Speaking of shipping… \u00a0After a 5 week wait from the day I ordered I FINALLY got my Azteeg X3 controller board. \u00a0Yay!<\/p>\n
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<\/a>Everything that was stuffed into the box from Panucatt Devices I’ve been waiting on!<\/p><\/div>\n
I REALLY wish I could hook it up and try it out but I’m kind of afraid of it at this point… \u00a0I’ve been waiting for it for so long I’m afraid to do anything that might mess it up and have to wait again for another one.
\nThe quality of the thing seems really nice. \u00a0It’s well designed and looks good.
\nJust to test out assembly (and because I’m impatient) I went ahead and soldered on the 5 connectors for the Stepper Motor controls. \u00a0I’ll only be using 4 of them for my build but it can’t hurt to have the 5th on.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>All 5 stepper connectors soldered in and ready to go!<\/p><\/div>\n
I’ve documented everything I’ve done so far on that, so when the times comes, I’ll make a whole post dedicated to the process. \u00a0The same with the Effector Arms. \u00a0I caved and cut the carbon fiber tubes down to length and sanded the edges down to about 3mm so they’ll fit inside the Traxxas rod ends. \u00a0My method proves that anyone can make these things without the need for fancy equipment. \u00a0If you’ve got a power drill, a small hand saw, and some sandpaper you can make the rod ends. \u00a0There’s nothing glamorous about my method but it’s worked so far.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>One arm, out of six, ready to be glued together.<\/p><\/div>\n
Again, when I finish making the arms, I’ll make a post showing my whole process. \u00a0It’s fairly time consuming but not terribly difficult. \u00a0At this point I’m holding off on gluing the rod ends to the arms because I don’t feel confident I can make them as precisely as they need to be. \u00a0I’ve made a nice template (what the arm is sitting on in the picture) but I don’t trust myself enough to make a jig that will result in a precise arm. \u00a0People who are more confident in their drilling skill could just use the template to drill two screws into a board, stick one rod end on each and glue the tube in between them. \u00a0That does work, I’ve seen others do it with good results. In the meantime I’ll keep digging around for more info and seeing what I can do now to speed things along. \u00a0 As always, if you have comments or questions leave them below in the comments section or hit me up on G+. \u00a0There’s a link to my profile at the bottom of this page somewhere. \u00a0Have fun!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" So while I’m waiting for access to another 3D printer to create my own I’ve been trying to find things I can accomplish on my own. \u00a0Part of me doesn’t want to build too much so I’ll have stuff to…<\/span><\/p>\n
\nMe? \u00a0I’m going to use this.
\nhttp:\/\/www.thingiverse.com\/thing:37306<\/a>\u00a0 This is part of a jig made specifically for this purpose by Thingiverse user GoopyPlastic. \u00a0He even has a video of his process for making it work. \u00a0This will be one of the first things I print when I get access to a printer. \u00a0Pretty good idea if you ask me.<\/p>\n