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Re: caster wheel design
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lugnet.robotics
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Thu, 31 Mar 2005 12:40:58 GMT
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danny@!NoSpam!orionrobots.co.uk
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I had a similar problem once, when my Cybot had a broken castor - I found
that the Lego axle made a snug fit in the cavity intended for it - however
it was bending and under a lot of tension. My solution was to use
axle-joiners(http://peeron.com/inv/parts/6538a) and 2 unit long axles
alternately - which makes it somewhat stronger. I tend to avoid castors in
my designs when possible though. It lasted (with no broken axles) for the
month or two it took me to get the replacement castor.
To keep the bend low, try and keep the pivot axle as short as possible -
but secured well, and the offset small.
Orion
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http://orionrobots.co.uk - Learn to build robots
On Wed, 30 March, 2005 2:51 pm, Patrick Levy said:
> Hi,
>
> I´m tring to build a robot that may use a caster wheel, But i am running
> some serious problemes in it design. If I use an axle or pin for the
> caster,
> it will bend. (the robot is quite heavy). So i tried to use a turntable as
> a
> caster axle, but for some reason, it also did not work (the caster does
> not
> turn somootly.).
>
> Does anybody have some tips for good caster design?
>
> Thanks
>
> Patrick
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