Scratch Build – In Progress Revelation (2/12 Final photos and video!)

Yeah spray might be better - can't think of an easy way to sleeve.

"Toggle"

Have a nice vacation, looking forward to seeing more!

 

Classic 90s light grey cable on pci-x.

http://i433.photobucket.com/albums/qq59/waynio_2008/94fe39c42c.jpg
Either thin sheet copper or thin sheet alu with copper foil tape with walnut top & bottom, similar could be done for other side.
Or quick simple paint blast as mentioned.

Enjoy the break & thanks for keeping the awesomeness up, it's looking amazing.

 

Thanks guys! Vaccation is good... About the riser(s), i'm just going to paint them black, just as I did for the Shrine project. Like your idea Waynio, but Im going for paint this time. And how the h*ll do you sleeve a 16pin flat cable anyway???

The gizmo I was looking for is simply called cord tension lock. Gonna order one of those and also some new pulleys.

//Quizz

 

I love your work and I look forward to what you have in store for us. Enjoy your vacation!

 

I didn't say sleeve it but since you ask I think.
Measure & cut a piece of material to wrapped around it & sow or stick together, tadaa.

 

Yeah, guess everything's possible


I have a question. Does anyone know how to reverse the rotation of a 12v RC motor? And could I maybe have a toggle switch to alter the rotation? Thinking about using one of those for the blind/shade.

//Quizz

 

I think it's as simple as reversing polarity.

Could be worth looking at geared DC motors on ebay. I picked up a few which turn at 30rpm for not much.

 

Don't know if this is any use to you.
http://www.instructables.com/id/Super-Easy-Reversible-Motor-Control-for-Arduino-/

Electronics really not my thing, still newb.

 

Depends. If you want it in reverse all the time, it is as easy as just putting the positive power to the negative of the motor and vice versa.

http://www.robotroom.com/DPDT-Bidirectional-Motor-Switch.html Read this. This is a little old, but it explains everything pretty well. He Explains how to wire a double pole, double throw toggle switch. You can easily adapt it for use with a different switch.

 

Thanks guys. That guide should do the trick! Ordered one 50rpm and one 70rpm motor... Just waiting now I guess

 

Absolutely brilliant!! I applaud your woodworking skills and your mods simply take the cake!!! Can't wait to see the rest! Good luck!!

 

Thanks WaRn00b! Can't wait to get back on this build... just two more weeks of this interruptive vaccation =)

 

Thanks for the MOTM nom! Some really great build this month, as usual...

I'm back from vaccation, so expect a decent update pretty soon

//Quizz

 

So good to get refreshed to mod on.

 

As usual quizz 5stars

Lycka till! Du fick min röst!

 

... och du fick min!

 

So, I'm finally back. Vaccation is soooo overrated =)

I started with the boring stuff, joystick wiring. This is not just very boring, but also very very time consuming.

The controller I'll be working with uses 2xAAA batteries, and I want to have them rechargable by USB for some ease. So I gathered the parts for the charging circuit. Some resistors, indication LED and a small DC socket.


Finished board. I'll then have a USB to DC cord connecting the pads to Revelation on the back.


Joystick mod, battery holder and circuit board mounted into the controller.


This is the wireless PC controllers I'll use. You can get these pretty cheap on ebay, no need to buy anything else.


Somewhat disassembled controller.


And here's the naked PCB, the only thing I need here.


Only thing with these PCBs are the soldering. It can be tricky if you're not good with the iron. I'm getting pretty used to this stuff, so...


This is after 45min or so. A lot of wires...


Then it's another 45min of putting it all together. The small space doesn't help.


Well, it's a mess, I know. But in this situation there's really no point of going for the perfect cable management, you'll never get there, trust me. Just making sure to steer the cables away from the battery holder as much as possible.


The backlid covers all that mess anyway, so =)


Here's the copper joystick shaft and a dust cover from solid walnut.


Mounted.


Finsihed joystick pad! The button layout is inspired from NEO GEO, my fav system.



Now I just have to make another one

I also received some new stuff for the motordriven jalousie shade. Both 12V motors are about 50RPM. The bigger one is more sturdy I guess, but I hope that the little sucker to the left is enough. Would save a lot of space in there later.




More coming...
//Quizz

 

Looking good.

 

Mighty fine arcade stick.

 

Thanks guys!