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When I was offered the opportunity to beta test an upcoming robotic arm from Tormach, I knew exactly what I wanted to do with it. CNC chainsaws baybeeeeee. Aside from being fundamentally awesome, it is a very interesting software problem. Since I didn't have to build the arm I was able to focus the project and the video on the software challenges of making something like this work. Thank goodness I didn't have to build the arm because the software almost killed me. I can imagine all kinds of next steps for this creation like machining textures with the chainsaw or cutting topiaries. I hope you like it!
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Your videos are awesome! Idea: Mirroring programming While the saw is attached to the arm, have a zero point. Have a professional carver carve something while the arm records the movements. Once they are done, save the the program. Now, every time you place the log and robot arm at zero, you can just run that program... would be awesome! Mass produce famous carvers works at a fraction of the price.
Your videos are awesome! Idea: Mirroring programming While the saw is attached to the arm, have a zero point. Have a professional carver carve something while the arm records the movements. Once they are done, save the the program. Now, every time you place the log and robot arm at zero, you can just run that program... would be awesome! Mass produce famous carvers works at a fraction of the price.
do you think it's possible to make a machine or system of machines that will grow you the perfect plant? like look at it and determine what it needs and then give it to it? control sunlight, water, minerals, etc.
Sounds so monotoned... even the wife rubs off on it lol
use it as a sacrificial mold!
This is a perfect example of how the robot's productivity gains get eaten up by the amount of programming time. Even manufacturing at factories tends to utilize more than one process to get to the end product.
shorturl.ca/girllove6cx1o In particolare, il costante supporto informativo e propagandistico delle nostre attivita risolve in modo inequivocabile la necessita di esperimenti che colpiscono per scala e grandezza. Prima di tutto, la teoria esistente rivela un'urgente necessita di rafforzare i valori morali. La teoria esistente, cosi come un nuovo sguardo alle cose familiari, apre certamente nuovi orizzonti per i compiti fissati dalla societa. Conclusioni banali ma inconfutabili, cosi come prototipi interattivi sono solo un metodo di partecipazione politica e sono stati oggetto di tutta una serie di studi indipendenti.. A experiencia rica e diversificada nos diz que o pensamento racional, diluido em uma boa dose de empatia, exige que analisemos o sistema participativo! O ponto de vista oposto implica que os defensores do totalitarismo na ciencia sejam descritos com o maximo de detalhes possivel. Por outro lado, elevar o nivel de consciencia civica oferece amplas oportunidades para decisoes conceituais autossuficientes e externamente dependentes. Os defensores do totalitarismo na ciencia, superando a dificil situacao economica atual, estao unidos em grupos inteiros de sua propria especie.
Why use a chainsaw at all and not some other more maneuverable wood carving tool
try a grinder with a wood file disk
You are great. I love your videos. I also want one of those arms.
shouldve made a robot arm for the log instead
Hey, the idea of gradient descent is good. Of cource you can reach some local maximums. But you can try to make many attempts of starting positions and look which will be better
Amazing truly job well done.
I'd love to see you tackle fishing. Maybe a self casting, bite detect, and auto real fishing rod. All auto.
Your chain saw is overheating do to lack of lubrication. Also not professing to be an expert at robotics, but where j work he have huge fixtures mounted on robots and you just have to tell the robot where the new tool center point is wether it is 6 foot off the arm or 6 inches, the robot will move accordingly to that point.
What's the music around 1 minute?
Have you considered using an air motor for the saw? This should help offload weight from the saw. Also I don't know enough about your workflow here to say for sure, but I know most robot control software allows you to define tools, which could help prevent the "why are you hitting yourself" issue
My favorite and most unexpected of the problems was "it turns out that chainsaws can't cut wood."
wow you sure pick some big hard projects! I admire you perseverance! Also I think you need to file down the anti kickback tooth a bit and maybe sharpen the chainsaw if it doesn't cut wood...
17:17 ........Those parts in front of the cutting tooth are called rakers and they need to be progressively shortened as the cutter is filed since the cutter is angled and gets shorter as it is filed .......Time to sharpen the saw basically ................
This guys inspirational 🤞
Make a CNC tattoo thing
He should have a bought a STIHL saw, nit that bullshit ;-)
You should try to make a self stabilizing bike like that old google April fools video. Probably by using gyros and flywheels.
I know for a fact that time travelling is impossible. SMH would've made a video by now if it was!
I think you could waste less time with unit tests...
Amazing. 22:27 well spent.
Great idea. Get a carving bar and chain for the chainsaw. Much smaller tip and shorter
it's amazing how you approach problems from different points of view, until you find the best solution... :)
Awesome video! You need to lubricate and tighten that chain! Also consider removing a few thousandths from the rakers for a faster cut.
why use a chainsaw tho? why not a big drill bit?
This was really impressive I have to say. Well done!
luv your channel... luv your style... got an idea for you, make an arm that can throw the worlds fastest and perfect dart game. Stipulations: its got to function like a human arm e.g. it pivots at an "elbow" and at the "wrist". A preloaded magazine is allowed to hold the proper number of darts. Trying to decide if full 360 degree rotational movement at the "elbow" is allowed or it is to move forward, release dart and then return to a start position ( < 180 degree arc)... The full 360 rotational movement would be the faster but setting up the electrical would be harsh unless the control signal was wifi or bluetooth. The main power could run off of a slip ring/contact brush, but as mentioned, the signal for the controls.... hmmmm ;) ...
So if you ever find a $20000 robotic arm lying around your house, this is definitely something you can do with it.
shoe shiner robot?
Awesome job !
I need you to make a gun with a hair trigger, thanks.
I work in 3D analysis and 'm really curious about how your code looks like. Did you release it anywhere? I haven't been able to find it 🤔
Ok, I got one for you, I want you to build a stained glass window making robot. They say that's some robotic barrier or something.☮️
the effort he put into the coding got my up vote
The Robot with the googly-eyes reading the captcha really caught me off guard :D
As an engineering student, any time I watch one of this guys videos I'm absolutely shocked. Highest level of complexity of projects of any maker youtuber imo
3:03 100% this is why I love this channel. Informative, interesting, and the driest deadpan humor imaginable.
🤦♂️That is a raker; not an anti kickback tooth🙄Tour robot is pushing the saw into the wood. You do not force the cut. You let the saw cut at the speed it wants to. It will not cut faster if you press harder. Normally that wood just kill the engine. If your motor is powerful enough to keep going you are just creating heat and eventually the chain will snap.
😂I love your presentation. I have thousands of hours of Chainsaw time. The reason chainsaw art is so impressive is the amount of tip cutting involved which is a slightly dangerous and difficult to master endeavor especially if your upper body fitness is a disaster. You can carve up a piece of wood in reasonable amounts of time with a combination of slabbing and then tip cutting. Beware of fatigued stability muscles, loose chains, dull chains, dirty logs, hardwoods, and especially be very cautious of old chains, kickback, and flying chunks of wood which will surprise you with a whack to the face at some point.
It honestly gives me hope for the future knowing that there are people this brilliant that can hopefully help right the ship that we all seem to be sinking on.
*Everyone that took Calc 3 in college appreciated this video.*
What iPad app do you use for all your drawings?
Your videos are awesome! Idea: Mirroring programming While the saw is attached to the arm, have a zero point. Have a professional carver carve something while the arm records the movements. Once they are done, save the the program. Now, every time you place a log and robot arm at zero, you can just run that program... would be awesome! Mass produce famous carvers works at a fraction of the price.
Why not scan the wood on the turntable into a pointcloud?
do you think it's possible to make a machine or system of machines that will grow you the perfect plant? like look at it and determine what it needs and then give it to it? control sunlight, water, minerals, etc.
Ohhhh dude I am 1 week late
Need some chainsaw bar oil my man. Even electric chainsaw need it.
the wig and crown absolutely sold it made it x100 times better
Not gonna lie, when you went into the password thing, I was 100% expecting you to say "and that's why I use Dashlane"
hmm 🤔 not sure if it is a good idea to build a machine with a "kill radius"
Nice book in the intro!
Do you have any recommended topics I could research to learn how to build crazy stuff? I've got software engineering down. I've been learning 3D printing / modeling and electronics / ardrino stuff but the metal working is beyond me. I'm not even sure where to start or what questions to ask. I'm currently working on printing a CNC milling machine though I don't know what I'll use it for lol. Any direction would be appreciated. Love all your stuff btw, you're a real inspiration!
he's just making a prototype for the killer robot army he's going to use to take over the world
I really like the hidden details in the background: " Why buy one when I can do a much worse one for free." , "When you have a bolt that's really stuck, you get way out here, and snap your wrench in half." , "Dance 'till you're dead 10 - hours" (on monitor) , "why are weener dogs SO long" (on monitor) , "wife made here" , the robot talking back.. Having those pop up when you don't expect them makes it so enjoyable! Great job, we love it!
I laughed at the snap your wrench in half joke, totally haven't done that before
As someone who uses a chainsaw on a daily basis, I must comment, that it's clear that your trying to push a dull butter knife through a piece of wood. In other words, it's dull. The second you put on a new, or freshly sharpened chain, you will see a world of difference. If you don't know how to sharpen it, you should probably take it to a shop, where they generally charge $9 to $12 per chain. Also, in on of the shots, the chain was loose. It must have the proper tension, and be Sharp.
Still waiting for the lockpickinglawyer video on your door lock!
As far as optimizers go, when I run into false extrema with gradient methods I've found that simulated annealing works pretty well and is usually pretty fast. At worst, you can use it to find a good starting position for a gradient approach.
When using gradient ascent or descent, remember to use momentum.
The funny thing is that you didn't even bother to ask someone who uses chainsaws whether or not a pole saw could cut a log. Obviously you figured out the answer, it can't! A pole saw is meant for small branches. Heck, it probably even says that in the manual, which you always brag about not reading. :)
how many computers does this guy have lol
You asked for: how can you help in 2021? You can do a *Good* rocket and send it with a camera *not the fish bowl lense one* to the space and finally stop the debate between flat earth vs round, just x fun, but actually gonna be viral and you gonna help people stops the debate
Heslo what App are you using in 4:50 i cant figure out is it on android too ? Tank you
So... honest question here... Why didn't you iterate off of the pumpkin carving setup for this machine? I know it's not as cool as chainsaws - but you'd have the potential for some amazing functional 3d CNC work that could push the community forward (especially if you're willing to open-source your work) and also provide you with some very unique patents (which you could use to ensure that the community doesn't get bulldozed by some company that wants to own sole rights to this kind of tech.) I love your content, and expanding it beyond casual youtube shenanigans to create/evolve the industry would be mind-blowing.
When will you send the lock you made to lock picking lawyer
Should try to use a camera to try to use it as a ref point for the saw blade.
Always run your python code with PyPy! Would love to see V2.0 of this! Or maybe that would be 0.2... ;-)
This is how mecha anime start
Could you... attach an axe to the robot arm? I'd bet it would make an even nicer dog. And be even more deadly.
The editing for your videos has much more personality behind your content. It makes an already awesome video exponentially more enjoyable. Michelin Star for content and another for editing
Can you make a football defence machine 😀😀😀
What ever happened to the lock picking lawyer picking your lock
Burning blade ... Property sharpen your chain. Great video!
It’s such a relief that robots can be just as stupid as me.
I love my terms for my ratchets. Pleas come off... I'm not asking...I'm getting annoyed... and my cheater bar is ok f you somthings going to break.
15:21 looks like he's been trying to improve the haircutting robot.
"And I knew in my heart I could make a much worse one for free" the words I live by
This is gold
Your code would be way faster if you didn't use a language designed for text processing...
Chainsaw tooth aggressiveness is a whole new problem.
I love your videos! Thank you!
Your videos are just excellent man. PS. Somebody knows what drawing software is that on the ipad?, i'm dying to know.
Everyone, lets check out his Kiwico!
Love your content and so impressive how smart you are. For your python setup, could you tell us what it is? Many thanks!
The dog I think turned out AWESOME wow. Also. Chains on chainsaw bars need oil, if they r not lubricated enough the bar cat stretch and the chain can fly off
I like how the level of danger in these projects keeps going up with each video, i am expecting an avengers level threat by the end of 2025
So this is what Michael reeves would have been had he not dropped out of college to be a crackhead. Nice.
take a couple thou off of the anti kickback teeth, it'll be fine
Starting my kid on kiwi next week!!!!
Not an engineer, but am a chainsaw wielder. I think the problem you were having with the wood is a combination of not having the proper chain/bar combo for carving, the chain not being properly sharpened, and not having enough RPMs to cut through it. Solution: Better bar/chain, a good file, and a stronger motor pulling at 12k RPMs.
I'm in a robotics coding class in college right now. I relate to the cycle of frustration immensely. "This should work, why doesn't this work? I forgot... I'm just dumb" lol.
This is what happens when your brain is too big for your head.
16:47 his face🤣🤣🤣
File your rakers down Bud. That's what we call those in the logging world. 3 to 4 passes with a good metal file on each one of those rakers and you'll be good to go, The chain also has to be sharp or sharpened.
Chainsaw tooth aggressiveness is a whole new problem.
my first Big 3d print was that model... as a gift to cheer up my other half after her parents black lab passed away...