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| (...) Move the other wheels or the CG so that the caster doesn't support much weight. No matter what your design, a caster that carries a lot of weight will not work well. The large turntables will have a lot of friction when carrying a lot of load. (...) (20 years ago, 30-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| (...) Another "microcaster" is the style used in "ERBIE the Robocar" discussed here (URL) made with a 2x2 turntable, a 2x3 plate, and a single wheel (URL) works surprisingly well, so long as 1) The weight isn't huge and 2) the surface isn't too (...) (20 years ago, 30-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| (...) You can actually do that one better - use a 2x2 plate with offset wheel holder on the bottom, & you can dispense with the 2x3 plate. I browsed Peeron & Bricklink and couldn't locate it, but they're handy for microcasters. (20 years ago, 31-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| (...) This the one you mean? (URL) (20 years ago, 31-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| (...) heck I ended up with any of them. They work great however. (20 years ago, 31-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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