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Subject:	I had fun!
Newsgroups:	lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto
Date:	Sun, 18 Aug 2002 15:25:20 GMT
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I had so much fun yesterday. Throwing something together with Calum is what I like the most - I think we've done that for like 3 or 4 competitions now where at the last minute he'll come up with some core mechanical hardware and I'll code it on-site and we'll see if the darn thing works. For what it's worth, here's what I had built before leaving for DC... http://members.rogers.com/militaryduckjock/temp/AUT_2712.JPG http://members.rogers.com/militaryduckjock/temp/AUT_2717.JPG http://members.rogers.com/militaryduckjock/temp/AUT_2718.JPG http://members.rogers.com/militaryduckjock/temp/AUT_2719.JPG http://members.rogers.com/militaryduckjock/temp/AUT_2720.JPG http://members.rogers.com/militaryduckjock/temp/AUT_2721.JPG It's full extension was 1.4 metres and the idea was that all the rollers on the bottom allow the thing to just glide right over the gap. I tested it with two of my [many] IKEA LACK side tables and it worked! I dunno if it would have been in the spirit of the challenge though, just whacking and grabing it from the home square. Iain PS - my body was crushed to a pulp last night and served back to me, thanks to a little device called an AFTERBURNER by the insane, twisted minds at KMG.

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		Re: I had fun!
(...) But YOU are the Hardware genius... (...) Looks amazing! The construction looks nice and solid. I bet it had very little side to side deflection. I never thought about actuating a baby gate with a linear drive. (...) Hmmmm. It certainly would (...) (22 years ago, 20-Aug-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)

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