Weekend Projects - TRS Drawbot

[@b4ux1t3-tech]

Not gonna lie: I let out a very unmanly giggle right off the bat. "Hi, I'm Mike with Make." Yeah, I think it's bed time. Also, this is probably one of the coolest projects I've seen on here ever. It's a great way to show kids how you used to load programs into 8-bit computers using cassette tapes.

[@mheermance]

This is similar to the scara robot I built, but I like some of your alternations. So I'm building a mark II using them. Specifically, I like the built in work surface which means that the robot retains calibration between each use. I also like using the batteries as a counter weight to the servos. The skid in the forearm is a great idea to because it means that the pen tip has a nice even pressure across the page.

[@runnerup15]

I'm so building this on Monday! Hooray for employee discount!

[@AchronTimeless]

Use a haxor?

[@anasbarca4260]

what is this ? explain please

[@murf.b]

A Haxor is like a handsaw, its just a nickname.

[@kilroywashere3086]

***** It is a handsaw technically though its a hacksaw.

[@GeekRedux]

Usually nicknames are used when the actually name is long or cumbersome. In this case, "haxor" is no more efficient than "hacksaw". Cool project, tough.

[@chickfrog4307]

Bist du deutsch ?

[@daveyognaut7288]

what if you just play a random song?

[@karolisjuoz]

will any servo motor will work or the you need the big ones? please replay:)

[@ChanneWahlgren]

Do you need the RadioShack® Digital Soldering Station? And if so, why? Trying to make this into a schoolproject but as u probably can understand I don't wanna spend over 160$ on this :p

[@MAKE]

Any soldering iron will do!

[@shnlj5910]

+Channe Wahlgren Not at all.

[@fasted8468]

How do these complex projects not have someone (the video maker) simply buy these parts in bulk, put all of them into boxes and sell them on eBay or amazon with a link provided in the description? I and others would be glad to spend an extra ten or twenty dollars to know I had all the parts in hand delivered to my door rather than to stumble around a rad shack based on a still frame of a video. and the creator would make a fortune.

[@0Bariq0]

this is pretty dam cool

[@perceptionbookings7849]

This is brilliant!

[@orkooki123]

That's awesome!

[@maximilianopena]

So... I could get a laser cuttter with a few changes?

[@kilroywashere3086]

Yes a suppose you could thank you for bringing that up now I want to try it.

[@DominoSixO]

Yes you can, just replace the pen with your laser but you will not cut but just burn the paper.

[@maximilianopena]

Domino SixO I think that may depend on the laser but yeah, I thought about using it with harder materials tough.

[@DominoSixO]

Maximiliano Pena You can use a powerful laser but control it with a regulator so you will be able to cut or just simple burn and have cool draws.

[@86gtforme]

it would be very inaccurate look at how jumpy the lines are on the page

[@ChanneWahlgren]

Hi, I've built the TRS drawbot for a school assignment and everythings seems to be working except the last and maybe most crucial part. Whenever I try to use the drawbot with any of the saved SVG-files I get an error message saying "Input string was not in a correct format". I have tried draw stuff through the stipplegen program aswell but get the same exact message. Please help, what to do?

[@borinke5988]

Great Proyect! I wanna built it :)

[@IzludeTingel]

pocket plotter... BRILLIANT!!

[@TomHowbridge]

Could this work with 9g micro servos if not what about metal micro servos ?

[@animusfoxx6965]

This is so cool

[@DavidBucur]

What if the wires of the servos are brown, red and yellow?

[@theshirehighlander7292]

This is a mind bender.

[@chandraveermathur642]

I'm making this as my final year project at college. I can't get the servos to turn beyond calibration. I'm using a lab bench power supply. Should I increase supply current or is there something else? @make:

[@KartoFFelNO0ob]

on the website is a link to Enercell™ 6V/300mA AC Adapter but its not used ? but i can use it instead the battery pack? but the batterys are the counterweight will it still be functional without them?

[@zlatkolesnik2743]

The drawbot wave synthesizer gives me an error: Sequence contains no elements. Please help!

[@chetanmali3969]

How can we change the drawing pattern ? Can we make our own audio file ?

[@helmut666kohl]

Did you ever try to replace the audio-cable with a speaker and a mic? :-D I wonder how the degradation would influence the plotted image…

[@nishantlaxmikant5899]

Do those servo motor rotation continues or it has a limit plz answer fast coz I got some like the ones which have a limit

[@thatsmesothere]

hacksaw ends in a W

[@TechBuild]

Can I please get a direct link to download the drawbot wave synthesizer?

[@SylvaTheMoth]

... this+dubstep= crazy af drawings?

[@user2C47]

... this+dubstep= garbage drawings, the pen going off the paper, or most likely nothing at all.

[@MrDaman95]

You just earned a sub buddy

[@timonharmel4866]

Hi Do It work With a digitalservo, i have try IT but IT works the analog Servo With the gluemotor app but the digital Servo must be work because the rc Modell reciver send the self frequence and here work all servos... sorry for My Bad engilsh... can you help me

[@longpham6871]

can you tell me where to get the drawbot wave synthesizer?

[@jsincoherency]

I'd be interested to see what effect the noise from (e.g.) MP3 compression has on the resultant image, and at various levels of aggressiveness.

[@AiurIkiza]

+James Stanley It would also be interesting to set it up, plug a splitter into your jack port, plug in both your headphones and the machine, callibrate it, then produce music, see what it draws. Sell the drawing for 20000$ as modern art.

[@filip.zivkovic]

Or put reverb on the signal

[@justinp4235]

Rather then images, would this same build work with me drawing PCBs board layouts? So that I can design pcbs and have this little thing draw them out

[@kevinhirt]

I built one but i cant figure out how to download the WAVE synth software...

[@Ndrewhenderson]

Hello, do we need to use 360 rotational servomotor or 180 degree rotational is enough ? Thankyou Make: Please Reply :)

[@shnlj5910]

+Andrew Henderson Those are standard servos, meaning not continuous rotation.

[@Ndrewhenderson]

shn lj thankyou so much:D

[@techgenius6112]

Can we use any servo with a little differentiation??

[@johnstarr2001]

Nice job. You could use old printer to do yhe same

[@DominoSixO]

Or just a printer :D

[@johnstarr2001]

Domino SixO True that! Lol Still would be fun to build. It's funny how history don't repeat but rhymes. How things can come back around. Suchlike older style bikes.

[@balasaravanan2121]

there is no instructions regarding how to bend the arm which holds the pen in your project site......................PLEASE HELP

[@mustafasalah3876]

hi i built, but did not know how to play it I have not worked for what followed all the steps, but I did not understand how to operate it the way

[@setrak12]

If i try to put a 3d printing pen instead a regular will it work?

[@rohithnechikkunnan8374]

Does this thing draw anything and everything ?

[@BeastOfTraal]

What if you attach the servos to the knobs of an Etch a Sketch. You would have to modify the software for making the wave files but it should work.

[@sandrajaramillo3822]

thaks for your knowledge

[@NafisAhmad56]

great idea... Wave file to draw. Nice idea...

[@shankarneela]

How to download and setup the wave synthesizer software on pc, Please explain in detail

[@toolkittt]

Can i use a micro servo for this ? Cause they're quit cheap...

[@AntiGooseAction]

In the top right it occasionally says lake

[@patrickmaren9825]

what will happen if you use any regular audio file for the drawbot?

[@venishpatidar3991]

Can i use fatuba s3003 servo for drawbot project ? plz reply

[@unknown243]

I wonder what the audio file generated would side like through speakers/headphones...

[@l4d2160]

hack-SAW damn it! hack-SAW! AH! *brain implodes*

[@shukritobi91]

SO how can I convert this into a 3D printer? Perhaps adding a z-axis?

[@BrianDillingham]

you watch a different video all together.

[@alex46215]

make a sound file with three Ds, upload it to your sound player and you got it.

[@DanIngaran]

AWESOME proj

[@moonchildoforcamoon6272]

Regular WAV song not set for a drawing, would this draw a sound wave?

[@technocrat9984]

how to centro the drawbot????from where we can have the app to centrol the bot for smart phone tell me the link....

[@kenastrek3158]

can it be done using normal electric motor ?

[@VideoStefan17]

will Dubstep work ?! ;)

[@quarknuggets5205]

Which software should I use

[@juliansanders12]

Why does the instructions page no longer exist?

[@qbitgaminglive]

sir plz say me how to download drawbot wave synthziser software??? plz reply me fast!!!

[@oscarlesta1]

excelente video

[@nishantlaxmikant5899]

which servos are those 360 degree ot 180 degree plz reply

[@placebo_yue]

damn that's awesome

[@PhilipBellos]

awesome!!

[@arunavadas1]

What is the minimum torque required for this project?

[@stopstop3360]

can i use small servo with your cod ????

[@appusajeev]

Brilliant.

[@nimishjoseph5571]

Social Networking. ??

[@appusajeev]

Who said youtube is social networking?

[@cyraxabir3961]

there is different types of servo motor, whats the meaning of ROB ?

[@beenasanthu8757]

where do we get the audio wave file

[@user2C47]

You have to use a .exe file to generate a .wav file.

[@8osm3rka]

Can i translate your Weekend projects to russian with link to original video?

[@GaneshHosur97]

would it be very difficult to build a 3d printer on the grounds of this design and concept?

[@roguepaul]

+Ganesh Hosur There is a very simple stereo lithography printer that has been built that uses an audio signal to control the laser. But it's prints are very crude.

[@GaneshHosur97]

oh!!!! Thanks for taking time to reply!!!

[@sagar-cb6iu]

Sir i have downloaded svg files now how can i play them in mobile plz tell me i little confused plz reply me

[@T1iCanon]

Could it be possible to control it just with arduino ? Because this project requires apple devices, I do have iPad2 but it doesnt work . it seems that it doesnt have enough power.

[@dumle29]

T1iCanon wat. This works with anything that can play a wav file, and output that over a normal 3.5mm headphone jack.

[@T1iCanon]

dumle29 I tried, and several other tried it too. If you go to the project page there is a lot of people that are upset because it doesnt work on any device that can play waw file.

[@shnlj5910]

I made this and am trying to play it thru my laptop. It's not doing anything. Through troubleshooting I'm finding that my pc outputs an analog signal with realtek audio manager and I can't seem to change it. Any software recommendations?

[@chandraveermathur642]

shn lj breadboard an amplifier circuit to put between the not and your pc

[@DanielsGameVault]

Interesting, but unless you make it mill something (like a CNC), it's just the equivalent of a printer.

[@henk6172]

Thought the same, but it's fun to mke

[@sWaRmBuStEr]

+Daniel's Game Vault Just play the song you love the most and see what happens :P

[@botmonster2246]

+Daniel's Game Vault It's just for fun

[@Mateo-vl3zv]

im gonna make this

[@techgenius6112]

How to download drawbot wave synthesizer,i doenloaded but it is not opening in my laptop,pls tell me a solution

[@dhruvaurala2467]

can i use a bigger clipboard ??

[@AnthonyMcAfee]

RIP. Radio shack :3

[@hiwotyirgu8099]

For once, can you make an awesome project with just a Raspberry Pi? Like turning it into a hackbox, or a python encryption or and decryption application? Or have a video with things you find around your house (yes, I mean all of the them...well, except the Raspberry Pi)? Like a robot made out of a shoebox, motor, wheel, and an RPi

[@rebeccarosenzweig7443]

Can I use it with regular music

[@hioctane46123]

Please some one could send me the working programm or the audio file please, because i complete my project but software is not working and it gives me errors

[@cameramandanno]

Sweet!!

[@thomasjoseph8086]

I didn't understand the connections of +and - from the battery to the servos plesse I want to make this project explain me

[@jaseemtm9471]

Alan Jose Thomas did you complete your project?

[@glycheebeeps4078]

What is the music? it's not credited anywhere

[@jithinmj2255]

can u provide me the whole components details so that i can bulit one

[@bovazbabu9221]

great thing

[@darshilrathod6938]

I am making a 45w led flash light with Xl6009 it is super bright and portable and can be used with rechargeable battery

[@urie4769]

How many lumens? I made one using a 100watt led, its a whopping 10,000 lumens!

[@hengjimmysong3496]

Anyway u could make a set for sale?

[@MrHrithik7]

can you give me the dimensions for the clip board ??

[@KartoFFelNO0ob]

sequence contains no elements i am getting this wave synthesizer error can someone help me what can i do

[@DILLY_DING]

what was the rpm of your motors

[@CajunCoondicks]

how do i use the software ? there is no program file to open ???

[@Michael-rt2tl]

Lol we don't have a Radio Shack in my city!

[@SylvaTheMoth]

add a bluetooth audio reciever, and its wireless

[@moover123]

use millimeter next time.

[@86gtforme]

its an american show why would he use a measurement uncommon to him? google a length converter converter it will help. off the top of my head an inch is about 26 mm 4 would be 104mm your probably fine just rounding to 10cm

[@moover123]

86gtforme That's easy. 1) Because America should adapt to international standards. 2) He would reach more people. And thank you for the tip, but I would never even bother to convert some old fashioned measurement like this.

[@86gtforme]

ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ 1) if you look at the demographics of this show its mainly american that watch he is reaching a majority of his audience using imperial measurements. 2) america is adapting the metric system is used in schools and all Americans learn it at an early age the issue is that to change of of our machinery/industries have to make the change first. 3) the metric system is older than the imperial/us customary system. 4) as long as you plan on watching american programming i suggest you learn the conversions as we do instead of making people in the comments give them to you.

[@lukes.5726]

下次用中文。Next time use Chinese, more people speak it.

[@moover123]

86gtforme 1) I just suggested, he WOULD reach more people. 2) well, that would be fine. I still doubt it. And you're wrong, it's a political issue. 3) You got me, no need to explain. 4) I comment as I want. Especially if I'm right.

[@mrvncr]

is it possible to draw picture with dots not with continuous-line style ?

[@chandraveermathur642]

M_ n no. not possible

[@andremendes5116]

Nice project, just inspire me to do something like that to me.... I will do that and share with you.... thank's to inspire me

[@gof666]

HOw do you guys think: would it be hard to turn this into a 3D printer?

[@kylehan5999]

gof666 i think all you would need is another servo to control the height and you would need to control the speed of the nozzle i guess. Hey pretty interesting idea

[@kylehan5999]

gof666 but then you would probally need to plan another audio file for that extra servo and control the nozzle.

[@brencabral3814]

can i modify this to etch curcuit board?is it precise enough?

[@jumbodrawn]

probably not