Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Ball Butler's base is coming along now! There are still a few main components left to design, and I have a couple lingering questions that may only be answered once prototypes are built. All in all, I'm happy with how Ball Butler is developing!
Filmed on July 4th, 2025
=========== Links Specific to This Stream ===========
🔗 Current Ball Butler Document:
cad.onshape.com/documents/b9a77ae444a199ae8fa4f0ef/v/48dc4937e6f6d8eabbb060de/e/0eef08dd888af369e5dd61b1?renderMode=0&uiState=68672386e4104c1d9cd632ad
🔗 Incorrect Base Idler Pulleys Document:
cad.onshape.com/documents/b9a77ae444a199ae8fa4f0ef/v/ccb1ef17f8aaff552de4c553/e/5d9d2677c34055d9cc9c9f49?renderMode=0&leftPanel=false&uiState=6867232de4104c1d9cd631ac
🔗 Washer Onshape Document:
cad.onshape.com/documents/e13896240e5c62a8c8169109/v/9929310330a89c584f0c911e/e/b01f214033563783e59c8459?configuration=List_8DJ9ttsTvGmv8W%3DDefault&renderMode=0&uiState=6867230ee4104c1d9cd63124
================= 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
00:26 - Stream Starts
01:00 - Pitch Axis String Length Discrepancy
12:39 - Does Anticogging Help Position Accuracy?
20:04 - Base Actuation CAD
41:34 - Other CAD Updates
45:16 - Off-Axis Encoder?
52:40 - No (Electrical) Braking!
1:01:46 - Using a Spring to Throw the Ball?
1:06:42 - Ball Butler's Power Situation...
1:13:16 - A Better Onshape Library
1:18:00 - General Thoughts
1:23:46 - Update on my Electronics Binder
1:26:13 - Spring Thrower Modelling
Ball Butler's base is coming along now! There are still a few main components left to design, and I have a couple lingering questions that may only be answered once prototypes are built. All in all, I'm happy with how Ball Butler is developing!
Filmed on July 4th, 2025
=========== Links Specific to This Stream ===========
🔗 Current Ball Butler Document:
cad.onshape.com/documents/b9a77ae444a199ae8fa4f0ef/v/48dc4937e6f6d8eabbb060de/e/0eef08dd888af369e5dd61b1?renderMode=0&uiState=68672386e4104c1d9cd632ad
🔗 Incorrect Base Idler Pulleys Document:
cad.onshape.com/documents/b9a77ae444a199ae8fa4f0ef/v/ccb1ef17f8aaff552de4c553/e/5d9d2677c34055d9cc9c9f49?renderMode=0&leftPanel=false&uiState=6867232de4104c1d9cd631ac
🔗 Washer Onshape Document:
cad.onshape.com/documents/e13896240e5c62a8c8169109/v/9929310330a89c584f0c911e/e/b01f214033563783e59c8459?configuration=List_8DJ9ttsTvGmv8W%3DDefault&renderMode=0&uiState=6867230ee4104c1d9cd63124
================= 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
00:26 - Stream Starts
01:00 - Pitch Axis String Length Discrepancy
12:39 - Does Anticogging Help Position Accuracy?
20:04 - Base Actuation CAD
41:34 - Other CAD Updates
45:16 - Off-Axis Encoder?
52:40 - No (Electrical) Braking!
1:01:46 - Using a Spring to Throw the Ball?
1:06:42 - Ball Butler's Power Situation...
1:13:16 - A Better Onshape Library
1:18:00 - General Thoughts
1:23:46 - Update on my Electronics Binder
1:26:13 - Spring Thrower Modelling
