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Ok... I have a question that may just show my ignorance... but I'll ask anyways. I have a need to strongly connect two technic beams (one on top of each other). Simply attaching them on top of each other (with Lego studs) is not strong enough for my (...) (19 years ago, 5-Oct-05, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Hex565 - one leg at at time pneumatic hexapod
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(...) Sorry about the headaches..... ;^) <snip> (...) I really like the legs. <snip> (...) Ah, yes, but the volume of a cylinder is the area of the face of the cylinder times the length of the cylinder. By halving the length, we cut the total volume (...) (19 years ago, 5-Oct-05, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Hex565 - one leg at at time pneumatic hexapod
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(...) I'll say! Now I also say, "I get it!" I had to stare and read pretty hard. I'll send you my advil bill. (lol) (...) Oooohhh Ya, I like that. (...) Amazing! Short vowels. (...) Still the volume of air is what counts, not the size or rather the (...) (19 years ago, 5-Oct-05, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Hex565 - one leg at at time pneumatic hexapod
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(...) <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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| | Re: Hex565 - one leg at at time pneumatic hexapod
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(...) 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)
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