Another Hal 9000

[flimzy]

It started as a thing I just wanted to have and was soon followed by making some for friends.

 

[flimzy]

Dimension my not be 100% but I based them off my lens and there good enough for me.

 

[xl97]

Turned out great!

I always wanted to do some electronic kits for these!


Good job!

 

[Dann]

Awesome!!

I'm trying to wrap my head around what's going on with the molds sandwiched between the cups, it looks like you used some fancypants knowledge for a lot of this project.

Are you setting it up so there's a good amount of pressure for casting the fisheye lenses?

I love the bezel "arbor" for the lathe, too! How are you parting them off? Are you just coming at them at a 90° angle with a regular parting blade?

Really great work, Flimzy! I hope things are good with you!

 

[flimzy]

Awesome!!

Ha no it's not that fancy I found the mono cups the perfect size for the parts so I laser cut a tempoary base plate with registration tab and PVA the part to it, hot glue the cut over it and fill it up.

Then when one side has cured I flip it over remove the laser cut disc glue another cup on and fill away ( remembering to use mold release )

as the lenses are glad ie solid I can degas after poring and them into the pressure pot for good measure. the filling I do by drilling a hole with K&S to fit a plastic straw that I inject the resin in.

 

[flimzy]

my electronics are pretty basic.

 

[TheFettAR]

You're killing it. I wanted it as a door bell since I saw the movie jeje
thanks for sharing your blue prints, i'll definitely get to it some day now

 

[xl97]

Throw a RaspberryPi in there and a camera.. and have a real/live video feed.

or add an RFID reader to make it open a door/play audio..etc..

and any kind of sensors you want..

Too bad there wasnt a 'text to speech' in that voice!! LOL

 

[flimzy]

I was going to put SAL on one but then looked at a picture of her only to see she is completely different. 4 have gone off to friends already hope they like them.
There are definitely challenges to making multiples at home each one has it's own little difference that maybe only I would notice. Anyway project over moving on.

 

[teslabe]

Very nicely done, I'm sure your friends will love them.....

 

[Compo]

Neat work, they look great