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Subject: 
Stress related breaking
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lugnet.robotics
Date: 
Tue, 7 Mar 2000 05:22:22 GMT
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After working on my new robot Twitch, I've come up with some interesting
ways of overcoming problems like 2 motor outputs through a Turntable or how
to mount 6 motors in an area barely big enough for 4.

But after getting Twitch fully built and in the phase of being tweaked, I've
rebuild his feet twice, and on my latest attempt, I've just cracked a 24
tooth gear.  Wasn't a tooth, but the area where a peg would go in to the
outside of the gear.

This makes me worry about further cracking of gears down the line.  Anyone
know the amount of stress needed to crack the gear?

Clint Rutkas
cRutkas@techie.com

http://www.pronerd.com
http://members.xoom.com/rutkas

Fight Reality, Question History, Revolutionize the Future



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  Re: Stress related breaking
 
(...) I think you have used the old 3648 24z gear (replaced in 1998) which I have cracked a few off. The new redesigned gear looks stronger than the old one around the centrum of the gear, since some of the holes have been removed, and I guess that (...) (24 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.robotics)

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  RE: Air Manifolds
 
Check out the following site for an incredible selection of pneumatic fittings (designed for the medical industry) that will probably lend themselves to the development of wonderful pneumatic Lego creations. (URL) fun! F'amos -----Original (...) (24 years ago, 16-Feb-00, to lugnet.robotics)

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