July 27, 2010 10:59 AM

Spindle Assembly - Mantis Milling Machine

by Anna Kaziunas France

The Assignment

Make a machine (group project)

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01 computer-controlled cutting

Laser Cut Cards - Construction Kit by Anna Kaziunas France
MAKE blog post #1: Make a Press-fit Construction Kit by Shawn Wallace
NIK by Noah Bedford
Press-fit construction by Elliot Clapp
Lasercutting! by Jenine Bressner
Hey FabFolk! It's # 4 :) by Makeda Stephenson
Sunglasses by Noah Bedford

02 electronics design and production

FabISB Round 2: Stuffing and Programming the Board by Anna Kaziunas France
Electronics design and production by Noah Bedford
Breadboard-friendly Attiny45 board by Shawn Wallace
A soldering video tutorial by Jenine Bressner
Fab ISB - Round 1: Milling Out The Board by Anna Kaziunas France
Second article for MAKE Blog by Shawn Wallace
Hello circuits by Elliot Clapp

03 computer-controlled machining

Shopbot Project - Modular Shelving by Anna Kaziunas France
Big pile of crap by Noah Bedford
Make something (anything) big by Makeda Stephenson
Shelves from the Shopbot by Jenine Bressner
Make it Big(ish) by Elliot Clapp

04 embedded programming

Complete and Working --> Modified Hello Echo + Button + FTDI v.2 by Anna Kaziunas France
Modified Hello Echo + Button + FTDI v.2 ---> In Progress by Anna Kaziunas France
Modified Hello Echo + Button + FTDI v.1 by Anna Kaziunas France
Hello Serial Echo by Anna Kaziunas France
Hello FTDI Step Response by Anna Kaziunas France
Making Programming, Connector and Serial Cables by Anna Kaziunas France
Re-Programming the Echo Board by Elliot Clapp
Persistence of Vision by Jenine Bressner

05 3D molding and casting

Completed TARDIS Cast | Working Light by Anna Kaziunas France
TARDIS: Moldmaking by Anna Kaziunas France
3-D modeling for molding and casting by Jenine Bressner
Molding and casting a flexible coupling part 2 by Noah Bedford
Molding and casting a flexible coupling by Noah Bedford
Monkeys on typewriters by Shawn Wallace
Molding and casting by Makeda Stephenson
Moon Crater by Elliot Clapp
TARDIS: 3D Modeling by Anna Kaziunas France

06 collaborative tech development

Very Basic Beginner Assembly Tutorial III: How to Use Avrdude by Anna Kaziunas France
Very Basic Beginner Assembly Tutorial II: How to Use Gavrasm to compile an .asm flie by Anna Kaziunas France
Very Basic Assembly Tutorial I: Where to Get Gavrasm for the Mac OS by Anna Kaziunas France
Final Project Plan: PuppetMaster Universal Remote by Anna Kaziunas France
New bazaar tutorial by Noah Bedford
Intro to Bazaar by Noah Bedford

07 3D scanning and printing

First 3D Scans - Modela Scan of Laughing Die and Shell by Anna Kaziunas France
Interlocking Rings - 3D Printing by Anna Kaziunas France
MakerBot Cupcake CNC- Assembling the Plastruder mk4 Spindle by Anna Kaziunas France
Half drill bit! by Noah Bedford
F(l)uxamascanner by Elliot Clapp
Picza by Noah Bedford

08 sensors, actuators, and displays

Capacitive Sensing - PuppetMaster v.1-v.2 by Anna Kaziunas France
Hello FTDI Step Response by Anna Kaziunas France
Levitating Elephant by Noah Bedford
Servo motor mosh by Jenine Bressner
Motion Sensing Glow Skull by Anna Kaziunas France
The Gellerizer by Elliot Clapp

09 interface programming

Processing by Jenine Bressner
Levitating Elephant by Noah Bedford
Using a GUI to Control Processing Output with ControlIP5, Firmata via Serial by Anna Kaziunas France
Pure Data Frequency Modulator by Elliot Clapp
DIY hobo game controllers by Shawn Wallace
My favorite python/GTK reference by Noah Bedford

10 embedded networking

Internet 0 by Jenine Bressner
Internet 0 / Zero - Milling, Stuffing & Setting Up the Boards by Anna Kaziunas France
XBee Networking by Elliot Clapp
XBee Networking by Elliot Clapp

11 machine design

Mantis Hardware / Software Trial Run by Anna Kaziunas France
Spindle Assembly - Mantis Milling Machine by Anna Kaziunas France
The Mantis by Shawn Wallace
Machine button interface by Shawn Wallace
Super simple bootstrap 3-axis controller by Shawn Wallace

12 applications and implications

Diploma Completion Checklist Update - 08.14.2010 by Anna Kaziunas France

13 IP and business models

Final Project Licencing and Distribution by Anna Kaziunas France
Final Project Plan: PuppetMaster Universal Remote by Anna Kaziunas France
Licensing by Noah Bedford

14 project development

Puppet Master Final Project Page Updated by Anna Kaziunas France
[Revised] Fab Academy Final Project Proposal: PuppetMaster by Anna Kaziunas France
The world is broken by Noah Bedford
Final project notes by Noah Bedford
Final project progress by Noah Bedford

year-long projects

Puppet Master Final Project Page Updated by Anna Kaziunas France
Unsuccessful Modela Troubleshooting - Partially Successful Switch to Roland Vinyl Cutter by Anna Kaziunas France
Capacitive Sensing - PuppetMaster v.1-v.2 by Anna Kaziunas France
[Revised] Fab Academy Final Project Proposal: PuppetMaster by Anna Kaziunas France
Final Project Licencing and Distribution by Anna Kaziunas France
PuppetMaster Final Project Page by Anna Kaziunas France
Encoded Building Materials with Computer Numerical Control Assembly by Makeda Stephenson
Final Project Plan: PuppetMaster Universal Remote by Anna Kaziunas France
Towards the final project by Jenine Bressner
Final project notes by Noah Bedford
Final project: pinball machine themed on an unfinished opera by Dylan Thomas and Stravinsky by Shawn Wallace
Final Project Progress by Elliot Clapp
Servo motor mosh by Jenine Bressner
Working outside the lab, but making progress by Jenine Bressner
Year-long Project by Elliot Clapp
Coil wrapping machine by Shawn Wallace

other projects

On Self-Replication by Anna Kaziunas France
FTDI header for .cad by Noah Bedford
Tintin Rocket (neko-wa kowaii) by Noah Bedford
Fluxamacutter press-fit DIY vinyl cutter by Shawn Wallace
Lasercutting! by Jenine Bressner
Kamina glasses by Noah Bedford

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