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Only because they didn't know how to ask the vendor to do it for them. I guarantee this vendor would be delighted to make them to spec at a 1ku volume, max. Re

by 15155 6mo ago

Only because they didn't know how to ask the vendor to do it for them. I guarantee this vendor would be delighted to make them to spec at a 1ku volume, max. Rewinding isn't even a meaningful SKU distinction or line retool, it's a configuration parameter. At 12 motors per product, it's easy to hit MOQ.

dezgeg 6mo ago
Reminder that this was a student project.
drzaiusx11 6mo ago
There are inventor programs that'll literally ship you to Shenzhen to build connections to manufacturing sites and even provide you with a liaison, etc. I only know this because I was once in a program that did exactly this.
- modeless 6mo ago
  Mind linking some?
  - drzaiusx11 6mo ago
    HAX Ventures (Formerly HAXLR8R) https://hax.co/ https://hax.co/ TroubleMaker (Conquer! program) https://troublemakershenzhen.com/member/apprentice-membership/ https://troublemakershenzhen.com/member/apprentice-membershi... Seeed Maker Camp https://www.seeedstudio.com/blog/2024/01/15/introducing-maker-camp-in-shenzhen https://www.seeedstudio.com/blog/2024/01/15/introducing-make... I was an alumni of HAXLR8R before the rename.
Animats 6mo ago
Rewinding drone motors for high torque and lower speed seems to be a popular thing. Here's the commercial process of machine winding motors like that.[1] That's a medium-volume machine, loaded and unloaded by hand, and adjustable for different wire and motor geometry. Here's a hobbyist version of a similar winder.[2] And another automatic hobbyist winder. Those wind under uniform tension, and with wire positioning, so you get a smooth, tight winding. This matters if you're going to use the motor much. Doesn't matter as much for short-lived toys. There should soon be enough convergence that low cost, high torque, low speed models are off the shelf items. It's a great time to be building robots. Used to be all uphill on the parts side. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMk2qFFcSho https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMk2qFFcSho [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=486nUU2FjGU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=486nUU2FjGU [3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-tAsM0K7Sg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-tAsM0K7Sg

by 15155 6mo ago

dezgeg 6mo ago

Reminder that this was a student project.

drzaiusx11 6mo ago

There are inventor programs that'll literally ship you to Shenzhen to build connections to manufacturing sites and even provide you with a liaison, etc. I only know this because I was once in a program that did exactly this.

modeless 6mo ago
Mind linking some?
- drzaiusx11 6mo ago
  HAX Ventures (Formerly HAXLR8R) https://hax.co/ https://hax.co/ TroubleMaker (Conquer! program) https://troublemakershenzhen.com/member/apprentice-membership/ https://troublemakershenzhen.com/member/apprentice-membershi... Seeed Maker Camp https://www.seeedstudio.com/blog/2024/01/15/introducing-maker-camp-in-shenzhen https://www.seeedstudio.com/blog/2024/01/15/introducing-make... I was an alumni of HAXLR8R before the rename.

Animats 6mo ago

Rewinding drone motors for high torque and lower speed seems to be a popular thing. Here's the commercial process of machine winding motors like that.[1] That's a medium-volume machine, loaded and unloaded by hand, and adjustable for different wire and motor geometry. Here's a hobbyist version of a similar winder.[2] And another automatic hobbyist winder. Those wind under uniform tension, and with wire positioning, so you get a smooth, tight winding. This matters if you're going to use the motor much. Doesn't matter as much for short-lived toys. There should soon be enough convergence that low cost, high torque, low speed models are off the shelf items. It's a great time to be building robots. Used to be all uphill on the parts side. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMk2qFFcSho https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMk2qFFcSho [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=486nUU2FjGU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=486nUU2FjGU [3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-tAsM0K7Sg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-tAsM0K7Sg