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Re: Lazy Tongs
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lugnet.robotics
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Date:
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Wed, 11 Aug 1999 14:15:18 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics, lego-robotics@crynwr.com (Matt @ Medical Informatics
Consulting) writes:
> Have you tried a variation on the rack-and-pinion steering design. The
> old "Expert" sets used it to some degree of success.
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> Basically this involves using a 8-tooth gear and some of the flat "gear"
> plates. The 8-tooth gear rotates and pulls a 1 by X platform underneath
> it. This does take up a bit of room, but by pulling on both left and right
> sides rather than the traditional style of using one fixed side and one
> moving side.
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> Matt
> matts@medinfoconsulting.com
> medinfo@aros.net
Yeah, that was the first one I built. It works, but not well. I think it was
my design. The "piston" kept moving left and right off the track. I'm
rebuilding it now with an experimental design. I may have to bite the bullet
and use it. I'm just trying to open my options out a bit and get any other
designs.
Thanxs for the help though.
---T
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| Have you tried a variation on the rack-and-pinion steering design. The old "Expert" sets used it to some degree of success. Basically this involves using a 8-tooth gear and some of the flat "gear" plates. The 8-tooth gear rotates and pulls a 1 by X (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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