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Re: Rolling ball clock revisited
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lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics
Date: 
Wed, 8 Dec 2004 08:28:26 GMT
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Hi Rob,

> Not exactly what I was thinking, but you're close.  If you stick your bendy
> straw in your 1/2 pint chocolate milk and then turn it upside-down, that's
> more of what I had in mind.  The tube should always have balls in it due to
> the sloped design of the bin forcing balls into the tube (which goes down
> and then "bends" more towards level to an end platform where the bucket
> mechanism
> can pick up a ball.  I could draw a picture for reference or build a mock up
> if desired...


I tried a similar mechanism (a large inclined plane with a width reduction in
the end), the problem is that LEGO balls are somewhat rough, and they tend to
form a locked arch above width shrinking. I even tried to add a stirring
mechanism, but it was still not reliable. If you succeed to do that I would be
interested!

Philo



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  Re: Rolling ball clock revisited
 
"David Eaton" <deaton@intdata.com> wrote in message news:I8DHDr.u1s@lugnet.com... (...) Not exactly what I was thinking, but you're close. If you stick your bendy straw in your 1/2 pint chocolate milk and then turn it upside-down, that's more of (...) (22 years ago, 7-Dec-04, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)

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