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Re: gear pulley/release system
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Date: 
Fri, 20 Jun 2003 08:41:59 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics, Richard Diaz richdiaz99@yahoo.com wrote:
   I have looked all over the forums and archives and still have not found quite what I am looking for. A cocking mechanisim for a cannon.

I need a 1x16 beam (the ‘bolt’, held by rubber bands) to be pulled back and released down an 2x16 chamber pushing out a small projectile (marble). I have to use a single motor with gears/pullys/whatever... Sure I can crank it back but how do I release the 1x16 beam? This also needs to recycle after firing...

if you know of images or arcticles about this please point me in the right direction...

thanks,

Rich


How about using a caster wheel? I used it for a jumping mechanism, but I think it can also be adapted for a cannon like you describe. Using 1 motor, it keeps firing over and over

http://www.geocities.com/technicpuppy/jumpobot/jmpindex.html



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  Re: gear pulley/release system
 
Awesome... Just curious, what do you think about a Two Motor Jump-O-Bot using an RCX and 4 Large Springs? Think that would work? Rich (...) (URL) (...) (URL) you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. (URL) (21 years ago, 20-Jun-03, to lugnet.robotics)
  Re: gear pulley/release system
 
The only thing I can come up with just now is this: (URL) arrow points in the direction that the blue 1x16 brick is moved to charge. At the end of this closest to the camera there should be rubberbands. When the brick is almost back the small arm (...) (21 years ago, 25-Jun-03, to lugnet.robotics)

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