Hi Ben, love your show. I don't know if you have known it already, but for your table problem (or anything else) with the stuck glue, try pouring some rubbing (isopropyl) alchohol, or ethyl alcohol (I use 96%, 70% might work) The glue would unstick like a charm!
Really cool project, would love to see this commercialised if it works. When people get so used to a design it's almost as if they forget it can be improved!
Here's a build idea. I love my helping hands for holding PCB's and wires, but having to either hold the strand of solder or pre-load components/wire with a blob of solder can be a pain if I'm out of clips on the helping hands. How about a soldering iron with an adjustable solder feeder? Like a reel of solder on the iron with a motor that pushes the strand into the join from a nozzle when you push a button.
Braden T a couple weeks later they made the finger tip soldering iron and solder feeder. After having a look around I found that the kind of soldering iron I'm talking about already exists.
In software developing, I call this testing "prototyping". Not sure if that's the "official" name for it, but I like it. Maybe you could also call it "unit testing"? Anyways, great show, Ben! I'm a bit jealous that you can just build whatever you want, make it your job, and even have fun with it. But then again, I'm sort of the same, since I'm a software developer and it's one of my greatest passions. :D
Dear Ben Heck, I personally feel that after the beginning of season 4 you have not been as amazing. You use to finish quick projects like this in just one video. Like the retro raspberry pi computer. Sincerely,Maoster
Though I'll probably build such a GREAT and ULTIMATE glue gun (mine sucks), 2 things : Use a silicone mat (hobby store) for glue drips. A must have accessory on your bench. Second, there's no need of scrapping and damaging your bench when a drop or 2 of rubbing alcohol (or household alcohol) can creep under the glue and you peel it off with no drama. I would generally get a hobby knife in a corner of the glue, a dab of alcohol, and by capillarity, it will proceed on all the contact surface between the glue and the bench. Then you peel it off.
Well done, looking forward for more. But one point: Please to not mixup Puls width modulation and Puls Frequency Modulation. On PWM, the frequency stays constant and the puls duration changes. On PFM it is the other way around.
@7:38 The frequency does not get changed by PWM though. The frequency in all three examples is 3 pulses per bar of time. PWM changes the length of a pulse thereby increasing the amount of charge/energy that a single pulse gives off.
Dang I would so love to work with this guy in any project. I'm a mechanical engineering and had the gun but in like 3 seconds but had no idea how to do the electronics. Mechanics are simple to me, electronics are simple to him, we'd be the perfect team.
I wouldn't say depressed, he just seems really tired. Like this episode was kinda last minute and needed to be hammered out or something. This build has been the most practical and most useful I've seen yet though.
Just a quick little correction for the Tech Tip on PWM: At around 7:35 Ben says that it changes the frequency at which a load is given voltage, which isn't accurate since with PWM the frequency usually stays the same, what changes is the "duty cycle" which is how long the load is given full voltage over one cycle. Duty cycles are measured in percentages, 100% being full on time giving out one continuous voltage. 0% being no voltage, or off. One cycle usually lasts a very short time. Like milli/micro seconds depending on the usage. I'm sure Ben knows exactly what PWM is and everything about it, but he goofed his words a bit on that part of the explanation.
I don't know if you take requests but I would love to see a video about molding an old xbox (the first xbox) and making it smaller! I'm trying to it myself but I'm stuck with the Psu issue's.
i guess it wouldn't be a ben heck challenge if you would use the analogue trigger and motor of the cheap drill and simply let less power trough :) :) :) Maybe i'm wrong. but that was my first idea in the beginning.
12v diaphragm water pump could keep constant pressure over the hot end, melted glue could travel along the tube and not have to worry of the stick caps they will get pushed untill the end only have to figure out how to build a tube that can be loaded with glue and sealed well
I wish I had the skills and tools to put some of my ideas into actual functioning products or just for my use whatever but the goal would be to make working sellable products.
Here's my two bits: take all these mods and package it in a stylus instead of a pistol. Seems to me like this would be much more intuitive and controlled.
If just driving forwards, then yes, a single MOSFET would work. But he wants to drive the motor both forwards and backwards. That requires an H-bridge motor driver.
I hope I'm not being rude but you seem to rely on 3D printing more and more for your projects, it's great as it shows what a invaluable tool it is but I wonder if you could complete a project without 3D printing? I think it would be a challenge, you up for it?
The best thing to build at home would be an arduino-robot-vacuum-cleaner ;-) The only problem is how to make the best "cleaning apparatus" if i may call these moving brushes and the trash-tray by this name. Maybe we could print thes things in a 3d printer, order them and build the rest by ourselves.
It would be awesome if he made a super laptop with a 1600p screen, sli 780tis and a nice Haswell 4770k for "low" power consumption....... Even if he couldn't fit a battery in it.
i like the new format but why does every project takes 2-3 part. you could just remove some stuff like the tech break, viewers question and make it in one week. cool project anyway
So glad its back to the two of you. Feels like the good old tried and tested format.
AC/DC adapters, the hardest rocking adapters available
Hi Ben, love your show.
I don't know if you have known it already, but for your table problem (or anything else) with the stuck glue, try pouring some rubbing (isopropyl) alchohol, or ethyl alcohol (I use 96%, 70% might work)
The glue would unstick like a charm!
Dave Jones reference?! That guy is all over the place now, haha.
One of the most interesting builds to date, it's seems so simple yet there is a lot more to it. Keep up the good work.
Ben, just when I think your off on a lawn chair drinking beer. I guess it's cold in the med west right now, so good on you sir.
Really cool project, would love to see this commercialised if it works. When people get so used to a design it's almost as if they forget it can be improved!
I dont know how'd you get the innovations to build these amazing tools, keep up the good work
Here's a build idea.
I love my helping hands for holding PCB's and wires, but having to either hold the strand of solder or pre-load components/wire with a blob of solder can be a pain if I'm out of clips on the helping hands.
How about a soldering iron with an adjustable solder feeder?
Like a reel of solder on the iron with a motor that pushes the strand into the join from a nozzle when you push a button.
Great idea!
PLEASE MAKE ONE!!!
Braden T a couple weeks later they made the finger tip soldering iron and solder feeder. After having a look around I found that the kind of soldering iron I'm talking about already exists.
Nice new look for the show. Keep it up.
7:46
...NOT changing frequency. Frequency ideally stays the same, the duty cycle changes.
Ben, you seem less enthusiastic than usual. I love the show, hope all is well!
you seem down, whatever is going on, I wish you the best
In software developing, I call this testing "prototyping". Not sure if that's the "official" name for it, but I like it. Maybe you could also call it "unit testing"?
Anyways, great show, Ben! I'm a bit jealous that you can just build whatever you want, make it your job, and even have fun with it. But then again, I'm sort of the same, since I'm a software developer and it's one of my greatest passions. :D
really great project Ben. by the way Ben can you show us how to build a robotic arm and control it using the raspberry pi.
Awesome project! Can't wait for the conclusion.
I see a cube 3d printer box in the background when you are soldering. It it replacing your replicator
This is such a great idea you should sell these to the public.
FINALLY ! You come out with a useful project. It's been too long...
Dear Ben Heck,
I personally feel that after the beginning of season 4 you have not been as amazing. You use to finish quick projects like this in just one video. Like the retro raspberry pi computer.
Sincerely,Maoster
Though I'll probably build such a GREAT and ULTIMATE glue gun (mine sucks), 2 things : Use a silicone mat (hobby store) for glue drips. A must have accessory on your bench. Second, there's no need of scrapping and damaging your bench when a drop or 2 of rubbing alcohol (or household alcohol) can creep under the glue and you peel it off with no drama. I would generally get a hobby knife in a corner of the glue, a dab of alcohol, and by capillarity, it will proceed on all the contact surface between the glue and the bench. Then you peel it off.
Thank you Ben..... I learn a lot from your shows.... Really cool inventions 👍
Well done, looking forward for more. But one point: Please to not mixup Puls width modulation and Puls Frequency Modulation. On PWM, the frequency stays constant and the puls duration changes. On PFM it is the other way around.
I need a new glue gun as well. Two thumbs up.
I like the Jedi brown plastic you use in your printer hahahaha
@7:38
The frequency does not get changed by PWM though. The frequency in all three examples is 3 pulses per bar of time. PWM changes the length of a pulse thereby increasing the amount of charge/energy that a single pulse gives off.
Awesome Dave Jones reference
davejones from eevblog?
thenerdling1 Yes, check 2:30
Niek Blankers cool. i met dave jones at sydney maker faire it was cool
Wow, I wish I could meet him. He's kinda my idol
One thing I've always found missing on glue guns is a simple on/off switch so you don't have to reach for the power board when you're ready for it!
Love the tech time outs
Dang I would so love to work with this guy in any project. I'm a mechanical engineering and had the gun but in like 3 seconds but had no idea how to do the electronics. Mechanics are simple to me, electronics are simple to him, we'd be the perfect team.
EEVBLOG! YEAH!
Love TBHS
yeah got to admit its awsom
I'm glad Glue-Guns & Paint Guns are around makes it better to glue stuff or paint stuff...
Anyone else think Ben sounds a bit depressed today? Hope everything's okay Ben!
I wouldn't say depressed, he just seems really tired. Like this episode was kinda last minute and needed to be hammered out or something.
This build has been the most practical and most useful I've seen yet though.
K.B. Carte I agree. I like it when he builds something practical to many people.
Just a quick little correction for the Tech Tip on PWM: At around 7:35 Ben says that it changes the frequency at which a load is given voltage, which isn't accurate since with PWM the frequency usually stays the same, what changes is the "duty cycle" which is how long the load is given full voltage over one cycle. Duty cycles are measured in percentages, 100% being full on time giving out one continuous voltage. 0% being no voltage, or off. One cycle usually lasts a very short time. Like milli/micro seconds depending on the usage.
I'm sure Ben knows exactly what PWM is and everything about it, but he goofed his words a bit on that part of the explanation.
After your done with this mini series may I suggest a video about boosting wifi connection and range
So Element14 claimed the Ben Hack Show. Lovely.
OR put a scrap newspaper under the gun.
Really good project!!!
Makes me wish I could afford a 3D printer. I'm stuck using tinsnips and whatever garbage I can find.
gud one...
damn it this is My Idea last 2 years ago but suddenly there's a man who Nailed it
You should add a clip to hold more glue sticks.
THIS WAS SORT OF MY IDEA! THANKS BEN!
Great video like always can't wait for the next part. :D
Ben, needed to use such a big motor? I've seen small motor with gearbox that would serve well for this project
I don't know if you take requests but I would love to see a video about molding an old xbox (the first xbox) and making it smaller!
I'm trying to it myself but I'm stuck with the Psu issue's.
Dear Ben: put your glue gun on a paper plate so you don't have to clean up the desk.
"First Buffalo Wild Wings, now THIS!"
i guess it wouldn't be a ben heck challenge if you would use the analogue trigger and motor of the cheap drill and simply let less power trough :) :) :)
Maybe i'm wrong. but that was my first idea in the beginning.
Son of a biscuit! Sounds like something ralph would say from ed,edd, and eddy.
At 11 minutes Ben is using some kind of screw driver folding multitool. What is it? Because I really want one.
12v diaphragm water pump could keep constant pressure over the hot end, melted glue could travel along the tube and not have to worry of the stick caps they will get pushed untill the end only have to figure out how to build a tube that can be loaded with glue and sealed well
Can you make an wireless NES cotroller?
I wish I had the skills and tools to put some of my ideas into actual functioning products or just for my use whatever but the goal would be to make working sellable products.
Great project..
you should try make a super bright torch!
Here's my two bits: take all these mods and package it in a stylus instead of a pistol. Seems to me like this would be much more intuitive and controlled.
YOU NEED TO MAKE A FULLY WORKING OUYA PORTABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have a galaxy s3 im I like my ouya better for games
You should have added a small Display to see how hot it is.
Does Ben seem less enthusiastic than usual?
can't you just use a MOSFET instead of the motor driver? Isn't it similar?
If just driving forwards, then yes, a single MOSFET would work. But he wants to drive the motor both forwards and backwards. That requires an H-bridge motor driver.
todbot thanks.
Finally good sound again.
Are older episodes that were open-ended, ever be finished?
Nice EEVBlog reference.
why not make some sort of hot glue recycling thing, that makes stray glue back into sticks lol
Too complicated plus its a bitch to mold as it sticks to everything. Also you can't filter out contaminants.
they have glue guns that have a heated chamber, u just drop all the little pieces of glue together and they melt
^
I'm a little worried about the transition from the first glue stick to the second. Especially if you are trying to retract to stop the drips / ooze.
What type of polymer was the planetary gear made of?
lol i have the red hand drill from the video works great high torque although does seem to have a short battery life
Hi ben what do you Think about the Peachy printer the $100 3D printer that use's a verry new princip :)
You should put this I'm to production it is so good
You should make this run on batteries so you can take it with you. Maybe a rechargable battery.
could you put a xbox 360 controller into a original xbox controller (the one with the white and black buttons) or show us other great controller mods
I'd say "pennies upon pennies" instead of "cents upon cents." Just sounds better.
I'm strangley into this episode.
Ben, You need a small metal lathe and milling machine
Cool
I hope I'm not being rude but you seem to rely on 3D printing more and more for your projects, it's great as it shows what a invaluable tool it is but I wonder if you could complete a project without 3D printing? I think it would be a challenge, you up for it?
He has done Case-Mods without a CNC or 3D-Printer
Wow
The best thing to build at home would be an arduino-robot-vacuum-cleaner ;-)
The only problem is how to make the best "cleaning apparatus" if i may call these moving brushes and the trash-tray by this name.
Maybe we could print thes things in a 3d printer, order them and build the rest by ourselves.
Dave Jones! :)
Is PWM what pc fan controllers use
u can get like 25 sticks of glue for like £1.39 or like $2 or ssomething
you should build a ultra thin tablet
I want!
Why are all of the lights off?
Can I buy your space shuttle PF behind you?
Nobody makes a high quality glue gun, off the shelf?
It would be awesome if he made a super laptop with a 1600p screen, sli 780tis and a nice Haswell 4770k for "low" power consumption....... Even if he couldn't fit a battery in it.
*****
not with the right cooling system maybe a small water cooling system will work ;) but it will be a big fat ass laptop :p
*****
Meh, under-clocking could make it run fairly well.
Cory True :) and pretty good idea
Wish these vids were more accessible. I'm so lost.
i like the new format but why does every project takes 2-3 part. you could just remove some stuff like the tech break, viewers question and make it in one week. cool project anyway
Your my hero wanna be like u :)
13:57 hehehe
Hey Ben,
Hope everything is ok; you seemed a little distracted and pensive in this video, almost upset.
Whatever it is, I hope it passes!
Guaranteed this glue gun is gonna turn out to be as big as my johnson. (In other words, HUGE!)
I Think You Should Make An EPIC Gaming Laptop !
make a m82 nes
When he makes stuff with a 3d printer most people make the project.
really? Kix?
Please do a BitCoin Mining video! :D
Make your own 3d printer without any form of cnc except 2d printer and under £300.