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Yes, because as is often said similarly about manual workers, you aren't paying for the time to do the design, do the calcs, put it in a format to send to you - you are paying for the knowledge, the ability to use it correctly, paying for the office overheads, the software licences, insurance etc.
You wouldn't get much of my work time for that much
You're also paying for that person's professional insurance, which is no small amount.
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Mostly threaded down some 1/4 BSF Allen bolts for the new rear sprocket on my little Beeza trailie.
Thought about getting some button headed items, but the price was a bit steep, and the functionality borderline.
Bespoke is best.... so that's what it got....
Thought about getting some button headed items, but the price was a bit steep, and the functionality borderline.
Bespoke is best.... so that's what it got....
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Practicing my aluminium TIG (goodness knows I need it!) to make some pedals for a car racing computer game. (Look away now if disturbed by shoddy welding).
The metal was mostly 1.5mm wall extrusion from an old ladder. It had been anodised, but I stripped it with with caustic soda. It wasn't the nicest stuff to weld, but that's it - I'm out of excuses.
With the addition of some 3D printed end caps in PETG and some feet in TPU
The 'brake' pedal uses a load cell and the 'accellerator' pedal uses a pot. Electronics is all handled by an Arduino Leonardo. The sockets on the side are for a force-feedback steering wheel. Windows recognise the whole thing as a USB game controller so it's 'plug and play'.
The metal was mostly 1.5mm wall extrusion from an old ladder. It had been anodised, but I stripped it with with caustic soda. It wasn't the nicest stuff to weld, but that's it - I'm out of excuses.
With the addition of some 3D printed end caps in PETG and some feet in TPU
The 'brake' pedal uses a load cell and the 'accellerator' pedal uses a pot. Electronics is all handled by an Arduino Leonardo. The sockets on the side are for a force-feedback steering wheel. Windows recognise the whole thing as a USB game controller so it's 'plug and play'.
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Mix, a small human, food mixer, bread mix and a TYA.
You get bread.
I quote.
It looks likes the dogs bum mummy.
You get bread.
I quote.
It looks likes the dogs bum mummy.
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No laughing, borrowed a welder today and glued some metal together, not welded for at least 7 years.
Made a winch post for my little trailer, just to winch my pressure washer or compressor on.
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I made a frame.
Did you design the load cell yourself or pinch it off a bathroom scales?
Misterg
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No, it’s an arduino thing: load cell, amplifier and ADC £4.49!
Something like this:
ð¬ð§ 20Kg Load Cell Weighing Scale Sensor with HX711 for Arduino PIC - UK | eBay
20Kg Load Cell Weighing Scale Sensor with HX711 Module. so you will need to use the provided HX711 module (a High Resolution 24 bit Serial A/D converter). Suitable for electronic scales / Arduino / HX711 module projects.
www.ebay.co.uk
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