after i get it all setup i am going to test amp draw for normal and stuck and then add in a thermistor PTC
oh and the progress pics are up on page 4
Hi there, nice work. I have never see so many servos in my entire life. Man, those really make me excited. :mrgreen:
and to think i got 10 485’s sitting on a box under that table. 
Nah, that’s not a lot of servos. Here’s a lot of servos.
Got more in the back room and on the shelves. lol 8)
Not fair you sell them!!
ok since i was told by someone they wanted to see some legs. and i was taking a break for some dinner
http://www.zhanx.net/incoming/octopod/some_legs.jpg
only one is actually done in the group. 7 more to go.
Thats cheating Jim.
Thats very true!
Your octopod sure looks awesome!
Looking forward to see it walk 
Um, sorry… lol 8)
Pink walls Jim? This is a robot factory not a Barbie shop! 
The walls are actually plain white; we just had some weird lighting from the way the sun was coming through the blinds when the picture was taken. (Also I suspect someone forgot to change the camera’s white balance…)
Now, everyone, stop hijacking this thread! Hang your heads in shame!
That is a nice looking octopod!
Wish I had my new chassis! ;>)
Guess I won’t show my meager collection of 50-60 servo boxes!
OOPS! I’d better hide the evidence…
Alan KM6VV
I frequently have these urges when I hear my wife coming down the stairs into my workshop. 
I keep saying I’m going to rig up a bell or something! Just don’t get all of the 'bots out at once, that’s a dead giveaway!
Alan KM6VV
Haha… Jim’s stealing the show. 
Wow… are they all working? I believe you must have a lot of SES bracket with that too?! Awesome, I’m envious… 
Love those legs, it compliment the body very well. 8 legs… wow. You can do a lot of fancy footwork with that.
how i did my servo mounting on the legs
http://www.zhanx.net/incoming/octopod/servomount.jpg
gonna order a few more of those and mount all the servos like that i like how it turned out.
Hi,
It was a bit hard to see from that angle. Did you use a hex screw? Won’t the servo loosen itself by the time? Would you mind explaining a bit more how you did this, a picture from another angle?
Interesting though
I’m sorry but I’m a little confused. Did you mean how you mounted the femur bracket to the servo horns or how the servo was mounted to the tibia? I’m asking since the first picture was focusing on the hex screw that holds the servo to the tibia part and the second picture are focused on the femur/servo horn part.
Anyway it looks good though.
tibia / servo mount is what i meant.
I used socket caps or hex screws to mount them. I like how it turned out so i got some more on the way. I don’t think it will come lose as i cant move it one bit after its tightened up. Plus the servo hole is just smaller that the head of the screw and it makes for a perfect fit.
I will be taking the “dremel” with me. so i can finish mounting the legs. hopefully i can have it stand on its own power tonight
Ok, so the only thing that holds the servo in place is the tight fit between the head of the screw and the servo hole?