PostsCommentsPayoutstheguymasamato (52)in #diy • 6 years agoTeaser 02 - Card Scanner for a Trading Card MachineNext day next teaser. The Card Scanner for a Trading Card Machine is near completion. An animation helps me to understand my own idea and interaction even more. Besides…theguymasamato (52)in #diy • 6 years agoTeaser 01 - Card Scanner for a Trading Card MachineI'm almost finished with my latest project. The Card Scanner for a Trading Card Machine. I should bring it to an end during this week. Until then, I would like to share some…theguymasamato (52)in #diy • 6 years agoMilling compass - Mounting the routerThe sleeve that I designed and created in the last update is a little helper to mount my router in the right position of the milling compass. I mounted my 24mm guide bush to…theguymasamato (52)in #diy • 6 years agoMilling compass - 3D partsA little side project for my Card Sorter ,.. The small thrust bearing works very well. Now I have to scale it to the 90cm diameter. To do that I need a new tool, a milling…theguymasamato (52)in #steemmakers • 7 years agoShort Update - Card Sorter Prototype - Thrust bearingI created a small thrust bearing prototype. In that way I will rotate the whole Sorter table. I tried different technics and materials. Cardboard is not the right material for…theguymasamato (52)in #steemmakers • 7 years agoShort Update - Card Sorter Prototype - Sorter tableOriginal size and arrangement of the 22 boxes! I will create a huge ball bearing. Because of the big number of boxes, the diameter must be around 0.9m. The boxes will orbit…theguymasamato (52)in #steemmakers • 7 years agoShort Update - Card Sorter Prototype - Sorting mechanism!Gravity, sort my trading cards! Source Sadly, is not that easy. As I said in the previous update, the gravity will do the main job. The Card Feeder will sit on the…theguymasamato (52)in #steemmakers • 7 years agoShort Update - Card Sorter Prototype - Sorting mechanism?Sorting mechanism? Seriously? Yes! No kidding. To be honest, a little bit. I don't want to use a lot of motors, sensors, conveyor belts or a lot of electronics and…theguymasamato (52)in #steemmakers • 7 years agoShort Update - Card Sorter Prototype - BoxesI've started at the end of the Card Sorter, which are the card storage boxes. The size of a trading card is 64mm by 89mm. I added 6mm to each side. With that said, a box has…theguymasamato (52)in #steemmakers • 7 years agoHow to create a Trading Card Feeder, Scanner, Analyzer and Sorter - Part 1 Card FeederHow to create a Trading Card Feeder, Scanner, Analyzer and Sorter - Part 1 Card Feeder Michael Portera's Card Feeder is made out of Lego . It is a top loader and the…theguymasamato (52)in #charity • 7 years agoHumble Book Bundle: Make: Electronics 2018 - Pay what you want and support MakersHi everone, on Humble Bundle you can buy a huge Make: Electronics 2018 bundle . There are 12days 23hours 42min and 26sec left to pay what you want and get up to 21…theguymasamato (52)in #steemmakers • 7 years agoVideo Update - Card Feeder Prototype - Building processHello everyone, some time has passed since the last update. No, the project is not dead, but I had a lot of work with a new way of documentation. I worked on a video that…theguymasamato (52)in #steemmakers • 7 years agoShort Update - Card Feeder Prototype - Small comparisonIn the video you can see a small comparison between manual and auto mode. I‘m very happy with the result. For the moment I'm finished with the card feeder. The next big task…theguymasamato (52)in #steemmakers • 7 years agoShort Update - Card Feeder Prototype - Raspberry PiThe whole machine will be managed by a raspberry pi, even the card feeder. All servo motors will be connected to the adafruit servo bonnet. I experiment with some adafruit…theguymasamato (52)in #steemmakers • 7 years agoShort Update - Card Feeder Prototype - FinishedWith a hot glue gun I put all pieces together. I also used some black and white acrylic color to create a little bit of contrast. To whole feeding mechanism is made out of Lego…theguymasamato (52)in #steemmakers • 7 years agoShort Update - Card Feeder Prototype - StabilizationI put the basic shape together, paying attention to different orientations of the corrugated cardboard to make it stable. To make the cardboard even more rigid and solid I…theguymasamato (52)in #steemmakers • 7 years agoShort Update - Card Feeder Prototype - Basic shapeI'm working on the prototype for the card feeder. I use corrugated cardboard for this. This is my first time working with this material. I love it. 😍 Steepshot IPFS…theguymasamato (52)in #steemmakers • 7 years agoHow to create a Trading Card Feeder, Scanner, Analyzer and Sorter - Part 1 PrologA few weeks ago, I stumbled across an interesting article published in the MagPi Magazine Issue 71, Jul 2018. Michael Portera explained there how he built his Trading Card…theguymasamato (52)in #steemmakers • 7 years agoHow to create your own knobs (part2) / Wie du eigene Griffe erstellst (Teil2) [EN/DE][🇬🇧/🇩🇪]There are many ways to create knobs and many materials to use. Band saw, jigsaw, belt sander, hand tools, wood, metal, plastic etc. I show you three tools (CNC, scroll saw…theguymasamato (52)in #blocktradesworldcup • 7 years agoThe @blocktrades World Cup | My selections for the Semi finalsThe @blocktrades World Cup Score Team vs Team Score 1 France vs Belgium 2 1 Croatia vs England 2