Hi Guys,
In this livestream I will demonstrate how to assemble an SSR2. I'll start with the twist receiver and the other parts that I have released. Remember to join on discord if you'd like to participate in the chat, otherwise there's YouTube.
There will be a part 2 later this month once I have released the rest of the STLs.
Tempest.
2025-11-02 20:37:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Guys, I've been quite unwell for the last week and I've not made the progress I'd hoped. So here's the plan: as promised I'm going to release today the STLs as they are, which includes the finished receiver and top frame.
I will follow up with the chassis and electronics enclosure soon, as well as a wiring diagram and the firmware. In the meantime I'm going to attach some notes so that you can get started putting this together. I'm also going to set up a livestream for Monday in ...
2025-11-02 00:53:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi Guys,
This is this month's livestream. As I mentioned a few days ago I have a new machine to show off. This is the Tune in and see me demonstrate the SSR2 prototype. This is my all-new two-axis brushless motor driven stroker.
Livestream is at 2300 BST (1800 EDT) on 20th October. YouTube link is above, but if you'd like to join the chat and interact the Discord server is the place to be.
Tempest
2025-10-19 21:36:55 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi guys,
SSR2 Alpha is on the way.
This is a new multi-axis machine that combines up-and-down strokes with twist.
I've been resisting calls for a twist module for SSR1. These can be heavy and awkward, but the main reason is I really don't like the flying leads needed to hook up a twist motor electrically. Historically the leads to the twist servos on the OSR2 and SR6 were always a pain and failed regularly.
SSR2 (the Silent Stroker Robot, 2-axis) is a totally new devic...
2025-10-14 20:08:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi Guys,
It's now October so as promised here's an exclusive update on SSR2 Alpha. This device will be a 2-axis quiet stroker. It will have a VESA mounting scheme just like OSR2 and SR6 but its movement axes will be stroke and twist. This will be a very unique machine, both in its configuration and its drive mechanism. I have come up with a unique parallel twin-motor system that means there's no motor or wiring on the receiver itself.
I have assembled and tested the receiver now...
Hi Guys.
As I said in my public post, I'm going to do a livestream on heat management in SSR1. I've been doing some experiments and what I've found is very interesting. I'll demonstrate it live.
See you later on YouTube, or better still join us on Discord if you want to join the chat.
Tempest
Edit: We had some tech issues with the livestream so I've had to edit and re-upload the recording. Video link works again now!
2025-09-22 12:58:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi guys. This month I am doing some long needed research into the issue of motor heating. I am also aiming to get an early, early alpha for my 2-axis brushless device out soon.
Designing SSR1 has been a very interesting experience because whilst the device only has one axis it has exposed me to a whole range of engineering problems that need to be solved, or at least understood. This is especially true if we want to build a device that is effectively multiple SSR1s working together to ...
2025-09-11 20:20:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi guys,
This is, of all things, a ring-shaped shower nozzle with oscillating internal pulses. For fun reasons of course.
Sometimes I have wacky, out-there ideas. In this case what I wanted to was to get a little bit of experience printing using PETG (which is what I recommend you print these parts from). A dumb nozzle, with a screw-on thread fitting was an interesting exercise, but ...
2025-09-02 14:58:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi guys,
This livestream is a demo of the brushless motor linear actuators I have been working on recently. Quite excited to show you guys what I've been working on.
Tempest.
2025-08-18 15:29:37 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi Guys, it’s time for an update on what I’ve been up to.
My long term goal is very quiet multi-axis stroker devices, driven by brushless motors, and I have been using the summer lull to make some significant progress toward this. In the meantime, incremental improvements to SSR1 is the name of the game for my short term releases.
As you might imagine building a multi-axis device without the relative simplicity of servos is far from easy, and that’s before I add in the key d...
2025-08-18 14:56:21 +0000 UTC View Post
Time for another minor release as I get through the summer silly season and work on interesting stuff in the background
This is an alternate encoder mount for SSR1. I have noticed that it seems to be increasingly difficult to get hold of the form factor of MT6701 encoder that i specify in the build instructions, with a new form factor becoming more available. I have therefore created an encoder mount that will hold the new board.
This is a swap-in replacement for the existing MT67...
2025-08-02 09:45:54 +0000 UTC View Post
This is a minor release as I'm working on some background stuff at the moment, leading up to more substantial releases in the future. This is an updated FeelStroker type receiver for SSR1 Beta that should be a bit stiffer than the previous iteration.
Enjoy!
Tempest
(The files are protected with the july password because of an ongoing Patreon security flaw. Check your email. Check your Spam Folder. As a $8 or $16 patron you should h...
2025-07-01 15:52:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi Guys, it's time for an update.
I have a small hardware release coming, but mostly I'm working on backend stuff and future projects. Plus I've been on my summer holiday.
For my Maker ($8) release I am putting out a new receiver for SSR1 Beta. It's a drop-in replacement for the current one for the FeelStroker case. I already knew theoretically that a cone is stiffer than a cylinder, especially against side loads, but it took me until this month to remember it! I think this receiv...
2025-06-25 19:01:39 +0000 UTC View Post
This is the hardware release for June: I call it the Ergo Body. I have designed this with handheld use in mind. It's an alternate case base, case cover and fan housing for SSR1 Beta. There are A and B variants of the case cover. All of the other SSR1 parts, assembly procedures, etc are exactly the same.
As with the standard case it uses M3 heat set thread inserts. You will need an extra 2x M3x25mm countersunk bolts for the case cover and 4x M3x20mm regular bolts to mount the fan cover.<...
2025-06-01 19:10:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi guys, it's time for an overdue update on what I'm up to.
Short term I have an alternate case design for the SSR1 on the way, longer term I have a rather unique multi-axis device getting close to a first prototype.
SSR1 Beta was designed to be simple and uncomplicated, a significant improvement on the Alpha design. It's a device that's intended to be used hands free with a mount of some kind. However, something that I have intended from the beginning has been to design an altern...
2025-05-28 18:53:28 +0000 UTC View Post
This is the hardware release for May, in which I have given the SR6 some long overdue love and attention.
I have updated the base and frame to use M3x5.7mm and M4x8.1mm heat-set inserts in place of the M3 and M4 nuts in the original Beta design. I have also updated the lid and arm parts to use M3x12mm countersunk bolts, which I think look much better aesthetically and should be less prone to coming loose.
I looked at replacing the M4 nuts in the bearing links with inserts, but aft...
2025-05-01 22:59:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi Guys,
I want to make my community livestreams a regular thing again, 2-3 times a month. The last one went well, and I was very pleased how the streaming to YouTube made the video immediately available for those of you who couldn't make it.
I would like some feedback however. In the last week since the stream the video has already been viewed 130 or so times, and yet my live audience was relatively small. Let me know if you think I could stream at a better time, or if you need m...
2025-04-24 18:23:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi Guys,
I'm going to do another livestream this week. I'm going to start assembling a new SR6, including new parts updated to use heat-set inserts. I thought it would be good to demonstrate installing the inserts, because they're not as scary as they might seem at first.
The stream will be at 11pm BST ( 2200 GMT, 1800 EDT), so do come and join me. You can watch on YouTube, or if you'd like to participate in the chat you can watch and chat in the Tempest Discord server.
See ...
2025-04-15 18:50:21 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi Guys,
Time for a public update: I am back, SSR1 Beta is a thing, and I'm now working on some longer term projects. In the meantime expect some incremental hardware upgrades.
As I continue to move away from servo-based devices toward brushless motors I want to leave my old devices in a good state. Back in June '22 I created the build packs to effectively draw a line under OSR2 and SR6 so I could go forward to other things. Since then however I have added to both of these device...
2025-04-15 15:10:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi Guys,
I'm going to have another go at livestreaming to YouTube, as I think I've resolved the technical issues from last time! I've had a significant amount of interest in an introduction to basic CAD skills, so the plan is to do a quick demo of how to use Fusion360, then maybe take a look at some of my designs in CAD if there's time.
The stream will be at 11pm BST ( 2200 GMT, 1800 EDT), so do come and join me. You can watch on YouTube, or if you'd like to participate in the ch...
From time to time I like to promote other creators. This one is long overdue!
Sorites Paradox, the creator of Ayva Software, which includes tools that are a well established staple of this community, has created an online store. In this store you will be able to buy completed builds of TCode devices and related accessories.
I don’t like to play favourites when it comes to builders, but I do think that this store is worth a shout out. It’s clear that Sorites Paradox is putting ...
2025-04-08 23:07:24 +0000 UTC View Post
The purpose of this Patreon is to keep evolving and improving multi-axis stroker robots. I generally aim to get out a release each month and the result of that is finding stuff amongst my back catalogue of posts can be really difficult!
If you are new to my work this is the place to start. I have produced comprehensive packs for the OSR2, the SR6 and most recently the SSR1. At the time of writing the SSR1 pack contains the latest part designs and up-to-date photographs of each build ste...
2025-04-01 20:48:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi Guys,
I'm going to try something new today. I'm going to do a community livestream on Discord as usual, but this time I'm also going to see if I can stream it directly to YouTube. I'll be going live at 23:00 GMT, which is in just under 3 hours time. Video link is above.
I'm going to be looking at the SSR1 Beta PCB and a new OLED option I have created. Do join me, and do sign up to the discord server if you'd like to engage and post a comment.
See you guys shortly,
T...
Hi Guys,
It's time for a free release. I'm making available a version of the OSR2 - based on the ESP32 - along with a dedicated set of build plans.
I'm doing this because I have been working with the guys over at Haptics Connect and I'd like to promote some of their work. They have come up with their own firmware for OSR2, which can be loaded onto the device using an easy web-based tool 2025-03-05 00:34:33 +0000 UTC View Post
As promised here are the build instructions for the SSR1 Beta.
Unlike with SSR1 Alpha in this document I have gone to great effort to make sure that this document takes you through the whole assembly process of the SSR1 Beta step-by-step. I have included instructions for the mechanism, as well as both versions of the control electronics: separate components and integrated PCB.
This sucker is 43 pages long and took me over two months to write. This release is very much a first iter...
2025-03-01 18:53:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi Guys,
This isn't the SSR1 beta instructions, sorry. This is a hardware release as I am aware that time is moving on and I want to put something out this month. This is a cooling fan mount for SSR1.
Every stroker robot generates heat as it operates and SSR1 is no exception. With light usage heat usually doesn't seem to be a problem, but for some users adding a fan seems to be an essential feature. Whilst I designed SSR1 to be simple with a minimum part count I also did so with t...
2025-02-20 22:37:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi Guys,
The SSR1 build instructions are coming but it's going to be a little while longer.
I hate to keep using the same excuse but unfortunately I, and my family, have been unwell for the last month. As I've mentioned, I have a 1-year old son and from the moment he started moving and interacting with other kids his age Mrs.T and I seem to have been constantly sick with something. One particular lowlight was getting norovirus in December. The worst for me, however, was when I man...
2025-02-10 22:38:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi Guys,
I'm calling this the January hardware release.
This is a case cover designed to accommodate the Millibyte integrated SSR1 PCB. There is a PCB cap that is attached to to the PCB using 2x M2x6mm bolts. This cap then locates into a slot on the case cover, making the USB-C connectors accessible.
I did this first because the Plasmarobo was pretty damn quick getting the PCB design done and I wanted to support it. My intention is to get the first iteration of the build in...
2025-01-17 21:20:30 +0000 UTC View PostHi Guys,
It's a new year, and I have some exciting news regarding the custom PCB for SSR1 Beta.
As I mentioned last month, I have been working with a member of our community to get all of the electronics associated with SSR1 onto a single integrated PCB. This PCB handles USB-C power collection, the ESP32 microcontroller, motor control and the MT6701 encoder. It's very neat. It sits where the encoder mount would go and literally the only wiring needed is to connect up the motor! 2025-01-08 00:03:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi Guys,
As I've said Christmas is fast approaching and it's going to be a week or two into the new year before I think I will be able to get out the first release of the SSR1 Beta build instructions. In the meantime, however, I am putting out some extras that I originally wanted to put out with the first release.
First there's a wiring diagram showing all of the cable connections schematically. This should hopefully make the process of wiring up the device easier!
There are...
2024-12-17 23:46:27 +0000 UTC View Post