Hey guys. Its been almost 2 months since my last update so I figured I should make one. I was going to hold off and wait until the sync gen and spacer were finished before I made an update, but today I had to go for a small surgery with my hand so I will have to take a break from the project for a while.
After completing the EDA, I was going to move straight to the sync gen until an unexpected problem came up. Something fell on the EDA as I was moving things around which dented it and scratched it all up.![:sigh:]( "*Sigh*")
Unbelievable. It was technically still usable but I was so frustrated by it that out of sheer determination, I rebuilt the entire part in less than two days. It actually came out better than my last effort so it wasn’t so bad! ![:)]( "Smile")
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The new EDA compared to whats left of the old part.
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When that was done now it was time to move onto the sync gen.. On my last pack, I used EVA foam to make most of the body of the part. I didn’t want to do this for my new pack because I didn’t like how unstable the flexibility of it was. I decided to make the entire thing out of foam core. I was terrified about building this part since I thought it would be super hard and I was right because it was one of the worst rabbit holes I’ve ever had to go through so far. I think I had to go through at least 4 versions of this part to get it to where it is today. I won’t go too in depth on the process of it in this post since it still isn’t finished, but once I finish it I will go into all the details and my techniques to potentially help other builders doing a build so they don’t have to suffer as much as me.
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Heres the section I haven’t finished yet. I was procrastinating it because on my previous attempt, this is the last step I messed up badly. Another thing I discovered from Chris’ 3D files that made the sync gen even more frustrating was that its wider than it is taller. I can’t believe I never noticed that before!
Heres a mockup of the cyclotron on the sync gen. This is not going to be the final version of this, I was just anxious to see how it would all look.
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Now we are brought to this lovely point in the build! It’s so cool to see how it has all come together even though there still remains a lot to do.
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Thats all the updates I have for a while. I apologize that it isn’t too much and its been taking so long. I’ve really just been trying to get it right. Thanks for reading!
After completing the EDA, I was going to move straight to the sync gen until an unexpected problem came up. Something fell on the EDA as I was moving things around which dented it and scratched it all up.
Unbelievable. It was technically still usable but I was so frustrated by it that out of sheer determination, I rebuilt the entire part in less than two days. It actually came out better than my last effort so it wasn’t so bad! 
The new EDA compared to whats left of the old part.
When that was done now it was time to move onto the sync gen.. On my last pack, I used EVA foam to make most of the body of the part. I didn’t want to do this for my new pack because I didn’t like how unstable the flexibility of it was. I decided to make the entire thing out of foam core. I was terrified about building this part since I thought it would be super hard and I was right because it was one of the worst rabbit holes I’ve ever had to go through so far. I think I had to go through at least 4 versions of this part to get it to where it is today. I won’t go too in depth on the process of it in this post since it still isn’t finished, but once I finish it I will go into all the details and my techniques to potentially help other builders doing a build so they don’t have to suffer as much as me.
Heres the section I haven’t finished yet. I was procrastinating it because on my previous attempt, this is the last step I messed up badly. Another thing I discovered from Chris’ 3D files that made the sync gen even more frustrating was that its wider than it is taller. I can’t believe I never noticed that before!
Heres a mockup of the cyclotron on the sync gen. This is not going to be the final version of this, I was just anxious to see how it would all look.
Now we are brought to this lovely point in the build! It’s so cool to see how it has all come together even though there still remains a lot to do.
Thats all the updates I have for a while. I apologize that it isn’t too much and its been taking so long. I’ve really just been trying to get it right. Thanks for reading!
Statistics: Posted by OnEdge — November 6th, 2024, 8:06 pm