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Re: The Weight is Over!!!
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Date: 
Sun, 22 Jan 2006 09:52:59 GMT
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In lugnet.build.mecha, Brian Pilati wrote:
   Well, I have finally finished my body and rigged up the skeleton form of my legs. I was concerned that my body had grown too heavy for the joints and ...




Collapse. Great!!! Back to the drawing board on my joints.

Any suggestions on how to stiffen those “Knight Kingdom” joints?

-Brian

Hello Brian,

as far as I can see on your pics the rotational part of the joints doesn’t
stand the weight. Try to rebuild the hip like in your first attempt.



Without the rotational part under weight it might hold. You also can improve
the strength of the nonrotational joints by doubling them.

When building mecha gravity is your most dangerous enemy!

Hope this helps
Marco



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(...) Marco, you were correct. It was the rotational part of the joints that caused the collapse. Once I switched the joints around, they held the weight. I also added a shock to the downward joint to limit how far the joint can expand. There still (...) (19 years ago, 23-Jan-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)

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Well, I have finally finished my body and rigged up the skeleton form of my legs. I was concerned that my body had grown too heavy for the joints and ... (2 URLs) Collapse. Great!!! Back to the drawing board on my joints. Any suggestions on how to (...) (19 years ago, 22-Jan-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)

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