Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Ball Butler is coming along! It's nice to see how easily some of these things come together when you know what you're doing...
Filmed on June 20th, 2025
=========== Links Specific to This Stream ===========
🔗 Piano Juggling:
youtube.com/watch?v=AxHt4-GDvck
🔗 Said and Done, by Nils Frahm:
youtube.com/watch?v=T62feNLeQA0
🔗 Now, Run, by Hania Rani:
youtube.com/watch?v=CWpVs8XH3w0
🔗 BLDC Motor Indicator Dial Test Rig CAD:
cad.onshape.com/documents/cc43f384d1505390c0f68f4e/w/57cf19b565811ce5ce08202f/e/bfe32fdda07bde79b9cc6147?renderMode=0&uiState=6854de34805c2b48b940f83a
🔗 Ball Butler CAD with Rotating Pitch Shaft (and Hollowed Main Ring):
cad.onshape.com/documents/b9a77ae444a199ae8fa4f0ef/v/21482245060d0276239ce9a9/e/f925c0a5f842dda698974b97?renderMode=0&uiState=6854de762b0f212b7627506d
🔗 Ball Butler CAD with (rough) New Base Motor Position:
cad.onshape.com/documents/b9a77ae444a199ae8fa4f0ef/v/45a324c5219fca0136c4240c/e/5104799fd810ebb1022a8885?renderMode=0&uiState=6854debb2b0f212b7627516b
================= General Links =================
🔗 Here's a link to the project's Github page:
github.com/Project-DeepBlue-Juggling/Jugglebot
🔗 Link to the main Onshape Assembly:
cad.onshape.com/documents/4d6545620c55797d3bb36f68/w/42ced3a9fe5d1bf7afc6efff/e/bf84687f92e1fd7b5e47b388
🔗 And to the project's Zulip site:
pdj.zulipchat.com
🔗 If you want to help support this project, the best way to do so is through my Patreon, here:
patreon.com/HarrisonLow
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00:00 - Intro Countdown
00:28 - Stream Starts
02:10 - Fun Tangential Thought - Bounce Piano Jugglebot!
06:50 - Motor Testing Went Well!
23:56 - How Precisely Can We Control These Motors?
40:10 - Changing the Base Actuation
45:15 - CAN Bus Progress
1:08:35 - To Use Only ODrive Pros? Or Pro and v3.6?
1:13:38 - CAD Updates
1:25:10 - Custom Encoder PCBs?
1:27:50 - Demo of Tensioning Mechanism
1:30:22 - On Cable Routing
1:34:40 - Hand Bumper Ideas
1:40:15 - How to Store/Use Hookup Wire??
1:43:40 - Final Remarks
Ball Butler is coming along! It's nice to see how easily some of these things come together when you know what you're doing...
Filmed on June 20th, 2025
=========== Links Specific to This Stream ===========
🔗 Piano Juggling:
youtube.com/watch?v=AxHt4-GDvck
🔗 Said and Done, by Nils Frahm:
youtube.com/watch?v=T62feNLeQA0
🔗 Now, Run, by Hania Rani:
youtube.com/watch?v=CWpVs8XH3w0
🔗 BLDC Motor Indicator Dial Test Rig CAD:
cad.onshape.com/documents/cc43f384d1505390c0f68f4e/w/57cf19b565811ce5ce08202f/e/bfe32fdda07bde79b9cc6147?renderMode=0&uiState=6854de34805c2b48b940f83a
🔗 Ball Butler CAD with Rotating Pitch Shaft (and Hollowed Main Ring):
cad.onshape.com/documents/b9a77ae444a199ae8fa4f0ef/v/21482245060d0276239ce9a9/e/f925c0a5f842dda698974b97?renderMode=0&uiState=6854de762b0f212b7627506d
🔗 Ball Butler CAD with (rough) New Base Motor Position:
cad.onshape.com/documents/b9a77ae444a199ae8fa4f0ef/v/45a324c5219fca0136c4240c/e/5104799fd810ebb1022a8885?renderMode=0&uiState=6854debb2b0f212b7627516b
================= General Links =================
🔗 Here's a link to the project's Github page:
github.com/Project-DeepBlue-Juggling/Jugglebot
🔗 Link to the main Onshape Assembly:
cad.onshape.com/documents/4d6545620c55797d3bb36f68/w/42ced3a9fe5d1bf7afc6efff/e/bf84687f92e1fd7b5e47b388
🔗 And to the project's Zulip site:
pdj.zulipchat.com
🔗 If you want to help support this project, the best way to do so is through my Patreon, here:
patreon.com/HarrisonLow
---
00:00 - Intro Countdown
00:28 - Stream Starts
02:10 - Fun Tangential Thought - Bounce Piano Jugglebot!
06:50 - Motor Testing Went Well!
23:56 - How Precisely Can We Control These Motors?
40:10 - Changing the Base Actuation
45:15 - CAN Bus Progress
1:08:35 - To Use Only ODrive Pros? Or Pro and v3.6?
1:13:38 - CAD Updates
1:25:10 - Custom Encoder PCBs?
1:27:50 - Demo of Tensioning Mechanism
1:30:22 - On Cable Routing
1:34:40 - Hand Bumper Ideas
1:40:15 - How to Store/Use Hookup Wire??
1:43:40 - Final Remarks
