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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Calum Tsang wrote:
> > castors are evil.
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> I've never used them. I don't really know why one would.
Trying running a robot around the house, with quarter-inch steps between
hardwood and rug. Sometimes, castors are a neccessary evil. Besides the "no
rubber, minimize friction", there's also the idea of minimizing castor steer by
offsetting the pivot as little as possible.
> I've always used those little 2x2 round pads...
> I figure they're expendable.
Or, you can put a small square of black electrical tape over the contact
point. If only LEGO made electrical tape...
--
Brian Davis
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| (...) Well, in the context of rtlToronto games... :) I guess it makes sense in the house, I suppose. Couldn't you just build curved shape out of slopes? (...) Yes! What if Lego made duct tape? Wouldn't be up to 3AM working on my robot... Calum (21 years ago, 3-Mar-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| (...) No, that made a lot of sense. I get it. I looked at Dave's code--that helped too. (...) I've never used them. I don't really know why one would. I've always used those little 2x2 round pads. I've got a couple worn down by a millimeter which is (...) (21 years ago, 3-Mar-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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