User:ChimaEzen/My work for Putt Putt

Putt Putt

Write problem/project Goal
Get the ink head to move back and forth

My First Task
Understand the applications of the Coanda effect.

Summary of actual work over first weekend
How is what you did different than what you planned?

Week1 Narrative
I was working with the ink jet printer head, and tried to follow Dr. Foester's tutorial for how to move the ink head back and forth here's a video of just the volts being changed. video after that we hooked up the all the wires to the arduino and got it to move back and forth video and now I'm study the encoder and how it works so we can mount it on the pendulum.

My Second Task
work the incode so it moves as far as we want it too

Summary of actual work over second weekend
How is what you did different than what you planned?

Week2 Narrative
First week I was working with the ink jet printer head, and tried to follow Dr. Foester's tutorial for how to move the ink head back and forth here's a video of just the volts being changed. video after that we hooked up the all the wires to the arduino and got it to move back and forth video and now I'm study the encoder and how it works so we can mount it on the pendulum.

I dot yet have to wood for the hanging structure now, but i already have the basic design, i started cleaning out my garage and closet looking for anything that i could use to help build this structure

My Third task
Record what you are planning on doing for the team during the third weekend.

Summary of actual work over third weekend
How is what you did different than what you planned?

Week3 Narrative
So i made the shelf, for the print head to sit next to the pendulum with two shelf supports



I used the dremel to cut the excess part of the printer keeping the print head away from the pendulum

My Fourth task
Record what you are planning on doing for the team during the final weekend of project work.

Summary of actual work over fourth weekend
How is what you did different than what you planned?

Week4 Narrative
I found this piece to an old guitar stand i want to use it ass a hook for the print head to connect with the pendulum i can cut it an connect the cut end to the print head and slip the circular part of the pendulum

Complete Project Page
Follow the "project done" format.