Thesis: I am still working on the tables for the IBDM data base rank/category information. I was not going to include this at the start but I think it really adds authentication to what I was trying to get at in the literature review concerning the horror and sci-fi genres.
Project: I am currently working on wiring up the fishing line to the servos in the forearm. The tri-bind fishing wire is super strong and can hold 100 lbs in weight, which is more than enough for my purposes. The wire is also coated in a nano web designed to stop the wire from freying or ripping so this will come in useful when running through the pulleys and tubes of the arm and finer mechanisms.
Feelings
I am still feeling pretty happy with how things are turning out, I just really need my brackets from China to turn up in the next couple of days as I have ordered enough to finish the body and other arm. This should not take long to do at all its just like fancy lego at the end of the day.
Evaluation
I think its important to get the hand finished so I can replicate it for the other hand. I may start on the other hand if my brackets do not arrive shortly. I need to make the palms of the hands and insert plastic tubing into the thermoplastic so the fishing wire can travel along them. I should get this done tomorrow hopefully. Once this is done I can move on straight away to testing how the fingers function using the servos, I will use the r.c remote of this as its just quicker and easier to set up than programming an arduino board to trigger the fingers.
Analysis
The current state of the project makes sense, I do feel like time is really against me at the moment but this may be because I have been waiting so long for the brackets to arrive from China. I did go a bit mad and have almost certainly ordered more stuff than I need. The size and weight of the package me ultimatum be what is slowing it down in transit.
Conclusion
In conclusion, this has been a very chilled session but I am nervous about my shipment coming on time. This is the biggest problem I have had in the past when ordering from China it is a very unreliable way of going about things. I have had wrong items sent out before and even had packages go missing all together. It never fills me with confidence when they supply you with a shipping code that does not work on the tracking system either.
Action Plan
Finish the IBDM data base stuff for good and get the hand finished off.
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