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[A] Aluminum sheet,
0.032" thick, at least
9"× 10", 5052 alloy
[B] 9V batteries ( 2)
[BB] 9V battery snaps ( 2)
Jameco #11280
( jameco.com) or
RadioShack #270-324
[C] Jumper wires, solid
core, 22 gauge Maker Shed
#MKEL1 ( makershed.com)
or Jameco #19290, or cut
your own from solid core wire
[D] Du-Bro Mini E/Z
Connectors and Micro
Aileron System
Hobby-Town USA #DUB845 and
#DUB850 ( hobbytown.com)
[E] Paint I used Rust-Oleum
Painter’s Touch Apple Red
Gloss #1966.
Photography by Ed Troxell
[F] Arduino Duemilanove
microcontroller Maker Shed
#MKSP4. The Diecimila
version will also work.
[G] Dual motor driver
board, 1A Dual TB6612FNG
SparkFun #ROB-08905
( sparkfun.com)
[H] ProtoShield kit
SparkFun #DEV-07914 or
Maker Shed #MKAD6
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[I] Rigid plastic, around
3½"× 3½"× 5"
[J] Lego tires, 49. 6× 28
VR ( 2)
[K] Heat-shrink tubing
[L] FASTENERS
Machine screws:
1-72×¼" ( 2),
4-40× 2" ( 2),
4-40× 1" ( 8)
Sheet metal screws,
#6×¼" ( 4)
Nuts: 1-72 ( 2), 4-40 ( 6)
#4 lock washers ( 4)
1" pop rivets ( 2)
[M] On/off switch, SPST
rocker Jameco #316022
[N] Servo extension
wire, 12" Hobby Town USA
#EXRA115, to plug into the
rangefinder, not the servo
[O] 3-pin right-angle male
headers ( 2) Break apart a
10-pin header like Jameco
#2076949.
[P] Servomotor, Hitec
HS- 55 sub-micro
Hobby Town USA
#HRC31055S or ServoCity
#31055S ( servocity.com)
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[Q] 0.1μF capacitors ( 2)
RadioShack #272-135 or
Jameco #15229
[R] 10kΩ resistors ( 2)
RadioShack #271-1335 or
Jameco #691104
[S] 2" metal ball caster
SparkFun #ROB-08909
[T] 9V battery holder clips
( 2) Jameco #105794 or
RadioShack #270-326
[U] Wire, solid core
insulated and stranded
insulated, 22 gauge,
red and black
[V] Scrap wood, 1× 3 or
wider (¾" thick), 6" long
[W] GM2/3/8/9/17
gearmotor mounts ( 2)
aka hubs, Solarbotics #GM W
( solarbotics.com)
[X] Mini breadboard
for ProtoShield, SparkFun
#PR T-08801 or Maker Shed
#MKKN1
[Y] Drive motors,
Gearmotor 9 ( 2)
Maker Shed #SBGM9
or Solarbotics #GM9
[Z] Ping rangefinder
RadioShack part #276-031
or Maker Shed #MKPX5
TOOLS
9" bandsaw with
1" metal cutting blade
18" bending brake Harbor
Freight ( harborfreight.com)
#39103-8VGA, $35
Drill press with vise clamp
and scrap wood block
Fractional drill bit set
#43 drill bit
Step drill, aka unibit, Harbor
Freight #91616-0VGA
2" hole saw
4-40 tap and tap handle
Pop rivet tool
Small metal file
Drafting square
Center punch and
small hammer
Nibbler tool
Jameco #18810, $8
Handheld deburring tool
Soldering iron and solder
Screwdrivers for screws
and servo parts
Needlenose pliers
Double-sided and regular
cellophane tape
Double-sided foam tape
Black electrical tape
Small nail
Protective eyewear
Computer with internet
connection and printer
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