calipsoii
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In keeping with my goal of updating this as frequently as I can, a few progress pics of the next batch of prototypes!
The 6 brass PCB sleeves are (almost) done - they just need a wire slot milled in them (which I'll do later). I've fully machined a single pill assembly and prepared the stock for the other 5. I want to make sure everything is ok with the first pill before I go making 5 more. What a waste that would be if something were wrong with the design!
The pill has a crazy amount of threading on it! Instead of a snap ring I'd like to try a threaded ring to hold the driver boards in place, so it's now threaded on the outside and the inside.
I've run into a worrying issue though - the new driver pill doesn't thread into the 1st prototypes' body! Not 100% sure why, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed the threads I cut today are ok and the problem is with the prototype body. If not then I guess this pill is scrap and I'll have to try again.
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The 6 brass PCB sleeves are (almost) done - they just need a wire slot milled in them (which I'll do later). I've fully machined a single pill assembly and prepared the stock for the other 5. I want to make sure everything is ok with the first pill before I go making 5 more. What a waste that would be if something were wrong with the design!
The pill has a crazy amount of threading on it! Instead of a snap ring I'd like to try a threaded ring to hold the driver boards in place, so it's now threaded on the outside and the inside.
I've run into a worrying issue though - the new driver pill doesn't thread into the 1st prototypes' body! Not 100% sure why, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed the threads I cut today are ok and the problem is with the prototype body. If not then I guess this pill is scrap and I'll have to try again.
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