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Subject: 
RE: caster wheel design
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lugnet.robotics
Date: 
Fri, 1 Apr 2005 03:19:47 GMT
Original-From: 
Russell C. Brown [RR-1] <rcbrown@^IHateSpam^austin.rr.com>
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On this topic, I know it's been asked before, but...

Is there a formula for the optimal offset of the caster wheel's axle from
the pivot point?

BTW, the relatively new 3u pin without friction
(http://www.peeron.com/inv/parts/x202) plus the freestyle wheels
(http://www.peeron.com/inv/parts/6248) or model team wheels
(http://www.peeron.com/inv/parts/2695) make a nice two-wheel caster with a
minimum of parts.

--Russ

-----Original Message-----
From: news-gateway@lugnet.com [mailto:news-gateway@lugnet.com] On Behalf Of
Patrick Levy
Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 4:00 PM
To: lego-robotics@crynwr.com
Subject: Re: caster wheel design

Thanks everybody for the answers, but i think i will give up with the
caster... The robot will be very heavy... i think it wont work.. I will go
to a synchro drive aproach...

Thanks.

Patrick



"Patrick Levy" <omiccron@uol.com.br> escreveu na mensagem
news:IE63r0.17AD@lugnet.com...
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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  Re: caster wheel design
 
Thanks everybody for the answers, but i think i will give up with the caster... The robot will be very heavy... i think it wont work.. I will go to a synchro drive aproach... Thanks. Patrick "Patrick Levy" <omiccron@uol.com.br> escreveu na mensagem (...) (20 years ago, 31-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics)

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