[Lab] Another requests - tell us about your projects

[Darcy Whyte]

Here are a few things I'm working on:

I just cooked up a blog to support my creative endeavors at
http://www.mambohead.com. I'll add more of my projects there or update hear,
which ever you prefer.

Darcy


Title: CNC Laser Cutter with Vacuum Pick and Place
Status: Nearly complete on Laser Cutter
Description: I am making this from scratch. It is based on a glass CO2 laser
tube, 25,000 volt power supply from china. I made the frame from yo-yo and
roller blade bearings using aluminum angle.  I have a 4 axis controller from
zylotec. It is controlled by EMC2 running under Linux.
Team: Darcy Whyte, Ottawa Robotics, ArtEngine, Micheal Grant, Paul Mumby,
various penpals from the internet
Duration: Summer 2010

Title: CNC Milling Machine
Status: Working on buying one unless I can find all the parts and services
for cheaper
Description: I'm wanting a 24x16 inch cutting area (perhaps a couple of
inches high). I want to be able to cut aluminum but the bulk of the fun will
be cutting plastics, wood and other soft material.
Team: Darcy Whyte, China!
Duration: December 2010

Title: Plastic Extruder (like reprap/makerbot cupcake)
Status: After CNC Mill is complete I will start this.
Description: I will add a plastic extruder to my CNC Mill.
Team: Darcy Whyte, Andrew Plumb
Duration: Research started in Nov 2010

Title: CNC Router
Status: In progress
Description: This is the common <100 buck project that is floating around
the internet. I raised the project with the Ottawa group (as did a couple of
others) but nobody has come forward in Ottawa yet that seems serious enough.
I have joined up with the Toronto Hacker group which seems more serious.
There are 5 being built including mine. I have the entire control system
(except spindle speed) so I'm just waiting for the group to make an order
and I'll go to toronto go get my kit.
Team: Darcy Whyte, Ottawa Robotics, Toronto Hackerspace
Duration: January 2011

Title: Electric Rooster
Status: Complete (and sold)
Description: This is a kinetic sculpture that hangs on the wall like a
picture. It is a rooster that has an electric generator hanging underneath
it. The observer cranks the generator and it provides electricity to an
electric motor installed which drives a rubber band over hand made balsa
pulleys to make the wings, feet, tail and head move. This was installed at
Atomic Rooster Pub where a buyer was found. Apparently it has changed hands
once already.
Team: Darcy Whyte
Duration: September 2010

Title: CNC Wire Bending and Cutting
Status: It's a pain in the ass
Description: A 3D CNC bending and cutting machine.
Current issues: The wire spool is problematic. The bender cant make a sharp
enough bend. I've not made the cutter yet.
Team: Darcy Whyte, will recruit Micheal Grant. :)
Duration: Summer 2010

Title: Clave Rooster
Status: Research stage, intended to deliver Summer 2011
Description: A kinetic sculpture that interacts with viewer and music. It
will listen in on the room noise and detect music. Once detected it will
start to play a clave rhythm with the music. It will play no more than 4
times per hour for about 30 seconds each time. The roster head will turn
towards it's instrument and then to the viewer for each count of 8 in the
music. The head will follow observers in general. Arduino is a candidate for
control. Project may require an array of servos.
Team: Darcy Whyte, Community yet to be recruited
Duration: October 2010 - August 2011

Title: Paint-o-matic
Status: Research
Description: An interactive sculpture that produces art that the observer
takes away.
Team: Darcy Whyte
Duration: Started summer 2010

Title: Simplified Model Airplane
Status: Complete
Description: To refine the common simple model airplane so that it can be
easy to build yet can fly as well as the current designs. The design was
called Squirrel and is now the most popular beginner model airplane in the
world.
Team: Darcy Whyte
Duration: Nov-December 2004, commercialization summer 2009

Title: GeneralSocial
Status: About 4 years of research and experimentation. Will return to this
project after CNC project is complete.
Description: A collection of social tools using faceted classification
within a folksonomy, locale and temporal data to create a platform for
innovation and social relationships.
Team: Darcy Whyte, Dr. Lani Haque (Mathemetician), Sanjay Belkhode (business
partnership disolved)
Duration: Started 2005

Title:
Status: Not started
Description: Inspired by Micheal Grant's POV windmill, I would like to make
a wearable version of this that interacts with smartphones through blue
tooth. It would be attached to parts of your body that move the most so that
it could span out messages.
Duration:


On Sat, Nov 20, 2010 at 8:11 AM, Emily Daniels <emily.daniels at gmail.com>wrote:

> Sweet!
>
>
> On Sat, Nov 20, 2010 at 4:41 AM, Richard Guy Briggs <rgb at tricolour.net>wrote:
>
>> On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 04:25:00PM -0500, normand at paik.artengine.cawrote:
>> > WOW!
>> > That is an interesting project.  Looks like there's lot of interest.
>> > Maybe we could form a Theremin sub-group?  I would definitively love to
>> > build one or even better have all of us build one and then form an
>> ModLab
>> > Theremin Orchestra!!!!
>> >
>> > Count me in to learn and to help on this.
>>
>> How's this for the coolest theramin I've ever seen?
>>
>>        http://tricolour.net/photos/2001/2001-08-11/17.html
>>        http://tricolour.net/photos/2001/2001-08-11/20.html
>>
>> This was in the CCC camp at HAL2001.  (Chaos Computer Club, Hackers At
>> Large)
>>
>> > Normand
>> >
>> >
>> > > That one has been on hold for a bit. The design is technically done
>> for
>> > > the
>> > > circuit, and I have a PCB etched, and 90% of the parts purchased to
>> build
>> > > 2
>> > > of them. But then other projects dropped in and took precedence lol...
>> > >
>> > > The total cost in parts was somewhere between $25 and $50 and that was
>> for
>> > > 2
>> > > theramins... We haven't come up with a chasis yet, although now that
>> I've
>> > > finished my first 3D printer, I could print a chasis for it.
>> > >
>> > > It's been a while, Send me another email to remind me this weekend, or
>> > > later
>> > > tonight when I'm at home, and I'll dig up some of the files that I
>> have so
>> > > far, and a bit of the info on it, and send it your way. I've been
>> wanting
>> > > to
>> > > wrap that one up, so perhaps at one of the next modlab meetings I'll
>> bring
>> > > the box of parts in and we could begin assembly.
>> > >
>> > > It's a very simple design, no microcontrollers or anything, all basic
>> > > discreet through hole components, and a few 74 series ICs. I do
>> remember
>> > > the
>> > > plan was to build this one first, and then upgrade to a bit more
>> > > sophisticated design once we build this and work the bugs out of this
>> > > version.
>> > >
>> > > Anyway, I'll send more info later tonight, or on the weekend.
>> > >
>> > > Thanks!
>> > >
>> > > - Paul
>> > >
>> > > On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 11:41 AM, Tom Burns <tom.i.burns at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > >
>> > >> Hi Paul
>> > >>
>> > >> I think I maybe changing one of your "NO"s to a "YES" right now...
>> > >>
>> > >> Can you tell me anything about the theremin you're
>> designing/building?
>> > >> Approximate cost?  I may be interested in joining you for that build
>> if
>> > >> the
>> > >> opportunity is there.
>> > >>
>> > >> Cheers,
>> > >> Tom
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >> On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 11:34 AM, Paul & Andrea Mumby
>> > >> <themumbys at gmail.com
>> > >> > wrote:
>> > >>
>> > >>> Here is my list of projects. Not all have been worked on in the lab,
>> > >>> being
>> > >>> as I'm new, but I definitely will be working on several in the lab
>> or
>> > >>> via
>> > >>> the mailing list.
>> > >>>
>> > >>> There is a lot here, but I'll leave it up to you guys which ones are
>> > >>> appropriate for your grant paperwork and which ones aren't.
>> > >>>
>> > >>> Hope this helps.
>> > >>>
>> > >>> Names: Paul Mumby, Andrew Plumb
>> > >>> Project: RepRap Mendel 3D Printer
>> > >>> Link: http://www.makerengineering.com/
>> > >>> Materials/Technology Used: PC, Soldering Station, Basic Machining
>> > >>> Tools,
>> > >>> Stepper Motors, Arduino, ModLab's Makerbot (used to print several of
>> my
>> > >>> parts)
>> > >>> Year: 2010
>> > >>> Previously worked on via lab, or mailing list: YES
>> > >>>
>> > >>> Names: Paul Mumby, William Harding
>> > >>> Project: FabPod (New innovative 3D printer design I am fully
>> designing
>> > >>> and
>> > >>> building from scratch)
>> > >>> Link: http://www.reprap.org/wiki/FabPod
>> > >>> Materials/Technology Used: My RepRap 3D Printer, CAD Software
>> (Google
>> > >>> Sketchup/Solidworks), PC, Soldering Station, Machining Tools, Servo
>> > >>> Motors,
>> > >>> Arduino
>> > >>> Year: 2010 onward
>> > >>> Previously worked on via lab, or mailing list: YES
>> > >>>
>> > >>> Names: Paul Mumby, Darcy Whyte
>> > >>> Project: Parts for Custom Laser Cutter
>> > >>> Materials/Technology Used: PC, CAD Software (Sketchup/Solidworks),
>> My
>> > >>> RepRap 3D Printer, CO2 Laser Cutter
>> > >>> Year: 2010 Onward
>> > >>> Previously worked on via lab, or mailing list: YES
>> > >>>
>> > >>> Names: Paul Mumby
>> > >>> Project: Custom Humanoid Robot Design for AI Experimentation
>> > >>> Materials/Technology Used: PC, Visual Studio Professional (C#
>> > >>> Programming
>> > >>> Language). PIC Microcontrollers, Servo Motors, CNC Mill, My RepRap
>> 3D
>> > >>> Printer, Lithium Polymer Batteries.
>> > >>> Year: 2008 - Present (still ongoing)
>> > >>> Previously worked on via lab, or mailing list: NO (but likely will
>> in
>> > >>> the
>> > >>> future)
>> > >>>
>> > >>> Names: Paul Mumby
>> > >>> Project: Custom Rolling Robot Platform for AI/Machine Vision Systems
>> > >>> Experimentation
>> > >>> Materials/Technology Used: PC, Visual Studio Professional (C#
>> > >>> Programming
>> > >>> Language). PIC Microcontrollers, RC Hobby DC Motors, Webcams,
>> > >>> Ultrasonic
>> > >>> Range Finder, Servo Motors, CNC Mill, My RepRap 3D Printer, Lithium
>> > >>> Polymer
>> > >>> Batteries.
>> > >>> Year: 2008 - Present (still ongoing)
>> > >>> Previously worked on via lab, or mailing list: NO (but likely will
>> in
>> > >>> the
>> > >>> future)
>> > >>>
>> > >>> Names: Paul Mumby
>> > >>> Project: Fully Procedurally Generated Multi Platform Adventure Game
>> > >>> Engine
>> > >>> & Development Framework
>> > >>> Materials/Technology Used: PC, Visual Studio Professional (C#
>> > >>> Programming
>> > >>> Language)
>> > >>> Year: 2010 (still ongoing)
>> > >>> Previously worked on via lab, or mailing list: NO (but likely will
>> in
>> > >>> the
>> > >>> future)
>> > >>>
>> > >>> Names: Paul Mumby
>> > >>> Project: PHPNN: Open Source PHP Neural Net Framework (for
>> > >>> experimentation
>> > >>> into Neural Net based AI)
>> > >>> Link: http://sourceforge.net/projects/phpnn
>> > >>> Materials/Technology Used: PC, Linux, PHP
>> > >>> Year: 2007 - 2008
>> > >>> Previously worked on via lab, or mailing list: NO
>> > >>>
>> > >>> Names: Paul Mumby
>> > >>> Project: DotNetNN: Open Source Dot Net Neural Net Framework (for
>> > >>> experimentation into Neural Net based AI)
>> > >>> Materials/Technology Used: PC, Visual Studio 2008 Pro (C#
>> Programming
>> > >>> Language)
>> > >>> Year: 2009 - Present (still ongoing)
>> > >>> Previously worked on via lab, or mailing list: NO (but likely will
>> in
>> > >>> the
>> > >>> future)
>> > >>>
>> > >>> Names: Paul Mumby, Ian Anstey
>> > >>> Project: DIY Theramin. Building our own version of the Theramin
>> Musical
>> > >>> Instrument of our own design
>> > >>> Materials/Technology Used: PC, EDA Suite (for Schematic and PCB
>> > >>> Design),
>> > >>> Soldering Station.
>> > >>> Year: 2009 - Present (still ongoing)
>> > >>> Previously worked on via lab, or mailing list: NO (but likely will
>> in
>> > >>> the
>> > >>> future)
>> > >>>
>> > >>> Names: Paul Mumby
>> > >>> Project: ProTag Custom Professional Grade Laser Tag System
>> > >>> Materials/Technology Used: PC, PIC Microcontrollers, CAD Software,
>> EDA
>> > >>> Suite, My RepRap 3D Printer, Lithium Polymer Batteries, Infrared
>> LEDs,
>> > >>> Optics
>> > >>> Year: 2008 - Present (still ongoing)
>> > >>> Previously worked on via lab, or mailing list: NO (but likely will
>> in
>> > >>> the
>> > >>> future)
>> > >>>
>> > >>> Thanks!
>> > >>>
>> > >>> - Paul
>> > >>>
>> > >>> On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 10:46 AM, Ryan Stec
>> > >>> <ryanstec at artengine.ca>wrote:
>> > >>>
>> > >>>> Hello everyone,
>> > >>>>
>> > >>>> This is another request for my granting. Sorry to be so needy, but
>> > >>>> hopefully we only have to do this every three years ;)
>> > >>>>
>> > >>>> I am creating a list of projects undertaken or completed at
>> Artengine,
>> > >>>> and the more I can put in the merrier as it shows the types of
>> > >>>> activity in
>> > >>>> the lab. If you have any projects that you have worked on in the
>> lab
>> > >>>> or
>> > >>>> through the mailing list it would be great to add them. We are
>> looking
>> > >>>> for
>> > >>>> just a little info too. If you can add to the list below with:
>> > >>>> 1) your name
>> > >>>> 2) a title or basic description (ie Arduino-based 3D mapper or
>> Custom
>> > >>>> Built 3D printer)
>> > >>>> 3) some of the materials or technology you are using (ie Arduino,
>> > >>>> Processing, stepper motors, etc.) and
>> > >>>> 4) the years you have been working on it (ie. 2007-2010).
>> > >>>>
>> > >>>> We will input everything into our excel sheets here. Thanks again
>> for
>> > >>>> the
>> > >>>> help!
>> > >>>>
>> > >>>> -----
>> > >>>>
>> > >>>>
>> > >>>> Names:  Ryan Stec, Christopher Payne, Simon Guibord, Ross Birdwise
>> > >>>>
>> > >>>> Title / description : Audio Visual recording 1,2,3
>> > >>>>
>> > >>>> materials: Modul8, Edirol V4, Korg Entrancer, MAX/MSP, Ableton
>> Live,
>> > >>>> Audio Mixers, Mics
>> > >>>>
>> > >>>> year: 2010
>> > >>>>
>> > >>>> ----
>> > >>>>
>> > >>>> Names: Ryan Stec
>> > >>>>
>> > >>>> Title / Description : Bright Lights, Big City (two screen video
>> > >>>> installation)
>> > >>>>
>> > >>>> Materials: Mac Mini, Dualhead2go, Premiere CS4, Speakers
>> > >>>>
>> > >>>> year: 2009 - 2010
>> > >>>>
>> > >>>> ----
>> > >>>>
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