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Re: Walker useing new leg design
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Mon, 22 Oct 2007 02:56:59 GMT
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Brian Davis wrote:
> In lugnet.technic, Chris Magno wrote:
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>> I found the best way to learn about this very neat leg
>> concept is to build one...
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> ..and the best way to introduce someone to Theo Jansen's amazing
mechanisms is
> to have someone build one out of common materials you have on hand
(OK, I'm a
> little short of 7L axles as well, but that can be worked around).
Really, this
> is beautiful, and hypnotic to watch. I would almost certainly have
tried to do
> it with studless beams, which would have worked... but wouldn't have the
> wonderful look of your version. Kudos!
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Thanks for your kind words.
Mainly because of Brian's "whining" ;) about not having enough 7L
axles, I've thrown together "quasi-instructions" on how to make one leg
using mainly 4's 6's and 8 long axles.
I'm not a CAD'er so Brian (or anyone) can use this montage of photos to
make this version of one leg:
(after moderation)
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=281312
(This is a deep link to the fist photo of 15 pics
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/magno/Walker/Leg/aa006.jpg
please add one to the number to get the other photos until moderation)
>> I want to thank Janey for being the Flame under my butt.
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> Interesting mental image :-) . But still, we always knew she was a
robot type at
> heart. Now that we're combining art with mechanism, I think I'd try
for the
> "rhino" version next. Actually, I think I now know what to do with
some solar
> cells that have been kicking around here...
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Solar cell's NOW thats a neat idea, and a great way to recreate the
"life" that Theo Jansen envisioned for his beasts.
Chris
* All photos taken with a Sony Ericson k510A cell phone.
** All videos done with a (refurbished) Labtec 640x480 web cam, and
edited with XP moviemaker
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| (...) Ha! That wasn't whining, that was just idle wishing! You wait 'till I've got up a good head of steam, and *then* I'll show you some whining! ;-) (...) See, now *there's* a practical way to to shut me up - just send my the parts :-). I'm (...) (17 years ago, 22-Oct-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| (...) ..and the best way to introduce someone to Theo Jansen's amazing mechanisms is to have someone build one out of common materials you have on hand (OK, I'm a little short of 7L axles as well, but that can be worked around). Really, this is (...) (17 years ago, 21-Oct-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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