 | | Re: Hex565 - one leg at at time pneumatic hexapod —Mark Bellis
| | | | (...) That's good - not many of us have that many small pistons! I wish TLG would bring them out in a set again. I remember when they used to be available as spare parts they cost as much as a large piston. 31 pistons and 32 switches is a similar (...) (19 years ago, 4-Oct-05, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
| | | | | | | | | | Re: Hex565 - one leg at at time pneumatic hexapod —Kevin L. Clague
| | | | | | (...) These days I buy my small pistons from Dacta. Last time I checked, they had a combo pack of small pump, small piston and three short hoses (black, grey and blue) for $10. I bought most of my small pistons that way (30). (...) Yes, the 31 (...) (19 years ago, 4-Oct-05, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Hex565 - one leg at at time pneumatic hexapod —Kevin L. Clague
| | | | | (...) <snip> (...) I doodled up the four legged version. It uses 2n+1 pistons, and 5n+1 switches. As I guessed, one less switch that then hex formulas. (...) If anyone wants to see this schematic, just let me know. Kev (19 years ago, 4-Oct-05, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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