by news | Aug 23, 2014 | Design
Someone made a pretty good track on Grabcad.
by news | Aug 23, 2014 | Pictures
While I doubt there is a massive market for custom made omniwheels this certainly might appeal to a few people who want a certain sized wheel and using a chain gives them that possibility. Now to see if I can make a chain the shape of the belt I posted earlier and...
by news | Aug 22, 2014 | Design
If we use omnichains they obviously can’t cross over each other, so we would need to use a configuration somewhat like this : So one long chain can handle pitch and the other two handle roll. The sphere is more likely to be balanced for roll so the pitching...
by news | Aug 22, 2014 | Design
The previous OmniChain looks far too weak so I did a hopefully stronger part. 1 bent 8mm wide clip, 2 screws, 2 washers and a rubber wheel about 20mm wide that can fit on a standard bike chain. Simple enough?
by news | Aug 22, 2014 | Design
And I thought my computer ran like a dog at the best of times, just try adding scores of chain links… I might struggle to make a video render with this….