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Scanning Tunnelling Microscope: Revised ceramic holder delivered

Added by Andrew Starr over 11 years ago

Piezotube and coarse positioner assembly can now be completed (thanks Phil!)

Scanning Tunnelling Microscope: Piezotube connections (1 comment)

Added by Andrew Starr over 11 years ago

36AWG teflon-coated wires, secured with epoxy and joined to the electrodes with Wire Glue:

Scanning Tunnelling Microscope: Partial assembly to check mechanical design

Added by Andrew Starr over 11 years ago

My friend Phil, who is a machinist, has the job of machining the holder for the piezotube and coarse positioner. Unfortunately the first one broke during the final machining, but I was able to glue it together and use it to check the design. Turns out I need to move a couple of holes anyway, so no big deal. Here's a shot of the holder, piezotube and coarse positioner temporarily assembled with the isolator stack:

Scanning Tunnelling Microscope: STM construction underway!

Added by Andrew Starr over 11 years ago

Here are the individual disks that make up the isolator stack. They are made from mild steel:

The disks are separated from each other by 5mm sections of viton, cut from an o-ring, and secured with
cyanoacrylate glue:

The assembled stack - note the mounting plate on top:

Check the Design and Construction Wiki for details on the design.

Far Horizons Project: Mission Planning and Analysis Hangout (1 comment)

Added by J. Simmons almost 12 years ago

Check out the video of our hangout below.

Open Design Engine: Another step closer to the public beta (20 comments)

Added by J. Simmons almost 12 years ago

Today we migrated ODE to its production server. I am sure we will have a few bugs to work through over the next week or so, but this is a significant step in the path toward launching the public beta. Thank you to School Factory and our volunteers who helped make this possible.

Far Horizons Project: Initial Design Review Hangout Video (1 comment)

Added by J. Simmons almost 12 years ago

We recorded the meeting using Google+ Hangouts On-Air. Watch the video below for a step by step walk though of the HAB design.

Far Horizons Project: Getting started (2 comments)

Added by J. Simmons almost 12 years ago

Watch the project wiki for meeting minutes throughout the day.

DMX Gizmo: Semi-Hold (2 comments)

Added by Derek Bever over 12 years ago

So while I (Derek) am on the road, until mid-December at the least, probably very little will be happening. My other primary collaborator on this project is still settling in with a new job, so he probably won't be doing a lot for a while anyway. I'll try and get our various discussions and writings transferred over here at some point.

Right now the project isn't much of anything but ideas, but we're all really excited to carry it forward.

Open Design Engine: ODE v0.2 - Public Beta development to start in November (1 comment)

Added by J. Simmons over 12 years ago

Our KickStarter campaign" was a success. We received $6237 in pledges from 166 backers, and heard many great ideas for future development. Thank you to everyone who backed us, shared the KickStarter link, and participated in the many discussions on and off line. We have already been in contact with our developers at Littlelines, and we will begin development on v0.2 - Public Beta in November. Keep an eye out here and on the KickStarter Updates Page for more news.

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