Being a small shop i have to do nearly everything myself (and the wife. the wife. Dont forget the wife!!), including the packaging of all the hardware.
I started off counting washers.
I quickly 3d printed a dowel-rod shaped jig that would only hold a set amount of washers. Just fill it and its the correct qty.
That's still not good enough...
So I designed and printed this. I'm just waiting for another arduino to come in as the one i have doesnt have good connections on the sockets. Ordered a pre-soldered one hoping to have better luck.
It should come in today so i can finish programming it to dispense the desired quantity of washers for my CoverGuard product.
Its made this big to accommodate larger washers with a disc change out (blue). However, its still too big even for the largest washer i designed to dispense. Ill end up making a v2 once i have enough changes to justify editing and spending another 13 hrs/700g of filament.
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