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Re: Gear lash....
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Date: 
Fri, 3 Mar 2006 13:22:07 GMT
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Calum Tsang wrote:

castors are evil.

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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  Re: Gear lash....
 
(...) 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 (19 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 (...) (19 years ago, 3-Mar-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)

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