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In lugnet.robotics, Nick Kappatos wrote:
> In lugnet.robotics, Ross Crawford wrote:
> > In lugnet.robotics, Stefan Naepflin wrote:
> > > In lugnet.robotics, Ross Crawford wrote:
> > > >
> > > > One question I have, how smoothly does it move on those treads? I found my crane
> > > > was pretty jerky when it moved.
> > >
> > > Thank you for your feedback and for adding my post to .technic.
> > >
> > > Yes it's true, moving is pretty jerky and because of the huge overall weight the
> > > treads will broke up .relatively often.
> > >
> > > Maybe I'll think about another kind of treads but I'll finish up the other parts
> > > first
> >
> > You might find that spreading the hinge plates wider on the tread shoes will
> > help. Having them near the centre increases the "twisting" effect if there are
> > forces near the edge of the shoes. Also, having 3 per shoe instead of 2 may help
--snip--
good idea,I have a lot of hinge plates in my depot. So I will give a try.
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> > - mine don't break apart very often now, mostly only when trying to turn (move
> > one tread faster than the other).
>
> Perhaps switching to 2x plates instead of 4x for the tread surfaces would help -
> this would help to smooth the curve around the wheels, at the cost of almost
> doubling the number of hinges you would need to add.
-- snip --
Yes the 4x plates are really "stressed" turning around the wheels.
I think the combination of both, smaller plates and re-arangeing the hinge
plates will result in a mutch stronger and more flexibel tread.
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> Otherwise, love this MOC. Great follow-through on your initial inspiration.
Thanks a lot. Since I saw J5 in the movie the first time (and this is many years
ago..) I wanted to build a copy of him.
> -nk
Steven
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