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Step 7Mount the Tilt servo
First, Drill a 7/16" hole in the top of the enclosure (side the swivel is mounted to) as close to the short side of the enclosure as possible. Insert the ½" grommet. This hole is for the tilt servo wire to go through. Therefore, you do not want the swivel or brackets to be able to damage the wires by clipping the hole.
Mount the large tilt servo using four 4-40 x ¾" screws and 8 nuts. Push the machine screws through the side of the bottom bracket towards the center of the bracket. Secure each one with a 4-40 nut. Push the servo over the screws. Thread another nut on each screw to hold the servo to the bracket.
Drill a 7/64" hole through the second hole from center of the single arm servo horn.
Center the servo but this time use the single arm servo horn. If you don't remember how to center a servo, see step 5.
Remove the horn. Careful not to move the shaft.
Mount the top bracket with the big hole over the servo shaft.
Secure the other ends of the brackets with a Chicago screw set and nylon washers. Take the female part of the Chicago screw set and place a washer on it. Then slide it through the small hole in the side of the top bracket. Now slide two more nylon washers over the Chicago screw. Now insert it into the small hole in the side of the bottom bracket. Slide one more nylon washer over the Chicago screw and thread the male part into the female part. Now you have a pivot point.
Mount the servo horn so that it points down (towards the Hammond enclosure).
Make the top platform parallel with the Hammond enclosure (or cover plate)
Mark the hole that you drilled in the servo horn on to the top bracket.
Disassemble the two brackets.
Drill a 7/64" hole at the spot you just marked on the side of the top bracket.
Thread a 4-40 x ¼" screw through the hole in the top bracket that you just made. Thread it from the inside of the bracket to the outside. Place a 4-40 washer over the screw. Now put the servo horn over the screw and thread a 4-40 nut on to the screw to hold it in place. The servo horn should also be centered in the 27/64" hole you drilled in the side of the top bracket with the side that connects to the servo facing the inside of the bracket.
Reassemble the two brackets. See above. Make sure that after you connect the servo horn to the servo that you put the retaining screw in.
Rotate the top bracket by hand. The two brackets should be close to touching (preferably without actually touching).
Congratulations it's done! Now connect it to the controller of your choice and away you go. I will post an instructable of how to build a controller of your own, just as soon as I get it working the way I want without a microcontroller!!
Mount the large tilt servo using four 4-40 x ¾" screws and 8 nuts. Push the machine screws through the side of the bottom bracket towards the center of the bracket. Secure each one with a 4-40 nut. Push the servo over the screws. Thread another nut on each screw to hold the servo to the bracket.
Drill a 7/64" hole through the second hole from center of the single arm servo horn.
Center the servo but this time use the single arm servo horn. If you don't remember how to center a servo, see step 5.
Remove the horn. Careful not to move the shaft.
Mount the top bracket with the big hole over the servo shaft.
Secure the other ends of the brackets with a Chicago screw set and nylon washers. Take the female part of the Chicago screw set and place a washer on it. Then slide it through the small hole in the side of the top bracket. Now slide two more nylon washers over the Chicago screw. Now insert it into the small hole in the side of the bottom bracket. Slide one more nylon washer over the Chicago screw and thread the male part into the female part. Now you have a pivot point.
Mount the servo horn so that it points down (towards the Hammond enclosure).
Make the top platform parallel with the Hammond enclosure (or cover plate)
Mark the hole that you drilled in the servo horn on to the top bracket.
Disassemble the two brackets.
Drill a 7/64" hole at the spot you just marked on the side of the top bracket.
Thread a 4-40 x ¼" screw through the hole in the top bracket that you just made. Thread it from the inside of the bracket to the outside. Place a 4-40 washer over the screw. Now put the servo horn over the screw and thread a 4-40 nut on to the screw to hold it in place. The servo horn should also be centered in the 27/64" hole you drilled in the side of the top bracket with the side that connects to the servo facing the inside of the bracket.
Reassemble the two brackets. See above. Make sure that after you connect the servo horn to the servo that you put the retaining screw in.
Rotate the top bracket by hand. The two brackets should be close to touching (preferably without actually touching).
Congratulations it's done! Now connect it to the controller of your choice and away you go. I will post an instructable of how to build a controller of your own, just as soon as I get it working the way I want without a microcontroller!!
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Jul 21, 2009. 10:20 PMexerp
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I like it.. Will be building myself one very soon
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