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Re: Heavy duty mecha (or other) joint
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space
Date: 
Wed, 4 Jun 2003 20:27:01 GMT
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In lugnet.build.mecha, Gil Shaw wrote:
In lugnet.announce.moc, Jeff Szklennik wrote:
this is a heavy duty one-axis-of-rotation joint i've had in my mind for a while
so i figured i'd Mlcad it & post:

http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Jeff-S/Space-Mecha/Misc-Ideas/HeavyDutyJoint/heavydutyjoint01.jpg
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Jeff-S/Space-Mecha/Misc-Ideas/HeavyDutyJoint/heavydutyjoint02.jpg

Enjoy!

Jeff

Interesting....where does it get it's resistance from, or is it a free spinner?

Cheers,
-G

I think it might have some resistance from the bricks being latched together
tight--i didn't draw the hold-together-bricks since i wanted to show the basic
idea.  i don't think my Mlcad example has the 'l'-shapes connected to the
macaroni's even.  other than brick friction, maybe rubber bands?  heres an idea
i just thought of to help keep it in line:

http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Jeff-S/Space-Mecha/Misc-Ideas/HeavyDutyJoint/heavydutyjoint03.jpg

Jeff



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  Re: Heavy duty mecha (or other) joint
 
(...) Interesting....where does it get it's resistance from, or is it a free spinner? Cheers, -G (21 years ago, 4-Jun-03, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)

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