I also had a dream of using a gas engine on the floor to power my fan. Then I woke up, and thought.... if it wasn't so loud, and smelly, i'd do it 100%. Combustion engines are beautiful.
Ha, anyway, the servo is the crux of the mechanics, I had to make sure it satisfied my base requirements. Any extra is always welcomed but money seems to escape me everyday.
As finals week nears I bit the bullet and made a decision on purchasing a servo. Rather than get one of the heavy discounted used versions, I wanted all the accessories that came with it originally. Things such as the rubber grommets and brass "things" they use to isolate vibrations from the servo on r/c cars. Because I was thinking, not that my project will go on an off-road adventure, I could use that isolation to help quiet down everything. Even it was just a little. A whiny servo is pretty apparent from the labs I've done and seen around the floor.
So I found a used one with the complete parts and still saved some money:
Hitec HS-7955TG High Torque Titanium Gear Coreless Servo
Oof, just the thought of titanium gearing makes it sound so lux. Some reasons why I chose this:
It can run on low voltage
It has high torque to voltage ratio
It is much quieter than other servos with similar specs
Programmable
Smooth operation
This servo is currently being re-routed through my jobs internal mailing system so I should get it by EOD today. Which means I can start prototyping the scale I want it to be!
Also while browsing the internet I found some inspirational posts that I'd like to have in my mind as I go through the fabrication process:
for general aesthetic ideas:
https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2018/10/origami-ballet-costumes/
and for servo mounts:
And I can totally build these servo mounts too. The wood look would blend in better. I'll think of how to fully enclose the servo to hide more of the "inner workings" of the piece.
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