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| (...) If things do not want to unlock, the entire walking sequence stops. The whole walking sequence requires that each set of pistons in turn completely transition from closed to open, or open to closed. (...) Transitions happen when the switches (...) (20 years ago, 6-May-04, to lugnet.technic)
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| (...) So what happens if one set of legs manages to lock, but doesn't want to unlock, while the other set of legs never locks at all? It's possible that the front/back leg pairs will behave differently if the back legs are longer like on a real (...) (20 years ago, 6-May-04, to lugnet.technic)
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| (...) Mark, I have also been looking at a Shay, but encountered the same problems and put it on hold for a while to let it percolate. I even tried a sliding joint with square tubing, with some success. But I never got around the length of the (...) (20 years ago, 6-May-04, to lugnet.technic)
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| In lugnet.technic, Steve Hassenplug wrote: Here is my first attempt at a locking leg, locked in the down position. (URL) is the leg lifted off the ground: (URL) is the leg down, with the sidewalking piston contracted. (URL) lock mechanism allows for (...) (20 years ago, 5-May-04, to lugnet.technic)
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| (...) I thought about this. The two pieces that "lock" don't need to go beyond their point of greatest extension. The reason for going beyond the PoGE is to lock, so nothing else is required to hold it in place. However the pneumatic piston will be (...) (20 years ago, 5-May-04, to lugnet.technic)
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