Member postings for Michael Gilligan

That looks like ‘text book’ stuff, Jo

… you will likely be a cited reference for future investigators

MichaelG.

Just a’heads up’

PayPal is in the process of transferring its U.K. business out of the E.U. and into PayPal U.K. Ltd.

eMail received early this morning.

MichaelG.

Call me paranoid … but a URL that ends in /hijk sounds like someone is playing silly-beggars

MichaelG.

I would probably look at skateboard wheels … some of them are modestly priced, and it would be easier to machine a new core than to machine rubber.

MichaelG.

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No connection with these people [they probably wouldn’t have me] … but here is an indicative range:

https://www.skatehut.co.uk/skateboards/skateboard-wheels?productListFilters=&productListPgNo=1

Edited By Michael Gilligan on 29/08/2023 17:47:37

Thanks, Huub

Yes, I realised the board was made in China … it’s just that this forum encourages us to buy locally if we can.

MichaelG.

I just did an ebay search for mks tinybee … showing ‘nearest first’

Every listing supplies from China

Does anyone have a recommended supplier ?

MichaelG.

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That looks very interesting

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Ian Bruce’s translation ^^^ is well-worth reading

If you can’t find it on t’internet … send me a PM with your eMail address and I will send you the PDFs

MichaelG.

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To be honest, Dave … no I’m not sure:

… It was a knee-jerk reaction, and I would be perfectly happy to be proved wrong.

… I was just thinking back to Huygens’ original, which is lodged firmly in my mind.

Please experiment, and please advise !!

MichaelG.

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This is not it … but is a delightful image:

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cycloidal_pendulum_demonstration.png

Edited By Michael Gilligan on 28/08/2023 15:55:56

I have only been a passive observer so far, Duncan … but I think this is representative of what is being used:

**LINK**

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/126001208667

MichaelG.

As a ‘reference’ for your interesting tale … may I suggest this: **LINK**

https://tttg.org.au/Content/Docs/Articles/Stanley-Planes-and-Screw-Threads-Part-2.pdf

MichaelG.

Here’s a treat for you, Ady

It’s a few years old, and in a somewhat higher price bracket … but anyway:

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MichaelG.

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P.S. __ I doubt if the narrator really meant “nano millimetres “

Edited By Michael Gilligan on 27/08/2023 22:00:13

I guess that’s why we were not quite on the same page this morning, Ady

I hadn’t taken any real interest in the programming of the robot arm … just in the upgrade of the actual servo.

MichaelG.

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https://bitbucket.org/adamb3_14/servoproject/src/master/README.md

Edited By Michael Gilligan on 27/08/2023 19:31:22

Thanks for the thought, Peter

There are several browsers that are [currently] still useable with XP but, to be honest, you hit the nail on the head with “if you want to” … and to be honest, I don’t

The main reason I wanted to use the Vaio was to run the programming software for PicAxe chips

… it has a good screen resolution AND a handy RS232 connector.

It only took a few minutes to copy the file from the little NetBook, and I’m sorted now

Spent some time Yesterday with Revo Uninstaller, getting rid of the waifs and strays on the Vaio.

Microsoft has ceased supporting XP so the machine ‘is what it is’

MichaelG.

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Ref. **LINK**

https://picaxe.com/software/picaxe/picaxe-editor-6/

Ref. **LINK**

https://www.revouninstaller.com/revo-uninstaller-free-download/

36 sounds good to me … but 24 is probably adequate

Unless to are particularly fond of 5, 7, etc.

MichaelG.

I must be very dim, today:

My pico thread was about the fact that a dirt-cheap and very useful-looking board can be programmed using the Arduino IDE

This one is about a clever lad who upgraded a servo

MichaelG.

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Sorry, Ady … I don’t see the similarity

Could you please elucidate

MichaelG.

Skipping forward … we get this:

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MichaelG.

Edited By Michael Gilligan on 27/08/2023 08:27:59

I happened across this last evening: **LINK**

https://hackaday.com/2021/03/19/robot-arm-achieves-amazing-accuracy-with-just-servos/

and, having very little experience with servos … I was impressed !!

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Grateful for any observations from the cognoscenti

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MichaelG.