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Flutterwumpers are low cost machines that spit or chomp.
Such as printed circuit drills, sign routers, animation stands,
CAD/CAM mills, plotters, Santa Claus machines, etc. A new
approach to designing these machines involves both the PIC
microprocessor and the PostScript computer language.
This library shelf holds tutorials, resources, and application
notes you can use to build yourself a flutterwumper. Such as
a $100 printed circuit drill or a $200 Santa Claus machine.
Also included are links on Hexapod devices. This is a stunning
new method of machining that involves no sliding friction or any
side-loading. For elegant simplicity and dramatically lower cost.
Most library files require an Adobe Acrobat 4.0 plug in for online
viewing. Offline, these may be accessed by an Acrobat Reader or
an eBook Reader or any other .PDF accepting program.
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| PIC PostScript Flutterwumpers POSTFLUT.PDF All of the raw power of genuine 100% authentic Adobe PostScript can easily get applied to stunningly low cost PIC robotic systems. Royalty free! Tutorial gives examples and insider details. |
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Books info.
Click here for PostScript Books info.
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| Blatant Opportunist #30 FLUTWUMP.PDF A flutterwumper is an X-Y-Z device that chomps or spits. Key design secrets include don't sweat the mechanics, minimize chomper load, no gantries need apply, use two-brainers, PostScript, and PIC's. |
Click to reach our Blatant Opportunist library.
Click to reach our PostScript library.
| Use Distiller as a General Purpose PostScript Computer Acrobat Distiller or GhostScript makes a superb general purpose interpreting PostScript computer with amazing capabilities. This HTML tutorial includes fundamentals and a dozen+ linked demos. |
Click here for Don's Gonzo PostScript Utilities.
Click here for Don's PostScript Beginner Stuff.
| Steplocked Magic Sinewave Synthesis STEPSYNT.PDF A tutorial on the properties and synthesis of Steplocked Magic Sinewaves Fundamentals. A first look. Cheby to the Leby. Steplock synthesis. Becoming Delta Friendly. For More Help. |
Click to reach the Magic Sinewave library.
Click for a Magic Sinewave development proposal.
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| Resource Bin #70 RESBN70.PDF
(November 1997 ) Exploring PostScript PIC Flutterwumpers. Getting started with PostScript as language. Two examples. Robotic flutterwumpers. Flutfiles and PIC's. How it works. For more help. Contest. |
Click to reach the Resource Bin library.
Click here for our Auction Help library.
| Vector-to-Step Conversion VECTSTEP.PDF Introduction and tutorial shows how to convert slanty lines into stepper steps or screen pixels. Basic conversion. Breshenham's method. Table lookup. Adding dimensions. Cardinal moves. |
Click to reach the Math Stuff library.
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| PostScript Flutterwumper Utilities FLUTOOLS.PSL A set of flutterwumper tools that convert ordinary PostScript code directly intoa flutfile, or series of low level incremental X-Y-Z steps needed for low level motion control. Includes circles and typography. |
Click for the FLUTDEMO.PDF flutools demo.
Click here for Instant Consulting solutions.
| Tech Musings #140 MUSE140.PDF
(September 1999) Low cost printed circuit drill. "Laws" as theorems. PostScript robotics. Free USGS maps online. More on scanner "photographs. Water soluble plastic films. Recommended GPS books. |
Click here for Surplus Bargain info.
Click to reach the Tech Musings library.
| Resource Bin #69 RESBN69.PDF
(October 1997 ) An update on robotic resources. Comp.robotics.misc. The Robot Store. Small Parts. Robotic clubs. Books. Some Magazines. Pricey scholarly journals. Surplus and auctions. Contest. Infopacks. |
Click here for PostScript tutorials.
Click here for Live Auction bargains.
| Tech Musings #97 MUSE97.PDF
( February 1996 ) Replacing a transformer; Intro to differential amplifiers; variable gain amplifiers; New AGC Chips; Hobby robotics resources; Digital potentiometer techniques. |
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| Tech Musings #131 MUSE131.PDF
(December 1998) Investigating position sensitive detectors. Error correcting code books. Secrets of optical rangefinding. Noisy ac power measurements. Some new stereolithography resins. RFID tutorial.. |
Click to reach the Tech Musings library.
Click to reach our GuruGram library.
| Hardware Hacker #66 HACK66.PDF
(July 1993 ) A flying car newsletter. Photopolymer resources. Amateur television books. Royalty free real PostScript. The Basic Stamp from Parallax. Thoughts on a printed circuit drill. Two contests. |
Click to reach our Hardware Hacker library.
Click to reach our Patent Avoidance library.
| Resource Bin #07 RESBN07.PDF
(August 1992) A look at Unique Opportunities in Auto Electronics. Starting with the obvious. TCS & SCS valves. Abusing car alternators for fun and profit. Books & trade journals. Junkyard dog contest. |
More alternator-to-stepper info in HACK44.PDF.
And a nice conversion video is in HACK69.PDF.
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Resource Bin #50 RESBN50.PDF ( March
1996 )
Injection molding & plastic prototyping. Plastics and polymers. The usual suspects. Getting started. Injection molding. My glue gun trick. Rigid vinyl. Vacuum forming. Santa Claus machines. |
Click to reach the Resource Bin library.
Click here for our Santa Claus library.
| Resource Bin #46 RESBN46.PDF
( November 1995 ) New opportunities in power electronics. Power electronics. Magic sinewaves. Car alternator steppers. Isopod current monitors. PostScript robotics. PCIM. Surplus bargains. Galco. Grainger... |
Click to reach the Magic Sinewave library.
Click for a Magic Sinewave development proposal.
| Hardware Hacker #82 HACK82.PDF
(November 1994 ) Cyborg cosimano helmets, long range remote control, unique direct toner decals, Powerful new PIC software, "virtual ways"CAM machine, pseudoscience resources, FCC periodic regs, more... |
Click here for Test Equipment Bargains info.
Click here to visit the GuruGram library.
| Hardware Hacker #60 HACK60.PDF
(February 1993 ) Relaxation oscillators. Newtek video toaster. Broadcast trade journals EDM Electric discharge machining. Synchronizing video sources. EDM magazines and resources. |
Click here for water soluble swimsuit info.
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| Tech Musings #145 MUSE145.PDF (february 2000) Four point Bezier curve fit Mitutoyo Digimatic specs.PIC, AVX, and Basic Stamp books. Lord magnetorheology demo RS232 machine tool interface. Silicon valley nudity. |
Click here for PIC Digimatic sourcecode.
Click here for PIC Digimatic VB Demo.
| Tech Musings #142 MUSE142.PDF (november 1999) Contact-free battery chargers. Gage and SPS machine tool interface. Useful energy resources. Some induction heating books. Using Gauss Jordan Elimination to solve linear equations. |
Click to reach the Tech Musings library.
Click here for Induction Heating book access.
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Tech Musings #113 MUSE113.PDF
(June 1997 ) A superb new color printer. Pager motors and vibrators. An online patent repository. Two more patent horror stories PostScript as language. Finding rms voltages and currents.. |
Click to reach the Guru's Lair library.
Click for the Worst of Marcia Swampfelder.
| Resource Bin Archive I (1-24) Early columns includes getting started, ic's printed circuits, newsletters, surplus, automotive electronics, trade journals, PostScript, desktop pub, patents, prototypes, ham radio, more... |
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Hexapods are a brand new method of "virtual ways" machining, using
"pushme-pullyou" techniques that make use of mostly linear
translation and very little wear. They are revolutionizing machining,
materials handling cranes, telescopes, vibration isolation, and robotics.
Note that some six legged robots also use the term "Hexapod" in
violation of Hexel's trademark's. These use a different concept.
Hexapods are also sometimes called Stewart Platforms or Parallel
Link Manipulators.
Here's some intros...
| Blatant Opportunist #72 FUNSTUFF.PDF Fun with Stuff. Bubble accelerometers. HPNA home phone networks. Tut LR2000T's. Acrobat 5.0 upgrades. PostScript transparency. Tower fans. Hexapods. Stewart Platforms, Lumeloid, more... |
Click here for Tut LR2000T bargains.
Click here for the Adobe Acrobat library.
Click here for more Hexapod info.
Click here for FUNSTUFF.PSL sourcecode.
| Hardware Hacker #82 HACK82.PDF (November 1994 ) Cyborg cosimano helmets, long range remote control, unique direct toner decals, Powerful new PIC software, "virtual ways"CAM machine, pseudoscience resources, FCC periodic regs, more... |
Click to reach our Hardware Hacker library.
Click to reach our Patent Avoidance library.
Here is the main Hexapod manufacturing site...
| Machine Tool Supplier Hexel Manufacturers parallel link manipulators for machine tools and various special applications. A normal robot uses six series axes; these use six parallel ones for simplification and improved accuracy. |
And the main web info gateway...
| Parallel Mechanisms Information Center ParralelMIC Includes databases for related publications and patents, as well as a terminology list. Also hosts the ParalleMIC newsletter and has a book, publication, and reprint store. |
An excellent and extensive link farm is found here.
And here are some other Hexapod site links...
And some hexapod books...
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All sorts of stuff from American Science & Surplus |
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"Big Mutha" Raw Iron from C&H Sales |
Click here to view our eBay live auctions.
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Top Construction Projects from Circuit Cellar |
Click here for more Circuit Cellar reprints.
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Sanely Priced Material from Delvies Plastics |
Click to reach our Blatant Opportunist library.
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That old standby Edmund Scientific |
Click for Custom Research solutions.
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Superb Construction Projects from IASCO |
Click here to view our eBay live auctions.
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Major Industrial Supplier McMaster-Carr |
Click to reach the Resource Bin library.
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Exceptional resources from Model Railroader |
Click for Custom Research solutions.
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Horses Mouth PIC stuff from MicroChip Technology |
Click to reach the PIC Microprocessor library.
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Useful Robotics Magazine Robot Science & Technology |
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Robot kits and books from The Robot Store |
Military Surplus via our Auction Help page.
| Custom cut materials from Small Parts The place to go for robotic bits and pieces of every shape and size. Hardware, tools, materials, fastners, etc... |
Click to reach the Tech Musings library.
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Everything Electrical from W.W. Grainger |
Click here for Surplus Bargain info.
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Other Guru's Lair library pages of interest include Tech
Musings, Hardware Hacker, Blatant Opportunist, Don's
Resource Bin, Math Stuff, PostScript, GuruGrams, Ask
the Guru, and Santa Claus resources.
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