Nice work! I really like the CNC work. I too have been making my parts with CNC.
Current 'bot project will have wheels.
Alan KM6VV
Excellent! WOW 
Your parts look really great!
Again I wish I had a CNC … 
Great pictures!
I totally agree with Zenta and Alan! Damn those parts look cool!! Machine them by yourself or did you send drawings to a machine shop?
Xan
Xan wrote:
Thanks!! I have a conventional machine shop in my garage and am working on a small home-brew CNC router for bot parts, but it is not that far along yet 
A friend on mine loaned me his CAD and showed me enough about it to draw profile parts for cutting on CNC. One of his co-workers runs a really BIG cnc laser cutter. He is fascinated by what we are always making, so he cut out my parts from a lot of drop material as part of his daily duties. it took about two weeks to get it all done “on the side.” 8) A case of Budwieser longnecks mysteriously appeared in the bed of his truck that same week . . . . .
Awesome! I wish I had a little machine park like that! I would love to “orderâ€
yeah wow. oh and well done on posting pics.
I would love to own my own cnc machine. got so many ideas but no machine to cut them 
have you ever thought of making cnc parts to sell? ebay??
i would buy!
It’s finally up and running!!
I’m going to try my hand at posting a video linked to You Tube. hopefully this will work so I don’t have to make several tries.
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]( <param name=)If this works, you will see initial demos of all the main movements & translations. This bot is a bit heavy, as it has a 7.2 volt “c” battery pack. It also has a lot of tibia drive train “sloppiness” on the left side, and the cables need a more professional looking run. It’s a work in progress. I’ll be back with some code questions later. Many thanks to Zenta, Xan, & Lynxmotion! 
Links not worked
always try a preview first.
found it…
Phoenix-like hexapod robot, kinematic translation, homebuilt
youtube.com/watch?v=cNvTGBXnNss
Phoenix-like hexapod robot, kinematic, homebuilt 2
youtube.com/watch?v=g9bHprxs … re=channel
Oops, that didn’t work. This should work better. More video as this project improves and evloves. 8)
youtube.com/watch?v=g9bHprxsDlE
youtube.com/watch?v=cNvTGBXnNss
It’s good to finally crawling on all six . . .
Here are some newer pics taken last night, they show a facelift and some more proper cable techniques for servos. Happy Thanksgiving!! img143.imageshack.us/img143/8541/recable74137734gq6.jpg
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Also here is a clip made while playing with the Xan 1.3 code:
youtube.com/watch?v=bZlYEOOEHSM
More to come, so many robots, so little time . . . .
Keep the those hexapods crawling! 
Very nice and neat!
really finishes off the look. 8)
Were can i find some of the cable tidy netting you have used?
looks good!
Thanks! I got my anti abrasion weave ( I think that’s what it is called) from a friend’s job. His company throws away a lot of extra and he collects it. The best places to look would be on eBay, or online electronics supply. One could also use heat shrink.
Hi!
Very nice project! The cables are incredible! Great job!
I have a question: 
I use MG-995 too. Where do you bougth these servo horns?
Thank you!
DigiKey and Mouser are sources, although free scraps are certainly better if you can manage it. Use “EXPAND BRAID SLEEVING” as a search in Digikey and it will get a list of the Alpha expandable braided sleeving products they carry.
Newark/Farnell also seem to have some but it seemed harder to find and when I did find some they didin’t seem to have as many sizes as Mouser or DK.
Thanks! The servo horns are Futaba D-wheels. I bought them online from a hobby dealer. Do a search for “Futaba D-wheels”, I don’t have the information anymore as I bought them over a year ago on sale.
MG995s are a way to build one of these on a budget and get started, but . . . . They oscillate a lot, and the servos will need to be regulated to help with the boards burning up. 7.2 volts is just too much for them under heavy load. Also, the gears will become very sloppy on about 1 out of 4 servos in a short time. I opened up all the gear cases and greased the gears with a lot of lithium grease during my last “bot tune-up”. If you plan to use them, buy 24 so you have 6 spares — you’ll probably need them in the first week of playing with the bot.
The alternative, given that I designed my hex for “Futaba Standard” is the Futaba S3305 metal gear servo that these MG995 servos presumably are a copy of. The dimensions and specs are the same. They tend to be about the same cost ( $35.00 or so) that Hitec HS645s are if you shop online. The point being that if one has the initial resources to afford proper servos, Futaba or Hitec have similar cost and performance.
The one disadvantage I did not mention was that The Futaba D-wheel does not come in aluminum any where I have found, so I’m left with plastic horns with the design of my hex. Futaba horns seem only to come in an arm version for about $6 each online. Expensive and more holes need to be drilled and tapped for my design. Live and learn.
If one can afford descent servos up front, I would recommend one build to Hitec dimensions where everything Lynxmotion will fit. They are competitive with anyone out there on price and LM has a really great aluminum servo disc. Just a thought, based on my experience.
Thanks for your answer!
I know the MG bugs, but I try to spend as little as possible
I like to have other roboteers in my country, but Hitec servos are too expensive for an avarage hungarian people
So if I can create a good robot from “low” price I think more people follow me.
I try to do some tricks to decrease the oscillation.
Now there are about 10 people how actively follow my project So I very happy and I hope they build a hexapod too and made a “Hexapod Meet”
Sorry for my english
Wonderful hexapod! Those legs look tailered for Jim’s new presure sensors.
8-Dale
Thanks! I already have a set of Jim’s sensors. Just need to machine some Delrin foot caps with indents to mount the sensors, and start experimenting. Xan and Zenta will probably have a “magic” program written for compliance & uneven terrain any time now . . . .
hows the project going?
brlippincott
Just wondering if you have thought about selling machined parts yet?
Just wondering if you would be prepared to share your design on this part?:
http://i531.photobucket.com/albums/dd355/innerbreed/Kneebracket.jpg
Its just what i am looking for and would help me lots!
if you woulld be prepared to do this i can pay you! need 8! 