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Re: How to get non-circular movements?
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lugnet.technic
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Mon, 23 Aug 2004 19:26:16 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Brian Davis wrote:
> Have an arm attached off-center on a gear, running through a fixed pivot
> point (that is free to rotate!). As the main gear rotates, the distance between
> the driven end of the arm and the pivot point changes as the off-center
> attatchment point moves closer and further from the fixed pivot.
Ah, I see. The pivot point must be free to slide on the arm (er, vice versa) as
well. I think that's the key bit I was missing last night.
> http://www.brockeng.com/mechanism/index.htm
Thank you, that's a very helpful link! I'm sure I'll have many uses for those
devices in my Technic models.
Best,
- Joe
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| (...) Have an arm attached off-center on a gear, running through a fixed pivot point (that is free to rotate!). As the main gear rotates, the distance between the driven end of the arm and the pivot point changes as the off-center attatchment point (...) (20 years ago, 23-Aug-04, to lugnet.technic)
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