I am looking for something like the old XY plotters but controlled completely by a Pi 4 or Zero 2. Probably a 4 so I can use a GUI. Preferably something solid so it can pick a paint squirter for some things and a scraper type tool for other things.
The mapping would be 2D. Select a tool. Tools would have up/down on/off.
I am starting from scratch. I have the Pi 4 and some programming skills. I want to experiment with software more than I want to build hardware but I know which end of a soldering iron to hold. (The part that is not metal should you be about to pick up a hot soldering iron.![:o]( "Surprised")
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Advice welcome from anyone with experience.
My research shows projects like the follow but they are only good for guiding a light weight pen. I need something with more grunt. Size about 600mm * 600mm minimum. A2 would be good.
https://www.instructables.com/X-Y-Plotter/
A robot might work if the robot worked backwards away from the completed area. A robot with laser positioning. The robot would not be limited by the size of any support beams. So long as they cost less than $10.![:D]( "Very Happy")
A robot that can handle something like a Dremel kit would cover everything I need. The positioning would have to be better than GPS. That is why I started thinking about laser positioning from the nearest walls.
Looking at XY kits and ready made, AU$500 gets a device limited to an A4 area. If I could get just the motors, etc, I can buy bulk metal beams. Recycle an old bench. Maybe a wing from the next Boeing to crash near here.
The mapping would be 2D. Select a tool. Tools would have up/down on/off.
I am starting from scratch. I have the Pi 4 and some programming skills. I want to experiment with software more than I want to build hardware but I know which end of a soldering iron to hold. (The part that is not metal should you be about to pick up a hot soldering iron.
)Advice welcome from anyone with experience.
My research shows projects like the follow but they are only good for guiding a light weight pen. I need something with more grunt. Size about 600mm * 600mm minimum. A2 would be good.
https://www.instructables.com/X-Y-Plotter/
A robot might work if the robot worked backwards away from the completed area. A robot with laser positioning. The robot would not be limited by the size of any support beams. So long as they cost less than $10.
A robot that can handle something like a Dremel kit would cover everything I need. The positioning would have to be better than GPS. That is why I started thinking about laser positioning from the nearest walls.
Looking at XY kits and ready made, AU$500 gets a device limited to an A4 area. If I could get just the motors, etc, I can buy bulk metal beams. Recycle an old bench. Maybe a wing from the next Boeing to crash near here.
Statistics: Posted by peterlite — Sun Apr 21, 2024 5:49 am