Annirak Wrote:
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> Okay, this is going to be a long post.
>
> I should make clear before I go any further that
> this didn't work out quite how I wanted. I was
> looking for a simple geometry that would work
> along the same lines, but it didn't come out how I
> wanted. It will still work, but the math becomes
> more complex, not less. That is, unless you turn
> it the other way up and suspend the arms over the
> work surface. Then, the math becomes trivial.
> ...
That is an awesome idea! I have an idea for a variant that will work pretty good for Simpson. Instead of explaining I am going to draw it up. I expect to use this geometry. Wheels suck!
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> Okay, this is going to be a long post.
>
> I should make clear before I go any further that
> this didn't work out quite how I wanted. I was
> looking for a simple geometry that would work
> along the same lines, but it didn't come out how I
> wanted. It will still work, but the math becomes
> more complex, not less. That is, unless you turn
> it the other way up and suspend the arms over the
> work surface. Then, the math becomes trivial.
> ...
That is an awesome idea! I have an idea for a variant that will work pretty good for Simpson. Instead of explaining I am going to draw it up. I expect to use this geometry. Wheels suck!