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Re: Question about building an AT-AT
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lugnet.starwars
Date: 
Mon, 22 Apr 2002 19:02:22 GMT
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In lugnet.starwars, Tobbe Arnesson writes:I can
> > only imagine it would take me longer if I used worm gears in the lower hips
> > (joint beta). Dunno though-- maybe it would speed things up?
> 
> One thought I've had is to have a Technic 9V motor with a cross axle
> connector to spin the wormgears. Just attach the motor, power it up
> 'til the joint is in place, detach the motor and work on the next
> joint...

Well, the problem being mostly that at present I can just move the legs
nearly instantly to where I want, using only one hand (the other hand is
needed [and whatever else I can use]) to balance the AT-AT from falling
over... So mostly I would expect any speed gained in setup time would be
from not having to 'fine tune' it so much since each joint would be
sturdier... But I dunno? It may be worth a shot...

DaveE



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  Re: Question about building an AT-AT
 
<<snip>> (...) One thought I've had is to have a Technic 9V motor with a cross axle connector to spin the wormgears. Just attach the motor, power it up 'til the joint is in place, detach the motor and work on the next joint... /Tobbe (URL) (24 years ago, 22-Apr-02, to lugnet.starwars)

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