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SSS - Servo Suspension System

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By guibot

October 30, 2009
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This is my first experiment with the MakerBot. I am totally thrilled with this machine!!!

SSS (servo suspension system) is designed to support standard servo motors and act as a basic suspension. It is still a work in progress and has not been tested yet.

Will update results as soon as possible (still waiting to have my lab back).


I would like to know everyone's opinion on this  :)

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By Madox
@ Sun, 2010-12-26 02:17
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Nice, but I think it looks a bit weak laterally.  From a front view the wheels would have a tendency to hit a negative cambre like...  /==\ if there is significant weight on them...and then snap...

Your mileage may vary depending on the printer/material you use, but i would advise strengthening the structure :)

By guibot
@ Sun, 2010-12-26 07:37
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yes true, unfortunately the printer head has been damaged and this idea didn't develop any further

By Madox
@ Sun, 2010-12-26 15:25
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I'm doing a new frame soon for my mecanum wheel base (http://www.madox.net/blog/2010/12/19/mecanum-wheel-base/), do you mind if I adapt this 'springy' idea to my frame/base and print it and try it out?

 

By guibot
@ Sun, 2010-12-26 21:09
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Of course I dont mind, please improve it  :)

Great work with your mecanum wheel base!!!  ;)

By Benbo231
@ Wed, 2009-11-04 13:34
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If I give you some designs, can you print them and ship them? I am in desparate need of a Reprap. You could also build a reprap for yourself with that makerbot.
By TheDarkDonkey
@ Sat, 2009-10-31 15:47
This is soooooooo cool!!!!, infact in inspired me to desighn my own cheep/junk suspension sytem!(not to say yours is cheep/junk)
By Jinnarin
@ Sat, 2009-10-31 06:05
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Thats a neat idea. I wish I had a machine that could make custom parts!

There is also a wheel that is similar to this design, you can see it here.
By Gareth
@ Fri, 2009-10-30 22:26
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This looks quite an impressive machine , your fabricated servo mount looks very neat and proffesional.

I would have need of such a machine.

Makes me wonder how you could market your finished pieces ....... or we could send cnc files too you for fabrication :-)

By guibot
@ Sat, 2009-10-31 03:30
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Thanks  :)

The machine belongs to AltLab (portuguese hacking community), we might think in some kind of arrangment in a way that I can print your designs and sell some of mine also    :-)

By jklug80
@ Fri, 2009-10-30 18:02
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Have you tried to make it circular like the suspension on a car? I wonder if it would work better to absorb shocks.
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