Lowrider V4 with Laser for kite building

Hiho!

I still have no table. The car rental doesn’t answer my request. I’m afraid, they are in their holidays.

But I was in the mood to do something for my Lowraider. I sourced a touchscreen (13,3 Zoll, FHD 1920×1080) on amazon. And I got me an old computer from work. They don’t have to pay for the recycling, and I get a computer for free.

With Ubuntu on it, autologin for an unprivileged user, and autostart of chromium into fullscreen, this gives a nice console for my Lowrider. FigUI looks great (demo mode in the image, bit it works on my Lowrider too).

Yes, I did some vinyl cutting on my brother plotter.

I’m thinking about changing the monitor arm. The one in use is one I borrowed from the office. I may print something smaller for the small monitor.

I really can’t wait to do the first cuts! It’s really fun to build something else then kites. And I can’t wait to use it for my kites. I’m full of ideas!

I dig it! Somewhere in here I have a thread about doing something way less awesome with an old laptop.

I know your thread! It’s well done!

I tried first with an old laptop to. But I didn’t like the feel of using a touchpad and keyboard. I have a very similar construction with a touchscreen for my old 3D printer, and I love a touchscreen for maschine control. It just feels so natural.

If I hadn’t the opportunity to source an old pc for free, I would have stayed with the old laptop! But rescuing the computer from the landfill and giving it a second live seams a good idea to me.

This is the console for my 3D-Printer:

-oO(Yeah, my man cave just looks a bit like a mess!)

This OctoDash, and AddOn for OctoPrint an Raspberry Pi 4B.

Yeah, it’s a bit of an overkill sizewise of the screen, but my eyes getting older and my finger thicker.

And yes, it’s really and old Prusa MK3S+, and I printed all parts for the Lowrider with it. It’s still a very reliable printer.

And I have to put some of this little people on my new screen. :slight_smile:

I wouldn’t go that far lol. But yes, touch screens are nice for sure.

Come on! Making a Atom Processor running a modern system is great work! I gave up on this systems and send them to the next archaeological museum!