Hi Ron...and Jim L. I've been watching your Arduino thread with interest. I am very pleased that you are able to work together this way...and that you've made good progress. One of my take-aways is th

Hi Ron... Interesting videos. I love Uri's sense of humor (and his skills). I've added these links to the Wiki. Many thanks. Cheers -Jim Coffee- one of the Automata Group Moderators Creating automata

Hi David... Excellent recommendation. Many thanks. I've added them to the Wiki. These are excellent resources. Cheers -Jim Coffee- one of the Automata Group Moderators Creating automata near San Diego

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Hi everyone... Just a reminder that there is a Wiki available to us. There are just two pages at the moment...one is a FAQ and the other page offers Automata related links. It is my vision that this l

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Hi Sharon... When I saw that your responsibility is Social Media I kind of squirmed. Social Media is such a foreign term to me. I used to belong to Facebook and LinkedIn...but I discontinued them...an

The world turns, time flows, and we learn things. I added Marc Horovitz's website to the Wiki last night, and in the process of doing that I read this intro: ~~~~~~ An automaton (plural: automata), as

I printed my copy of the most recent Automata Magazine a couple of days ago and have been pouring through it. My normal sequence is a) browse, b) browse again, c) deep read articles of interest. The E

Hi Myron... Thanks for your comments. You said "Technically your work is on a much higher lever than I might ever aspire to": let me say in return that I've seen some of your work that is higher than

Good afternoon: For the past week or so I've been tweaking Auger Lift #1, and capturing video clips, and then creating a video of Auger Lift #1. I work with Windows 10 Pro on a dual monitor desktop co

Hi Simon.... You will need a cord, a plug that fits the wall socket, and I would recommend an on-off switch. When I create automata I also include a circuit breaker. If you were going to use, for exam

Hi Simon... I'm unsure what you are asking? You've stated that you need 240v. These motors come 120v or 240v. No transformer needed. Cheers -Jim-

Ask away...that's what this forum is all about. Cheers -Jim-

Hi Randy... Good solution! Magnets are wonderful, aren't they? And thanks for sharing the video. I like how smoothly your mechanism is working...very nice. Cheers -Jim-

Si... That same motor comes in a 240v version, and different speeds. I think it would be plenty strong enough. Since you are in the UK check out MotionCo. Cheers Jim

Good morning Si... I use gear motors, 110v, and I wire in an hour meter and a circuit breaker. Here is one of the gear motors that I use. I purchase many of my drive components at ServoCity. Cheers -J

Hi Randy... Thanks for the answers and for sharing the video. Nice printing job. I suppose that the doors would be more in sync if you drove the gear train from the middle of the gear train...but I do

This evening I hooked up both a servo and a stepper motor to the Arduino Uno and did some basic motions (using a potentiometer). Of the two I much preferred the stepper motor...it was much quieter...c

Good evening... The auger lift is finally circulating marbles. I'm now in the phase where I'm tweaking little things and letting the machine run for hours and hours as "it selects the marbles that it

Jim Larson has offered to assist those of us who are trying to work with Arduino. There is another general thread that will contain general comments. This thread is intended to contain messages focuse

Jim Larson...you are making a very generous offer. Thank you. I would like to suggest that we think carefully about how we post the messages. I'm thinking of those looking back from the future. If pos