different specific colors is either non existent, expensive, too big, or not having the control I needed. The choice to go with individual LEDs and not LED tape is that I needed a 360 full circle degree light to light up a lightsaber-like blade. LED strip/tape at most can go only halfway since the LEDs sit on a surface. To get the blade to light in 6 colors with individual LEDs, you can buy batches of different color LEDs or buy RGB LEDs. RGB LEDs are LEDs that can light up in red, green and blue all in one LED. What is interesting in this case is that if you take a look at the 6 colors, notice that these colors all appear on the RGB color model. <br />
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Add the fact that space will be limited and it makes it very convincing to use RGB LEDs. So it will be done. With that decided, the next thing to figure out is circuit design. RGB LEDs don't do much themselves, they need a corresponding circuit to power it all up. In LED circuit design, there are a couple ways of doing this.<br />
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One way is to connect your LEDs in series with one resistor.<br />
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Another way is to connect them in parallel with a common resistor.<br />
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Doing LEDs in series with one resistor is easy to calculate and put together but it requires a lot more source voltage to power a whole setup, especially when running 10+ LEDs. In addition, if one LED goes out, all of them do and as the voltage lowers with continued use, you will begin to see an interesting brightness effect as the voltage continues to drop where the first LED is brighter than the second, which in turn is brighter than the third...and so forth until the last LED is completely dim. Aka no brightness control.<br />
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Doing LEDs in parallel with a common resistor requires a bit more calculations and soldering but you can run many LEDs off a lower voltage battery and having one LED go out will not affect the other LEDs. However, a common resistor means that each LED will get different amounts of current due to variations that come in manufacturing, and each LED will give off different amounts of lighting as a result. Not that great with brightness control. Doing LEDs in parallel with each LED getting it's own resistor fixes this somewhat as a resistor given to each LED will equalize the current given to each LED and in turn give a better brightness control. Sounds better but still not using this type of design.<br />
Doing a combination of series and parallel design will, if well done, allow the designer to maximize brightness and efficiency but a full string of LEDs in series will still turn off if one LED goes out and a loss of brightness will occur.<br />
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A less common way of creating an LED circuit is to use voltage/current regulators in addition to resistors. Resistors are good for getting the right amount of current to your LEDs... at one point in time. Truth is, battery voltage is not constant throughout it's use. As in, when you make your calculations, you assume that the battery voltage is constant before it drops dead. That is not how a battery behaves, as you use it, the voltage drops to different levels at a non linear rate. So as the voltage drops, you get a dimming effect that reduces the brightness of your LEDs. To fix this, you use a voltage regulator or a current regulator that keeps the supply voltage constant even as the battery drops in voltage. Issue here is that the calculations are a bit more complex then doing it through resistors.<br />
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Considering that I will be using RGB LEDs and that I want the best robust brightness, the current regulator is the best design for me as each color in the RGB LED turns on at different voltages. The only thing constant between the colors is the current required.<br />
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Alternatively, if the RGB LEDs are not up to my standards, I can use a high power RGB LED. Due to the power requirements of one of these devices, I will have to use a heat sink and any electrical components in the circuit will have to handle high amounts of power. I will go into more depth about these types of LEDs if the low power option does not work.<br />
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This'll be an interesting project.<br />
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<a href="http://propmakergen.blogspot.com/2015/11/myrtenaster-prototype-build-write-up.html" target="_blank">part1</a><br />
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Future possible improvements:<br />
-Change material of the claw<br />
-Replace the 3-wire Vex motor with a 2-wire Vex motor.<br />
- Fix the leaks<br />
-Find a better air source.<br />
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One improvement that Crescent Rose needed was a replacement of the 3-wire Vex motor to the better 2-wire Vex motor. First we have to make sure that the geared 2 wire motor can handle the weight of the new motor.<br />
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Vex 2-wire motor specs(from:<a href="http://www.vexrobotics.com/vex/products/accessories/motion/motors.html" target="_blank">Vex</a>)<br />
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<b>2 Wire Motor 393</b><br />
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<li><span style="margin-left: -15px; text-align: center;">Motor</span> 0.192 lbs (87.1 grams)<br /><br />
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<li><span style="margin-left: -15px; text-align: center;">6-32x1/4"<br />Screw</span>0.0014 lbs (0.617 grams)</li>
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<li><span style="margin-left: -15px; text-align: center;">6-32x1/2"<br />Screw</span>0.00209 lbs (0.948 grams)</li>
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<li><span style="margin-left: -15px; text-align: center;">Motor<br />Coupler</span>0.004 lbs (1.814 grams)</li>
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<li><span style="margin-left: -15px; text-align: center;">Motor<br />Post</span>0.002 lbs (0.907 grams)</li>
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Total weight: 91.83 grams<br />
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<b>2 Wire Motor 393</b><br />
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<li>Free Speed:100 rpm (As Shipped)/160 rpm (High Speed Option)</li>
<li>Stall Torque:1.67 N-m (14.76 in-lbs) (As Shipped)/1.04 N-m (9.2 in-lbs) (High Speed Option)</li>
<li>Stall Current:4.8A</li>
<li>Free Current:0.37A</li>
<br /><b>Note:</b> All motor specifications are at 7.2 volts. </ul>
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What we are looking for is the Stall Torque and Weight. Stall torque means at what force does the motor fail. In our numbers this means that we can not exceed 1.67N-m. Torque is Force*Distance so we need to calculate force, distance, and then multiply them together to get our final number.<br />
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F=m*a=.09183 kg*9.81=.90085N<br />
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With this weight being held out at 16.5"=0.4191 meters<br />
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Torque=F*d=.90085N*0.4191m=0.0378N-m<br />
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1.67N-m > .0378N-m<br />
Rough approximation says this was possible. <br />
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And so I went about buying the 2 wire Vex motor to replace the 3-wire Vex motor.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pictured here is the 2-wire Vex motor to replace the 3-wire.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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So the first step is to take the claw apart.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crescent Rose claw in pieces. When you design for movement, you also design for attachment and reattachment.</td></tr>
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The only difficult part about this was undoing a hot glue fix I had to apply during Otakon 2015. I had permanently attached the foam board to the moving piece for strength. What ended up happening was that the foam board piece couldn't handle the load and started wiggling from side to side. Not good! So I decided to back the foam board piece with metal.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The main backing piece is a Vex steel bar1x25 holes attached to another steel bar 1x8 (cut from 1x25)</td></tr>
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Next was to attach the 2 wire motor. The way that the 2 wire motors are oriented means I had to attach the motor on the outside. I could have geared the setup in order to more properly hide the motor but that meant more weight on the motor so I didn't bother.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Metal is attached to the claw by two bolts in addition to the green gear.</td></tr>
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Future possible improvements:<br />
-Change material of the claw<br />
<strike>-Replace the 3-wire Vex motor with a 2-wire Vex motor.</strike><br />
- Fix the leaks<br />
-Find a better air source.<br />
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See next update <a href="http://propmakergen.blogspot.com/2016/03/crescent-rose-nerf-gun-addition.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Problems:<br />
-The pneumatic system ended up being leaky. Seems like my previous tests were only good for stopping major leaks. The tests did not catch the minor leaks and this ended up bleeding out any air in the system after a recharge. Thus the transformation did not happen as often as I would have liked.<br />
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-The foam board part of the claw attached to the 2 wire Vex motor was not as strong as I had thought. I did sort of expect this one as I had a hunch that there would be issues here.<br />
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-The 3 wire Vex motor is very specific with moving. There would be times where the Vex motor would move just as expected and some times where it won't budge at all. Still not positive of the exact cause but it seems to be a combination of weak motors, and the motor not clutching the metal rod successfully.<br />
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-Weight. This was sort of expected, making things move also tends to make them heavier. <br />
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Good things:<br />
-The pneumatics were an absolute beast when they had the air to work. Extremely reliable when they did move and the gun part of the prop had almost no damage besides some minor foam board peeling.<br />
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-The 2-wire Vex motor worked beyond what I had expected. It moved 100% when I needed it to and was strong enough that it probably aided in the foam board degradation where it was attached to in the claw.<br />
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Future possible improvements:<br />
-Change material of the claw<br />
As expected most of my problems came from the claw. Future improvements would be to change the material of the claw to something more solid. Plastic is most likely a probable replacement. Weight might be an issue.<br />
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-Replace the 3-wire Vex motor with a 2-wire Vex motor.<br />
This would improve reliability of the second section of the claw by simplify the controls as a micro controlled would not be needed in that case. This would also give it more strength. Only issue is that it weights more than the 3-wire and gearing might have to be tweaked.<br />
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- Fix the leaks<br />
The leaks have defiantly caused a problem and I have a good idea on where it might be. Most air issues are where the brass fittings are. Need to tighten them and see if that fixes it.<br />
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-Find a better air source.<br />
Would be really convenient to have a better compressor so that air is available all the time. This would also fix the leaks problem as a compressor that runs on battery would have air all the time. Leaky system? Just add more air!<br />
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<a href="http://propmakergen.blogspot.com/2015/09/crescent-rose-fix-1-motor-replacement.html" target="_blank">Crescent Rose Fix #1</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2335325091310224525.post-81334821055313087302015-07-23T20:15:00.002-07:002016-04-12T20:28:07.033-07:00Crescent Rose Prototype Build Write Up part 3Time for integration!<br />
As in attach the claw to the gun.<br />
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Right off the bat, I realized I made a procedure error. I had built the gun and claw separately. What should have been done is creating the gun and building the claw off of that base for a fluid integration. Well, there's nothing I can do about that now so I proceeded forward. The pieces to be connected was the Rod Clevis of the Pneumatic cylinder to the Vex Metal Chassis. Basically, attach this<br />
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Plans were below:<br />
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I made the connecting piece out of foam board because I did not have anything else and was running out of time. I then used hot glue and wrapped duct tape to secure the hold. One thing I did not put into account was the swivel of the claw attached to the cylinder. The weight of the claw ended up turning the claw this way and that and I had to figure out a way to secure the claw better and something that would not impede the linear movement of the pneumatic cylinder.<br />
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The answer was server rack slides. This would allow the claw to stay stable and be able to move along with the linear movement.<br />
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I was lucky enough to be able to retrieve one from a pile of mostly electronic junk that a company was throwing away. I measured the needed length, cut it with a borrowed hacksaw and attached it to Crescent Rose with hot glue and duct tape. Below, you can see the attached slider.<br />
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With that solved, the last thing to do was attach the micro controller and voltage source to Crescent Rose. Unfortunately, there wasn't any space left in the magazine clip part of the gun so I had to mount it on top of the gun outside. Due to time limits, the wires were also hastily tossed on top. Final result is below.<br />
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With everything looking good, I gave it a test run.<br />
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Works well but we'll see how it deals with a full day of use at Otakon 2015.<br />
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Luckily I had stuff leftover from middle school that I could use.<br />
I had an old Vex starter kit that had been bought for robotics summer camp.<br />
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The claw was pretty simple for me to figure out. A sketch is below.<br />
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The plan was to have two 3-wire Vex motors to power the claw. One would be power the first segment, the other would power the second. The first one would be geared so that it would better handle the weight of the claw, the second would be attached directly. I did not do the last segment because it was too small to warrant a motor. Foam board was the main material for the claw because it had well enough strength for its weight. The patterns for the claw shapes were the free ones from <a href="http://tatsutetsu.deviantart.com/art/RWBY-Cosplay-Prop-Build-Kit-Updated-383787250" target="_blank">Tatsutetsu</a>. Thanks man!<br />
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At first I tried keeping the last talon like part solid, but it won't fold so I decided to keep it free hanging so that I could fold it. The Vex motors were attached via nuts, hex screws and hot glue. The first Vex motor was also geared toward torque using Vex gears with a ratio of 36:60 or 1.6. The Vex motor ended up not being able to hold the weight at that setup and sagged so the ratio was changed to 12:60 or 5. At this setup it did not sag anymore but having the Vex 3-wire motor move under this setup caused it to click and stagger. This is not good behavior for a motor or a servo so it was removed and replaced with a stronger Vex 2-wire motor as I did not have any smaller count toothed gear or any bigger count toothed gear. It worked like a charm nonetheless! The second servo was able to lift its load well so it was not touched at all. The claw was then painted.<br />
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The controls for the set was the Parallax micro controller and a 7.2V source. The 3 wire Vex motor had to be controlled from the micro controller and the 2 wire Vex motor was be controlled by a 7.2V source and a Double Pole Double Throw switch. The schematic for the 2-wire Vex motor control is shown below.<br />
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The three wire motor was controlled from a the Parallax Board of Education micro controller. This micro controller also has a its own breadboard attached. I decided to use push buttons as it would be the easiest way for me control the 3 wire motor. The setup on the board is below:<br />
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The Board of Education micro controller is programmed in there own version of Basic: Basic Stamp. The code is below.<br />
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DO<br />
IF (IN3 = 1) THEN<br />
PULSOUT 13, 450 'counter cwise<br />
PAUSE 50<br />
ENDIF<br />
IF (IN4 = 1) THEN 'clockwise<br />
PULSOUT 13, 1010<br />
PAUSE 50<br />
ENDIF<br />
IF (IN9 = 1) THEN 'counter cwise<br />
PULSOUT 12, 500 '500 previous value<br />
PAUSE 50<br />
ENDI<br />
IF (IN10 = 1) THEN 'clockwise<br />
PULSOUT 12, 1010 '1010 previous value<br />
PAUSE 50<br />
ENDIF<br />
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So to move forward, you press one push button. To go in reverse, you push the other.<br />
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After running the motors through their movements, they work well but do not have the solid strength and reliability of the pneumatics. If there are going to be troubles, then it will be with the claw.<br />
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I went out and bought parts.and materials. List is below:<br />
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-Compressor<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span id="Anthem_ctl00_MainContentHolder_lblName__"><span id="ctl00_MainContentHolder_lblName" itemprop="name"> (Viair 90C Air Compressor)</span></span></span><br />
-Gauge (Nogren <b>Item:</b> <span class="sku">18-013-212</span>)<br />
-Teflon Tape(Buckeye Hydro)<br />
-Solenoid(<span style="font-weight: normal;">SMC SY3240-5LOZ valve, dbl sol, base mt (dc)</span>)<br />
-Pneumatic Cylinder(Bimba 316D )<br />
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-Rod Clevis(Bimba D2313)<br />
-Rod Clevis(Bimba D2311)<br />
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Cartridge 1/4" NPT <b>Item:</b> RC2.5X10-N02) <br />
-Pneumatic fitting Union Tee(SMC KQ2T0700)<br />
-Pneumatic fitting Male Connector(SMC KQ2H0734S)<br />
-Pneumatic fitting Male Connector(SMC KQ2H0735S)<br />
-Pneumatic Plate(SMC SY3000271T)<br />
-Hollow Hex Plug(Parker 219P-4)<br />
-Pneumatic Regulator(Nogren R07-200-RGKA ) <br />
-Plug Valve(Parker PV608-2)<br />
-Hex Nipple(Parker <span style="font-weight: normal;">216P-2</span>)<br />
-Hex Union Tee(Parker 2203P-2)<br />
-Pneumatic Tubing(<span id="ctl00_contentMain_lblManufacturersPartNumber">TIUB07BU-33</span>)<br />
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Since pneumatics can end up pretty heavy, I decided to use the lightest and strongest materials I could find and craft easily. I did not have access to shop tools so that left out plastics, metals, and some woods. So I took the next best thing, foam board and cardboard. I chose strong cardboard for the chassis for the gun and foam board as the covering. Sketches of the placement of parts and systems can be seen below.<br />
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I protruded one of the cylinders out because I needed a handle to hold Crescent Rose.<br />
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I found some strong curved cardboard in a dump that perfect served my needs for the frame for the pneumatics. I needed a hand saw to cut it. I then duct taped the pneumatic storage tank and one cylinder to the top curved cardboard piece and duct taped the second cylinder to the smaller curved cardboard piece. I then hot glued the two pieces together and further reinforced them with foam board while starting to build the frame.<br />
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Next I added the pneumatic components and put tubing in according to the sketches. The main components were the air exhaust valve, regulator, gauge, and solenoid. I also built the end piece of Crescent Rose out of foam board, craft foam and hot glue before painting that piece.<br />
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To control the pneumatic system, the solenoid has two buttons on it that you can press for manual release. You can also wire up the solenoid to a micro controller if you want the solenoid to be controlled from something like a controller. But since it is controlled through hands, a manual release was sufficient.<br />
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So I decided to build Crescent Rose from RWBY. Yeah this thing:<br />
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I wanted it to transform and retract back into a somewhat compact form. Specifically, I wanted it to extend out and be able to retract back to its compact form. After analyzing the movements I found the rod, and claw extension to be possible. The tiny horn-like mechanism on top of the claw I decided not to do, as my focus was the rod extension and the claw.<br />
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These were the options I ended up exploring.<br />
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Spring powered:<br />
If I just wanted Crescent Rose to open up and not retract, I would have used mostly springs. Springs are good for one way movement but that means you have to fold your mechanism back up manually. With my goal of opening up and retracting, I couldn't go this way.<br />
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Gravity powered with weights:<br />
I considered gravity and weights to move the pole extensions out and flip open the claw. It would also allow the prop to retract under specific movements. I had to scrap this one because the amount of precision needed to build the parts was not possible for me with what I had.<br />
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydraulics" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hydraulics</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pneumatics" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pneumatics:</a><br />
These would be a great application to Crescent Rose for the extension, but they are costly, heavy and are good for only the gun extension. These can extend and retract if needed but are no good for the circular movement of the claw.<br />
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Servos and Motors:<br />
These are very versatile and would definitely be good for Crescent Rose. They too are costly and the means to control servos requires extensive knowledge of a microcontroller and programming. Motors, the DC kind, are simpler but you have less control over them. However, these are great for Crescent Rose as they can achieve both linear and circular motion.<br />
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Transfer of motion and combination with springs and gravity:<br />
This was another idea where I would build Crescent Rose to extend and retract based on the movements I put on the prop. This would achieve the gun extension and the rest of the claw out easily and achieve retraction well enough. This option, in combination with springs and weights with gravity would be the best option for Crescent Rose overall. <br />
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Pure springs had to be scrapped due to springs only being able to achieve extension and not retraction. Pure gravity and weights had to be scrapped due to the complexity of Crescent Rose. Only limits to hydraulics and pneumatics were cost, I know how to use them. Servos and motors are also costly but I know how to use them too. Only limits to the combination option was time. <br />
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Ultimately, I decided on Pneumatics,Servos and Motors to power Crescent Rose. I did not go with the combination option even though it may be my best was because I didn't want any human involvement with moving the prop besides switches and buttons and because I had the money for it. Plus automatic effects with buttons just looks cooler.<br />
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