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Re: My First Stacking Attempt
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lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto
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Thu, 8 Feb 2001 14:39:23 GMT
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Calum Tsang writes:
> Actually, I was planning (but let me know if you think this is silly) to
> leave them on all the time. Continously, driven off a secondary battery box.
Ummm.... I probably wouldn't do it, but I haven't seen how well the spinning
tires work. I am also partial to minimizing motors. But your plan is a lot
simpler.
> Could you? I now have a frame that splits nicely with a little bit of
> elasticity, and is reasonably strong with hardpoints that could be connected
> to a chassis. If you spread the sides, then let go, the frame returns back
> to normal due to a rubber band.
> I'm going to try and power said plunger/slants with a wormdriven linear
> translation (ie, Leo Dorst mechanism) and a micromotor...and I have an idea
> (I'm thinking of using those three by three flat "wings") as how to build
> it, but I'd like to see what you'd recommend.
Sounds like you are well on the way! I will either bring a demo model of my
mechanism, or draw you a picture at the dinner.
By the way, if someone (you or Dave?) could bring a laptop with Mlcad on it
to the dinner, I have a cool stacker mechanism to show...
Rob
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| (...) My lpatop will be there. I come straight from work so laptop always comes in tow. Thinking about taking a few vacation days next week so I can finalize my 'bot. Boss is pretty excited about the whole thing, might even show at the event Dave (26 years ago, 8-Feb-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| (...) That was the plan, but it's a little more insidious than that. :( It's not just the floor plane, it's the alignment in the other plane-ie, it's if a block hops into the wheels (ie, being bumped by another block behind it, or being bumped by an (...) (26 years ago, 7-Feb-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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