Week of 1/5 - 1/9

At the start of this week, I was trying to figure out how I should control my hexapod robot, and my shop teacher suggested using an esp32. Ive never used an esp32 before, so I was trying to figure out how to use one, but i wasnt getting very far. I think I looked at like 4 guides, but none of them worked, and they all told me different things.

I was kinda fed up with trying to figure out the esp 32, so I decided to try and solve another problem that I realized existed. When I was making the 3d model, I used dimensions that I thought were accurate, but apparently were very slightly off, so there was a gap between where the motor bracket things are, and where the holes are.

In order to fix this, I simply put extra nuts in there since they were pretty much the exact size, but I knew this would not be a solution that would last a long time, so I needed to do something about it. I redesigned the place where they would connect and just added a little bit of material. I also began printing my second leg, and I hope it turned out well today.

I then duburred the frame fully, since before I had done a bit, but wanted to see if the motor fit before I committed to it, and luckily, my worries were unfounded, and the motors easily fit. I then decided to sand the frames as well, to give them a nicer finish and remove any burrs left over. They both came out really well.

I then tried to fix a Santa toy, but the maker of it was clearly lacking some skills, since the PCB looked like it came straight from hell. I cut open santa and it turned out that a capacitor had exploded and a fewwires had come off, so I decided to ditch helping Santa since it would take much too long. I also found the santa online with a beautiful description.