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Unstupid:
--- Quote from: Yvan256 on September 17, 2011, 10:12:58 am ---
Thanks for the comment!
Ah, the coin mech... as you say, my cabinet is so small that it has to be a custom home-made one. I'm also not going to make it really complex, it's going to accept anything round and heavy, i.e. a so-called universal coin mech, though I'm not sure if people from Alpha Centauri still use flat metal discs as currency. ;)
I'm planning to put the coin slot+path on the right of the marquee engraved as a path in the thickness of the right panel itself with a switch and coin box at the back/bottom right inside the cabinet. Since the back panel is hinged, I will have easy access to the tokens from there. I just have to enclose the whole coin path and box to be 100% sure that a coin won't be able to fall onto anything electrical inside. :o
The delay is mostly due to the fact that I'm not 100% happy with the precision of the panels so far, especially the sides. That's why I started to build my own CNC mill. And now with my dynamic joystick idea, that's yet another delay, though I'm sure I probably already have almost all the parts for that one. I just need to fit them together.
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You will need to elaborate on the "dynamic joystick idea"!
On another note if you'd like I can cut your panels for you if it will help you get back on track! I have a router :D
Yvan256:
--- Quote from: Unstupid on September 17, 2011, 02:28:45 pm ---You will need to elaborate on the "dynamic joystick idea"!
On another note if you'd like I can cut your panels for you if it will help you get back on track! I have a router :D
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Dynamic joystick = automatic restrictor. I can't find the link, but I saw someone who did something similar with an actuator (I think). I'm planning on going with a sliding restrictor similar to those use on the Seimitsu joysticks. Powered by a small DC motor, a threaded rod and some switches to detect the position, all under the control of a small ATtiny85. Just tell the microcontroller what type of joystick you want and it'll push/pull the restrictor plate in the right position.
When you say router, do you mean a full CNC milling table?
Unstupid:
--- Quote from: Yvan256 on September 17, 2011, 02:46:02 pm ---When you say router, do you mean a full CNC milling table?
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Yea... Something like that! I have access to (infact I'm the sole operator) a Thermwood Model-90 5 axis router. It has a 5'x10' cutting area and a 3' z axis stroke. It also has a vacuum table with a 15hp pump that would suck the green off a dollar bill. We only use it maybe 20 days a year, so the rest of the time she is all mine! I only have one video of her in action. I dont have any videos of her cutting but If you look up on YouTube "drawing straight lines on a curved surface" you can see her when I used it to stripe a boat hull with a sharpie.
Yvan256:
--- Quote from: Unstupid on September 17, 2011, 03:31:03 pm ---
--- Quote from: Yvan256 on September 17, 2011, 02:46:02 pm ---When you say router, do you mean a full CNC milling table?
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Yea... Something like that! I have access to (infact I'm the sole operator) a Thermwood Model-90 5 axis router. It has a 5'x10' cutting area and a 3' z axis stroke. It also has a vacuum table with a 15hp pump that would suck the green off a dollar bill. We only use it maybe 20 days a year, so the rest of the time she is all mine! I only have one video of her in action. I dont have any videos of her cutting but If you look up on YouTube "drawing straight lines on a curved surface" you can see her when I used it to stripe a boat hull with a sharpie.
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I just watched a few videos of Thermwood machines in action. 8)
However, one of the reasons I'm building my own CNC machine is so that I can work on my projects by myself, learning things as I go. Thank you for the kind offer but in any case I wouldn't be able to afford the cost of the panels + machining + shipping.
Even if we skip the machining cost, the shipping alone would be more than I can pay, especially if you're in the USA. UPS and FedEx add expensive brokerage fees, on top of the shipping cost and the customs fees and taxes. Even if you're willing to make and ship all of this for free, I would still end up paying anywhere from 20 to 50$. :P
So the question is... are you located in Canada?
Unstupid:
--- Quote from: Yvan256 on September 18, 2011, 02:00:32 pm ---
I just watched a few videos of Thermwood machines in action. 8)
However, one of the reasons I'm building my own CNC machine is so that I can work on my projects by myself, learning things as I go. Thank you for the kind offer but in any case I wouldn't be able to afford the cost of the panels + machining + shipping.
Even if we skip the machining cost, the shipping alone would be more than I can pay, especially if you're in the USA. UPS and FedEx add expensive brokerage fees, on top of the shipping cost and the customs fees and taxes. Even if you're willing to make and ship all of this for free, I would still end up paying anywhere from 20 to 50$. :P
So the question is... are you located in Canada?
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Nope not in Canada, Hawaii... Didn't realize they charge all kinds of brokerage fees going into canada... It must be expensive to live there!
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