On 10 October 2012 17:31, Jason Burton <lathebuil...@gmail.com> wrote:
> In that case let's reframe the problem. > > Build something akin to a felt tipped marker with a dome shaped tip. > Complete with adhesive reservoir instead of ink. > > Mount it tip down with a small vertical actuator. An air cylinder perhaps. > > Apply adhesive to the wood instead of the marble. > > Might that serve your purpose better? > > An elastic constriction chuck would not have to maintain rotational > alignment then. The marbles would rotate randomly on insertion without > consequence. > > On Oct 10, 2012 10:04 AM, "craig" <cr...@facework.com> wrote: > > > > Thanks for an approach I did not even consider. You got me thinking > > about how to use wicking processes. > > > > I am reticent to use picking up balls since quality control on some > > batches (colors) was not that good. > > > > if I can find the right material maybe I can just push them through an > > elastic hole. A shaped piston would not depend so much on quality. > > > > > > Craig > > It's looks like everyone is exploring their imagination on this one. You probably could have finished the job manually by now ;-) Another idea regarding placing the balls, is that a P&P is overkill. You just need a large catch tray that feeds into a bucket. You place your board within that, then scoop up a cupfull of balls and simply pour over the table. The holes will soon fill up. So then your focus would be on dispensing glue. If the balls are a neat fit, then you only need a drop, or a circular bead, around the top. Once that has set, you could flip over and do the other side. Regards Roland ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Don't let slow site performance ruin your business. Deploy New Relic APM Deploy New Relic app performance management and know exactly what is happening inside your Ruby, Python, PHP, Java, and .NET app Try New Relic at no cost today and get our sweet Data Nerd shirt too! http://p.sf.net/sfu/newrelic-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
