What it is
Arduino Nano + NEMA 17 + ACS712 sensor. 3D printed. ~$32.
Version history
Straight from the project’s own card data — what each version added.
Concept.
ACS712 current detection.
Calibrating.
What broke, and what I’d change
Not written yet. This is the part only I can write — what actually went wrong, and what I’d do differently. It lives in builds/reflections/auto-clamping-vise.md (see _TEMPLATE.md); as soon as that file has words in it, this section fills in on the next build.
Everything else on this page — the spec, the version history, the file counts — is generated from the project’s own build notes and files, so nothing here is guesswork.
Build spec
The project’s own build notes, rendered. Open the raw .md ↗
⚠️ This project’s spec file is a stub — only its title, category and status were ever recorded, so there is no build detail to show. Nothing has been filled in to pad it out.
Show the spec
Auto-Clamping Vise
Category: Hardware & Electronics · Status: In progress
Arduino Nano + NEMA 17 + ACS712 sensor. 3D printed. ~$32.
Stack / Tools: Arduino, Stepper, 3D Printed, Current Sense
Build path:
- V1 — Concept.
- V2 — ACS712 current detection.
- V3 — Calibrating.
Location: ~/projects/auto-vise/
Arduino Nano + NEMA17 stepper + A4988 driver + ACS712 current sensor, 3D-printed frame (~$32). The jaw tightens until motor current (ACS712) spikes = clamped.