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Amnon, I've also found a not in-significant source of friction is the bushes against the beams (or whatever your axle goes through). I've reduced this a bit on occasion by not using bushes to hold axles in position, but having a brick at each end, (...) (25 years ago, 4-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic)
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I had another mechanism in mind. I'll see if I get a chance one of these days to make a prototype.... Duq "Jennifer Clark" <jen@vulture.dmem.strath.ac.uk> wrote in message news:G503FM.4tz@lugnet.com... (...) add (...) (25 years ago, 4-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic)
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One of the tough problems in building a clock is to design a very low friction, very tall gear ratio drive. I want the spool to turn around somewhat less than once every half hour, and the escapement to turn once every six seconds, so I need around (...) (25 years ago, 4-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Micro Scout powered scorpion
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(...) Thanks! I'm glad you liked it =). ~Nathan (...) (25 years ago, 4-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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Links are a Pitsco-Dacta item, but I don't know if they ship to Australia. They are really useful for solving tricky problems, and having two different types is handy. They are expensive, however. Sometimes I use them where I need a little more (...) (25 years ago, 4-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic)
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