New workshop assistant

Halloween is a month away and my daughter needs a costume - perfect!! Just the excuse I needed to whip out the sewing machine :D

Where to put the volume knob?

James has lightened the Com8a frame by making some large holes in the frame rings - they fit the Sure volumeknob perfectly!

Some extra oomph to the tweet

Today I made some plexiglass brackets to hold the extra side vent speakers in place. They bring some much needed punch!

Interesting dome drive

This Jawa has got something I want - something that isn't a rockler bearing! :D

Utility arm clearance

As all builders know the current utility arms do not clear the skins. Filing away at the skin changes the shape of the opening and thus the visual design - a cardinal sin in my eyes! It might be the easiest way, but dont do it!! Instead get an electric file and make an extra angle on the inner part if the arm. That way it retains the shape/look when closed.

Be geek or don't, there is no try

Norwegian Astromech Builders patches have arrived - nerd-o-rama!! (thanks Tom!!)

Having a nerdgasm watching my Han in carboPhone? The file is available in my gallery over at astromech.net. Send it to skinit.com and Roberts your mothers brother.

Sexy legs!

Again, thank you Guy! These booster covers are perfection! I also mounted the new two-piece ankle details. The screws for these was a bit on the generous side, but nothing a washer won't fix :D

Booster covers arrived!

Awesome!! Thanks to the meticulous work of Jerry and Guy we now have legs and booster covers that both fit like a glove and have a weight that is very tolerable. Thanks Guy(s)!!

Skin snaps contd 2

Here's the top snap. The secret is to have one of the three snaps mounted to the opposite side as the two others (over/underneath the frame rings) That way you eliminate any vertical travel as well as help guiding the snaps into position when fixing the skins.

Skin snaps with the Com8A frame

Here's how I have mounted my skins using Daren's skin snaps and a pair of James' mounting blocks. My frame has a built in LDP, so it's a tight fit but the snaps still work like a charm.

Skin snaps contd.

Here's the middle snap - mounted to the underside of James' mounting block.

Norwegian Astromech Builders Patch

Coming soon! Thanks to Tom (TeamTEOR) for all help with turning my Illustratorfiddelydoo into embroidered nerdgasms :D

Cutting rear skins to fit 3/4 Com8A door

Here's how I decided to cut the rear skins. A centered symmetric hole. The door is off center but I wanted a symmetric look.

A rare glimpse of one of the evil forest droids from planet Kashyyyk!

Hahaha! I stuck the Logics in a bush the other night :D

Arduino logics - Teeces v2

Yay! I did it!! I'm a total n00b when it comes to electronics and soldering, but after a bit of practice these came together without any hiccups. Anyone can do these. Now I'm just waiting for Teeces v3 boards to be released :D

Thank you Teeces and Joymonkey for your excellent work and help!!

Complete sound system

And here it is - boxes and all. The Sure 2x100w amp is fantastic! Bring on the imperial march :D

Sound system - speaker boxes part 4

Here's the center vent speakers with the new boxes. Sound quality has improved. A lot!

Sound system - speaker boxes part 3

I'm also making speaker boxes for the front Polk speakers (mounted onto the Com8 speaker plate - located behind the center vents) These tiny 3,5inch speakers are very good but really need to be enclosed for the sound to be right. The difference us very noticeable. Try it!

Sound system - speaker boxes part 4

Here's a pic of the assembled box. Nice!

Sound system - speaker boxes

I found some other, bigger speakers that I might use behind R2s side vents. As many of you know speakers need to be in some kind of case to improve sound quality. I found some pieces of white plastic air duct piping thingies aswell as a 2mm white plastic cutting mat. Cut a little here, glue a little there and Robert's your mother's brother...