Toolmaker,
I like the idea of a ratchet-latch - it's something that can be laser cut (along with all the other pieces in my design) - now I gotta do some sketchin'!
The clown shoes have been in use during testing...
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Toolmaker,
I like the idea of a ratchet-latch - it's something that can be laser cut (along with all the other pieces in my design) - now I gotta do some sketchin'!
The clown shoes have been in use during testing...
Suther (Eric),
Hmmm... gotta ponder this one.
A screw is too slow, and I want to stand on one foot, while releasing the pinch with the other and holding the work with both hands.
That said: the idea of a wedge is intriguing - it could even be progressive - have a low angle at one of its travel for high clamping force, and a steeper angle at the other for a quicker release.
Ponder, ponder!
Thanks!
A little more food for thought.
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Eric
As usual I was not very clear in my first post. I was thinking that there could be a way to use a quadrant gear actuated by a foot peddle to turn a screw to compress a spring in a controllable way.
BUT as I said I usually get too complicated and have to find compromises to simplify.
First sentence is starting to sound like "for want of a nail...."
Eric
Tony,
Thanks for the gas shocks idea, I gotta pursue that one.
Charles
Hosie,
The upper and lower rings of the gnarly hacked-together proof-of-concept are disk brake rotors.
Charles