May 2008 Archives
AIM IM with mattbrthl5/19/08 4:19 PM
matt You there?
4:29 PM
Charles Truett yes!
matt Ronjo!
Charles Truett what do you know about RC cars, or small engines?
matt Zero.
matt Why?
Charles Truett basically i need to convert one of those old lady shopping carts into a powerful RC vehicle
Charles Truett and i'm looking for consultants
matt Owen's babysitter's husband is a drag racer for a living. He can do anything with an engine. Anything.
matt I know this ude very well.
Charles Truett oh my god
Charles Truett that's it
Charles Truett set up a meeting
Continue reading Chat with Matt about EB1, drag racing.
This weekend when I'm in Cleveland I'm gonna see if I can build some of these with my dad.
He's got an ultimate set of tools. I can fix it.
I have a 20 sample case and a 30 sample case, so I'll try to make five of them. From the looks of them, the new ones on their way aren't as wide, so they may be 10 or 12 sample cases, which I think is great, but will require a different cradle.
so chris' advice was great. I made a test sample today in the studio, and now I'm pretty sure I can get the look I want
I also brought a bunch of HG samples over today to fit them into the new cases. One fits 20, the other 30. Not sure how many will fit in the 10 new cases on their way.
I also need to build a sort of cradle to hold the sample boxes inside the case. Something with a handle they can easily be lifted out . I don't want the samples just loose inside.
I think I can build what I need in my dads basement next weekend.
AIM IM with chris
5/15/08, 2:43 PM
chris: what are you putting into those military cases?
Charles Truett: it's going to be for collecting samples. it's a community exploration project
2:50 PM
chris: hmm sounds interesting
Charles Truett: you can participate. once i get the stencils on the boxes
chris: did you get the stencils done?
Charles Truett: no, i need to make them. never done it before, so i have to figure it out
Charles Truett: spray paint is the look i'm going for
chris: i've done a few stencils
chris: the trick is making the design so you can cut it out without it all falling apart
Charles Truett: i'm worried about paint slipping under the stencil
chris: then just print it out and spray mount on bristol or some card stock
chris: well as long as the surface is basically flat you're ok
chris: but you can always use some lowtack spray mount
chris: and when you spray, spray straight on, not at an angle
Charles Truett: excellent. so i need cardstock to mount the print on
Charles Truett: that's a good idea
chris: you want something thick enough to be stiff but not so thick that you can't cut through it
chris: and if you're only doing a few pieces you can use thinner stock
Charles Truett: cool.
Charles Truett: i'm gonna have about 10 of those boxes
chris: yeah, you could get some stuff from ted in the studio
Charles Truett: oh good iddea
chris: these guys do amazing stencils, not sure the cost
chris: http://www.blackbookstencils.com/
3:00 PM
Charles Truett: thanks!
5/15/08, 2:43 PM
chris: what are you putting into those military cases?
Charles Truett: it's going to be for collecting samples. it's a community exploration project
2:50 PM
chris: hmm sounds interesting
Charles Truett: you can participate. once i get the stencils on the boxes
chris: did you get the stencils done?
Charles Truett: no, i need to make them. never done it before, so i have to figure it out
Charles Truett: spray paint is the look i'm going for
chris: i've done a few stencils
chris: the trick is making the design so you can cut it out without it all falling apart
Charles Truett: i'm worried about paint slipping under the stencil
chris: then just print it out and spray mount on bristol or some card stock
chris: well as long as the surface is basically flat you're ok
chris: but you can always use some lowtack spray mount
chris: and when you spray, spray straight on, not at an angle
Charles Truett: excellent. so i need cardstock to mount the print on
Charles Truett: that's a good idea
chris: you want something thick enough to be stiff but not so thick that you can't cut through it
chris: and if you're only doing a few pieces you can use thinner stock
Charles Truett: cool.
Charles Truett: i'm gonna have about 10 of those boxes
chris: yeah, you could get some stuff from ted in the studio
Charles Truett: oh good iddea
chris: these guys do amazing stencils, not sure the cost
chris: http://www.blackbookstencils.com/
3:00 PM
Charles Truett: thanks!
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AIM IM with jsd.
11:51 AM
Charles Truett: rover needs to be able to post its position and sensor data to Chief Willy, which will host the CBTSA website
Charles Truett: what brett said about google earth is gonna help
jsd: you can already see KM L files on google maps
Charles Truett: yeah but i want the map on the site
Charles Truett: served by willy
11:55 AM
jsd: how often is it posting position and sensor data?
Charles Truett: once an hour?
jsd: how far apart?
Charles Truett: how far apart is what
jsd: rover - willy
Charles Truett: the rover from willy?
Charles Truett: miles
Charles Truett: say from my studio to cleveland
Charles Truett: or kefalonia
Continue reading Chat with jsd about Rovers.
So I've started looking into how I'm going to motorize EB1, and the first most obvious thought is to merge the cart with an RC car. There are two types, electric and nitro. Obviously I'd go nitro.
These guys have a good intro to the fascinating world of RC vehicles.
http://www.rccarssite.com/buildrccars.htm
The other option is to hack a woodchipper or a lawnmower or something.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaiIgAPWmL0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1McOo3F8phA&feature=related
So lots of reading to do. And I'll need to get a new shopping cart.
Things have changed in three years. The arduino mini was a breeze to get up and running. I burned a voltage regulator and an LED, but whatever. The thing is just humming along. The interface is great too, I mean, it's basically just processing.
So now, I have to do something with it.
quick' thought about the central park project- I'm not about writing stories for people. I'm about creating environments for other people to create stories for themselves. I think the star wars universe would be so much more interesting without the star wars movies.
When I lived in japan I watched a lot of anime, and understood nothing. The characters seemed so complex and the stories seemed epic. My imagination filled all that in. Later when I watched some dubbed anime I was so disappointed at how insipid it all was.
