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Re: New Mecha: The Cub
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Thu, 1 Dec 2005 11:31:05 GMT
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In lugnet.build.mecha, Marco Tagliaferri wrote:
  

   This one is using a single rotational click hinge.
It was torne apart by the weight of the mecha I’m working on.
 

   So the second uses double ball joints.
The joints don’t break apart but they don’t hold the weight.
I had to add a break. Now it works for me.

Cool. Definitely better than a flat foot. That’s exactly what I’m talking about, although for a supermassive mecha I’d need to have this toe joint be either worm gear controlled or have an adjustable strut of some kind that forms a triangle to lock it in place for stability. (I’d be satisfied with two locked toe positions, flat and 45 degrees.)

K

ps - Once you finish the rest of the mecha you may find that you need to beef up the foot even more. They always end up heavier then you expect, making the foot components creak and crackle alarmingly.



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  Re: New Mecha: The Cub
 
(...) Hello Brian, if I got you right you're talking about something like this? (2 URLs) This one is using a single rotational click hinge. It was torne apart by the weight of the mecha I'm working on. (2 URLs) So the second uses double ball joints. (...) (19 years ago, 30-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)

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