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Re: Mechanical pneumatic piston
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lugnet.robotics
Date: 
Thu, 9 Oct 2003 13:58:00 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics, Mike Thorn wrote:

[snip]


Hmm...I wonder why that is? You would think that the worms would be of the
same geometry forms. Well, I'll just try it and see. Your worms didn't happen to be worn down, did they?

Nope.  Worm gears are not an integral number of studs long.  They are about 1/4
of a stud short.  Not enough for a small pulley (1/2 bushing).


Thanks for the help, fellows!
~Mike

Kevin



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  Re: Mechanical pneumatic piston
 
(...) I'd be very interested to know the reason why LEGO choosed to make the worm gear so short :-( Philo (21 years ago, 9-Oct-03, to lugnet.robotics)

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(...) Ah, that's it exactly! Thanks a lot. (...) Very interesting. Fairly small, and I imagine it moves pretty quick. Actually, in the application I want it for, it will be cranked by hand, so a motor isn't needed at all. (...) Hmm...I wonder why (...) (21 years ago, 9-Oct-03, to lugnet.robotics)

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