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Re: rtlToronto19: Balance of Power and other upcoming events
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Wed, 2 Mar 2005 02:34:01 GMT
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"John Guerquin" <jguerquin@sympatico.ca> wrote:

> My thinking is (and I built a quick model from LEGO) that we would use the
> same
> concept, but upside-down.  SO the CG would be below the beam, making it
> STABLE
> and tilt less as the 'bots moved outwards.

So back to the T, right?

> Looking at their nice aluminum square extrusion beam, I was thinking about
> your
> suggestion for the beam Iain.... if you come down to the next dinner, how
> about
> bringing a short sample for show-n-tell?  More uniform, smoother, and
> stiffer
> than a 2x4, no?  And metric too :)

Without saying too much, I think it might be a good idea for the moment to
stick to Home Depot supplies.  :-/

    Iain



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  Re: rtlToronto19: Balance of Power and other upcoming events
 
(...) Yeah, the center of gravity of the whole assembly is ABOVE the beam, so the whole thing is by definition unstable. Weird. I didn't quite get it either. Are we missing something? My thinking is (and I built a quick model from LEGO) that we (...) (22 years ago, 2-Mar-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)

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