Just an update for anyone wondering (a bit on a tangent from the original drive thread) but here’s what the lift will be looking like once it’s all built.
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I like this design, it should work, depending on your intake and other variables. I have decided to follow some of your ideas for the mounting of the wheels on the chassis. here are some wierd whele placements, with force diagrams. the first one shows a force diagram from your first design. I thought of it too, but realised it wouldn’t work
https://vexforum.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=8415&stc=1&d=1401309114
https://vexforum.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=8416&stc=1&d=1401309114
