My Yellow Drum Machine - The Start

So it all needs to start somewhere - order has been placed for the various components just when will they arrive.

When out buying concrete, sand and shingle tho i could not believe my eyes when i spied a £10- glue gun - so it begins. Shopped around for the components and think overall I have good prices - sadly the rule of thumb seems to be find the part - damn its from an american supplier - the price I wonder from the English ? easy swap $ for £ and add about 10% and robert is your fathers brother.

It is tempting to order stuff from the US but trouble is that it just does not arrive fast enough.

1 1 Piece(s)SRF005Ultrasonic Range Sensor £11.9917.5%£11.99
2 2 Piece(s)ICO030L293D motor driver £3.0017.5%£6.00
3 1 Piece(s)PPM15520s Sound Recorder £10.9017.5%£10.90
41 Piece(s)AXE001UPICAXE-28X1 Starter Pack (USB)
1 Piece(s) PICAXE-28X1 Starter Pack
1 Piece(s) PICAXE USB Download Cable
£25.6117.5%£25.61
5 1 Piece(s)BAT011Battery Box (6V) £0.2217.5%£0.22
6Subtotal£54.72
7 Shipping MethodUK First Class17.5%£8.00

9Tax Area UK and EU
10Total Amount (without VAT)£62.72
11Value Added Tax: standard (17.5 %)£10.98
12Total Amount£73.70

and

DetailsItem PriceQty.Price
Gear Motor 10 - Geared pager motor
SKU: GM10$9.754$39.00

Gear Motor and Tread Package
SKU: GMTPkg$39.951$39.95
Option Groups
Gear Motor: GM2 (224:1 Offset Shaft) (GM2)
Tread Color: Black (GMT-B)


Shipping Method: Canada Post XPressPost International
Order Notes/Comments: n/aShipping:
Sub-Total:
Tax:
Total (USD):$48.45
$127.40
$0.00
$127.40

Continued

So everything is now here

side view - i opted for HDPE for the base, lighter and was already black - so i have adbandoned the original wooden frame sprayed black - seems buying a large 1000x1000mm sheet is a whole lot cheaper than 18"*8" some places sell.

Please note the rear of "Dave" the french bulldog.

The underbelly of the beast. Speaker to the front, my motors are a little different and so, were a pain to fit, I found some nifty little brackers to do the job, needed to drill them out a little, but worked a treat.

I decided mine needed a bumper, a few minutes with a fret saw and avoila - end cap / terminatation for a section of guttering has been trimmed and fits like a glove. Hole located top center is to mount the head on, drum sticks to go either side - there is a enough room, if carefull.

Just finished cutting my drum sticks, have opted for a paintbrush (size 10) trimmed, slot cut to be mounted on the pager motors - need to ge some more screws small enough to mount through blade. L293D mounted, female to female connectors made up, header pins added to the picaxe board - all i need now is another day in the week to actually do some more with it all.

My Black Drum Machine

  • Target environment: The house

This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://community.robotshop.com/robots/show/my-yellow-drum-machine-the-start

I live in the US and I get
I live in the US and I get some from the UK in 4 business days.

ordered, will be here on the
ordered, will be here on the 14th July - awfully expensive shipping tho.

Impressive! :slight_smile:
Impressive! :slight_smile:

The plastic pipe end cap was

The plastic pipe end cap was brilliant!

/ vzz-clck-"Maneuver"

very nice! Now working on
very nice!

Now working on the mini-robot!

Uh - I see problem; Needs to
Uh - I see problem; Needs to be flat on the front as described, in order to be able to position easily in front of objects!!

ah ha - easily solved - i

ah ha - easily solved - i liked the shape, so all i need to add is a couple of pins to the front to give it a couple of points of square up on - or bull bars.

Hi!

did you already made some progress on building the robot?

Danny, the project started

Danny, the project started in 2008…I guess the project is dead :wink:

The status of my YDM …

I ended up moving to the Middle East for work - I will spare you the details of exactly what happened to ALL my robotics stuff (parts, tools, note books, schematics, the lot) but suffice to say they were confiscated :frowning:

I am out here for at least another year before I will probably go back to the UK where, if all goes to plan, I will begin again.

 

Oh that’s sad. Take care and

Oh that’s sad. Take care and try to re-start it when you are back.

Thank you ! On an upnote

Thank you ! 

On an upnote however, when i do go back to the UK, I will have made and saved enough money for my own smallish CNC machine and 3D Makerbot printer :slight_smile: - so watch this space. 

Oh and also, whilst i might not have access to my “bomb making equipment” - I have had ample opportunity to broaden my hobby skillset in non hands on skills, just hope i am not too rusty when it comes back to being at the sharp end of the stick tho.

CNC and 3D printer,

CNC and 3D printer, cool…then you will have no sleep anymore…i promise ;-)))

I know this post is 4 years
I know this post is 4 years old, but my robot build is also going slow now… Thats why i did ask.

And yes… Christophe, watch out. I can not wait until you show us your skills at your next robot. I’m sure you gonna build It once… :slight_smile: