tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4933295803079622480.post1624925243131446221..comments2023-10-30T02:04:40.610-07:00Comments on Dan Thompson: New Pan Tilt HeadDan Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09932336949749833460noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4933295803079622480.post-9605733335025147532009-09-12T17:26:53.815-07:002009-09-12T17:26:53.815-07:00So sorry Dan, must have been one of those Freudian...So sorry Dan, must have been one of those Freudian glips :)<br /><br />I am looking around for other solutions, and so far, it seems making one from scratch is the best way to go. I find that they have lots of nice stuff here: http://www.boschrexroth.com/business_units/brl/en/produkte/mge/index.jsp<br /><br /> Regards<br /><br /> FredrikFredriknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4933295803079622480.post-76190455720599230542009-09-11T03:48:43.862-07:002009-09-11T03:48:43.862-07:00Hi Fredrik,
Dan is my name by the way :) It appea...Hi Fredrik,<br /><br />Dan is my name by the way :) It appears that they have stopped selling this unit on their site. <br /><br />Not sure why, but it's not listed on the page I originally found it on. http://www.servocity.com/html/pan_tilt_roll___accessories.html<br /><br />Regards,<br /><br />Dan.Dan Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09932336949749833460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4933295803079622480.post-63901682145738078032009-09-07T05:38:23.660-07:002009-09-07T05:38:23.660-07:00Hi Tom.
First of all, lett me say thank you for al...Hi Tom.<br />First of all, lett me say thank you for all the effort you have put in to publishing your work. <br /><br />Am am currently working on a timelapse/ panorama robot similar to this: http://www.gigapanbot.de/gigapanbot-en.htm But I am looking for a more rugged head, so that I can employ 300-500mm lenses on it. Then the head you are showing here looks very nice. But the only one I can find on the web page of Servocity is this: http://www.servocity.com/html/gdt785-8_00a_tilt.html An it seems much larger and rough than yours. Could you please advice on where you found yours?<br /><br /> Regards <br /><br /> Fredrik, Norway.Fredriknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4933295803079622480.post-90710148051974091492009-01-16T05:26:00.000-08:002009-01-16T05:26:00.000-08:00Hey Thanks for the link matt! This looks amazing! ...Hey Thanks for the link matt! This looks amazing! The footage is surprisingly smooth for lego. Love those miniatures too. <BR/><BR/>I've rss'd this baby. Thanks again!Dan Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09932336949749833460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4933295803079622480.post-89742671237870856692009-01-15T16:27:00.000-08:002009-01-15T16:27:00.000-08:00mmmm, homemade motion control head, you're living ...mmmm, homemade motion control head, you're living the dream. :)<BR/><BR/>seen this? sunit parekh is also building a stop-mo rig out of lego. LEGO I TELL YOU. Ok, and some custom made bits, but still, all very interesting, though you might want a gander:<BR/><BR/>http://hydralab.com/legomatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01161807380418094016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4933295803079622480.post-26674103287732237052009-01-07T15:24:00.000-08:002009-01-07T15:24:00.000-08:00Hi Paul, I've since discovered that a precision wo...Hi Paul, <BR/><BR/>I've since discovered that a precision worm gear box with zero back lash at this scale can be very expensive. <BR/><BR/>The one that I am thinking of getting is about $180.00 AUS. But It is too big and heavy for this rig. <BR/><BR/>So I Have put this on hold for the time being until I have built my own pan tilt head out of extruded aluminum from my local hardware store.Dan Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09932336949749833460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4933295803079622480.post-59091351473586975572009-01-04T14:30:00.000-08:002009-01-04T14:30:00.000-08:00Dan,what I forgot to mention: my robot is based on...Dan,<BR/>what I forgot to mention: my robot is based on Arduino Nano and EasyDriver.<BR/><BR/>best<BR/>PaulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4933295803079622480.post-65783850567098535712009-01-04T14:27:00.000-08:002009-01-04T14:27:00.000-08:00Hi Dan,did you found matching worm gears yet for y...Hi Dan,<BR/>did you found matching worm gears yet for your rig and the steppers?<BR/><BR/>I made a panorama robot using spur gear boxes but they are a bit slow and have to much backlash.<BR/><BR/>best<BR/>PaulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4933295803079622480.post-88009524317590567112008-11-07T17:03:00.000-08:002008-11-07T17:03:00.000-08:00When I opened it up. I thought, this looks pretty ...When I opened it up. I thought, this looks pretty flimsy. But once a screwed it all together, I was surprised how rigid it became. The design is simple, but they've obviously put a bit of thought into how to strengthen the joints. <BR/><BR/>One thing that bugs me is that it's all imperial measurements. I was hoping to stay metric with everything in this design, but hey it's just a prototype :)Dan Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09932336949749833460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4933295803079622480.post-56375769364212931772008-11-07T10:04:00.000-08:002008-11-07T10:04:00.000-08:00Looks nice! Always wondered how those would hold ...Looks nice! Always wondered how those would hold up in person... Does it look pretty solid? I know their pan servo kits come well-fabricated.<BR/><BR/>!cAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com