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Re: Whining about studless parts - Was: Pneumatics book?
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lugnet.technic
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Sun, 11 Apr 2004 01:25:26 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Kevin L. Clague wrote:
> My prejudice is against Bionicles, because I've not (yet) figured out how to
> articulate those ball and socket joints using motors. I'm working on it
> though, and hope to eliminate that prejudice soon.
I'm not sure how good an idea that is. Not the incorporation of BIONICLE parts
thing, but the specific use of the socket joints. They're designed to work with
friction, and I'd think that extended use of a motor would tend to wear them out
after a while. Have you considered using some of the gearboxes?
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Message has 1 Reply:
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| (...) David, I'm not working on this issue because it is a good or bad idea, I'm on personal mission. I agree that that over time the friction would get reduced by wear. In fact though this wear will be a good thing. I have tried using gearboxes and (...) (20 years ago, 11-Apr-04, to lugnet.technic)
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| (...) Can you really blame this on studless parts, given that many others *have* made worthwhile designs? Perhaps your prejudice against studless parts is preventing you from creating a worthwhile design. I have made a few worthwhile (IMHO) designs (...) (20 years ago, 10-Apr-04, to lugnet.technic)
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