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Re: Who is building a ministacker?
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Wed, 12 Jan 2005 15:47:43 GMT
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On Wed, 12 Jan 2005 15:35:28 GMT, David Koudys <dkoudys@redeemer.on.ca> wrote:
> In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Rob Stehlik wrote:
> > In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Calum Tsang wrote:
> > > Hey folks,
> > >
> > > Out of curiosity, who is working on a ministacker?
> >
> > I am. I spent a chunk of time over the holidays working on my block eating
> > mechanism. The rest of the robot is coming along. 8x8x8 is kind of small, but
> > not unrealistic, even for a dual RCX robot.
> >
> > Dave: What is the maximum gap in the joint between the halves of the playing
> > field? Could we put tape over the joint to smooth the transition a bit? In the
> > interest of simplicity, I want to know if I can get away with dragging the stack
> > along the floor.
> >
> > Rob
>
> Hey Rob,
>
> We're going with the 8x8 field, not the 4x4.
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> I dunno how smooth the joint is on the 8x8--I think the center part is good
> 'casue it's got the piano hinge under it, but out to the edges, where there's no
> hinge, there's a bit of a lip. See if someone in the group has access to gaffer
> tape, or some other tape type substance that might be suitable for the job.
>
> Oh that reminds me--are the corners actually painted on the 8x8 for the starting
> squares?
>
> Dave K
I got confused by that. too.
The rules say pained corners, and using Dave's playfield, plain plywood, 8x8.
I thought Daves was 4x4, and painted grey.
Thought RTl's was 8x8 painted grey...
what is it?
-Rob A.
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| (...) Hey Rob, We're going with the 8x8 field, not the 4x4. I dunno how smooth the joint is on the 8x8--I think the center part is good 'casue it's got the piano hinge under it, but out to the edges, where there's no hinge, there's a bit of a lip. (...) (22 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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