Every second for a vac?
Is there remote control from an app or app that lets you see if it’s “online” or not?
If so, it’s probably for that. Only way for it to communicate is for it to call out, and it’s much more complicated programmatically to maintain a persistent connection
Didn’t we have that in another thread with a link to one of those that sends everything back?
It’s crazy to me that your vacuum sends that much traffic. But my car takes like 20s to update the status on the app.
So much software gore out there. I wish I could fix it all.
Ok…Off the cuff, left field idea…
CnC is the future, and the future is now. Coupled with 3d printing, the sky’s the limit right?
Lets get back to old school, learn viable skillsets, and educate the coming generation…
Think 1970, high school, shop class……
As a community, why not explore the feasability of providing an LR4 “kit”…donated to appropriate orginazations that can provide a self paced, self starter type of situation… think Boys/Girls clubs, big brothers.big sisters type groups, the field is wide open…
Those in this community that are able and willing can simply print/provide the printed parts… as well as the mentorship needed.
Not sure how to deal with the hardware side…. need to explore options/ideas there.
My point is, get 20 kids interested in one cnc, and I’d bet that the experiance would propagate downstream… I don’t know…. again, just a left field random thought.
Just throwing it out there.
From what I have always been told is providing a lesson plan to go with your hardware is a much easier path to getting things into any sort of teacher’s hands, even if they don’t plan on following it.
The other downside of schools is how they want to pay, net 90, with a check mailed out at the end of a quarter, sometimes you have to register with the district as a supplier. It can get a bit rough.
But…I am finally getting into a position where I think we are nearly ready to really start sorting all that out.
I sold a LR4 to a teacher last year. I believe he paid for it his self but I am not sure on that. It was a private school. But they paid up front just like any other customer does. But I think for learning the kids should put the machine together as well, not just buy it prebuilt from me. But I can also see where in a “shop class” setting they don’t want to mess with that part, they just want to make things with the machine.
I think I’ve said it before but with the jackpot and Fluid Touch something like a handibot (which looks like its all but abandoned as a product) would be a flexible, accessible fun thing to build and use as a router/laser/plotter/vinyl cutter
Gotta wait to see what happens with the Compass before attempting anything like that.
Man, that would not work at all in Germany. Spinny murder robots in children’s hands… My Makerspace Club is stalled, I don’t have enough lessons. Should aks my boss again nicely. I really want to do it and build a LR. 
Bunch of pansy’s. Not like the LR4 is going to get up off the table and take off across the room after everyone 
The teacher neets a certification, the machine needs to be certified… Ugh. So no, no killer robots in the EU. 
Only pre-build shite.
What about some cyclone, blast gates and overall waste/dust management system for the LR4?
@Michael_Melancon is working on something like this for his house right now. Waiting for him to finish so I can make mine better!
After 2 years of having a motorized blast gate mounted to the wall that I still manually open and close because it’s not actually connected, I finally bit the bullet and have been working on the controller side of my automated dust collection system.
I’m building an ESP32 based controller firmware that let’s multiple ESP32s talk to each other over ESPNow to coordinate a system of blast gates/switches/Dust Collectors, etc
I’ve only been testing it on dev boards on a bench, but it looks promising so far.
Once it gets a little more polished, I’ll share it publicly
That would be a nice toy for the shop. Are you going to sell ready made boards so I don’t have to suffer solder? 
Not to the EU with y’all’s stupid electronics rules
Fixed it for you
Bullying, that’s what it is!! 
are these going to be the 3d printed variety with magnetic attachments? I like the idea of those, but lack the patience to actually draw it.
Not sure about any magnetic attachments but I know we both run a 3d printed ball valve that is set up for a servo motor. I had one working back when I was running the LR3 and had a video of it somewhere on here. But I had a cheapest of the cheap aliexpress ESP on it that didn’t last long. Been waiting on @Michael_Melancon to finally get it all figured out and working so I had a better plan to follow
