Inventory for your own Makerspace

Susanta_Tanti · June 28, 2019, 9:45am

That is a super idea @GN
I will make one . But have to procure the components that take time.

dialecticalbiologist · June 28, 2019, 1:16pm

Please give a link where you gave the cost etc. Without link given to us, it is like me talking to you in Swahili!

Ashish_Pardeshi · June 28, 2019, 2:12pm

The links are given, i am sharing all the links related to IOT Micro Weather Station once again.

For building an IOT Micro Weather Station please visit:

For watching our deployed IOT Micro Weather Station please visit:

For Bill of Material (BOM) of an IOT Micro Weather Station please find:

jtd · June 28, 2019, 6:24pm

Hi @ABHISHEK_CHANDRAKAR.
Great to know a Atal tinkering lab incharge. Have you done any projects? Would be very interesting to know about them.

ABHISHEK_CHANDRAKAR · June 29, 2019, 2:43am

yup we have made
1.Mine detecting Shoes
2. Verical Wind Turbine
3.Bluetooth Car

ABHISHEK_CHANDRAKAR · June 29, 2019, 2:44am

Tell us the procedure to make this

How we will display the output in computer

Ashish_Pardeshi · June 30, 2019, 3:14pm

Just go through the Invitation: IOT Micro Weather Station - MakerSpace Chat - ChatShaala

For publishing data we are using thingsboard (an open source IOT platform), hosted it on our server as iot.metastudio.org. When you finish the task 1 of IoT Micro Weather Station: Temperature and Humidity - MakerSpace Chat - ChatShaala, we will be providing you an account on our it server, where you can create your own dashboard and visualise the data.

For creating dashboard and publishing the data on it, links are provided in the project.

Happy exploring and Making!

Kushagramathur · December 2, 2020, 8:01am

I am wanting to make this weather station I do have essential tools and components listed in the bill of materials but not 3d printer what can be done

karnamdpdurga · December 2, 2020, 8:39am

@Kushagramathur You can try out using simple plastic objects around us. Check out the weather station thread by @Farhan here.

Anool · December 2, 2020, 9:24am

Also, depending on where you are located, you ought to easily find a local laser cutting service - they don’t cost a lot. If you can do the design, an enclosure can be laser cut from acrylic sheets (3mm / 5mm / 6mm thick) for quite cheap

Kushagramathur · December 2, 2020, 10:01am

thank you for the help i know how to design and we have 3d printer in our school but currently due to covid we are not going school.

GN · December 2, 2020, 10:29am

3D printer is not a necessity for most projects. We can opt for several jugad ideas from what we have.

Kushagramathur · December 2, 2020, 3:35pm

yes thanks will definately try

palaneprashant · December 3, 2020, 2:02pm

Nice. It is very useful for doing new projects.

jtd · December 3, 2020, 6:25pm

You can cut acrylic with an acrylic cutter. It costs Rs.10-20. You can also use a craft knife.
Bending is equally easy. Use a candle to heat the line at which you want a bend using a to and fro motion. When the piece begins to droop hold against a right angle edge like a table or a stack of of wood blocks or books and bend.
Take a look at this about bending acrylic Invitation: Building a Digital Microscope using a Webcam - #40 by jtd

Anool · December 29, 2020, 8:45am

Laser cut enclosures can be made quickly, and for a very low cost. I always try to avoid 3D printing if I can get away with the laser.

Here’s a laser cut Ras-Pi case which uses snap locking (this is for the very first Pi)

Here’s a more typical tabbed box enclosure cut from MDF
Lasercut box

You can also make interesting Box designs. Here’s one with integrated hinges

And if you can get the living hinge parameters dialled correct, then the designs turn out pretty nice too

Anool · December 30, 2020, 4:42am

Online component and electronic products vendors list

gist.github.com

https://gist.github.com/anujdeshpande/5e9475a0c4cefebe1c5288576171a6ca

list.md

| Name | Link | 
|:--:|:--:|
|Visha World | http://www.vishaworld.com |
|MG Super Labs | https://www.mgsuperlabs.co.in |
|Crazy Pi | https://www.crazypi.com |
|Evelta | https://www.evelta.com |
|Sunrom | https://www.sunrom.com |
|Nex Robotics | http://www.nex-robotics.com |
|Robo Mart|https://www.robomart.com|
|Fab to Lab | https://www.fabtolab.com|

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GN · December 30, 2020, 6:03am

Living Hinge looks really cool. We should try that out.

@Ashish_Pardeshi, @Anool’s post reinforces our idea to make a laser cutter sooner than latter in the glab. whatsay @jtd ?

jtd · December 30, 2020, 6:22am

We should.
First we make an XY table. That is why I purchased this Mitutoyo dial caliper

And a stand for the caliper.
I used a piece of scrap granite as a flat surface.
Having a flat surface on a rigid table is the first requirement to build a CNC XY table.
The Z axis can be rigged with a suitable mount plate that can mount a laser or a 3d print head or a router head or a plasma torch.

jtd · December 30, 2020, 6:31am

My first attempt will be a modern cave man’s tool. A x axis 1.4M in length with a mount. I will mount an angle grinder on this. This will enable making a straight cut of maximum length1220mm (4ft). Replacing the angle grinder with a electric drill will allow drilling holes.
Initially I will move the head manually. Later I will add a lead screw and stepper motors. I expect the accuracy to be ±.5mm.