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Post by 406 Silverado on Jul 11, 2024 5:12:18 GMT -5
Looking forward to the 1/1 Ghost to put Chopper in. If only I can hit the lottery! LOL!!! There's a whole list of other stuff that'll get purchased up by me if that happens. lol Progress is coming along very well on this one Clint ol' buddy.
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Post by floki on Aug 6, 2024 16:07:21 GMT -5
Chopper is still moving forward. Painting something this big is a slow process, I'm glad to say that both legs and feet are now painted and ready for weathering. ![](https://i.postimg.cc/mrmLF5DY/Chopper-17.jpg) Next things to do. 1. Paint a few panels on the body a different color besides white. 2. Paint the center wheel parts 3. Paint the body greeblies 4. Assemble the skirt 5. Assemble the dome arms 6. Many, many more things..... Thanks for looking in! Skol!
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Post by kyledehart5 on Aug 6, 2024 17:43:57 GMT -5
Brilliant paint work!! This is so awesome.
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Post by handiabled on Aug 7, 2024 8:53:27 GMT -5
Paint work looks smashing! The metallics look perfect
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Post by project510 on Aug 7, 2024 10:33:44 GMT -5
Sooo COOL! Man 3 days in and I already want to upgrade to a Bamboo printer!
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Post by floki on Aug 7, 2024 17:23:44 GMT -5
Sooo COOL! Man 3 days in and I already want to upgrade to a Bamboo printer! The bambulab printers are really nice. It seems like I did more fighting with my old ender 3maxs than actually printing lol. At the same time I'm glad I had the experience with them, it taught me a lot about how the printers actually work. If you want to get a Bambulab I would wait until this fall, they have been talking about their next generation of printers, hopefully it will be bigger build volume something the community has been begging for. Hopefully 300³or bigger
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Post by project510 on Aug 7, 2024 17:45:56 GMT -5
Sooo COOL! Man 3 days in and I already want to upgrade to a Bamboo printer! The bambulab printers are really nice. It seems like I did more fighting with my old ender 3maxs than actually printing lol. At the same time I'm glad I had the experience with them, it taught me a lot about how the printers actually work. If you want to get a Bambulab I would wait until this fall, they have been talking about their next generation of printers, hopefully it will be bigger build volume something the community has been begging for. Hopefully 300³or bigger Oh yea, I'm doing exactly that. Ill upgrade to the Bamboo once I learn more.
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Post by floki on Aug 12, 2024 1:26:55 GMT -5
More work this weekend on Chopper. Got the center caster assembly painted and assembled. And yes even the tire is 3d printed in a flexible TPU filament. ![](https://i.postimg.cc/C5YkrZPf/Chopper-19.jpg) ![](https://i.postimg.cc/fWjxtKy7/Chopper-20.jpg) I was also able to mask off the dome and spray the yellow bits and insert his eyes that was painted with alclad aluminum. ![](https://i.postimg.cc/Kcn57bqM/Chopper-21.jpg) I was able to get the rest of the greeblies painted and installed onto the main body, photo to come tomorrow. I think I'm going to tackle the dome arms next. Thanks for looking in! Skol!
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Post by kyledehart5 on Aug 12, 2024 4:47:38 GMT -5
Excellent, excellent progress. Looks just like Chopper. And that tire is awesome too. The Great work continues!!
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Post by 406 Silverado on Aug 12, 2024 4:52:39 GMT -5
This is a lot of fun to follow along with Clint especially given the fact that this whole thing is 3D printed. Thank you for sharing this build with us buddy.
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Post by deafpanzer on Aug 12, 2024 6:37:05 GMT -5
WOW! Can't wait to see it in person... it has to be HUGE!
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Post by handiabled on Aug 12, 2024 8:04:15 GMT -5
This is really shows the endless possibilities of 3d printing in the hands of someone who knows their stuff! I'm blown away already and its no where near complete yet.
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Post by floki on Aug 14, 2024 2:17:48 GMT -5
Forgot to take photos of the body today but I worked on the battery tray that I designed and printer for Chopper. This holds the two 24v Kobalt batteries and the 5v converter since the Arduino, mp3 trigger, Maestro servo controller and leds run off of 5v. The sabertooth motor controller, syren dome motor controller and amplifier run off of 24v. ![](https://i.postimg.cc/mkmsy6Kp/Chopper-22.jpg) I'm also using wago connectors, these things are so nice. Strip the wire back 11mm and the spring loaded clip holds the wire tight, they are also rated for up to 220v. That's all for today. Thanks for looking in! Skol!
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Post by floki on Aug 14, 2024 2:18:56 GMT -5
WOW! Can't wait to see it in person... it has to be HUGE! Not sure if I will be able to make the meeting this weekend but if I do I'll bring the dome and main body
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Post by handiabled on Aug 14, 2024 2:25:38 GMT -5
What a great design for easy removal and recharging of the batts.
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Post by floki on Aug 14, 2024 5:43:54 GMT -5
What a great design for easy removal and recharging of the batts. Thank you! More on the battery tray, when I designed this I took the measurements from my Kobalt 24v 2AH battery. Same interface just shorter. I bought these 24v 4AH batteries and didn't realize they had a push button that when pressed shows how much charge the battery has left. This makes the battery in that area about 7mm taller compared to the 2AH battery. I realized this about 15 minutes before I had to start getting ready for work. My first thought was to reprint the battery interface part 10mm taller to give me plenty of clearance. Then thought no I'll just make a riser. Got on the computer, started up Fusion360, opened up the design for the battery tray, took the measurements off that, modeled a 10mm riser and had it started printing all within 15minutes. 2hrs later I get a notification on my phone that the print is done. So I'm excited to check it out when I get home.
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Post by 406 Silverado on Aug 14, 2024 5:59:34 GMT -5
Some good design work going on for the battery and battery tray. Aint working with electrical stuff fun??!! It's like magic when it all comes together.
BTW......I frickin' LOVE this thread.
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Post by floki on Aug 14, 2024 6:29:02 GMT -5
Some good design work going on for the battery and battery tray. Aint working with electrical stuff fun??!! It's like magic when it all comes together. BTW......I frickin' LOVE this thread. Thank you so much! I was so excited when I hooked the battery up and put the multimeter on the out put line on the other end of the wago connector and it was reading 24v then moved to the output of the 5v converter and the multimeter was reading 5.1v it felt so good
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Post by floki on Aug 15, 2024 0:17:36 GMT -5
Got the battery tray installed in the body of Chopper today. Fit just the way I was hoping it would! ![](https://i.postimg.cc/QNwD0j65/Chopper-23.jpg) And the long awaited shot of the body lol ![](https://i.postimg.cc/ZKNSQXgQ/Chopper-24.jpg) That's all for today. Thanks for looking in!
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Post by kyledehart5 on Aug 15, 2024 4:34:49 GMT -5
Man that’s so awesome. Looks like the battery tray is perfect too. Great work.
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Post by 406 Silverado on Aug 15, 2024 4:43:27 GMT -5
Got the battery tray installed in the body of Chopper today. Fit just the way I was hoping it would! ![](https://i.postimg.cc/QNwD0j65/Chopper-23.jpg) And the long awaited shot of the body lol That's all for today. Thanks for looking in! ![](https://i.imgflip.com/4etwmf.jpg)
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Post by Leon on Aug 15, 2024 6:39:35 GMT -5
This is simply amazing!
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Post by handiabled on Aug 15, 2024 7:47:39 GMT -5
Inside and out you have this looking stellar!
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Post by floki on Aug 19, 2024 4:16:58 GMT -5
Got all the body servos installed that control the main utility arm, the scomp link, mini saw, both doors and the dome nod ![](https://i.postimg.cc/fb8BkCCP/Chopper-25.jpg) This is getting close, next will work on the dome arms then it will be time to add everything together and start working on getting chopper moving Thanks for looking in!
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Post by kyledehart5 on Aug 19, 2024 5:20:07 GMT -5
I can’t wait to see chopper moving. Awesome.
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Post by brandonk on Aug 19, 2024 9:04:30 GMT -5
Just getting caught up on this. Your going way farther with this than I initially thought. This is over the top cool stuff. I'm blown away with all the work just on the inside, ya know, the working bits. WOW!!
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Post by keavdog on Aug 19, 2024 10:12:44 GMT -5
Wow Clint! What a project. I'm a big fan of R/C anything. Are all those gears 3d printed? Precision looks impressive.
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Post by floki on Aug 19, 2024 19:45:11 GMT -5
Wow Clint! What a project. I'm a big fan of R/C anything. Are all those gears 3d printed? Precision looks impressive. Thank you! Yep, the gears are also 3d printed.
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Post by project510 on Aug 19, 2024 21:34:22 GMT -5
These updates get better and better each time haha. Thats a cool look at the inside. What an awesome build1
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Post by handiabled on Aug 20, 2024 8:44:32 GMT -5
A very impressive glimpse of the internal workings and the engineering involved. It will be cool seeing this come to life!
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