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Re: uCOG IV
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lugnet.technic
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Sun, 11 May 2003 11:10:26 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, James Loewen writes:
> In lugnet.technic, Kevin L. Clague writes:
> > James, I've been extremely inspired by your tiny weight shifters.
> >
> > I knew that my original attempts were going to be bested, but I hand't
> > gotten inspiration to make them smaller. I actually finished up a uCOG III
> > that had smaller feet than uCOG II, but it wasn't much of a victory.
> >
> > Using some ideas from your design, I came up with uCOG IV, an upright walker
> > that is notably smaller than uCOG III, where the footprint is a 2x4, instead
> > of 4x6.
> >
> > Here he is:
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> > http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/kclague/mm-walker/p5070038.jpg
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> > http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/kclague/mm-walker/p5070039.jpg
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> > http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/kclague/mm-walker/p5070040.jpg
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> > Here he is standing next to uCOG III
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> > http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/kclague/mm-walker/p5070041.jpg
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> > uCOG IV is not as small as Mighty Mite 2, but he has a smaller footprint and
> > more foot clearance.
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> > Kevin
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> -
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> Kevin,
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> I'm glad you were inspired by my little walkers. This one is pretty cool. It
> reminds me of a little toddler =) I saw uCOG III a couple days ago(those
> 24-tooth gears sure come in handy as cams) and thought it looked nice.
> You're right that Mighty Mite 2 doesn't have a lot of foot clearance, but
> it's enough. I'm working on Mighty Mite 3, and I'll post some pictures as
> soon as I finalize the design.
James,
By all means Might Mite 2's foot clearance is enough. Sorriy if it
sounded like I said that. I'm still amazed at how small a COG shifter you
made. It is a thing of beauty.
Kevin
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> -jrl
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| (...) - Kevin, I'm glad you were inspired by my little walkers. This one is pretty cool. It reminds me of a little toddler =) I saw uCOG III a couple days ago(those 24-tooth gears sure come in handy as cams) and thought it looked nice. You're right (...) (21 years ago, 11-May-03, to lugnet.technic)
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