Project: Deep Blue Rising {56K warning} Name Changed

Lithe_Joint · Post by **Lithe_Joint** » 26 Mar 2007, 07:18

Aluminium is a good idea, since it is light and strong. Did I mention easy to work with?
It would look super sleek with a single panel, but methinks it is a personal choice

. The only difficulty would be with the front panel, unless you are skilled in the art of moulding and such.

Prime · Post by **Prime** » 27 Mar 2007, 23:24

i am skilled in the art of plastic welding, me thinks i will make up a new front panel thats full length from Alu chanel and plate... and make it part of the underneath for strength. now if i could just get my dad to by the bits to fix the CO2 welder i could learn to do alu...

thinking of changing to Deep Blue Rising... what do you think...

Edit: can anyone guess what these are, first person to PM me the correct answer gets a noddy badge...

i found them attached to the remains of an old mass spectrometer on the varsity scrap heap...

Joysitcks...

got a wiring diagram from the manufacturer...
check out their stuff www.pmlflightlink.com

plans some contrivance to use these

Lithe_Joint · Post by **Lithe_Joint** » 28 Mar 2007, 07:25

thinking of changing to Deep Blue Rising... what do you think...

Better now than later...and it would be quite fitting 'cause the case is going to be taller

and make it part of the underneath for strength

Aha, so you'd actually be making it in a kind of an "L" shape?

Prime · Post by **Prime** » 28 Mar 2007, 23:53

Lithe_Joint wrote: Better now than later...and it would be quite fitting 'cause the case is going to be taller

He he hadn't thought of that

Lithe_Joint wrote: Aha, so you'd actually be making it in a kind of an "L" shape?

Yes something along those lines...

Anyone been to CNA and seen the USB missile launchers for sale...

unfortunately at R200 they can stay there,,,

Samaya · Post by **Samaya** » 29 Mar 2007, 08:16

Nice find there. What are you planning to do with the joy sticks?

Prime · Post by **Prime** » 30 Mar 2007, 02:05

Not sure, they are potentiometers basically...

I might mod a keyboard, make up some whetstone bridges or something and make it work the WASD keys etc or make a simple joystick... not sure... several ideas come to mind, big concern is how to minimize current through the joysticks... it would be a tragic waiste though if i did not make use of the proportional control aspect...

Edit: one is a 3 axis - x,y and a twist knob on the top...
the other is a singel axis with only an x axis...