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Subject:	Re: Copy the Tyco "terrain Twister" screw drive?
Newsgroups:	lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.robotics
Date:	Wed, 6 Dec 2006 20:45:36 GMT
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I think the flex tube is a good idea. I would use the 4x4 round brick with holes (peeron part #6222) spaced on an axle to make build the supporting framework. Attach some Angle connector #1 (peeron part 32013) to the holes on the circumference of these bricks. Attach the flex hose to the angle connectors using 3L pins.

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		Copy the Tyco "terrain Twister" screw drive?
I saw the Tyco "Terrain Twister" (URL) on TV and was intrigued by the drive mechanism. It looks like it uses two counter-rotating screws/augers to move it forward on bad surfaces like sand or snow. I found a couple other references on the web: The (...) (18 years ago, 6-Dec-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.robotics)

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