My Storage has a Search Bar! Gridfinity + 8,552 LEDs = Litfinity!
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Published 2023-11-27
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I'm building a massive smart workshop organizer system, with mechanical vertical carousels, automatic inventory tracking, and a truly astounding number of rainbow lights. First step: Prototype the core features, registering, searching, and of course lighting the bins.
It turned out to be a great chance to show you how to prototype - aggressively cutting time, squashing assumptions, and avoiding time sinks are critical when the project is so massive.
Source code and design files for this project will not be shared. I just don't have the time to prepare such a massive set of assets. I may change this policy in a later stage - it all depends on how quickly I can pull this project together.
Also, I got to use a Pantheon HS3. It's truly bananas. pantheondesign.com/
Key components:
RGB Tape, 144 LEDs per meter: amzn.to/3unxL6b
RGB matrix, 64x64, 2mm pitch: amzn.to/3utjJ3c
49E Hall sensor: amzn.to/3RczXGM
T-Display-S3 ESP32, 1.9": amzn.to/47rsB7L
Glass reed switch (HIGHLY SUSSY): amzn.to/3uBWWSA
Plastic reed switch (LESS SUSSY): amzn.to/3Gfwscf
Raspberry Pi 400: amzn.to/3uthQDr
PN532 RFID Reader Module w/ Tags: amzn.to/4a2Vidc
Key models:
Laptop Frame for Pi 400 by n602: www.thingiverse.com/thing:5375800
Gridfinity basic frames:
Timetable:
00:00-03:00 Why? How? What?
03:00-05:43 What made this possible
05:43-07:37 Setting constraints
07:37-11:12 Lights and sensors
11:12-13:54 Everything goes wrong
13:54-17:07 Building base station
17:07-20:40 Building baseplate
20:40-23:54 Baseplate, base station, database
23:54-27:50 Thankies
27:50-28:14 The most elaborate Patron thank-you of all time
Credits:
"Wall-E" by Walt Disney Pictures/Pixar Animation Studios
"Vertical Carousel Storage System SSTEEL" by SteelDesign Vietnam
"Vertical Storage and Retrieval Carousel VSR" by SpaceSavingStorage
"B***h Please" by Michett
Stock footage, effects, and CGI from Storyblocks
Interference SFX by Partners in Rhyme
Other SFX by www.zapsplat.com
Play button image from Wikimedia Commons
All Comments (21)
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Please don’t limit your future builds to only projects the common maker can achieve. Being shown ideas that are currently out of our reach is a fantastic way to stretch our imaginations, and it provides inspiration to grow our skills and climb out of our comfort zones! Keep it up Zack!
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While I enjoy seeing you design and make things that I could also print, I love to see your creativity go wild and do your thing. I don’t think you should need to worry if it’s accessible for people/hobbyists to make. You inspire me no matter if I can make the thing you’re making or not.
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I need this in my life, right now! I have no idea where most if my parts are these days... edit "hallucinating ball bearings again" now that's a mood 😫😫
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"You do not deserve to make progress just because you put in the work." That's a hell of a life lesson in the most straight forward wording, should be taught to everyone doing anything.
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It would be nice to have access to the source code and models. Even if there is no documentation it could be useful to someone who wants to make something similar.
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Spread your wings and fly Zach honestly most of your projects feel to ambitious for a feline like me but always a great source of inspiration
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“You do not deserve to make progress just because you put in the work” is a great philosophy. So many people confuse working hard with doing good work.
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The absolute best maker channel on youtube. Coding? ✅ 3D printing? ✅ Electronics? ✅ Really bad CNC? ✅ Wackadoodle projects? ✅ Bits of wisdom and project philosophy which helped me personally get a new job a few hours ago? ✅ Ranked alliteration? ✅
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This is got to be the most ADHD OCD thing I've ever seen and I am absolutely loving it
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You know that someone is good at what they do and excited about a project when you watch a thirty minute video about it and it feels like 5 minutes.
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i love that even Zach falls to the trap of turning Prototypes into projects by accident, looking forward to see where Litfinity ends up going
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I am cool with you splashing out at long as you don't stop making stuff we can replicate. I hate when a channel starts out resonating with us small guys and then gets to a point where we can't follow along anymore, but you being happy with what you are producing is important and should take at least some precedence in the projects you take on.
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All of your projects don't have to be easily re-createable stuff like this is still super inspiring! Granted I have worked on a similar project before, just never got around to finishing it as you've so clearly demonstrated it's a huge heckin' project!
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Make the bottom of each shelf on the carousel out of acrylic, then put qr codes on the bottom of each tray. Then you just have a camera at the bottom of the carousel that scans all the trays. And then you use a small projector to light up the trays
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Don't sweat about making sure that your personal projects are community ready. Making these videos is what inspires creators to do what you do! Even if a cool project doesn't have community facing documentation and guides, it's a fun challenge for me to make a concept that I like from a cool video.
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I think it's awesome to do these non-repeatable projects from time to time! It brings out a lot of creativity and might inspire more people to prototype and design solutions to their own problems.
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If not having to make it accessible means you can do bigger and cooler projects I'm all for it. The fact of the matter is we don't come to your channel for tutorials. We come for entertainment and inspiration. In my mind part of the fun is figuring out how to do things yourself, so when I see a video that talks about a cool thing you make, and you talk in general terms how you did it, going on my own, researching and learning and adapting it to fit my particular need and making it my own is part of the fun
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I come to watch you kick ass with your own projects. Don't limit the difficulty of your projects just so a build guide can be published. I get the most value from seeing how you overcome difficulties. Keep pushing the limit!
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"When you fail, do not try to salvage it. You do not deserve to make progress just because you put in the work. Make it fast. Make it sloppy. Assume it's going right in the trash." Some of the best words of wisdom I've heard in a long time and the ones that need to become widely known these days. For this quote alone I might have to just follow this page. Lol
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By not limiting yourself to layman accessibility, you open our eyes to what's possible with a little ambition. Your creativity is invaluable. Please continue being you.
