Leave me alone box v. 2
by SimonFront, published
Description
* Updated the drawings to make the servo arm lign up better with the switch
* Made a wooden board to build the electronics
* Made the box a bit better
* Implemented spacers to hold the microswitch.
* Made a parts list [EDIT: See comments for link to the parts list, this was an old feature of Thingiverse]...
* Used flat cable as the connecting wire for the flip switch to avoid multiple wires (or thick round wires).
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At one point in Thingiverse history, you could assign each design parts from a list. This list included all the components necessary to build this, but the feature was apparently removed some time ago.
As such I no longer have a list here. But if you look at this page:
http://www.instructables.com/i...
...you should have a complete diagram including which components are necessary...
Excellent Make! I'm new to the site, and really want to have a bash at this. I'm just wondering where to find the Parts list you mention in the Thing Info.
Cheers
Rigtig flot. Tusind tak
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If you mount a microswitch of the same type I made room for, use 6 of the spacers included on sheet 2 to give it the proper distance from the mounting board in the box (3 on each M3 screw).
Remember to glue/tape/fasten the flat cable running from the switch, so it doesn't come off after too much fiddling to align everything...
The wooden arm should hit the switch when mounted with small screws to the servo arm, but I've had varying degrees of luck with returning the arm to the correct position where the lid closes all the way, so YMMV...
By the way: All credit goes to Saskview on Instructables
instructables.com/id/The-Most-Useless-Machine/
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I am collecting the items to make this, what are the small blue circles on the arm? Any key for your schematic? 99% is obvious, but i have a few questions. Any help?
Oh yeah, those aren't excactly obvious. They are actually an attempt of making a rough surface for the glue to bind on (my laser enterpretate these as vectore engravings). I've been gluing together three layers of wood to make the arm thicker at the end (so I don't have to make the entire arm 9mms thick). So to make the glue stick better to the otherwise pretty slick HDF board, I made these small engraved circles :-D
Cool, Claude Shannon's box! There's some history to this box:
"It's a gadget he kept on his desk, called the
“Ultimate Machine,†consisted of nothing but a box with a switch on it. When the switch was flipped on, the lid of the box opened and a mechanical hand emerged to flip the switch off, after which it retreated back into the box. The idea was inspired by Marvin Minsky, and perhaps also Arthur C. C
larke."
From: Wired and http://www2.research.att.com/~... (search for "Box")
Excellent Make! I'm new to the site, and really want to have a bash at this. I'm just wondering where to find the Parts list you mention in the Thing Info.
Cheers
At one point in Thingiverse history, you could assign each design parts from a list. This list included all the components necessary to build this, but the feature was apparently removed some time ago.
As such I no longer have a list here. But if you look at this page:
http://www.instructables.com/i...
...you should have a complete diagram including which components are necessary...