Astromech Droid

robot56

USA
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Hello everyone:) so i have begun building my full size astromech droid! I know that this project is going to take a long time but I feel it will be worth it in the end. My droid will be built from styrene and 3d printed parts. The dome is actually a security mirror but requires a 2" riser made from a floral craft ring and styrene cover.

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I wil be loading larger and not sideways photos soon.... stress

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last night between studying for midterms I printed out these brackets to accept the 1/2 inch delrin square stock. I am using these to make the servo gearbox mounts that will key in between the frame rails and the gearbox. this will allow me easy access to the electronics without having to remove hardware. I still need to print up another set of mounts though for the other side

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#50  

I am definitely going to school on this build, so keep it coming.

#51  

You are quite welcome. I've been to AM.net. its been about 6 months since my last visit there though. There's never enough time it seems lol. I've relocated twice in February and I've finally found a job in the IT field and started this week so my nerdiness is kicking back into full gear. Keep it up. I love the way yours is looking.

#52  

well.... its official.... WE HAVE MOVEMENT!:D

Its a proud day for me lol Aaron

#53  

@robot56

Beautiful build man. \m/

#54  

up next this weekend will be to get the dome lights wired in and to get the audio equipment up and running!:) seeing the dome spin was a huge boost of motivation for my build

#55  

@robot56 Nice. I was curios how fast the dome would move with the servo and gearbox setup. Can you document with pictures how you set all that up? I don't think I have seen a dome movement setup done like this and I am definitely interested in how you did it.

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Of course I'd be happy to!:) I will take pictures and do a more detailed post as soon as I get home from work today. It's nice to have some people actually interested in the droid. I've been planning this build for almost a year now and have even solid modeled most of the parts to ensure that everything will fit together how I want. astromech.net doesn't seem to be too fond of R7 units hahaha I'm sure more people from that club will be interested after Star Wars Celebration though because I plan to have the camera, lights, dome, and sound system all up and running.