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Re: Need help with leg joints!
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lugnet.build.mecha
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Fri, 5 Jan 2001 04:02:51 GMT
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They did something like that on the robo guardian , you'd stick red
antinnaes in, and it held them in place.
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Bryce McGlone <bmcglone@ditim.com> wrote in message
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> > In lugnet.build.mecha, Jeff Johnston writes:
> > I'm messing around with a two-legged walker design vaguely similar to
> > the AT-ST. This is my first real experience with large mecha, and I
> > seem to have made it too heavy for the click hinges to worm properly -
> > it'll stand up (barely) but if it's jostled it sags and collapses into a
> > little heap. So, I'm looking for any advice on making stronger leg
> > joints while still maintaining posability.
> >
> > J
> Jeff,
> Usually you'll need to put a "stop" in the knee joint to keep it from
> falling down. Or maybe you could double or triple up on the click hinges
> though I've found that this method gives only slightly more stability. • I've
> also seen the technic spring shock method used, but I've never tried one
> myself. You could scrap the click hinges and use a different kind of • joint.
> I hope this helped.
> Bryce McGlone
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| (...) Jeff, Usually you'll need to put a "stop" in the knee joint to keep it from falling down. Or maybe you could double or triple up on the click hinges though I've found that this method gives only slightly more stability. I've also seen the (...) (24 years ago, 3-Jan-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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