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Re: Site Update (mecha!)
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lugnet.build.mecha
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Fri, 29 Dec 2000 20:17:31 GMT
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Thanks Dave! Yes the feet are meant to pierce the ground, this way the mecha is
more stable when firing shells from the rail gun. Right now, when I place the
mecha on a carpet it sinks in only 1 cm, but off course carpet and real-world
terrain are two different things. :-)
Mladen Pejic, over and out!
http://members.attcanada.ca/~milovan/index.htm
In lugnet.build.mecha, Dave Schuler writes:
> In lugnet.build.mecha, Mladen Pejic writes:
> > Thanks Kyle! Actually the mecha is quite stable on most, non-slick surfaces
> > such as carpet, paper, and etc. However it does begin to slip and fall on • very
> > slick surfaces, such as a kitchen table.
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> > > > http://members.attcanada.ca/~milovan/MAP05.htm
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> Very nice, as always! I'm not very mecha-savvy, but I'm intrigued by the
> leg/foot design of this mecha in particular; how well would those small feet
> do at full-scale on real terrain? For the probable weight of such a vehicle
> they seem likely to pierce the ground--is this a factor to consider in
> design? I don't want to sound like a wet blanket (since the design is
> really cool!), but the dangers of troublesome footing intrigue me...
>
> Dave!
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| (...) Ah! That makes sense. I guess it wouldn't be too safe to fire your gun if every time you did it you rolled backward like tumbleweed. You might be in trouble for desert or beach combat, though! 8^) Dave! (24 years ago, 29-Dec-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
| | | Re: Site Update (mecha!)
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| Very nice job you've done there Mladen. Actually nice doesn't do it justice, maybe awsome, but that doesn't quite hfit the bill either. Well anyway you've done a great job with this one. In regards to the feet piercing the ground for firing (...) (24 years ago, 29-Dec-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| (...) leg/foot design of this mecha in particular; how well would those small feet do at full-scale on real terrain? For the probable weight of such a vehicle they seem likely to pierce the ground--is this a factor to consider in design? I don't (...) (24 years ago, 29-Dec-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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