CyberHooves
cyberhooves.bsky.social
CyberHooves
@cyberhooves.bsky.social
Average mechaderg doing average mechaderg things
Starting on the teeth - these are at the "plastic booger" stage and are mashed out of mouldphorm plastic. Need to reheat them to form them into their final shape.
January 3, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Jaw test at about 6bar or 90psi air pressure. I think it needs a flow regulator x.x
November 16, 2024 at 1:36 PM
Now with the cable gland holes done, it's on to the final two horns - this pattern is made from a fence wire skeleton filled with modelling foam and low-melt plastic and will be removed once a fibreglass shell has been built over it.
July 29, 2024 at 8:14 PM
Inside view showing the bolts poking through 6/7
July 27, 2024 at 2:37 PM
Glands are in! They weren't used to cast the threads themselves, as the threads are too short, and would likely have broken when being removed. 5/7
July 27, 2024 at 2:35 PM
Once cured, the screws and washers can be removed, and the back side tidied using a die grinder. A chisel and a file were used to remove a few burrs from the front side.
July 27, 2024 at 2:30 PM
Then set the screws using blobs of plasticine to hold them in place. The putty was made from laminating resin with fumed silica as a thickener, and milled carbon fibre as a strengthener, so the hardened putty can hold a thread. 3/7
July 27, 2024 at 2:28 PM
First, apply wax to steel fasteners with the same thread as the glands, in this case M12x1.5 - the wax prevents the epoxy from adhering to the threads. Also pictured are four polypropylene washers to create a flat outside surface. Regular steel washers can be used if waxed as well.
July 27, 2024 at 2:25 PM
Headphone amp, repo here if you want to make your own: github.com/CyberHooves/...
April 20, 2024 at 10:34 AM
I AM NOT BIG SMART
February 9, 2024 at 1:28 PM
Remember, this is the stage in your project you check whether you've used the correct footprints.
February 9, 2024 at 1:27 PM
Roughing in the fans - 40mm in the snout to defog the visor, and a 92mm at the back to keep my head cool.
January 8, 2024 at 7:15 PM
Got the jaw working - fully open vs. fully closed
January 2, 2024 at 7:11 PM
Each fan has eight wires. The colour code may vary, but for these (from HP proliant DL360 G6/7 servers) it is:
Black/grey: GND
Red/orange: +12V
White/yellow: PWM speed control
Blue/green: tachometer signals

Leave the PWM and tachometer wires unconnected if not used. 2/2
December 19, 2023 at 11:46 PM
If you need small powerful fans, these server fan modules are about £5 second hand. You get 2x 40mm dual-series fans after dismantling one. Pinout in thread 1/2
December 19, 2023 at 11:42 PM
Lab or retort stands are good for holding awkward objects. Also fursuit head wip
December 16, 2023 at 1:17 PM