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Running Crank Shaft with Connecting Blocks and Temporary Rods I have the mechanism working on the latest Rolling Ball Sculpture and I’m now working on the track. The video shows the lifting mechanism working well and a short bit of track at the top. I intend to do…
Continue readingI updated the code for the circular progress ring (seen in the picture below). You can download a complete VS project for it here: http://www.rectorsquid.com/CircleprogressRing.zip Three Progress Rings
Continue readingNo Single Predicable Connector The image above represents a mechanism that the Linkage program cannot simulate. The simulator code only looks for predictable connector positions and there are none in this mechanism. Let me explain: The simulator will look for two links that each have a connector with…
Continue readingRunning Crank Shaft with Connecting Rods and Both Bottom Lifts I have a few still images for closer examination. Note that he connecting rod to the middle lifter is bent; this bent allows the link to move to a position where a straight rod would bind, hitting the…
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