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| (...) What an idea! This might be something we all could use! Think about it... Aluminum axles! Stronger than the plastic and just as light. Maybe an alloy would work better. Of course, we're talking _precision_ machining here, but it's possible... (...) (25 years ago, 9-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| (...) The shift from using standard parts to custom-built nonstandard ones? (25 years ago, 9-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| (...) Look at something other than aluminium. Try the simple expedient of getting a piece of rod the same diameter as a Lego axle, you will find that aluminium is _very_ soft stuff, and will bend (and remain bent) far easier than the plastic axles. (...) (25 years ago, 9-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| The thing to do would be to extrude the axles out of an aluminum alloy like 6061-T6. They would be about 20 times stiffer and weigh twice as much. If they were stainless steel, they would be 50 times stiffer and weigh six times as much. Regards, (...) (25 years ago, 9-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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