We began by laying out my rear panel which did get the AX 3500 mounted on it by evening, but we ran in to quite a few snags along the way.
When the day was over, the only moving part completed was the dome drive system. Why didn't we get everything done? Because I had a lot of lessons to learn.
1st Lesson Learned - When you buy screws, don't just buy the amount required you will need extras eventually so get them in sets of 5 and 10 rather than 2 and 4.
When we got started Chris asked me for some screws, but I had only been buying the exact number needed, so we had to start a shopping list rather than starting work.
2nd Lesson Learned - Make sure you have all the required parts before you plan to get something done.
As it stands, I still need a Bus Bar for grounding everything and a fuse box to protect some of my electronics. So the shopping list got longer.
3rd Lesson Learned - When tapping a hole be gentle and don't push the tool, even if its just that last little bit.
"Its only a little bit further," I thought as I tapped a hole in my base plate. I was so close to being done with my battery holder and I rushed it. The result was that my cheap tap broke off in the hole, and I have NO IDEA how to get it out. I tried needle nose pliers but they just took more material off the tap.
Tonight I kept it simple and got a few extra things done. I was able to finish painting my ankles and got them mounted back onto the legs.
It should be interesting to see how things progress as we continue to count down to WonderCon.
Peace.
- Steve
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If the hole was tapped into aluminum, the tap can be removed by nitric acid. It will eat the tap but not the aluminum.
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