Project is real as first part arrives
Well this is the year that I make a interesting leap. What does this leap involve you may wonder.
It involves building my very own full-size R/C R2-D2 Droid. Yep that is right this is the year that I begin this project of Uber Geekdom. So for the last few weeks I have been compiling the list of parts and then ordering those pieces that are available with the current part runs.
Well one part was fairly easy to get as it is an item (known as the rockler bearing) that is available all year around from Rockler Woodworking. The exciting part is that it got here today and just holding the box made the whole project real. That yes I was actually doing this, I was actually building my own droid and in time I would have R2-D2 running around my house or to take out and show off.
Opening the box was nothing but pure excitement of seeing the part in person instead of drooling over it on the online catalog. A first glimpse everything else around seemed to disappear as a little whisper started up in my head…. “My precious… me wants my precious…”
Which is some how appropriate since the rockler bearing looks a lot like a big ring. Just hope that I do not have to eventually drop it into the depths of Mt Doom.
Here is what the rockler bearing looks like:
Yes just a simple looking piece but it is one of the pieces that will allow the droid\’s head to spin around and around and around and around and around. Ok I am sure you get the picture.
Now I just have to wait for other parts to get here to start assembly. So check back from time to time and see what progress is going on as I will be updating with parts arrivals, build progress, issues that I stuck on.
