End Effector Ver. 1a/b Build Reports

8-1-02

End Effector is almost complete check out the pictures below

6-2-02

Below are all of the pictures of new parts I have received within the past month, just move your mouse over the pictures to see their descriptions click on them to view an enlarged picture.

4-12-02

I received a few things from Dan @ Team Delta today, two Bosch motors, two RF suppression capacitor boards and a 12v DC power supply for my yet to be received Astroflight charger.  I installed the RF suppression boards and and got the power supply up and running, pics are posted below.

4-6-02

I've made some progress since last weeks report, I have screwed the two panels to the frame and started installing all of my electronics.  Pictures of my progress are below.

4-1-02

This is my first build report and I'll make it short since I don't have too much to report.  I'll start with what I have done so far.  I received my frame about a month ago but didn't have anything to screw to it, that changed last week when my dad got some of my parts cut on the laser at Seelye Craftsmen.  Once I received the parts I had to clean them up and deburr the edges so I wouldn't cut myself or damage the frame.  The sheets that sandwich the frame came missing 2/3rd's of the holes to fasten them, this is because it would have taken far to long to laser them out with all one hundred twenty two holes.  So because of this I had to punch the missing holes with a Roper Whitney punch, this took about 8 hours to complete but the results were great.  After that I had to countersink all of the holes and remove any burrs left on the surface of the sheets.  I pressed all of the PEM nuts in the vice and painted the panels semi-flat black with Krylon spray paint.  Below are a few pictures of parts that I received and worked on.

 

2-10-02

Frame Pictures

Received Parts