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e14 Contributor over 12 years ago

Hello all!

I would just like to share my latest project with you all and see what you think. I pride myself on editing all my videos and trying to make them look 'professional', TBHS is my inspiration for this of course.

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In this video I start work on making an Arduino Powered device that will open and close my curtains!

By using some rope and a continuous rotation servo I am able to create a pulley system that will serve as the backbones to the movement system.

I 3D print the pulleys and the main control box and test the mechanical systems.

In the next episode we will wire everything up and program it!

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    e14 Contributor over 12 years ago in reply to element14Dave +1
    Thanks. I'm still trying to work out this site Did I do this right? Arduino Powered Curtain Automation
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    element14Dave over 12 years ago

    Awesome video and build, could you do a blog write up and include the video, you can just post to the Ben Heck group on element14 and we will tweet it out through our element14 twitter page!

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    e14 Contributor over 12 years ago in reply to element14Dave

    Thanks. I'm still trying to work out this site image Did I do this right?

    Arduino Powered Curtain Automation

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    element14Dave over 12 years ago in reply to e14 Contributor

    That you did, I will put it in the schedule to tweet out next week do you have a twitter handle you would like me to mention you in?

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    e14 Contributor over 12 years ago in reply to element14Dave

    Phew, awesome. My twitter handle is @JaidynEdwards. Thanks.

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    element14Dave over 12 years ago in reply to e14 Contributor

    I scheduled it to be tweeted out tomorrow at 12:05 pm CDT. Really well done, keep blogging and we will keep tweeting image Make sure to follow us @element14..

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