http://www.LostMachine.com/blog/archives/11 Sailing from the Mind to the Playa Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:56:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.LostMachine.com/blog/archives/11/comment-page-1#comment-4 SlvrWraith Tue, 21 Jul 2009 19:51:45 +0000 http://www.LostMachine.com/blog/?p=11#comment-4 I like the new design, very interesting concept... Have you considered a slip style belt drive? Use a 6"-12" wide piece of conveyor belt for the belt and place the drive motor on a detented cam. house the belt and the main drive in a polycarb housing, marking them with contrasting strips for a visual effect. The cam mount would make an emergency stop system that much more effective, as soon as the system is tripped, tension on the belt is removed and the belt no longer has any actionable force. I like the new design, very interesting concept… Have you considered a slip style belt drive? Use a 6″-12″ wide piece of conveyor belt for the belt and place the drive motor on a detented cam. house the belt and the main drive in a polycarb housing, marking them with contrasting strips for a visual effect. The cam mount would make an emergency stop system that much more effective, as soon as the system is tripped, tension on the belt is removed and the belt no longer has any actionable force.

]]> http://www.LostMachine.com/blog/archives/11/comment-page-1#comment-3 LostMachine Tue, 21 Jul 2009 12:54:33 +0000 http://www.LostMachine.com/blog/?p=11#comment-3 Yes I do have plans for a guard. It is also triggered so that if the guard is disturbed it will bring the ship to a dead stop. Yes I do have plans for a guard. It is also triggered so that if the guard is disturbed it will bring the ship to a dead stop.

]]> http://www.LostMachine.com/blog/archives/11/comment-page-1#comment-2 AL Tue, 21 Jul 2009 12:50:59 +0000 http://www.LostMachine.com/blog/?p=11#comment-2 Nice blog, Andy! From a safety perspective, it would be a really good idea to create some sort of guard or way to prevent someone's clothing or hair from getting stuck in the gear system. That could get very ugly, very quickly. Nice blog, Andy! From a safety perspective, it would be a really good idea to create some sort of guard or way to prevent someone’s clothing or hair from getting stuck in the gear system. That could get very ugly, very quickly.

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