We also used up numerous hours trying to nurse a kitten back to health for our seven-year-old son, Ekalb. The poor thing ended up with an upper respiratory infection. Today was used up with sterilizing the house so our other two adult cats wouldn't get infected along with spending quality time with Ekalb. Ironically enough, he asked me when I was going to get started on the droid.
So tonight (when the rest of the crew have gone off to bed), I put together the plans and began to clean out the work areas. Here is my Astromech Project Book, gleaned together from countless sources around the 'Net.
You can see in the next image the tabs to keep the book organized along with a great image from Make Vol. 2.
I decided to pick up a used copy of The Robot Builder's Bonanza through Amazon.com. I had heard good things about the book and thought any tips on electronics might be extremely useful. Surprisingly enough, Ewok labor is rudimentary at best and there aren't many crack electronic engineers in the ol' break room. The price was certainly right...I think I paid less than eight bucks and the tome has hardly been opened. Great steal.
Finally, you can see what I had thought about doing two years ago.
This sonotube is the right diameter and height for the body/frame but I'm afraid that the oils used in this would prevent any sort of adhesive from bonding. It may be an option, though. My thoughts now are to use a plywood frame based off of the plans available through the R2 Builders Group web site.
Yikes, I really have to clean up the mess. Yes, that is an air hockey table in the middle of my workshop. Coincedentally, the air hockey table is available to the highest bidder.
I also added some great web sites that I have found extremely insightful. There is such a wide range of talent and approaches to droid-building. Enjoy.
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