Need help with a 6 bar. Problem is that when I close it and put on our robot it’s at 24 in high and needs to be 18in. I thinking to make the metal shorter but I really don’t know. Photos Bellow
Most people make 6-bars on posts, unlike how you built yours into your chassis. Look at AURA’s Skyrise reveal and look at the top section of their DR4-6B. Or even better, spend some time looking at some Starstruck reveals. 6 bars were very popular. And just as a side note, your two horizontal bars are WAY to far apart from each other.
Ok I see, but how big should the metal be
I would take a look online on other 6 bar designs and configurations because this is not built properly. The bottom bar connected to the gear should be shorter than the top bar connected to the gear. Basically, they should be switched in order for the 6 bar to fold correctly. For example, https://goo.gl/images/CfAPHx
(Hopefully that link works) Otherwise just search “vex 6 bar” on google and you’ll be able to see many proper designs that you can build off of.
Look up images of 6 bars and build off of those first, once you have those built and understand the concept then you can try changing the configurations bit for your robots needs
Ok thanks, I dont have phone during school so I try to remember as much when building in my head
Do you not have desktops/laptops at your school?
If you are building during school, make a quick sketch of the design instead of relying on your memory as a guideline. I’ve done the same thing, but it usually sets you back since you are more prone to make mistakes.
Ya, I’m doing that right now
@Mystical Pie Well yes but we are in a classroom, we have computers at school but it’s at lab that we are not allowed to go in