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martoon x:
i need to work on my stop motion skillz
Ryglore:
--- Quote from: martoon x on December 19, 2009, 09:10:25 am ---i need to work on my stop motion skillz
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That totally reminds me of the Killer Vacuum from Mr. Mom.
painterinfo:
Hi Martoon x,
Impressive design and great 3D modelling skills. With Google Sketchup being so easy to pick up it could/should be in everyone's toolbox.
A couple of questions, I caught a glimpse of the wheels at the back of your cab being on a 45 degree angle. Did you do that to put them back further or to lower the floor of your cab?
I am only planing to put 2 wheels at the back of mine so that if tilt the machine slightly it can move, though I have not got that curve at the back base like your‘s. I can't see, have you got casters at the front too?
Cheers.
martoon x:
--- Quote from: painterinfo on December 20, 2009, 06:49:10 am ---Hi Martoon x,
Impressive design and great 3D modelling skills. With Google Sketchup being so easy to pick up it could/should be in everyone's toolbox.
A couple of questions, I caught a glimpse of the wheels at the back of your cab being on a 45 degree angle. Did you do that to put them back further or to lower the floor of your cab?
I am only planing to put 2 wheels at the back of mine so that if tilt the machine slightly it can move, though I have not got that curve at the back base like your‘s. I can't see, have you got casters at the front too?
Cheers.
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You noticed, good eye. The thing handles like it's own hand-truck due to the fact that the wheels are set so far back that they extend beyond the rear of the cab. When in it's resting position, the four rubber screw-in feet act as stabilizers. The cab wont move until you tilt it back about 5 degrees, then it's quite mobile afterwards. It's come in real handy since I'm building this on my own and I have to move it all over the garage every time my wife needs to park the car overnight.
martoon x:
--- Quote from: drventure on December 13, 2009, 12:52:19 pm ---Hinge porn! Very nice :applaud:
About those actuators. You might look into something I'm playing with. You ever seen those "back massager" chair pads , with the little knobs that spin and go up and down the spine of the chair?
Well, I picked one up on Craigslist for 10$, it's got gearing, a track, and plenty of torque, plus they've already got limit switches built in (though you have to reposition them to get the amount of movement you need.
in my case, I still haven't figured out quite how or IF I can use it because all my mechanicals have to be visible. But in your case, it'd all be completely inside the cab, making it much easier to consider something like that.
But you should be able to find one so cheap, you almost have nothing to loose.
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Pretty smart, I did not think of that. I just did a craigslist search on one of those and saw a one for $50 us. I'd like to see the innards of one of those before I commit. Do you plan on dissecting yours anytime soon? If so, please post some picts.
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