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Subject:	Re: Conveyor Belts?
Newsgroups:	lugnet.robotics
Date:	Wed, 26 Jan 2005 16:20:23 GMT
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> How are yo guys building the conveyor belts? I tried working with tank > treads and they don't have high enough "bumps": the balls just roll in > place like on a treadmill. Yet it seems that *all* of you know how to > build these huge conveyor belts that move balls like nothing! Can someone > let me in on the secret? No, the tank treads don't work very well. But there are other types of chains that do. The Conveyor belt links work very well. You can attach other pieces to them, and do all kinds of things. Conveyor belt: http://www.legoeducationstore.com/catalog.cfm?dest=itempg&itemid=145&secid=77&linkon=subsection&linkid=216 The chain links will also connect together with conveyor belt links. Chain Link: http://www.legoeducationstore.com/catalog.cfm?dest=itempg&itemid=8269&secid=77&linkon=subsection&linkid=216 NOTE the conveyor links come in a package of 36, while the chain links come in 100. Each link covers 2 teeth on a gear, so You will most likely need more than one package. Steve

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		Re: Conveyor Belts?
news-gateway@lugnet.com wrote on 01/26/2005 11:20:23 AM: (...) than one package. I bought two sets of each, which should give me 72 conveyor belt links and 200 chain links. With 2.5 gear teeth/stud and 2 teeth per link, that should be enough for a (...) (20 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics)

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		Conveyor Belts?
Hello! How are yo guys building the conveyor belts? I tried working with tank treads and they don't have high enough "bumps": the balls just roll in place like on a treadmill. Yet it seems that all of you know how to build these huge conveyor (...) (20 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics)

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