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Electronics => Electronics => Topic started by: mohamed on February 02, 2008, 06:01:18 PM

Title: cant find the 40$ robot toturial link?!!
Post by: mohamed on February 02, 2008, 06:01:18 PM
cant find the 40$ robot toturial link?!!
can anyone give me the link plz ::)
Title: Re: cant find the 40$ robot toturial link?!!
Post by: paulstreats on February 02, 2008, 06:09:38 PM
click on the "society of robots" logo at the top of this page. Then click on the "members tutorials" section on the left bar
Title: Re: cant find the 40$ robot toturial link?!!
Post by: SmAsH on February 02, 2008, 06:16:42 PM
http://www.societyofrobots.com/member_tutorials/node/59 lol i just happend to be looking at it because im making it lol
Title: Re: cant find the 40$ robot toturial link?!!
Post by: mohamed on February 02, 2008, 06:27:50 PM
is easy to make or not?!!!!  :D
Title: Re: cant find the 40$ robot toturial link?!!
Post by: SmAsH on February 02, 2008, 07:01:12 PM
well the soldering is pissing me off. does anybody know how i can keep a part in place while i solder (having trouble with headers the keep falling through). lol its a really good beginner project. i reccommend it for beginners who cant afford a pic programmer. the only problem is i cant really see the pictures to well but you can still work will the instructions.
Title: Re: cant find the 40$ robot toturial link?!!
Post by: airman00 on February 02, 2008, 07:17:22 PM
Quote from: SmAsH on February 02, 2008, 07:01:12 PM
well the soldering is pissing me off. does anybody know how i can keep a part in place while i solder (having trouble with headers the keep falling through). lol its a really good beginner project. i reccommend it for beginners who cant afford a pic programmer. the only problem is i cant really see the pictures to well but you can still work will the instructions.

there is something called a soldering vise  or just use pliers and the best tool of them all gravity! ;)
Title: Re: cant find the 40$ robot toturial link?!!
Post by: Bubbles on February 02, 2008, 07:40:45 PM
an easy way to solder things that you are having trouble holding in place is to place solder of whatever you are connecting your component to then hold the component against this now solid solder and melt it. this way you do not have to hold the solder, iron and component at the same time  ;D
Title: Re: cant find the 40$ robot toturial link?!!
Post by: SmAsH on February 02, 2008, 08:14:05 PM
lol no i compromised...i used tape on the top
Title: Re: cant find the 40$ robot toturial link?!!
Post by: paulstreats on February 03, 2008, 08:51:17 AM
I sometimes resort to using blu tac if i put a lot of components on before soldering. Ive never had a problem with it, and its easily removed by dabbing the remaining blu tac with another blob of it
Title: Re: cant find the 40$ robot toturial link?!!
Post by: Rebelgium on February 03, 2008, 08:52:36 AM
What is blu tac?
Title: Re: cant find the 40$ robot toturial link?!!
Post by: airman00 on February 03, 2008, 12:21:02 PM
Quote from: Rebelgium on February 03, 2008, 08:52:36 AM
What is blu tac?
its putty
Title: Re: cant find the 40$ robot toturial link?!!
Post by: Rebelgium on February 03, 2008, 12:44:13 PM
uhh what is putty?
Title: Re: cant find the 40$ robot toturial link?!!
Post by: hazzer123 on February 03, 2008, 12:47:49 PM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blu_Tack (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blu_Tack)
Title: Re: cant find the 40$ robot toturial link?!!
Post by: airman00 on February 03, 2008, 01:06:51 PM
Quote from: Rebelgium on February 03, 2008, 12:44:13 PM
uhh what is putty?

never heard of silly putty or play dough , before?
Title: Re: cant find the 40$ robot toturial link?!!
Post by: SmAsH on February 03, 2008, 02:08:07 PM
its like a blob of material that can change its shape and can stick and be re-used. and thanks paul ill try it next time i solder.
Title: Re: cant find the 40$ robot toturial link?!!
Post by: Trumpkin on February 03, 2008, 06:03:23 PM
I use an alligator clip to hold headers in place while I solder.