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Crane mathematics
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lugnet.technic
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Mon, 1 Aug 2005 17:05:06 GMT
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Does anyone who makes cranes have some easy math such as geometry for crane
design? The problem I see is that for a crane to be always balanced the weight
in the back needs to move according to the load weight. The boom on mine bends,
but when raised and under compression it should straighten out. It will be only
4' (1.22 m) high, which is high enough considering it is my first winch crane.
Hopefully it will be completed by Brickfest but several events in the last few
weeks have hindered progress. I might be there with only 8 of the MOC's.
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=97208
Sorry these pictures are not current, but the basic design is the same.
Nathan Bell
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| (...) Hi Nathan, looking good! I wish I could be at Brickfest to see it. WRT balance, the answer is that cranes are very rarely in total balance. That is why they need such strong accurately machined turntables - the turntable is generally taking (...) (19 years ago, 2-Aug-05, to lugnet.technic)
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